The full Carabao Cup first round draw has been confirmed after Crawley Town beat York City in the last preliminary round fixture. The first round proper gets underway this week, prior to the EFL season kicking off in a change to the calendar.
70 clubs in round one
Round one will feature 70 clubs, including two winners from the preliminary rounds and the other 68 EFL sides. The preliminary round was required as a result of the nine Premier League clubs – Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Sunderland, Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace – qualifying for Europe.
Premier League sides who are in European competition automatically move into the third round, set to be played in September. Because of this, a preliminary round was required to ensure 32 teams will then be in the Carabao Cup pot.
Crawley and Rochdale advance
Crawley progressed to round one of the Carabao Cup on Monday night with a 2-0 victory over York City at the LNER Community Stadium. As a result, they booked a first-round trip to Championship side Watford this Saturday.
Rochdale were the other team to progress, beating Tranmere on penalties last Saturday. They will face Bradford City in an away fixture this Saturday too.
Regionalised draw
The first round is regionalised into Northern and Southern sections. The second round of the Carabao Cup, which will be played midweek in the week commencing August 24, will see the 11 Premier League clubs not competing in European competitions enter the fray.
Full list of Carabao Cup first round fixtures
Thursday, August 6
Bristol City vs Walsall (7.45pm)
Friday, August 7
Wolves vs Port Vale (7.45pm)
Wycombe Wanderers vs Stevenage (7.45pm)
Middlesbrough vs Wrexham (8pm)
Saturday, August 8
Cambridge United vs Barnet (1pm)
Queens Park Rangers vs Millwall (2pm)
AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County (3pm)
Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic (3pm)
Bradford City vs Rochdale (3pm)
Bristol Rovers vs Peterborough United (3pm)
Bromley vs Reading (3pm)
Burnley vs Notts County (3pm)
Burton Albion vs Blackburn Rovers (3pm)
Cardiff City vs Swindon Town (3pm)
Crewe Alexandra vs Accrington Stanley (3pm)
Derby County vs Lincoln City (3pm)
Fleetwood Town vs Chesterfield (3pm)
Gillingham vs Luton Town (3pm)
Grimsby Town vs Blackpool (3pm)
Leicester City vs Northampton Town (3pm)
Leyton Orient vs Oxford United (3pm)
Norwich City vs MK Dons (3pm)
Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town (3pm)
Salford City vs Shrewsbury Town (3pm)
Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton Wanderers (3pm)
Stockport County vs Doncaster Rovers (3pm)
Stoke City vs Oldham Athletic (3pm)
Swansea City vs Birmingham City (3pm)
Watford vs Crawley Town (3pm)
West Ham United vs Portsmouth (3pm)
Cheltenham Town vs Charlton Athletic (5.30pm)
Colchester United vs Southampton (5.30pm)
Rotherham United vs West Bromwich Albion (5.30pm)
Sunday, August 9
Mansfield Town vs Sheffield United (4pm)
Monday, August 10
Plymouth Argyle vs Exeter City (8pm)
