The new season is drawing ever closer with the draw for the Carabao Cup first round this afternoon.
Just hours after the new fixtures of the Football League season were released, the 202-23 season of the Carabao Cup gets mapped out.
Premier League teams are absent from the first round, which is split into a southern and northern section. Watford and Burnley also receive a bye to round two, with clubs involved in European football entering at the third round.
A total of 35 ties will be drawn involving the likes of QPR, Charlton, AFC Wimbledon and Reading.
Here are all the details ahead of the draw...
When is the Carabao Cup first-round draw?
The draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup takes place on Thursday, June 23, 2022.
The draw is set to start at 2.30pm BST.
How can I watch the Carabao Cup first-round draw?
TV channel: The draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News.
Live stream: Sky Go customers can watch the draw live via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: You can also follow the draw as it happens with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog.
When will the Carabao Cup first round be played?
The ties will be played on the week commencing August 8, 2022.
What are the ball numbers for the Carabao Cup first-round draw?
Ball No. | North Section | Ball No. | South Section |
1 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | AFC Wimbledon |
2 | Barnsley | 2 | Birmingham City |
3 | Barrow | 3 | Bristol City |
4 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | Bristol Rovers |
5 | Blackpool | 5 | Cambridge United |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | Cardiff City |
7 | Bradford City | 7 | Charlton Athletic |
8 | Burton Albion | 8 | Cheltenham Town |
9 | Carlisle United | 9 | Colchester United |
10 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | Coventry City |
11 | Derby County | 11 | Crawley Town |
12 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | Exeter City |
13 | Fleetwood Town | 13 | Forest Green Rovers |
14 | Grimsby Town | 14 | Gillingham |
15 | Harrogate Town | 15 | Ipswich Town |
16 | Hartlepool United | 16 | Leyton Orient |
17 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | Luton Town |
18 | Hull City | 18 | Millwall |
19 | Lincoln City | 19 | Milton Keynes Dons |
20 | Mansfield Town | 20 | Newport County |
21 | Middlesbrough | 21 | Northampton Town |
22 | Morecambe | 22 | Norwich City |
23 | Port Vale | 23 | Oxford United |
24 | Preston North End | 24 | Peterborough United |
25 | Rochdale | 25 | Plymouth Argyle |
26 | Rotherham United | 26 | Portsmouth |
27 | Salford City | 27 | Queens Park Rangers |
28 | Sheffield United | 28 | Reading |
29 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | Stevenage |
30 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | Sutton United |
31 | Stockport County | 31 | Swansea City |
32 | Stoke City | 32 | Swindon Town |
33 | Sunderland | 33 | Walsall |
34 | Tranmere Rovers | 34 | Wycombe Wanderers |
35 | West Brom | ||
36 | Wigan Athletic |
