The draw for the second round of the Carabao Cup was made last night before Sunderland’s fixture with Sheffield Wednesday, the last game of Round One. Round Two sees the introduction of Premier League teams who are not in any European competitions as well as those Football League teams that successfully navigated through their first game.
Carabao Cup Draw
Interesting Fixtures
The first of two standout ties in the Southern section comes in the form of AFC Wimbledon v West Ham United. It will be the first meeting between the two sides when they come together at Kingsmeadow. The Dons have never got past the first round of the competition, while the Hammers have twice reached the semi-finals, in 2010/11 and 2013/14.
The second standout fixture takes place at the Vitality Stadium as Premier League side Bournemouth take on MK Dons from League Two. The two sides haven’t met since 2013 when the Cherries ran out 3-0 winners at Stadium MK in a League One fixture. The last Dons win was a year earlier, also in League One, with Mathias Kouo-Doumbe scoring the only goal.
In the Northern section, newly-promoted Championship side Rotherham United will travel to Everton, while League Two outfit Mansfield Town visit The Hawthorns to take on West Brom.
Draw in Full
Northern Section
Blackburn Rovers v Lincoln City
Burton Albion v Aston Villa
Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool
Everton v Rotherham United
Hull City v Derby County
Leeds United v Preston North End
Leicester v Fleetwood Town
Middlesbrough v Rochdale
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves
Stoke City v Huddersfield Town
Walsall v Macclesfield Town
West Bromwich Albion v Mansfield Town
Southern Section
AFC Wimbledon v West Ham United
Bournemouth v MK Dons
Brentford v Cheltenham Town
Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton
Cardiff City v Norwich City
Fulham v Exeter City
Millwall v Plymouth Argyle
Newport County v Oxford United
Queens Park Rangers v Bristol Rovers
Reading v Watford
Swansea City v Crystal Palace
Wycombe Wanderers v Forest Green Rovers
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