Forest host Newcastle in EFL Cup second-round draw

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The EFL Cup earlier past year's last betwixt Liverpool and ChelseaImage source, Getty Images

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The EFL Cup was founded arsenic nan League Cup successful 1960

Four-time winners Nottingham Forest person been drawn astatine location to Newcastle successful nan 2nd information of nan Carabao Cup.

The lucifer astatine nan City Ground is 1 of 2 all-Premier League ties pinch West Ham United besides facing top-flight guidance successful nan style of Bournemouth.

There are 4 ties which will spot teams from nan 4th tier pitted against Premier League sides.

Ipswich Town person been drawn distant to AFC Wimbledon, Colchester are astatine location to Brentford while Doncaster and Tranmere person been handed trips to Everton and Leicester respectively.

League Two Fleetwood Town's reward for knocking retired Championship West Brom is simply a location necktie pinch 3rd tier Rotherham United.

Second-round ties will return spot nan week commencing 26 August.

The 7 Premier League teams progressive successful European competition, including holders Liverpool, participate nan title successful nan 3rd round.

Northern section

Grimsby Town v Sheffield Wednesday

Everton v Doncaster Rovers

Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool

Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United

Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

Barrow v Derby County

Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers

Middlesbrough v Stoke City

Barnsley v Sheffield United

Harrogate Town v Preston North End

Walsall v Huddersfield Town

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley

Southern section

Coventry City v Oxford United

Swansea City v Wycombe Wanderers

AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town

Birmingham City v Fulham

Watford v Plymouth Argyle

West Ham United v Bournemouth

Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crawley Town

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

Cardiff City v Southampton

Millwall v Leyton Orient

Colchester United v Brentford

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