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It is only two seasons ago since Newcastle got their hands on the Carabao Cup to win their first domestic trophy in 70 years.

They have already overcome one tough Championship opponent, beating West Brom 3-2 at home in round two, coming from behind to gain the win, and now they have a tough task at Millwall.

Newcastle are unbeaten this season and will be looking to progress into round four.

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The early rounds of the League Cup often present opportunities for managers to heavily rotate their squads, but Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage says that is not something he believes in.

“I'm not really a fan of the big rotations, because every time I did that [in the past] I'm unhappy at the end of the game – especially with the result but sometimes with the coordination of the players because they are in lack of coordination," he said.

“But at the beginning of the season, we have to respect all the commitment of all players during the session. It's maybe the opportunity for them to show it, and we have to win this game because we are ambitious in this competition too.

“It's not only about rotation. The first thing we have in mind is to win the game.”

Middlesbrough have made a strong start to the season in the Championship and they sit second in the table after five games.

Boss Kim Hellberg said before the game he planned to rotate his squad, especially with his quickly the next fixture comes round these days.

"It's absolutely crazy," he said. "I think I've never been close to anything like this, three away trips in just six days."

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It is an all Premier League encounter at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland take on Hull.

The Tigers have made a fine start to life back in the Premier League as they sit third in the table after three games, while Sunderland are 12th.

Hull will certainly happy to emulate the season the Black Cats had last term on their Premier League return, as they surprised all by securing European football for this season.

Hull assistant manager Dean Holden said: “It has been a fantastic start to the season there is no doubt about that.

"When we looked at the start of the season, the games we had on the horizon before the international break, we knew there were some real tough games and still more to come.

"The boys have stood up to the test so far.”

It is going to be a busy campaign for Bournemouth, who have European football to look forward to for the first time in the club's history.

As well as a home game against AC Milan in October, the Cherries fans also have two trips to Spain (Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo), Czech Republic (Sparta Prague) and Norway (Lillestrom) to get excited about, with their Europa League campaign starting on 17 September.

Bournemouth have gone out of the Carabao Cup in round two in both of the past two seasons, although by qualifying for Europe that has meant they don't enter until round three this year.

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Newcastle United head coach Matthias Jaissle did not know a great deal about Millwall when the Carabao Cup third-round draw was made.

But tonight's team sheet shows his respect for the injury-hit Championship side and, indeed, the competition as a whole.

Jaissle could have seen the game as an opportunity to make sweeping changes and give summer signings Sean Steur, Aladji Bamba, Bazoumana Toure and Matias Fernandez-Pardo a start.

But it is rather telling that it is only the club's most experienced additions - Lukas Hornicek, Amar Dedic and Nico Gonzalez - who line up tonight.

Jaissle heard it was going to be a "crazy game" at the Den and he is clearly not taking any chances after picking a side dominated by players who have previously played in these sorts of cup ties.

Leyton Orient XI: Phillips, Morris, Forrester, El Mizouni, Hayden, Dobra, Springett, Clare, Chinedu, Archibald, Oyekunle

Subs: Baxter, Stevens, Olowu, Kabia, Mitchell, Scarlett, Gilbert, Akhamrich, Wellens

Bradford City XI: McCracken, Welch, Matthews, Gillesphey, Jackson, Cartwright, Morgan, O'Keefe, Lapslie, Humphrys, Swan

Subs: Dawson, Touray, Connolly, Phillips, Beesley, Sarcevic, Baldwin, Pennington, Powell

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Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage has made eight changes to his side for the visit of Championship Middlesbrough at Selhurst Park. Only Axel Disasi, Quinten Timber and Yeremy Pino keep their places from their 3-2 win at Fulham on Saturday.

New centre-back Honest Ahanor makes his debut, with Jorgen Strand Larsen, Will Hughes and Ben Chilwell also among those starting.

Crystal Palace: Benitez; Tomiyasu, Disasi, Ahanor, Chilwell; Mingueza, Hughes; Osorio, Timber, Pino; Strand Larsen

Subs: Matthews, Mitchell, Lerma, Gozo, McNeil, Kamada, Khalaili, Wharton, Guessand

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Meanwhile, Middlesbrough have also made the same number of changes from the side that won 1-0 at Queens Park Rangers on Saturday.

Only Callum Brittain, Adilson Malanda and Aidan Morris keep their places. Striker Will Lankshear, who is the Championship's top scorer this season, is among those to drop down to the bench.

Middlesbrough: Brynn; Brittain, Ayling, Jones, Byram; Malanda, Morris; Cozier-Duberry, Peart-Harris, Conway; Strelec

Subs: Vitek, Phillips, Borges, Pukstas, Berhalter, Arfsten, Barron, Castledine, Lankshear

Regis le Bris opts not to start any player who was in his XI for Sunderland's 1-1 draw at Brentford on Saturday.

