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Bromley have never won an EFL Cup game, but they did face Premier League side Newcastle in the third round of last season's FA Cup Relegated Premier League side Ipswich Town will face League Two Bromley for the first time in their history in round one of the Carabao Cup. It is just the second time Bromley, who won promotion to the EFL just over a year ago, have appeared in the competition. All three of the relegated Premier League sides have away trips in the first round, which takes place in the week commencing 11 August. Southampton go to Northampton, while Leicester City travel to Huddersfield. Premier League teams not playing in Europe will join the competition in the second round, while clubs involved in Uefa competitions enter in round three. There are four all-Championship first-round ties - Watford host Norwich City, Hull City travel to Wrexham, Birmingham City host beaten play-off finalists Sheffield United, while West Bromwich Albion take on Derby County at The Hawthorns. The tournament has introduced a preliminary round that will be played in the week after the start of the League Two season. The four lowest-ranked sides are playing an extra game to accommodate the increased number of Premier League clubs with European commitments. Nine top-flight sides are set to participate in Europe in the 2025-26 season, prompting the change to help reduce the number of teams in the first two rounds. Preliminary round (to be played in w/c 4 August) Accrington v Oldham Athletic Barnet v Newport County First round (to be played in w/c 11 August) Southern section Coventry City v Luton Town Bristol City v Milton Keynes Dons Bromley v Ipswich Town Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers Watford v Norwich City Charlton Athletic v Stevenage Oxford United v Colchester United Barnet or Newport v Millwall Cardiff City v Swindon Town Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon Northampton Town v Southampton Cheltenham Town v Exeter City Plymouth Argyle v Queens Park Rangers Swansea City v Crawley Town Portsmouth v Reading Northern section Barrow v Preston North End Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town Blackpool v Port Vale Salford City v Rotherham United Harrogate Town v Lincoln City Tranmere Rovers v Burton Albion Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra Huddersfield Town v Leicester City Wrexham v Hull City Birmingham City v Sheffield United Stoke City v Walsall Accrington or Oldham v Peterborough United Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers West Bromwich Albion v Derby County Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday Chesterfield v Mansfield Town Barnsley v Fleetwood Town Wigan Athletic v Notts County Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Club World Cup: Kalulu scores inexplicable own goal to restore Man City lead against Juventus The end of one of football's great full-back duos - where do they rank? Will Archer 2. 0 still be a £100m cheat code on England Test return? Cillian Murphy stars in 28 Days Later David Harewood on the impact of his psychosis documentary Who was behind the infamous robbery of Kim Kardashian? Maisie and Suzi's guide to the 2025 Women's Euros The end of one of football's great full-back duos - where do they rank? Every kit for Euro 2025 - pick your favourite The Commonwealth Games swimmer who might not see 40 Sir Gareth joins the greats as football's seventh knighted manager The chase is on - why no team can feel safe against Stokes' England Will 'sport's best dressed officials' be missed at Wimbledon? Euro 2025: How have England evolved? What are Wales' chances? England chase 371 to seal brilliant win against India in first Test Video England chase 371 to seal brilliant win against India in first Test 'Like talking to Andy Murray' - impressionist quizzes tennis stars. Video'Like talking to Andy Murray' - impressionist quizzes tennis stars In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week Who is the most iconic British & Irish Lion of all time? Which drivers are in danger of losing their seat for 2026? How Draper became a genuine Wimbledon contender Fleetwood's stumble gives US Bradley-sized Ryder Cup headache Which young players could light up Euro 2025? What do you remember about the 2013 Lions tour? Have the Club World Cup's innovations been good or bad? Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.