THE CARABAO CUP 2022/23 campaign begins this week with the first round draw taking place TODAY.
Liverpool won the competition last season after a thrilling penalty shootout triumph over Chelsea in the final.
Premier League sides who are not competing in Europe go into the tournament in the second round, and the remaining Prem teams enter at the third round.
- Start time: from 2.30pm
- TV/live stream: Sky Sports News
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Putting in the miles
Today’s Carabao Cup draw was split into North and South sections, but Peterborough will be cursing their rotten luck.
They face a ten-hour round trip to Plymouth for their round one clash.
And what’s more… they’ll have to make the same journey for a League One fixture the following weekend too.
This leaves them facing the prospect of having to make two ten-hour round trips in just four days.
They’ll have bitter memories too, having lost 4-0 to the Pilgrims at home in last year’s first round.
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Michael Dawson has revealed what it’s like to win the Carabao Cup.
He said: “It’s amazing. The chance to win silverware, me personally winning it in 2008, Tottenham haven’t won anything since.”
He then went on to add: “The big teams wants to win this trophy.”
Michael Dawson’s favourite ties
Sky Sports pundit Michael Dawson has picked out Cambridge vs Millwall and Oxford vs Swansea as his ties of the round.
Giving an insight into how Cambridge and Oxford players will be thinking, he said: “Can you get the Championship teams caught cold?”
That’s your lot!
We’ll have a bit of reaction and a round-up of the full draw to come.
Oxford United vs Swansea City
Cambridge United vs Millwall
Forest Green Rovers vs Leyton Orient
MK Dons vs Sutton United
Cheltenham Town vs Exeter City
AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham
Plymouth Argyle vs Peterborough United
Reading vs Stevenage
Luton Town vs Newport County
Ipswich Town vs Colchester United
Walsall vs Swindon Town
Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers
Charlton Athletic vs Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City vs Portsmouth
Northampton Town vs Wycombe Wanderers
Coventry City vs Bristol City
Norwich City vs Birmingham City
It’s Southern section time now!
The balls have been reset and we’re ready to go again.
Blackpool vs Barrow
Morecambe vs Stoke
Bolton vs Salford City
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
