Brentford booked their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup by thrashing west London rivals QPR.

The Bees took the lead early on as Ariel Borysiuk put the ball into his own net after great work from Josh Clarke and Florian Jozefzoon.

John Egan made it 2-0 soon after when he headed home from a corner and the Bees looked set for the third round when Neal Maupay smashed the ball home.

Darnell Furlong pulled a goal back before the break and QPR piled on the pressure in the second half.

Idrissa Sylla missed a sitter to make it 3-2 and, with 10 minutes left on the clock, Josh Clarke broke free to make it 4-1 and book their place in round three.

When is the third round draw?

The third round draw is taking place in China and will start at 4.15am. Fans will have to wake up early to see who Brentford will face, or just find out when they wake up at a more reasonable hour.

That's ridiculous. Why is that?

The EFL claim they are trying to expand the popularity of the competition, with sponsors Carabao keen to enhance their brand around the globe.

The Premier League is popular in south east Asia and they hope to capture the imagination.

An EFL Cup spokesman explained: "We understand that not everyone will agree on the timing of this week’s round-three draw, but in staging in this way, it will give the competition both the maximum exposure in the UK, Chinese and Southeast Asian markets.

"This is not only an important factor for the EFL but also our new sponsors Carabao, who, like ourselves, plan to use the growing global appeal of the competition to reach new audiences."

How can I watch it?

You can't. It is NOT being televised. Maybe that means they will get the draw right, after the last two shambles, before announcing it.

Brentford are snubbing the draw confirming: “Please note, due to the time of the draw, full details will be published on the Brentford website and digital channels later on in the morning.” They then tweeted using the words 'reasonable time'.

Head coach Dean Smith is not impressed either and, as big a fan as he is of the Chinese capital, he doesn't want to see it at 4am in west London.

He said: “I've told the players that anyone who is up to watch the cup draw will be fined” 4am in Beijing – I went there in the summer. It's a lovely place but I don't want to see a cup draw from there at that time in the morning.”

When do the ties take place?

They are scheduled take place the week beginning September 18 between Brentford's home game with Reading and their away trip to Bolton Wanderers. That is unless the Bees draw Derby or Barnsley, with that second round tie already slated for September 19. The Rams' first round game with Grimsby was abandoned earlier this month.

Who could Brentford face?

Manchester United

Arsenal

Chelsea

Liverpool

Manchester City

Tottenham

Everton

Men of the moment: Jose Mourinho (L) and Antonio Conte

Crystal Palace

West Brom

Aston Villa

Bournemouth

Brighton

Burton Albion

Sunderland

Doncaster

Bristol Rovers

Leeds

Middlesbrough

Swansea

Norwich

Leicester

Bristol City

Bolton

Reading

Barnsley OR Derby

Blackburn OR Burnley

Cheltenham OR West Ham

Huddersfield OR Rotherham

Newcastle OR Nottingham Forest

Southampton OR Wolves

Stoke OR Rochdale