MY ACCOUNT
West Brom and Sheffield United will meet in the standout tie of the Carabao Cup first round.
The draw also sees a replay of last year’s League One play-off semi-final as Sunderland travel to Sheffield Wednesday, who they beat in a dramatic two-legged affair.
There is a repeat of the 2008 FA Cup final as League One Portsmouth make the trip to Cardiff, while Cambridge and Oxford host Millwall and Swansea respectively in two potential banana skins.
A trio of local affairs see Colchester visit Ipswich, Charlton meet QPR and Salford make the short trip to Bolton.
Another intriguing tie sees Wayne Rooney’s Derby travel to Mansfield, where they will come up against ex-Rams boss Nigel Clough in the other dugout.
First round draw
Northern section
Blackburn vs Hartlepool
Harrogate vs Stockport
Bolton vs Salford
Morecambe vs Stoke
Blackpool vs Barrow
West Brom vs Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland
Grimsby vs Crewe
Mansfield vs Derby
Accrington vs Tranmere
Middlesbrough vs Barnsley
Bradford City vs Hull
Rochdale vs Burton
Doncaster vs Lincoln
Huddersfield vs Preston
Shrewsbury vs Carlisle
Port Vale vs Rotherham
Fleetwood vs Wigan
Southern section
Norwich vs Birmingham
Coventry vs Bristol City
Northampton vs Wycombe
Cardiff vs Portsmouth
Charlton vs QPR
Crawley vs Bristol Rovers
Walsall vs Swindon
Ipswich vs Colchester
Luton vs Newport
Reading vs Stevenage
Plymouth vs Peterborough
AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham
Cheltenham vs Exeter
MK Dons vs Sutton
Forest Green vs Leyton Orient
Cambridge vs Millwall
Oxford vs Swansea
Big boys await
Watford, Burnley and any Premier League teams not competing in Europe enter the Carabao Cup in the second round.
Holders Liverpool and all the sides who are in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League join the competition ahead of the third round.
Key dates
The competition fixtures, excluding the final, will take place the week commencing the following specified dates.
First round: August 10, 2022
Second round: August 24, 2022
Third round: November 9, 2022
Fourth round: December 21, 2022
Quarter-finals: January 11, 2023
Semi-final first legs: January 25, 2023
Semi-final second legs: February 1, 2023
Final: February 26, 2023
