Capital One Cup: QPR at Exeter City in first round
- Published
Relegated QPR have been drawn against League Two side Exeter City in the first round of the Capital One Cup.
Bournemouth, who were promoted to the Championship, will host south-coast neighbours Portsmouth, who were relegated to League Two.
Football League newcomers Newport County are at Brighton, while Conference Premier champions Mansfield face a trip to play Tranmere.
All the ties will be played in the week commencing 5 August.
The winners in the first round, which sees teams from the Championship, League One and Two compete, could then face Premier League opposition.
Reading, who were also relegated from the Premier League, enter the competition in round two.
Teams that have qualified for Europe - Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Wigan and League Cup holders Swansea - all enter the competition in the third round.
League One champions Doncaster host Rochdale, while Watford - who missed out on promotion to the Premier League after losing to Crystal Palace in the Championship play-off final - will travel to Bristol Rovers.
Last season's losing finalists Bradford will make the short trip along the M62 to take on West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield.
There is a South Yorkshire derby at New York Stadium as League One Rotherham host Sheffield Wednesday, while Blackburn travel to Carlisle.
Preston boss Simon Grayson makes a return to his former club Blackpool, while Birmingham welcome John Sheridan's Plymouth.
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest host Hartlepool, Leicester make the trip to Wycombe, Leeds take on Chesterfield and Bolton visit Shrewsbury.
Wolves, beginning life in the third tier after back-to-back relegations, visit the Lancashire seaside to take on Morecambe.
The full draw:
Bury v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
Preston North End v Blackpool
Barnsley v Scunthorpe United
Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town
York City v Burnley
Notts County v Fleetwood Town
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Oldham Athletic v Derby County
Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers
Morecambe v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest v Hartlepool United
Leeds United v Chesterfield
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
Port Vale v Walsall
Gillingham v Bristol City
AFC Bournemouth v Portsmouth
Wycombe Wanderers v Leicester City
Brentford v Dagenham and Redbridge
Exeter City v Queens Park Rangers
Charlton Athletic v Oxford United
Southend United v Yeovil Town
Millwall v AFC Wimbledon
Swindon Town v Torquay United
Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage v Ipswich Town
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Leyton Orient v Coventry City
Colchester United v Peterborough United
Brighton and Hove Albion v Newport County
- Published24 February 2013
- Published24 February 2013
- Published24 February 2013
- Published18 January 2016