League Cup: Away ties for relegated Premier League trio
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Relegated Premier League sides Hull City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers have all been given away ties in the first round of the League Cup.
Hull and 1967 winners QPR are paired with League Two sides Accrington Stanley and Yeovil Town while Burnley face a trip to Port Vale of League One.
Promoted Conference champions Barnet face a London derby at Millwall.
Bristol Rovers, also back in the Football League for 2015-16, host twice winners Birmingham City.
The 12 Premier League sides that are not competing in Europe do not feature until the second round.
League Cup winners 1961-2015 | |
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8 - Liverpool | 5 - Aston Villa, Chelsea |
4 - Manchester Utd, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur | 3 - Leicester City, Manchester City |
2- Arsenal, Birmingham City, Norwich City, Wolves | 1 - Blackburn Rovers, Leeds United, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Oxford United, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Swansea City, Swindon Town, West Bromwich Albion |
Holders Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, record eight-times winners Liverpool, Southampton and West Ham United all come in at the third round stage.
In total, there are 11 former League Cup winners among the 72 teams in the first round draw.
Nottingham Forest, one of only six teams to have lifted the trophy four times or more, host League One side Walsall, while Kenny Jackett's Wolves, twice winners, also have a home tie against Welsh side Newport County.
Blackburn Rovers, winners in 2002, host promoted League One side Shrewsbury Town; 1968 winners Leeds United face a Yorkshire derby at Doncaster, and Middlesbrough, who won the cup in 2004, go to 1990 runners-up Oldham Athletic.
Luton Town, who beat Arsenal at Wembley in 1988, host League One champions and Johnstone's Paint Trophy holders Bristol City.
Swindon Town, who won in 1969, when they also beat Arsenal, host League Two side Exeter City; Oxford United, winners in 1986, must go to Championship side Brentford, and Sheffield Wednesday, the 1991 victors, host Mansfield Town.
All ties will be played in the week commencing 10 August.
Capital One Cup first round draw
Carlisle United v Chesterfield
Nottingham Forest v Walsall
Fleetwood Town v Hartlepool United
Scunthorpe United v Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion
Accrington Stanley v Hull City
Rochdale v Coventry City
Oldham Athletic v Middlesbrough
Huddersfield Town v Notts County
Blackburn Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
Morecambe v Sheffield United
Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United
Wigan Athletic v Bury
Northampton Town v Blackpool
Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town
Rotherham United v Cambridge United
Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End
York City v Bradford City
Port Vale v Burnley
Peterborough United v Crawley Town
Yeovil Town v Queens Park Rangers
Plymouth Argyle v Gillingham
Swindon Town v Exeter City
Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City
Ipswich Town v Stevenage
Luton Town v Bristol City
Charlton Athletic v Dagenham & Redbridge
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newport County
Brentford v Oxford United
Portsmouth v Derby County
Southend United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Milton Keynes Dons v Leyton Orient
Cardiff City v AFC Wimbledon
Millwall v Barnet
Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham
Colchester United v Reading
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