Carabao Cup 2019/20

[DavidMarrio]

https://www.efl.com/news/2019/june/201920-carabao-cup-round-one-draw-details?utm_source=Direct

So they're doing the League Cup draw in a random Morrisons on a Thursday night (20th June) 

[King Ellis]

Waiting for someone to walk into shot to ask John Barnes where the beans are.

[Arjen Robben]

[Bobfoc]

I'm hoping for a nice home draw to set up a lucrative away tie at...

...Oh, balls.

[DavidMarrio]

Rochdale will play Unexpected item in bagging area

[stokeriño]

3 hours ago, DavidMarrio said:

Unexpected item in bagging area

That's basically what a goal is, in fairness.

[Arjen Robben]

[MDK]

Should have had Alan Partridge do it

[Lineker]

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League Two newcomers Salford City will face Championship club Leeds United in the Carabao Cup first round.

Salford are in the competition for the first time after promotion from the National League in May.

Huddersfield Town, relegated from the Premier League, host League One club Lincoln City in the Northern Section.

AFC Wimbledon will also face Milton Keynes Dons the club that relocated to Buckinghamshire in 2003 from its former Wimbledon home and was later renamed.

Salford, co-owned by co-owned by six former Manchester United players, will host a Leeds side managed by Marcelo Bielsa, who agreed a contract extension at Elland Road in May.

Leeds were beaten by Derby County in the Championship play-off semi-finals last season.

Elsewhere new Middlesbrough manager Jonathan Woodgate, who scored the winning goal in the 2008 final for Tottenham against Chelsea, will come up against Crewe Alexandra at home.

Manchester City are the Carabao Cup holders after they beat Chelsea on penalties in last season's final, the first of the three trophies in their domestic treble.

City will join the competition in the third round along with the rest of the clubs who have qualified for European competitions next season.

The rest of the Premier League clubs as well as Championship sides Fulham and Cardiff City, will enter the draw in the second round.

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First-round draw in full

Northern section

Tranmere Rovers v Hull City
Grimsby Town v Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic v Stoke City
Port Vale v Burton Albion
Nottingham Forest v Fleetwood Town
Bradford City v Preston North End
Blackpool v Macclesfield Town
Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic
Mansfield Town v Morecambe
Accrington Stanley v Sunderland
Scunthorpe United v Derby County
Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers
Huddersfield Town v Lincoln City
Middlesbrough v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday v Bury
Salford City v Leeds United
Barnsley v Carlisle United

Southern section

Colchester United v Swindon Town
AFC Wimbledon v Milton Keynes Dons
Oxford United v Peterborough United
QPR v Bristol City
Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient
Wycombe Wanderers v Reading
Charlton Athletic v Forest Green Rovers
Gillingham v Newport County
Stevenage v Southend United
Luton Town v Ipswich Town
Walsall v Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town
Brentford v Cambridge United
Coventry City v Exeter City
Swansea City v Northampton Town
West Bromwich Albion v Millwall
Portsmouth v Birmingham City

Ties to played week commencing 12 August

[FLiam]

Hang on. 

They do a Northern and a Southern section? Is this new?

[Adam]

5 hours ago, Liam Mk2 said:

Hang on. 

They do a Northern and a Southern section? Is this new?

Nope, been the case as long as I remember. It's so smaller clubs don't have a long midweek game at the start of the season, I think it is only for the 1st and 2nd Rounds though. In fact it must be, we played you in the 3rd Round two seasons ago.

[Lineker]

Wimbledon vs. MK Dons is the clear standout.

[9 to 5]

4 hours ago, Lineker said:

Wimbledon vs. MK Dons is the clear standout.

Disagree. Salford/Leeds for me. The two Wimbledon teams have faced each other in the FA Cup before. It's third for me behind this and our game.

[Lineker]

Portsmouth vs. Birmingham is on Sky Sports tonight. Not quite sure why they're playing a week before anyone else...

[Lineker]

The Sheffield Wednesday/Bury tie has been suspended.

[Lineker]

Wimbledon derby tonight. Salford vs. Leeds is the Sky game.

[Bobfoc]

Wimbledon vs. MK Dons has a bit less appeal now that they're in the same division, but it's still quite interesting when you think back only a decade or so. I might follow Salford and Leeds, albeit while listening to the Notts County game on the radio.

[MDK]

@Mad Jack stans Wiccan GAME ON

[Slogger]

4 Goals in the first half so far between Bristol City & QPR. 😮

Just Championship defence things

[EDIT] 3-all after the 90 and straight to penalties, fun.

Edited August 13, 2019 by Slogger

[Lineker]

Derby vs. Nottingham Forest in the next round.