The 2022-23 Carabao Cup is under way earnest and Nottingham Forest will soon discover their first opponents in this season's competition.
The majority of the first round ties are on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Cambridge United were already into the second round after beating Millwall 1-0 last week.
Forest enter at the second round stage, along with some of their Premier League counterparts. Last season, they beat Bradford City in the first round before losing 4-0 at home to Wolves.
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It is a cup that the Reds have won four times in their illustrious history, though not since 1990. Here are a couple of key competition rules to be aware of, plus details of the draw for the next round...
No extra time
If scores are level after 90 minutes, the tie will go straight to a penalty shoot-out. There will be no extra-time.
Subs
Teams can name up to nine substitutes on the bench, and are allowed to use a maximum of five.
Second round draw
The draw for the second round will take place on Wednesday (August 10), live on Sky Sports, following the end of the televised game between Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland, which kicks off at 7.45pm.
It will be hosted by Sky's new Carabao Cup presenter Mark Chapman, with former Crystal Palace and Birmingham City striker Clinton Morrison and Sunderland hero Michael Gray selecting the ties.
The 13 Premier League clubs not involved in European competitions will enter at this stage, alongside Burnley and Watford from the Championship.
The draw remains regionalised at this point, so will again be split into southern and northern sections. Forest are in the northern section.
Second round ties are due to be played during the week beginning August 22.
Ball numbers
NORTH
1 Aston Villa
2 Barrow
3 Bolton Wanderers
4 Bradford City
5 Burnley
6 Derby County
7 Everton
8 Fleetwood Town
9 Grimsby Town
10 Leeds United
11 Leicester City
12 Lincoln City
13 Morecambe
14 Newcastle United
15 Nottingham Forest
16 Preston North End
17 Rochdale
18 Shrewsbury Town
19 Stockport County
20 Tranmere Rovers
21 Wolverhampton Wanderers
22 Blackburn Rovers or Hartlepool United
23 Middlesbrough or Barnsley
24 Port Vale or Rotherham United
25 Sheffield Wednesday or Sunderland AFC
26 West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United
SOUTH
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Brentford
3 Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Cambridge United
5 Charlton Athletic
6 Colchester United
7 Crawley Town
8 Crystal Palace
9 Exeter City
10 Forest Green Rovers
11 Fulham
12 Gillingham
13 Milton Keynes Dons
14 Newport County
15 Norwich City
16 Oxford United
17 Portsmouth
18 Southampton
19 Stevenage
20 Walsall
21 Watford
22 Wycombe Wanderers
23 Coventry City or Bristol City
24 Plymouth Argyle or Peterborough United
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