Carabao Cup first-round draw: Sutton United to face Cardiff City
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Manchester City won a fourth successive Carabao Cup when they beat Tottenham Hotspur in last season's final
Newly promoted Sutton United will travel to face Championship side Cardiff City in their first-ever Carabao Cup tie.
Sutton are preparing for their maiden English Football League campaign having won the National League title.
Sheffield United, the only relegated Premier League team in the draw, will face Carlisle in the first round.
The 35 round one fixtures are scheduled to take place during the week beginning 9 August.
Elsewhere, Sheffield Wednesday take on Huddersfield in a Yorkshire derby while Forest Green play Bristol City.
Hartlepool face Crewe Alexandra on their return to league football after their National League promotion final win last weekend.
Derby County, who were fined £100,000 over some of their accounting policies earlier on Thursday, have been drawn against League Two side Salford City.
Prior to the first-round draw, the EFL announced that they had agreed a two-year extension to their partnership with the competition's title sponsor Carabao.
The deal with the energy drinks brand, which began in 2017, will now run until 2024.
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