Malick Fofana and Dayann Methalie get their full debuts.

Sunderland XI: Ellborg; Hume, O’Nien, Alderete, Methalie, Ahoka, Rigg, Ta Bi, Talbi, Fofana, Isidor.

Subs: Moore, Ballard, Meunier, Browne, Sadiki, Whittaker, Jones, Tutierov, Proctor.

There are eight changes for Hull from the side who drew 0-0 with Aston Villa at the weekend.

Only Lewie Coyle, Bernard Mendy and Lucas Gourna-Douath are kept in.

Hull City XI: Phillips, Coyle, Herrington, Mendy, Targett, Gourna-Douath, Crooks, Hjerto-Dahl, Cho, Vaz, Thomas.

Subs: Howard, Giles, Gelhardt, Egan, Zambrano, Stroud, Dowell, Slater, Mouzakitis.

With the games coming thick and fast for Europe-bound Bournemouth, manager Marco Rose has made eight changes to the side that drew 2-2 with Newcastle on Saturday.

There's a full debut in goal for Michele Di Gregorio, while summer signing Alvaro Rodriguez makes his first start for the Cherries up front.

Midfielder Justin Kluivert and Central defenders James Hill and Antonio Silva are the only players to keep their places in the starting XI.

Bournemouth XI: Di Gregorio, Soler, Silva, Hill, Diakite, Kluivert, Cook, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Brooks, Rodriguez.

Subs: Petrovic, Truffert, Scott, Adams, Tavernier, Sanchez, Toth, Jebbison, Rayan.

Lincoln City boss Chris Cohen makes five changes to the side that beat Blackpool 4-1 in the last round.

Daniel Oyegoke, Dom Jefferies, Chiedozie Ogbene, Mikkel Ladefoged, and Reeco Hackett come in today for Mason Melia, Rob Street, Adam Jackson, Isaac Olaofe, and Andrei Coubiș.

Tottenham Hotspur loanee Melia is not in the match squad.

Lincoln City XI: Gauci, Elder, Towler, Jefferies, Oyegoke, Honohan, Konak, Bayliss, Ogbene, Ladefoged, Hackett.

Subs: Wickens, Coubis, Bradley, Street, House, Olaofe, Varfolomeev, Elerewe, Wheatley.

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Millwall have made four changes for the visit of Newcastle United as the teams battle it out for a place in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.

Goalkeeper Filip Marschall makes his debut for the club after completing his move from Stevenage earlier this month.

Elkan Baggott, Daniel Kelly and Zak Lovelace have also been recalled.

Millwall starting line-up: Marschall, Osei-Tutu, Taylor, Cooper, Baggott, Metcalfe, Kelly, Lovelace, Neghli, Esse, Dykes

Subs: Evans, Sturge, Arconte, Issoufou, Beaumont, Massey, Vieira, Parkes, Anderson

Jacob Ramsey has been rewarded with a start as Newcastle United make three changes for the trip to the Den.

Ramsey came off the bench to equalise in the 88th minute of his side's 2-2 draw against Bournemouth at the weekend.

The midfielder, defender Fabian Schar and winger Jacob Murphy all come back into the starting line-up tonight.

Newcastle starting line-up: Hornicek, Dedic, Schar, Botman, Hall, Gonzalez, Ramsey, Murphy, Willock, Barnes, Wissa

Subs: Pope, Livramento, Thiaw, Steur, Miley, Bamba, Elanga, Toure, Fernandez-Pardo

We have five Carabao Cup third-round matches tonight and this is the schedule...

• Bournemouth (15th, Premier League) v Lincoln City (17th, Championship)
• Crystal Palace (13th, Premier League) v Middlesbrough (2nd, Championship)
• Leyton Orient (9th, League One) v Bradford City (4th, League One)
• Sunderland (12th, Premier League) v Hull City (3rd, Premier League)
• Millwall (7th, Championship) v Newcastle United (7th, Premier League)

All matches start at 19:45 BST apart from Millwall v Newcastle, which gets under way at 20:00.

Sixteen matches in the third round of the Carabao Cup, but they are spread out over five days over the next two weeks.

The top five on this graphic are played tonight, Chelsea v Leeds is tomorrow, with the rest either Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday next week.

Hello and welcome along to BBC Sport's coverage of tonight's Carabao Cup third round games.

If you want the Champions League action, with Aston Villa and Manchester City among those in action tonight, then head this way.

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The nine Premier League teams playing in European competition this season enter the Carabao Cup in the third round phase, with the opening five matches tonight.

We have one all top-flight clash, with Sunderland taking on Hull City, with Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Newcastle among those also in action.

It's going to be a busy night ahead.