Carabao Cup first round draw: Blades at West Brom as Owls meet Black Cats

West Brom and Sheffield United will meet in the standout tie of the Carabao Cup first round.

The draw also sees a replay of last season’s League One play-off semi-final as Sunderland travel to Sheffield Wednesday, who they beat in a dramatic two-legged affair.

There is a repeat of the 2008 FA Cup final as League One Portsmouth make the trip to Cardiff, while Cambridge and Oxford host Millwall and Swansea respectively in two potential banana skins.

A trio of local affairs sees Colchester visit Ipswich, Charlton meet QPR and Salford make the short trip to Bolton.

Another intriguing tie sees Wayne Rooney’s Derby travel to Mansfield, where they will come up against ex-Rams boss Nigel Clough.

First round draw

Northern section

Blackburn vs Hartlepool

Harrogate vs Stockport 

Bolton vs Salford

Morecambe vs Stoke 

Blackpool vs Barrow 

West Brom vs Sheffield United

Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland

Grimsby vs Crewe

Mansfield vs Derby 

Accrington vs Tranmere

Middlesbrough vs Barnsley

Bradford City vs Hull

Rochdale vs Burton

Doncaster vs Lincoln

Huddersfield vs Preston

Shrewsbury vs Carlisle

Port Vale vs Rotherham

Fleetwood vs Wigan

Southern section

Norwich vs Birmingham

Coventry vs Bristol City

Northampton vs Wycombe

Cardiff vs Portsmouth

Charlton vs QPR

Crawley vs Bristol Rovers

Walsall vs Swindon

Ipswich vs Colchester

Luton vs Newport 

Reading vs Stevenage

Plymouth vs Peterborough

AFC Wimbledon vs Gillingham 

Cheltenham vs Exeter 

MK Dons vs Sutton 

Forest Green vs Leyton Orient

Cambridge vs Millwall 

Oxford vs Swansea

Big boys await

Watford, Burnley and any Premier League teams not competing in Europe enter the Carabao Cup in the second round.

Holders Liverpool and all the sides who are in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League join the competition ahead of the third round.

Key dates

The competition fixtures, excluding the final, will take place the week commencing the following specified dates.

First round: August 10, 2022 

Second round: August 24, 2022 

Third round: November 9, 2022 

Fourth round: December 21, 2022 

Quarter-finals: January 11, 2023 

Semi-final first legs: January 25, 2023

Semi-final second legs: February 1, 2023

Final: February 26, 2023