Result: Lincoln City 2-7 Liverpool - Shaqiri, Minamino (2), Jones (2), Grujic & Origi
Klopp's team will host Arsenal in fourth round
Result: Man City 2-1 Bournemouth - 17-year-old Delap scores superb debut goal
Foden earns City win after Surridge equaliser
Result: Bristol City 0-3 Aston Villa - El Ghazi, Traore & Watkins
Traore scores superb debut goal after £17m move
Lincoln v Liverpool (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been out to check out the pitch at Lincoln.
The League One side will be up for causing an upset after making a good start to the season, winning four and drawing one of their first five games in all competitions.
Image source, Getty ImagesBristol City 0-2 Aston Villa
Bristol City are trying to respond after that quickfire double for the visitors as Steven Sessegnon clips a ball into the box but Aston Villa clear.
The hosts come closer soon after as Antoine Semenyo's curling effort is pushed away by Jed Steer.
Bertrand Traore (13 mins)
What a finish by Bertrand Traore!
First game, first goal for the Aston Villa new man and it is a beautiful volley as he neatly flicks a ball into the box over the goalkeeper.
Two goals in three minutes for the dominant visitors.
Image source, Getty ImagesAnwar El Ghazi (10 mins)
It's been coming!
Great work from Keinan Davis as he evades challenges to get inside the box before cutting back for Anwar El Ghazi, who sweeps in from the middle of the box.
Image source, Getty ImagesBristol City 0-0 Aston Villa
Aston Villa are getting into their groove now as Bertrand Traore's clever ball finds Keinan Davis but his first-time shot is saved before Anwar El Ghazi drives a well-struck effort over the Bristol City goal.
Bristol City 0-0 Aston Villa
It has been a fairly quiet start to the game with both sides just testing each other out but the first chance of the game goes Aston Villa's way as Jacob Ramsey tries his luck from distance but his shot bounces wide of the far post.
Lincoln v Liverpool (19:45 BST)
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Bristol City 0-0 Aston Villa
The first EFL Cup tie of the night is under way.
Man City v Bournemouth (19:45 BST)
Ferran Torres starts for Manchester City against Bournemouth, with former Cherries defender Nathan Ake on the bench.
Zack Steffen and Liam Delap make their debuts, while Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Tommy Doyle and Adrian Bernabe also start. Kyle Walker captains the hosts.
Man City XI: Steffen, Walker, Garcia, Harwood-Bellis, Torres, Rodrigo, Doyle, Foden, Bernabe, Mahrez, Delap. Subs: Carson, Ake, Sterling, De Bruyne, Mendy, Nmecha, Palmer.
Diego Rico makes his first start of the season for Bournemouth while forward Sam Surridge also gets his chance in attack once again, having started in the visitors' previous EFL Cup game.
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Bristol City v Aston Villa (19:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesSomething's got to give in this game tonight with both Bristol City and Aston Villa having made an excellent start to their respective seasons.
Bristol City have won four out of four games - two in the League Cup and two in the Championship - while Aston Villa have a 100% record too, beating Burton 3-1 in the League Cup before kicking off their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win against Sheffield United.
Lincoln v Liverpool (19:45 BST)
Greek left-back Kostas Tsimikas makes his Liverpool debut. Virgil van Dijk is the only player in the XI who started in the win over Chelsea at the weekend.
There is also a first-team debut for England Under-19 centre-back Rhys Williams.
Liverpool: Adrian, N Williams, R Williams, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Grujic, Jones, Elliott, Shaqiri, Minamino, Origi.
Lincoln keep seven of the line-up who beat MK Dons. Max Melbourne, Alex Bradley, Anthony Scully and Tayo Edun come in.
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Man City v Bournemouth (19:45 BST)
New signing Ferran Torres makes his first start in a youthful team for Manchester City.
Full team news from both sides to follow.
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Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool won the last of their eight League Cup trophies in 2012, beating Cardiff City in the final
Liverpool lead the way in terms of EFL Cup wins, having lifted the trophy on eight occasions, but they could have Manchester City for company if they ultimately triumph for the fourth time in a row this season.
Man City v Bournemouth (19:45 BST)
Manchester City and Bournemouth's team news should be out shortly, with the players having arrived at Etihad Stadium for tonight's game a little earlier.
Decent evening in Manchester, if a bit chilly now.
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Lincoln v Liverpool (19:45 BST)
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Lincoln v Liverpool (19:45 BST)
The Liverpool team is out and Thiago is going to have to wait a bit longer to make his full debut as he is not included in the matchday squad.
Fellow new signing Diogo Jota is on the bench but Kostas Tsimikas does make his first competitive start.
Full team news to follow.
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Man City v Bournemouth (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesTonight could make for a quick reunion for Nathan Ake and Bournemouth.
The defender left the Cherries in the summer following their relegation to the Championship to join Manchester City.
Ake impressed on his debut for Pep Guardiola's side in their Premier League opener against Wolves on Monday, with City winning 3-1, and he will be hoping to catch the eye again tonight if selected.
Lincoln v Liverpool (19:45 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe great thing about these early rounds of the EFL Cup is it can lead to interesting places for world class footballers to be making their debuts.
A little over a month ago, Thiago Alcantara started his final game for Bayern Munich as they beat Paris St-Germain in the Champions League final in Lisbon.
Tonight, he is in line to make his first start as a Liverpool player at Lincoln City's Sincil Bank.
Image source, Getty ImagesThere is also Europa League action tonight with Celtic already under way against Riga. You can follow that game here.
Meanwhile, Tottenham take on Shkendija, with Joe Hart and Dele Alli starting for Spurs. Follow that game here.
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Simon Atkins: No Emma, no goals. Odds on 3 0-0 draws?
Last update placed my colleague Emma still lying down in a darkened room and recovering after the glut of goals on her watch last night.