Manchester United will be looking to retain the trophy they won at Wembley at last year, but for now, it is clubs from the Championship, League One and League Two entering the fray
Fresh off the league fixtures being announced, the 72 EFL clubs have now discovered who they will play in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
Manchester United won the competition last season, beating Newcastle 2-0 at Wembley. Both finalists, along with the other six teams playing in Europe won’t enter until the third round, with the remaining top-flight clubs joining in the second.
Leeds, Leicester and Southampton – fresh off being relegated from the Premier League – will face Shrewsbury, Burton Albion and Gillingham respectively. Meanwhile, Wrexham and Notts County, back in after winning promotion from the National League take on Wigan and Lincoln City.
For the purposes of the first round, clubs are split into southern and northern sections with all ties to be played in the week commencing August 7.
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Southern Section
Plymouth vs Leyton Orient
Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth
Swansea vs Northampton Town
Exeter City vs Crawley Town
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers
Newport County vs Charlton
Stevenage vs Watford
Cheltenham vs Birmingham City
Sutton vs Cambridge Utd
MK Dons vs Wycombe
Millwall vs Reading
AFC Wimbledon vs Coventry City
Bristol City vs Oxford Utd
Gillingham vs Southampton
QPR vs Norwich City
Peterborough vs Swindon Town
Cardiff City vs Colchester
Northern Section
Notts County vs Lincoln City
Bolton vs Barrow
Hull City vs Doncaster
Mansfield Town vs Grimsby Town
Stoke City vs West Brom
Sheffield Wednesday vs Stockport County
Leeds Utd vs Shrewsbury Town
Preston vs Salford City
Rotherham vs Morecambe
Harrogate Town vs Carlisle
Burton Albion vs Leicester City
Accrington Stanley vs Bradford City
Derby County vs Blackpool
Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
Barnsley vs Tranmere
Blackburn vs Walsall
