Tonight’s action
Last night saw some huge upsets with many big sides exiting the competition in the first round.
Tonight’s action also promises to deliver the same levels of excitement.
Five ties will take place this evening:
- Cheltenham vs Exeter – 7.45pm
- Bolton vs Sheffield Wednesday – 7.45pm
- Barnsley vs Fleetwood – 7.45pm
- Huddersfield vs Leicester – 7.45pm
- Birmingham vs Sheffield United – 8pm
When will second round ties take place?
Round two ties will take place on the week commencing August 25.
The majority of matches will likely be played on Tuesday, August 26, with the rest held on Wednesday, August 27.
Kick off times will vary across the two days, with some beginning at 7.45pm and others at 8pm.
Ball numbers
The draw will once again be split into North and South sides of the draw.
For sides like Bromley, who have already upset Ipswich, this means no Man Utd away day awaits just yet.
North:
- Accrington Stanley
- Bradford
- Burnley
- Derby
- Doncaster
- Everton
- Grimsby
- Leeds
- Lincoln
- Man Utd
- Mansfield
- Port Vale
- Preston North End
- Rotherham
- Stockport
- Stoke
- Sunderland
- Wigan
- Wrexham
- Barnsley or Fleetwood
- Birmingham or Sheffield United
- Bolton or Sheffield Wednesday
- Huddersfield or Leicester
- Tranmere or Burton Albion
South
- Bournemouth
- Wimbledon
- Brentford
- Brighton
- Bristol City
- Bromley
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Charlton
- Coventry
- Fulham
- Millwall
- Norwich
- Oxford United
- Plymouth
- Reading
- Southampton
- Swansea
- West Ham
- Wolves
- Wycombe
- Cheltenham or Exeter
Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of the Carabao Cup second round draw!
Tonight, 11 Premier League sides with no European commitments will enter the competition.
Manchester United are amongst the clubs in the hat, as are Sunderland, Leeds, West Ham and Everton.
The Prem sides will be joined in the second round by the 35 EFL teams that progress through the first round.
The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds, with the draw split into a Southern and Northern section until round three.
Tonight’s draw will take place during the build-up of Birmingham vs Sheffield United at St Andrew’s.
Proceedings are expected to get underway at around 7.20pm BST.
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