THE first round draw for the Carabao Cup will take place this week as fans gear up for the return of club football.
No Premier League clubs will enter the hat at the opening stage as top-flight sides are granted a bye to at least the second round of the competition.
Luton and Burnley, who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the Prem last season, will also join the 13 current Prem outfits in round two.
Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United will all enter the Carabao Cup from the third round as they are involved in European football for the upcoming season.
The first and second rounds of the tournament will be regionalised, meaning the 32 teams in the southern section and 38 teams in the northern section will be drawn against another side from the same region.
When is the Carabao Cup first round draw?
- The Carabao Cup first round draw will take place on Thursday, June 27.
- The draw will begin at 11.30am BST.
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What TV channel is the Carabao Cup first round draw on and can it be live streamed FREE?
- The Carabao Cup first round draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News.
- You can live stream the draw for free on the Sky Sports app/website.
- Alternatively, SunSport’s live blog will provide all the latest updates.
Carabao Cup first round ball numbers
Southern section
1. AFC Wimbledon
2. Birmingham City
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3. Bristol City
4. Bristol Rovers
5. Bromley
6. Cambridge United
7. Cardiff City
8. Charlton Athletic
9. Cheltenham Town
10. Colchester United
11. Coventry City
12. Crawley Town
13. Exeter City
14. Gillingham
15. Leyton Orient
16. Millwall
17. Milton Keynes Dons
18. Newport County
19. Northampton Town
20. Norwich City
21. Oxford United
22. Peterborough United
23. Plymouth Argyle
24. Portsmouth
25. Queens Park Rangers
26. Reading
27. Stevenage
28. Swansea City
29. Swindon Town
30. Walsall
31. Watford
32. Wycombe Wanderers
Northern section
1. Accrington Stanley
2. Barnsley
3. Barrow
4. Blackburn Rovers
5. Blackpool
6. Bolton Wanderers
7. Bradford City
8. Burton Albion
9. Carlisle United
10. Chesterfield
11. Crewe Alexandra
12. Derby County
13. Doncaster Rovers
14. Fleetwood Town
15. Grimsby Town
16. Harrogate Town
17. Huddersfield Town
18. Hull City
19. Leeds United
20. Lincoln City
21. Mansfield Town
22. Middlesbrough
23. Morecambe
24. Notts County
25. Port Vale
26. Preston North End
27. Rotherham United
28. Salford City
29. Sheffield United
30. Sheffield Wednesday
31. Shrewsbury Town
32. Stockport County
33. Stoke City
34. Sunderland
35. Tranmere Rovers
36. West Bromwich Albion
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37. Wigan Athletic
38. Wrexham
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
