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Carabao Cup first round draw in full as Wrexham learn opponents after return to EFL


WREXHAM kick off their 2023-24 Carabao Cup campaign with a home fixture against Wigan.

The National League champions will host the 2013 FA Cup winners at the Racecourse Ground in the week commencing August 7.

The first round draw for the Carabao Cup has been madeCredit: PA
Wrexham kick off their Carabao Cup campaign against WiganCredit: Getty

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s side will make an explosive return to the EFL after earning promotion at the end of the 2022-23 campaign.

The two Hollywood superstars have already invested heavily in the club, and they are expected to continue to do so this summer in a bid to climb up to League One.

Ex-Man Utd goalkeeper Ben Foster has already signed a new contract until the end of the 2023-24 season.

Club hero Paul Mullin is also in talks to sign a new deal.

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Leeds, Southampton and Leicester, who were all relegated from the Premier League to the Championship last season, will also enter the competition at the first round.

In the Southern Section, Southampton were drawn against Gillingham.

The Saints will travel to the Priestfield Stadium to face the League Two side.

And in the Northern Section, Leeds were drawn at home to Shrewsbury while Leicester were drawn away to Burton.

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Other games to watch include; QPR vs Norwich, Stoke vs West Brom and Huddersfield vs Middlesbrough.

Premier League teams begin to enter the Carabao Cup at the second round.

Carabao Cup Draw – Northern Section

  • Notts County vs Lincoln City
  • Bolton vs Barrow
  • Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers
  • Mansfield Town vs Grimsby Town
  • Stoke vs West Brom
  • Sheffield Wednesday vs Stockport
  • Leeds vs Shrewsbury
  • Preston vs Salford
  • Rotherham vs Morecambe
  • Harrogate vs Carlisle
  • Burton vs Leicester
  • Accrington Stanley vs Bradford City
  • Derby County vs Blackpool
  • Port Vale vs Fleetwood
  • Barnsley vs Tranmere
  • Blackburn vs Walsall
  • Huddersfield vs Middlesbrough
  • Wrexham vs Wigan
  • Sunderland vs Crewe

Carabao Cup Draw – Southern Section

  • Plymouth Argyle vs Leyton Orient
  • Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth
  • Swansea vs Northampton
  • Exeter City vs Crawley
  • Ipswich Town vs Bristol Rovers
  • Newport vs Charlton
  • Stevenage vs Watford
  • Cheltenham vs Birmingham
  • Sutton vs Cambridge Utd
  • MK Dons vs Wycombe
  • Milwall vs Reading
  • AFC Wimbledon vs Coventry
  • Bristol vs Oxford United
  • Gillingham vs Southampton
  • QPR vs Norwich
  • Peterborough vs Swindon
  • Cardiff vs Colchester


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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