Exeter City have been handed the plum tie in the second round of the Carling Cup, in which they will host Liverpool.
Kenny Dalglish’s men will travel to St James’ Park as their lack of European involvement sees them enter the competition earlier than usual. Northampton Town, the League Two side who knocked Liverpool out early on last year, have the chance to shock another top flight side when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers in this year’s second round.
Everton will host Sheffield United, while Scunthorpe United have another exciting home draw with Newcastle United due at Glanford Park. Steve Bruce’s Sunderland face a tricky looking trip to Brighton, Blackburn host Sheffield Wednesday after they ousted Blackpool on penalties on Thursday, Roy Hodgson’s West Brom will travel to Bournemouth and Aston Villa - whose manager Alex McLeish led Birmingham City to victory in last season's competition - will welcome Hereford United.
Crystal Palace’s first round clash with Crawley Town was one of five ties postponed this week because of the riots that swept the UK. The eventual winners will host Premier League Wigan Athletic, while Bolton Wanderers will welcome Macclesfield after they shocked Hull this week. Premier League new boys QPR and Norwich have home draws against Rochdale and MK Dons respectively, while Swansea will travel to Derby County’s midweek conquerors Shrewsbury Town.
The majority of the second round fixtures will be played in the week of August 22, but some of the outstanding first round ties have been rescheduled for that week so some fans will have to wait for their team’s ties.
Carling Cup Second Round (Most ties to be played week of August 22):
Millwall v Morecambe
Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday
Bury v Leicester City
West Ham United/Aldershot v Carlisle United
Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion
Crystal Palace/Crawley Town v Wigan Athletic
Peterborough United v Middlesbrough
Aston Villa v Hereford United
Bristol City/Swindon Town v Southampton
Exeter City v Liverpool
Everton v Sheffield United
Brighton and Hove Albion v Sunderland
Shrewsbury Town v Swansea City
Charlton Athletic/Reading v Preston North End
Norwich City v Milton Keynes Dons
Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers v Nottingham Forest
Bolton Wanderers v Macclesfield Town
Burnley v Barnet
Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United
Leyton Orient v Watford/Bristol Rovers
Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United
Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town
Queens Park Rangers v Rochdale
Don’t forget - Liverpool v Sunderland live on Setanta Sports 1 in Ireland, Sat Aug 13th.