Source: Telegraph
Carling Cup draw: Portsmouth to face Stevenage in first round
Portsmouth, still in administration following their relegation from the Premier League and managerless after Avram Grant departed for West Ham, must travel to Broadhall Way to face opponents who could hardly have hoped for a better Carling Cup tie to open their first League Cup campaign. [LNB]The other two relegated Premier League teams - Hull and Burnley - have been given byes and will enter at the second-round stage. [LNB] Related ArticlesTaxman launches bid to tackle creditors ruleWest Ham set to name new managerArsenal reject £29m Fabregas offerAshley Cole on Mourinho's radarRed Knights vow to fight onRedknapp: Cole Spurs move unlikelyAlso in the draw, League Two newcomers Oxford have been handed a home tie against Bristol Rovers, while Southampton host local rivals Bournemouth. [LNB]Beaten play-off finalists Cardiff welcome Burton to the Cardiff City Stadium, and, in what could be the first competitive match at their new B2net Stadium, Chesterfield host Middlesbrough. [LNB]The ties will be played on the week commencing Aug 9. [LNB]The Football League fixtures are announced on Thursday. [LNB][LNB]Carling Cup first-round draw: [LNB]Hartlepool v Sheffield United Leicester v Macclesfield Walsall v Tranmere Carlisle v Huddersfield Stockport v Preston Barnsley v Rochdale Morecambe v Coventry Doncaster v Accrington Chesterfield v Middlesbrough Peterborough v Rotherham Bradford v Nottingham Forest Leeds v Lincoln Sheffield Wednesday v Bury Scunthorpe v Oldham Crewe v Derby Exeter v Ipswich Southend v Bristol City Southampton v Bournemouth Brentford v Cheltenham QPR v Port Vale Torquay v Reading Norwich v Gillingham Stevenage v Portsmouth Shrewsbury v Charlton Cardiff v Burton Northampton v Brighton Swansea v Barnet Plymouth v Notts County Wycombe v Millwall Oxford v Bristol Rovers Milton Keynes Dons v DagenhamHereford v Colchester Yeovil v Crystal Palace Aldershot v Watford Swindon v Leyton Orient
