Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Updates as Leeds, Sheffield United and more learn first-round fate

The draw for the first round of the League Cup takes place ahead of the competition beginning in early August

The Carabao Cup first-round draw helps mark the start of the new domestic football season (PA)

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:

Carabao Cup first-round draw LIVE

• The draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup has been made
• First-round draw in full
• Ties will be played on the week commencing 12 August
• Premier League sides enter the competition at the second round

[27 June 2024 10:50 · Chris Wilson]

Championship fixtures 2024/25: Every first round game as Luton and Burnley square off

Relegated Luton and Burnley will begin their bids for an immediate return to the Premier League when they face each other in their opening Championship fixture on 12 August.

The match at Kenilworth Road will be played on the Monday night, the final Championship fixture of a weekend which begins with a Friday night double-header in which Blackburn host newly promoted Derby and Sheffield United, also relegated from the Premier League, head to Preston.

Promoted Portsmouth begin life in the Championship away to Leeds the following day, with Oxford hosting Norwich – who have appointed Johannes Hoff Thorup to replace David Wagner.

New Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris will begin his tenure away to Cardiff while Hull boss Tim Walter will welcome Bristol City in his first league match in charge.

All of Saturday’s Championship fixtures will kick off at 12.30pm, with every game across the opening weekend in the Championship, League One and League Two being televised on Sky Sports+ under the EFL’s new £935m deal with the broadcaster.

[27 June 2024 10:43 · Chris Wilson]

Premier League fixture list

The EFL Cup draw helps mark the start of the new domestic football season, as does the release of the respective fixture lists for each league.

The Premier League fixture list was released on 18 June, with the season starting in Manchester as Erik ten Hag’s United side host Fulham.

Ipswich host Liverpool in the first match back in the top flight, with champions Manchester City facing Chelsea in the blockbuster match from the opening weekend.

Find all you need to know below.

[27 June 2024 10:35 · Chris Wilson]

Carabao Cup first-round draw LIVE

The most successful sides in the League Cup are as follows:

Liverpool - 10 wins

Manchester City - 8 wins

Manchester United - 6 wins

Chelsea - 5 wins

Aston Villa - 5 wins

A total of 11 sides have won the competition once, including Luton in 1987/88, Stoke City in 1971/72 and Blackburn in 2001/02.

[27 June 2024 10:30 · Chris Wilson]

Carabao Cup first-round draw LIVE

A reminder that Premier League sides don’t enter the draw until the second round.

The 13 teams that aren’t in European competition - along with Luton and Burnley, who finished 18th and 19th in the Premier League last season – enter in the next round, with the other seven sides entering at the third-round stage.

[27 June 2024 10:25 · Chris Wilson]

Carabao Cup 2023/24

Last year’s edition of the League Cup was full of plenty of drama once more, as Liverpool eventually battled to a tense win over Chelsea in the final.

Virgil van Dijk scored a header in extra-time to seal the win for Liverpool, marking the tenth time the Reds have won the trophy. They’ve won the competition more than any other side, and twice more than nearest challengers Manchester City.

The win gave Jurgen Klopp a trophy in his final season in charge at the club.

[27 June 2024 10:15 · Chris Wilson]

Carabo Cup draw: Northern section draw numbers

1. Accrington Stanley 2. Barnsley

3. Barrow 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

35. Tranmere Rovers 36. West Bromwich Albion

37. Wigan Athletic 38. Wrexham

[27 June 2024 10:10 · Chris Wilson]

Carabo Cup draw: Southern section draw numbers

1. AFC Wimbledon 2. Birmingham City

3. Bristol City 4. Bristol Rovers

5. Bromley 6. Cambridge United

7. Cardiff City 8. Charlton Athletic

9. Cheltenham Town 10. Colchester United

11. Coventry City 12. Crawley Town

13. Exeter City 14. Gillingham

15. Leyton Orient 16. Millwall

17. Milton Keynes Dons 18. Newport County

19. Northampton Town 20. Norwich City

21. Oxford United 22. Peterborough United

23. Plymouth Argyle 24. Portsmouth

25. Queens Park Rangers 26. Reading

27. Stevenage 28. Swansea City

29. Swindon Town 30. Walsall

31. Watford 32. Wycombe Wanderers

[27 June 2024 10:05 · Chris Wilson]

Carabao Cup draw LIVE

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The draw takes place at 11.30am and is live on Sky Sports News, and we’ll have all the information and updates you need.