The Carabao Cup first-round draw has taken place as the long-waited start of the new season draws ever closer.
The opening round will be the first competitive football of the year, and features 70 of the 72 EFL teams. Only Watford and Bournemouth are exempt from the first round, which takes place on or around September 5th. There was no seeding in the draw, although the first-round is split into north and south sections, which helps smaller clubs with travel and throws up some local derbies too.
The pick of the Northern section for L1 and L2 clubs sees recently relegated Hull City take on Sunderland, Derby host EFL newcomers Barrow, and a tasty clash between League Two titles hopefuls Bolton and Bradford. In the southern section, Newport County will host Swansea in an exciting all-Welsh clash, whilst Gillingham and Southend promises to be a lively affair too.
You can find the draw in full below but, before you do, why not have a go at our League Cup quiz to see how much you recall about tournaments of the past.
Northern section
Tranmere Rovers vs Harrogate Town
Crewe Alexandra vs Lincoln City
Walsall vs Sheffield Wednesday
Rochdale vs Huddersfield Town
Preston North End vs Mansfield Town
Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City
Blackburn Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers
Stoke City vs Blackpool
Fleetwood Town vs Wigan Athletic
Grimsby Town vs Morecambe
Middlesbrough vs Shrewsbury Town
Derby County vs Barrow
Scunthorpe United vs Port Vale
Sunderland vs Hull City
Burton Albion vs Accrington Stanley
Salford City vs Rotherham United
Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest
Oldham Athletic vs Carlisle United
Southern section
Bristol City vs Exeter City
Plymouth Argyle vs Queens Park Rangers
Swindon Town vs Charlton Athletic
Forest Green Rovers vs Leyton Orient
MK Dons vs Coventry City
Crawley Town vs Millwall
Stevenage vs Portsmouth
Peterborough vs Cheltenham Town
Brentford vs Wycombe Wanderers
Northampton Town vs Cardiff City
Luton Town vs Norwich City
Birmingham City vs Cambridge United
Newport County vs Swansea City
Oxford United vs AFC Wimbledon
Reading vs Colchester United
Gillingham vs Southend United
Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers
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