Aston Villa get Luton in EFL Cup first-round draw
Wednesday 22 June 2016 14:47, UK
Aston Villa have been drawn away at Luton in the first round of the rebranded EFL Cup.
Villa are the only one of last season's relegated Premier League clubs to enter the old League Cup in the opening round, and the draw pits them against the 1988 winners, who are now in League Two.
Other standout ties in the seeded draw, now split into northern and southern sections, include a London derby between Championship Fulham and League Two Leyton Orient.
Grimsby and Cheltenham return to the competition following last season's promotions from the National League: Grimsby are drawn away to Derby and Cheltenham at home to Charlton.
All ties will be played in the week beginning August 8.
Full draw
Northern section
Carlisle v Port Vale
Rotherham v Morecambe
Accrington v Bradford
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Mansfield v Blackburn
Barnsley v Northampton
Cambridge v Sheffield Wednesday
Derby v Grimsby
Oldham v Wigan
Scunthorpe v Notts County
Doncaster v Nottm Forest
Burton v Bury
Fleetwood v Leeds
Sheffield United v Crewe
Shrewsbury v Huddersfield
Preston v Hartlepool
Blackpool v Bolton
Northern section
Peterborough v Wimbledon
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff
Coventry v Portsmouth
Luton v Aston Villa
Brighton v Colchester
Cheltenham v Charlton
Birmingham v Oxford
Southend v Gillingham
Wolves v Crawley
Leyton Orient v Fulham
Ipswich v Stevenage
Wycombe v Bristol City
Walsall v Yeovil
Exeter v Brentford
QPR v Swindon
Barnet v Millwall
Reading v Plymouth
Newport v MK Dons
