The Round One draw of the Carabao Cup will take place live on Sky Sports News on Thursday 27 June at 11:30am.
Sky Sports News presenter Dharmesh Sheth will host the draw that sees 70 Clubs across the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two divisions enter at this stage.
Burnley, Luton Town and the 13 Premier League Clubs not participating in European competitions will enter the competition in Round Two, with the remaining seven Clubs joining the competition in Round Three.
The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds with the draw split into a southern and northern section until Round Three.
Ball numbers for the Round One draw are as follows:
| Northern Section
1. Accrington Stanley 2. Barnsley 3. Barrow AFC 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 AFC 35. Tranmere Rovers 36. West Bromwich Albion 37. Wigan Athletic 38. Wrexham |
Round One ties will take place week commencing 12 August.
COMPETITION FORMAT
Matches in all rounds are single-legged, with the exception of the semi-final ties.
In the event of scores being level at the end of ninety minutes’ duration in Rounds One, Two, Three, Four and Five, no extra time shall be played. The winners shall be determined by penalty kicks.
Extra time will apply in the second leg of the semi-finals and Final if the result is level after ninety minutes’ duration. A period of 30 minutes will be played.
HOW TO WATCH
From 2024/25, the EFL and its Clubs will embark on a record domestic rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports that will see every Carabao Cup match broadcast live on Sky Sports for fans in the UK.
For international markets, all matches are available for live streaming via Club platforms.
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