Carabao Cup first round draw in full as Leeds and Leicester find out opponents

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    Leeds United, Leicester City and Southampton find themselves in unfamiliar territory as they found themselves in the pot for the first round of the Carabao Cup.

    Having discovered who they would play in the Championship on Thursday morning – the three relegated Premier League sides then discovered their Carabao Cup fate in the afternoon. Leeds will welcome Shrewsbury Town, Leicester visit Burton Albion, and the Saints square off with Gillingham.

    All 72 EFL clubs will be entered into the draw – including Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham. The draw has been split into a northern side and a southern side for the first round, to keep travel costs down.

    The 12 Premier League sides without any European football next season will then join in the second round, before the big boys enter the hat in the third round.

    READ MORE: EFL fixtures released as Leicester, Leeds and Wrexham find out 2023/24 opponents

    Manchester United will be hoping to defend the only piece of silverware they claimed last season. While Manchester City will be looking to right the only wrong of their Treble winning season.

    Southampton knocked City out of the Carabao Cup, before they were dumped out themselves by United in the semi-finals. If they are to repeat their cup heroics, Saints will have to do it the long way – when they face Gillingham in the first round.

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    There were some big draws in the Southern section – with QPR and Norwich pulling each other out of the hat.

    Leyton Orient pulled the short straw, and they will face the long journey down to Plymouth. While in the Northern section, Notts County's return to the competition will see them welcome Lincoln – who thrilled fans with an FA Cup run in recent years. 

    Wrexham were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic, who lost out in the 2006 final to United.

    Carabao Cup draw in full:

    South

    Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient

    Forest Green Rovers v Portsmouth

    Swansea City v Northampton Town

    Exeter City v Crawley Town

    Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

    Newport County v Charlton Athletic

    Stevenage v Watford

    Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City

    Sutton United v Cambridge United

    MK Dons v Wycombe Wanderers

    Millwall v Reading

    AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City

    Bristol City v Oxford United

    Gillingham v Southampton

    QPR v Norwich City

    Peterborough v Swindon Town

    Cardiff City v Colchester

    North

    Notts County v Lincoln

    Bolton Wanderers v Barrow

    Hull City v Doncaster Rovers

    Mansfield Town v Grimsby Town

    Stoke City v West Brom

    Sheffield Wednesday v Stockport

    Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town

    Preston North End v Salford

    Rotherham United v Morecambe

    Harrogate Town v Carlisle

    Burton Albion v Leicester City

    Accrington Stanley v Bradford City

    Derby County v Blackpool

    Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

    Barnsley v Tranmere

    Blackburn Rovers v Walsall

    Huddersfield v Middlesbrough

    Wrexham v Wigan Athletic

    Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra

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