Thrilling Start to Carabao Cup: Wrexham Set to Battle Wigan as Leicester Takes on Burton; QPR to Host Norwich!

Wrexham, the National League champions, will make their return to the League Cup for the first time in over a decade after earning promotion to League Two. They are set to face Wigan in the opening round of the Carabao Cup.

Leeds United will be hosting Shrewsbury, while Leicester will be traveling to Burton. In another match, Sheffield Wednesday will be taking on Stockport, and Salford will be heading to Preston, making these matches the highlights of the draws in the Northern Section.

Moving on to the South Section, Queens Park Rangers will be hosting their Championship rivals Norwich, while Southampton will be traveling to Gillingham for their match.

Ties are scheduled to take place week commencing August 7.

Carabao Cup first-round draw in full

Notts County vs Lincoln City

Bolton Wanderers vs Barrow AFC

Hull City vs Doncaster Rovers

Mansfield Town vs Grimsby Town

Stoke City vs West Bromwich Albion

Sheffield Wednesday vs Stockport County

Leeds United vs Shrewsbury Town

Preston North End vs Salford City

Rotherham United vs Morecambe

Harrogate Town vs Carlisle United

Burton Albion vs Leicester City

Accrington Stanley vs Bradford City

Derby County vs Blackpool

Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town

Barnsley vs Tranmere Rovers

Blackburn Rovers vs Walsall

Huddersfield Town vs Middlesbrough

Wrexham vs Wigan Athletic

Sunderland vs Crewe Alexandra

Southern Section

Plymouth vs Leyton Orient

Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth

Swansea vs Northampton Town

Exeter City vs Crawley Town

Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers

Newport County vs Charlton

Stevenage vs Watford

Cheltenham vs Birmingham City

Sutton vs Cambridge Utd

MK Dons vs Wycombe

Millwall vs Reading

AFC Wimbledon vs Coventry City

Bristol City vs Oxford Utd

Gillingham vs Southampton

QPR vs Norwich City

Peterborough vs Swindon Town

Cardiff City vs Colchester