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


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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Hide AdBirmingham 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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