Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Start time, live stream, how to watch and ball numbers for first-round draw | The Sun

THE CARABAO CUP 2022/23 campaign begins this week with the first round draw taking place TODAY.

Liverpool won the competition last season after a thrilling penalty shootout triumph over Chelsea in the final.

Premier League sides who are not competing in Europe go into the tournament in the second round, and the remaining Prem teams enter at the third round.

• Start time: from 2.30pm
• TV/live stream: Sky Sports News

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  Fleetwood Town vs Wigan Athletic

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  Port Vale vs Rotherham United

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  Shrewsbury Town vs Carlisle United

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  Huddersfield Town vs Preston North End

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  Doncaster Rovers vs Lincoln City

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  Rochdale vs Burton Albion

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  Bradford City vs Hull City

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  Middlesbrough vs Barnsley

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  Accrington Stanley vs Tranmere Rovers

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  Mansfield Town vs Derby County

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  Grimsby vs Crewe

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  Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland

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  West Brom vs Sheffield United

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  Here we go!

  It's the Northern section up first.

  Michael Dawson and Clinton Morrison will be doing the honours.

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  It's nearly time!

  Get ready to get planning for your club's first round clash everyone!

  The draw is now just moments away.

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  Dates to mark down

  Your Carabao Cup first round clashes will take place on August 9-10.

  Make sure you've got the evening off work to go and follow your team!

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  Balls to look out for

  Norwich City make a return to round one, following their Premier League relegation.

  The Canaries will appear in the Southern section, and are ball No22.

  Meanwhile, Stockport and Grimsby enter the competition after earning promotion to the EFL from the National League.

  Both are in the Northern section, with Stockport ball No31 and Grimsby No14.

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  Throwing it back

  Liverpool won't be in this afternoon's draw, but are reigning Carabao Cup champions.

  The Reds narrowly overcame Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in February's final following a tense 0-0 draw.

  Every outfield player scored from 12 yards for both teams, leaving it up to the goalkeepers.

  Caoimhin Kelleher bagged for the Reds, only for Kepa Arrizabalaga to memorably whack his spot kick over the bar.

  

  

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  More ball numbers!

  And here is the Southern section:

  • 1 AFC Wimbledon
  • 2 Birmingham City
  • 3 Bristol City
  • 4 Bristol Rovers
  • 5 Cambridge United
  • 6 Cardiff City
  • 7 Charlton Athletic
  • 8 Cheltenham Town
  • 9 Colchester United
  • 10 Coventry City
  • 11 Crawley Town
  • 12 Exeter City
  • 13 Forest Green Rovers
  • 14 Gillingham
  • 15 Ipswich Town
  • 16 Leyton Orient
  • 17 Luton Town
  • 18 Millwall
  • 19 Milton Keynes Dons
  • 20 Northampton Town
  • 21 Newport County
  • 22 Norwich City
  • 23 Oxford United
  • 24 Peterborough United
  • 25 Plymouth Argyle
  • 26 Portsmouth
  • 27 Queens Park Rangers
  • 28 Reading
  • 29 Stevenage
  • 30 Sutton United
  • 31 Swansea City
  • 32 Swindon Town
  • 33 Walsall
  • 34 Wycombe Wanderers

  Here are your ball numbers!

  We'll start with the Northern section:

  1. Accrington Stanley
  2. Barnsley
  3. Barrow
  4. Blackburn Rovers
  5. Blackpool
  6. Bolton Wanderers
  7. Bradford City
  8. Burton Albion
  9. Carlisle United
  10. Crewe Alexandra
  11. Derby County
  12. Doncaster Rovers
  13. Fleetwood Town
  14. Grimsby Town
  15. Harrogate Town
  16. Hartlepool United
  17. Huddersfield Town
  18. Hull City
  19. Lincoln City
  20. Mansfield Town
  21. Middlesbrough
  22. Morecambe
  23. Port Vale
  24. Preston North End
  25. Rochdale
  26. Rotherham United
  27. Salford City
  28. Sheffield United
  29. Sheffield Wednesday
  30. Shrewsbury Town
  31. Stockport County
  32. Stoke City
  33. Sunderland
  34. Tranmere Rovers
  35. West Bromwich Albion
  36. Wigan Athletic

  First round draw format

  So 70 teams have been separated into a Northern section and Southern section.

  Almost all EFL sides feature, with just Watford and Burnley receiving byes to round two.

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    It's draw time!

    Buckle in everyone!

    If this morning's EFL fixture release wasn't exciting enough for you, we've got the Carabao Cup first round draw to keep your pulses racing!

    Keep it here for all the build-up, before we get going at 2:30pm.

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