PUBLISHED ON 14 JUNE, 2012
Football League newcomers Fleetwood Town will play Nottingham Forest in the standout tie of the first round draw of the Capital One Cup.
The trophy, rebranded this year as what was formerly known as the Carling Cup was won by Liverpool last season.
The ties will take place on the week beginning 13 August.
A Lancashire affair
The draw has also thrown together a Lancashire derby as Blackpool will entertain League Two side Morecambe.
Relegated from the Premier League last season, Wolves also enter in round one although a home tie against Aldershot Town shouldn’t cause too many problems.
Last seasons' beaten finalists Cardiff City face a trip to Sixfields to play Aidy Boothroyd’s Northampton Town.
Other notable ties include a London clash at The Valley between Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient whilst Burnley travel to Port Vale and two clubs who have had their financial struggles of recent will do battle at Home Park as Plymouth Argyle welcome Portsmouth.
Byes for the big clubs
All Football League clubs enter at this stage except relegated Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, who advance into the second round along with 13 Premier League sides.
Cup holders Liverpool, along with European participants Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United will join in at the third round.
The final of the Capital One Cup will take place at Wembley Stadium on February 24, 2013.
Round one draw
Derby County v Scunthorpe United
Rochdale v Barnsley
Port Vale v Burnley
Notts County v Bradford City
Hull City v Rotherham United
Fleetwood Town v Nottingham Forest
Carlisle United v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v York City
Crewe Alexandra v Hartlepool United
Bury v Middlesbrough
Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Blackpool v Morecambe
Leeds United v Shrewsbury Town
Preston North End v Huddersfield Town
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Stevenage Borough v AFC Wimbledon
Exeter City v Crystal Palace
Yeovil Town v Colchester United
Birmingham City v Barnet
Bristol City v Gillingham
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth
Wolves v Aldershot Town
Walsall v Brentford
Millwall v Crawley Town
Torquay United v Leicester City
Dagenham & Redbridge v Coventry City
Peterborough United v Southend United
Swindon Town v Brighton
Watford v Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton Athletic v Leyton Orient
Oxford United v Bournemouth
All ties to be played on the week commencing 13 August, 2012.
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