Carabao Cup welcomes back Wrexham, Notts County and newly relegated Premier League teams
Wrexham are set to face Wigan in the first round Credit: Conor Ryan (ETPhotos)
EFL returnees, Wrexham and Notts County, along with Leeds, Southampton, and Leicester who recently fell from the Premier League ranks, have now discovered their opponents for the opening round of the Carabao Cup.
In the Northern Section, Wrexham, newly reinstated in the EFL, is pitted against Wigan Athletic, whilst Notts County will be squaring off against Lincoln City. Recently relegated from the Premier League, Leeds United will face Shrewsbury Town.
Down in the Southern Section, Southampton and Leicester City will be battling Gillingham and Burton Albion respectively. These former Premier League clubs will be looking to make a strong statement in the Carabao Cup following their recent demotion.
The games will kick off the week commencing 7 August.
The draw in full is as follows:
Northern Section
Notts County v Lincoln City
Bolton Wanderers v Barrow AFC
Hull City v Doncaster Rovers
Mansfield Town v Grimsby Town
Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield Wednesday v Stockport County
Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town
Preston North End v Salford City
Rotherham United v Morecambe
Harrogate Town v Carlisle United
Burton Albion v Leicester City
Accrington Stanley v Bradford City
Derby County v Blackpool
Port Vale v Fleetwood Town
Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers
Blackburn Rovers v Walsall
Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough
Wrexham AFC v Wigan Athletic
Sunderland AFC v Crewe Alexandra
Southern Section
Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient
Forest Green Rovers v Portsmouth
Swansea City v Northampton Town
Exeter City v Crawley Town
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Newport County v Charlton Athletic
Stevenage v Watford
Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City
Sutton United v Cambridge United
Milton Keynes Dons v Wycombe Wanderers
Millwall v Reading
AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City
Bristol City v Oxford United
Gillingham v Southampton
Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City
Peterborough United v Swindon Town
Cardiff City v Colchester United
