Carabao Cup second round draw in full as Premier League clubs enter the fray
The Carabao Cup second-round draw has been made as Premier League clubs enter the competition.
On Tuesday night, 32 Carabao Cup fixtures were played with the likes of Blackburn Rovers, Watford, Sheffield United and Coventry City all sealing passage to the next round.
Three games were played on Wednesday night with Hull City losing 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday, Wayne Rooney’s Plymouth Argyle beating Cheltenham Town 3-0 and Leeds United were also knocked out after losing 3-0 to Middlesbrough.
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After the matches on Wednesday night, the draw was made with Premier League sides not in Europe entering the competition, including the likes of Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, West Ham United, Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Here is the draw in full:
Southern Section -
Coventry City vs Oxford United
Swansea City vs Wycombe Wanderers
AFC Wimbledon vs Ipswich Town
Birmingham City vs Fulham
Watford vs Plymouth Argyle
West Ham United vs Bournemouth
Queens Park Rangers vs Luton Town
Brighton and Hove Albion vs Crawley Town
Crystal Palace vs Norwich City
Cardiff City vs Southampton
Millwall vs Leyton Orient
Colchester United vs Brentford
Northern Section -
Grimsby Town vs Sheffield Wednesday
Everton vs Doncaster Rovers
Blackburn Rovers vs Blackpool
Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United
Shrewsbury Town vs Bolton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
Barrow vs Derby County
Leicester City vs Tranmere Rovers
Middlesbrough vs Stoke City
Barnsley vs Sheffield United
Harrogate Town vs Preston North End
Walsall vs Huddersfield Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Burnley
In round three, the rest of the top flight such as holders Liverpool and Premier League champions Manchester City will be involved.
Last season, Liverpool won the Carabao Cup in dramatic circumstances after Virgil van Dijk headed in a Kostas Tsimikas corner in the 118th minute to seal a 1-0 win over Chelsea at Wembley.
It proved to be Jurgen Klopp's final trophy as Liverpool boss.
Topics: Carabao Cup, Premier League, Football
Marcus Chan