BLACKBURN Rovers have been drawn at home in the Carling Cup third round.

Rovers were the first team out of the hat, hosting Steve Bruce's Birmingham City in an all-Premiership tie.

The full draw is as follows: Blackburn v Birmingham; Reading v Liverpool; Manchester United v Coventry; Tottenham v Middlesbrough; Hull v Chelsea; Blackpool v Southend; West Ham v Plymouth; Arsenal v Newcastle; Luton v Charlton; Manchester City v Norwich; Sheffield United v Morecambe; Sheffield Wednesday v Everton; Fulham v Bolton; Burnley v Portsmouth; Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest or Leicester; West Brom v Cardiff

Ties will be played week beginning September 24.