The Carabao Cup first round draw is complete for the 2023-24 season.
Newly-relegated Leeds United face Shrewsbury Town, while Hollywood-owned Wrexham will host 2006 finalists Wigan Athletic.
Leicester City, who also dropped down into the Championship, face a Midlands derby with Burton Albion, while Southampton travel to Gillingham and new League Two side Notts County take on Grimsby Town.
Some of the standout all-Championship ties include Queens Park Rangers vs Norwich City and Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion.
A total of 36 fixtures have been drawn, with all 72 football league clubs involved. The teams have been drawn into northern and southern sections for the first round.
The 12 Premier League clubs not involved in Europe will join the competition in the second round, with the other eight joining in the third.
Here’s what you need to know about the Carabao Cup first round:
Carabao Cup first round draw in full
- Plymouth Argyle vs Leyton Orient
- Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth
- Swansea City vs Northampton Town
- Exeter City vs Crawley Town
- Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers
- Newport County vs Charlton Athletic
- Stevenage vs Watford
- Cheltenham Town vs Birmingham City
- Sutton United vs Cambridge United
- Milton Keynes Dons vs Wycombe Wanderers
- Millwall vs Reading
- AFC Wimbledon vs Coventry City
- Bristol City vs Oxford United
- Gillingham vs Southampton
- Queens Park Rangers vs Norwich City
- Peterborough United vs Swindon Town
- Cardiff City vs Colchester United
- Notts County vs Lincoln City
- Bolton Wanderers vs Barrow
- Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers
- Mansfield Town vs Grimsby Town
- Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion
- Sheffield Wednesday vs Stockport County
- Leeds United vs Shrewsbury Town
- Preston North End vs Salford City
- Rotherham United vs Morecambe
- Harrogate Town vs Carlisle United
- Burton Albion vs Leicester City
- Accrington Stanley vs Bradford City
- Derby County vs Blackpool
- Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town
- Barnsley vs Tranmere Rovers
- Blackburn Rovers vs Walsall
- Huddersfield Town vs Middlesbrough
- Wrexham vs Wigan Athletic
- Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra
When is the Carabao Cup first round?
The Carabao Cup first round takes place in the week commencing 7 August, which follows the first weekend of action in the Championship, League One and League Two.
How to watch the Carabao Cup on TV
Sky Sports is the home of the Carabao Cup for the 2023-24 season.
The broadcaster will show 15 games from the competition, with two games from each round as well as both legs of the semi-finals and culminating in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday 25 February 2024.
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