With the country in the grip of international competition fever over Euro 2024, we may feel like the start of the 2024/25 season is something in the distant future.
However, this morning sees the draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup, with teams from the Championship to League Two learning their opponents at the start of what they hope will be a dream cup run.
The draw takes place at 11.30am, with a regionalised system meaning that teams are drawn against other sides from their respective region – either the 32-team southern section or 38-team northern section.
The majority of Premier League sides enter the competition at the second round, with the seven that are competing in European competition – Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United – entering at the third-round stage.
Follow all the updates below as the ties are drawn from 11.30am onwards:
Carabo Cup draw: Southern section draw numbers
1. AFC Wimbledon 2. Birmingham City
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
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 10:10
Carabao Cup draw LIVE
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup.
The draw takes place at 11.30am and is live on Sky Sports News, and we’ll have all the information and updates you need.
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 10:01