Carling Cup Draw Noon Tomorrow

The Carling Cup first round draw is at noon tomorrow.

The Bulls have been placed in the South draw, along with the likes of Birmingham, West Brom, and Cardiff. The draw includes all 72 Football League sides with the 12 Premiership sides not playing European football joining in the second round, and the remaining eight sides joining in the third round.

Since the Bulls last played in the League Cup the format has changed slightly with the first round draw pitting Seeded clubs, the higher placed teams in the League structure last season, against Unseeded clubs. The draw format guarantees a tie against at least a League One side. The first round is now a single tie rather than a two-legged affair and will be played in the week beginning 21 August, with ties decided on the night with extra-time and penalties if necessary.

South Seeded Teams:
1 Birmingham City
2 West Bromwich Albion
3 Crystal Palace
4 Coventry City
5 Norwich City
6 Luton Town
7 Cardiff City
8 Southampton
9 Plymouth Argyle
10 Ipswich Town
11 Queens Park Rangers
12 Southend United
13 Colchester United
14 Millwall
15 Brighton & Hove Albion
16 Brentford
17 Swansea City
18 Bristol City

South Unseeded Teams:
19 Gillingham
20 Yeovil Town
21 AFC Bournemouth
22 Northampton Town
23 Leyton Orient
24 Cheltenham Town
25 Milton Keynes Dons
26 Swindon Town
27 Walsall
28 Wycombe Wanderers
29 Peterborough United
30 Shrewsbury Town
31 Boston United
32 Bristol Rovers
33 Barnet
34 Torquay United
35 Notts County
36 Hereford United

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