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:
All-Championship ties
Below is every all-Championship tie in the first round.
Bristol City v Coventry City
Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday
Leeds United v Middlesbrough
Preston North End v Sunderland
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 12:05
Carabao Cup first-round draw LIVE
A reminder that all ties will take place the week commencing 12 August, which is also the week that the EFL season kicks off.
The dates for the subsequent rounds and the final have not yet been published by the EFL.
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:55
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So, what are the pick of the first-round ties?
Leeds v Middlesbrough stands out, as does Sheffield United v Wrexham. Preston North End v Sunderland is another all championship tie, as is Portsmouth v Millwall.
Bromley will take on AFC Wimbledon as they celebrate their first ever season in the football league.
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:50
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16. Wigan Athletic v Barnsley
17. Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday
18. Stockport County v Blackburn Rovers
19. Grimsby Town v Bradford City
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:44
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11. Derby County v Chesterfield
12. Bolton v Mansfield Town
13. Preston North End v Sunderland
14. Sheffield United v Wrexham
15. Huddersfield Town v Morecambe
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:42
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6 . Burton Albion v Blackpool
7. Tranmere Rovers v Accrington Stanley
9. Shrewsbury Town v Notts County
10. Lincoln v Harrogate Town
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:41
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2. Rotherham v Crewe Alexandra
3. Carlisle United v Stoke City
4. Leeds United v Middlesbrough
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:39
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That concludes the southern draw, and we’ll have the northern section any minute now.
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:38
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11. Charlton Athletic v Birmingham City
13. Swansea City v Gillingham
14. Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham
15. Leyton Orient v Newport County
16. Colchester United v Reading
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:36
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6. Bromley v AFC Wimbledon
7 . Portsmouth v Millwall
8. Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers
9. Bristol City v Coventry
10. Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers
Chris Wilson27 June 2024 11:35