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Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Updates and reaction as first-round ties are decided

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Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Updates and reaction as first-round ties are decided

The Carabao Cup first-round draw helps mark the start of the new domestic football season (PA)

With the country in the grip of international competition fever over Euro 2024, we may feel like the start of the 2024/25 season is something in the distant future.

However, this morning sees the draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup, with teams from the Championship to League Two learning their opponents at the start of what they hope will be a dream cup run.

The draw takes place at 11.30am, with a regionalised system meaning that teams are drawn against other sides from their respective region – either the 32-team southern section or 38-team northern section.

The majority of Premier League sides enter the competition at the second round, with the seven that are competing in European competition – Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United – entering at the third-round stage.

Follow all the updates below as the ties are drawn from 11.30am onwards:

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Below is a pick of the rest of the ties.

Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle will host Cheltenham Town.

Sheffield United host Hollywood wannabe’s Wrexham.

Bromley mark the start of their first season in the EFL with a game against AFC Wimbledon.

Several ties pit League Tow sides against Championship teams, including:

– Derby County v Chesterfield

– Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

– Carlisle United v Stoke City

– Swansea City v Gillingham

– Fleetwood Town v West Bromwich Albion

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 12:12

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All-Championship ties

Below is every all-Championship tie in the first round.

Bristol City v Coventry City

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

Preston North End v Sunderland

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 12:05

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A reminder that all ties will take place the week commencing 12 August, which is also the week that the EFL season kicks off.

The dates for the subsequent rounds and the final have not yet been published by the EFL.

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:55

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So, what are the pick of the first-round ties?

Leeds v Middlesbrough stands out, as does Sheffield United v Wrexham. Preston North End v Sunderland is another all championship tie, as is Portsmouth v Millwall.

 Bromley will take on AFC Wimbledon as they celebrate their first ever season in the football league.

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:50

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16. Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

17. Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

18. Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers

19. Grimsby Town v Bradford City

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:44

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11. Derby County v Chesterfield

12. Bolton v Mansfield Town

13. Preston North End v Sunderland

14. Sheffield United v Wrexham

15. Huddersfield Town v Morecambe

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:42

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Carabao Cup first-round draw LIVE

6 . Burton Albion v Blackpool

7. Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

9. Shrewsbury Town v Notts County

10. Lincoln v Harrogate Town

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:41

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2. Rotherham v Crewe Alexandra

3. Carlisle United v Stoke City

4. Leeds United v Middlesbrough

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:39

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That concludes the southern draw, and we’ll have the northern section any minute now.

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:38

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11. Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City

13. Swansea City v Gillingham

14. Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham

15. Leyton Orient v Newport County

16. Colchester United v Reading

Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:36

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