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NEWCASTLE will face four-time winners Nottingham Forest in the second round of the Carabao Cup after Wednesday’s draw served up some tasty ties.
The Magpies will travel to Forest’s City Ground in one of two all-Premier League ties commencing on the week of August 26.
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The other top-flight battle sees West Ham host Bournemouth in a tasty clash.
But there are plenty of other mouth-watering clashes in the next round of the competition.
AFC Wimbledon will take on Prem new boys Ipswich.
While Wolves face relegated Burnley at Molineux.
There are further interesting encounters including League One Crawley Town versus Premier League Brighton.
While Colchester, of League Two, will be hosting top-flight Brentford.
Liverpool are the current holders of the Carabao Cup.
They beat Chelsea with a dramatic extra-time winner in last season’s final at Wembley.
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But as Liverpool finished in the top half of the Premier League, they will not be entering the draw until the third round.
Tuesday and Wednesday saw the first round of the Carabao Cup take place, with some interesting results along the way.
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Ambitious Wrexham lost 4-2 to Sheffield United.
While Millwall KO’d Portsmouth with a 1-0 win.
Sheffield Wednesday also got the better of Hull with a 2-1 away victory.
And Middlesbrough travelled to Elland Road before battering Leeds 3-0.
Carabao Cup second-round draw
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
- 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
- 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
- Colchester United v Brentford
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