Sunderland will discover their second round Carabao Cup opponents immediately after their first-round game with Sheffield Wednesday - if they manage to overome the Owls. The Black Cats are hoping to be in the hat when the other 13 Premier League clubs not in Europe and recently relegated Watford and Burnley enter the tournament.
The draw for the second round will take place following the conclusion of the game Hillsborough. Sky’s new Carabao Cup presenter for 2022/23, Mark Chapman, will host the draw with ex-Owls striker Clinton Morrison and former Sunderland man Michael Gray tasked with drawing the teams.
Shoulld they win, Sunderland will be placed into the northern section of the draw for round two and could face any of the sides in their half of the draw after a seeding system was scrapped in 2018. Round two ties will take place week the week commencing August 22.
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Sunderland will be confident of overcoming League One Wednesday, having defeated them in the play-offs earlier this year. Alex Neil's side have made a positive start to their Championship campaign, with their 3-2 win at Bristol City last weekend coming on the back of a 1-1 draw with Coventry City.
Ball numbers for the second round draw
NORTH
- Aston Villa
- Barrow
- Bolton Wanderers
- Bradford City
- Burnley
- Derby County
- Everton
- Fleetwood Town
- Grimsby Town
- Leeds United
- Leicester City
- Lincoln City
- Morecambe
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Preston North End
- Rochdale
- Shrewsbury Town
- Stockport County
- Tranmere Rovers
- Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Blackburn Rovers or Hartlepool United
- Middlesbrough or Barnsley
- Port Vale or Rotherham United
- Sheffield Wednesday or Sunderland AFC
- West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United
SOUTH
- AFC Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Cambridge United
- Charlton Athletic
- Colchester United
- Crawley Town
- Crystal Palace
- Exeter City
- Forest Green Rovers
- Fulham
- Gillingham
- Milton Keynes Dons
- Newport County
- Norwich City
- Oxford United
- Portsmouth
- Southampton
- Stevenage
- Walsall
- Watford
- Wycombe Wanderers
- Coventry City or Bristol City
- Plymouth Argyle or Peterborough United
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