Birmingham City, West Brom, Grimsby Town, Leyton Orient and Carlisle United discover Carabao Cup opponents

The Carabao Cup first round draw has taken place (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)The Carabao Cup first round draw has taken place (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
The Carabao Cup first round draw has taken place (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
Blues and the Baggies will be away in midweek following their first round of 2024/25 league fixtures.

Birmingham City and West Brom will be away for their first round Carabao Cup ties against Charlton Athletic and Fleetwood Town.

Matches are to be played on Tuesday, August 13, and Wednesday, August 14, with details to be confirmed in the coming weeks. For the first time in the history of the competition, all matches will be available to watch on the newly launched app Sky Sports + which allows supporters to watch games from the comfort of their own homes.

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Birmingham make their first trip to The Valley in nearly five years. Jude Bellingham, a teenager at the time netted the only goal of the game as Pep Clotet’s side beat the West London outfit 1-0 in September 2019.

West Brom on the other hand have never played Fleetwood in a competitive fixture, and so this will act as their first trip to the Highbury Stadium. Fleetwood are managed by former Blackpool, Liverpool and Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam. The Fishermen play in League Two after finishing 22nd in League One last term.

Carabao Cup round one draw

Northern draw

Barrow v Port Vale

Bolton Wanderers v Mansfield Town

Burton Albion v Blackpool

Carlisle United v Stoke City

Derby County v Chesterfield

Fleetwood Town v West Brom

Grimsby Town v Bradford City

Huddersfield Town v Morecambe

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

Leeds United v Middlesbrough

Lincoln City v Harrogate

Preston North End v Sunderland

Rotherham United v Crewe Alexandra

Salford City v Doncaster Rovers

Sheffield United v Wrexham

Shrewsbury Town v Notts County

Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers

Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley

Wigan Athletic v Barnsley

Southern draw

Bromley v AFC Wimbledon

Cambridge United v QPR

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City

Colchester United v Reading

Crawley Town v Swindon

Leyton Orient v Newport County

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

Norwich City vs Stevenage

Oxford United v Peterborough United

Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town

Portsmouth v Millwall

Swansea City v Gillingham

Walsall v Exeter

Watford v MK Dons

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