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The First Round of the Carabao Cup Draw in Full

Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:22 am

Carabao Cup 1st round draw fixtures: Newport County to host Swansea City in all-Welsh derby as Cardiff City face Northampton

The first round of the Carabao Cup will see Swansea City travel to Rodney Parade, while the Bluebirds face Northampton Town



Here are the fixtures in full:

Round One draw, Northern section

Tranmere vs Harrogate

Crewe vs Lincoln

Walsall vs Sheffield Wednesday

Rochdale vs Huddersfield

Preston vs Mansfield

Bolton vs Bradford

Blackburn vs Doncaster

Stoke vs Blackpool

Fleetwood vs Wigan

Grimsby vs Morecambe

Middlesbrough vs Shrewsbury

Derby vs Barrow

Scunthorpe vs Port Vale

Sunderland vs Hull

Burton vs Accrington

Salford vs Rotherham

Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest

Oldham vs Carlisle

Round One draw, Southern section

Bristol City vs Exeter

Plymouth vs QPR

Swindon vs Charlton

Forest Green vs Leyton Orient

MK Dons vs Coventry

Crawley vs Millwall

Stevenage vs Portsmouth

Peterborough vs Cheltenham

Brentford vs Wycombe

Northampton vs Cardiff

Luton vs Norwich

Birmingham vs Cambridge

Newport vs Swansea

Oxford vs AFC Wimbledon

Reading vs Colchester

Gillingham vs Southend

Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers
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Re: The First Round of the Carabao Cup Draw in Full

Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:26 am

Norwich City will start their 2020-21 season with an all-Championship Carabao Cup tie against Luton Town.

The Canaries are the only one of the clubs relegated from the Premier League last season to play in the first round.

Barrow, promoted from the National League as title winners, face a Derby County side that includes former England captain Wayne Rooney.

Elsewhere in round one - scheduled for Saturday, 5 September - Newport County face Swansea in a Welsh derby.

Of the opening round ties, Barrow's trip to Pride Park to take on the Phillip Cocu-managed, Rooney-led Rams is the standout fixture.

Harrogate Town, promoted to the English Football League alongside Barrow after beating Notts County in the National League play-off final, face Tranmere in their first ever League Cup fixture.

Brentford, denied a place in the Premier League earlier in August after being beaten by Fulham in the Championship play-off final at Wembley, host Wycombe Wanderers in what will be first game at their new Community Stadium home.

Meanwhile, troubled League One club Wigan Athletic have been drawn to face Joey Barton's Fleetwood Town, but their involvement in the competition remains uncertain after administrators said the Latics may not start the campaign if the club is not sold by 31 August.

Charlton Athletic, whose ownership situation is also fraught, take on fellow League One side Swindon Town.

Bournemouth and Watford, who were relegated alongside Norwich from the top flight last season, will enter in the second round, along with the Premier League clubs not involved in European competition in 2020-21.

Manchester City are the defending champions after beating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley in March.