Black Cats and the Carabao Cup draw – everything you need to know

Sunderland were set to learn their Carabao Cup first round opponents today.

ThefirstroundisoneofseventiesenroutetotheWembley final – so here's everything you need to know about the opening round of matches…

The draw is at 10am on Sky Sports News. and Two clubs.

Championship: Barnsley, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Bournemouth, Brentford, Bristol City, Cardiff City, Coventry City, Derby County, Huddersfield Town, Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Rotherham United, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, Swansea City, Watford,

Wycombe Wanderers.

League One: Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon, Blackpool,BristolRovers,Burton Albion, Charlton Athletic, Crewe Alexandra, Doncaster Rovers, Fleetwood Town, Gillingham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, MK Dons, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Peterborough United, PlymouthArgyle,Portsmouth, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Sunderland, Swindon Town,

Wigan Athletic.

League Two: Barrow, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Cambridge United, Carlisle United, Cheltenham Town, Colchester United, Crawley Town, Exeter City, Forest Green Rovers, Grimsby Town, Harrogate Town, Leyton Orient, Mansfield Town, Morecambe, Newport County, OldhamAthletic,PortVale,Salford City, Scunthorpe United, Southend United, Stevenage,

Tranmere Rovers, Walsall.

They are scheduled for Saturday, September 5, a week before the Championship, League One and Two campaigns kick off.

However, ties involving Championship clubs – and in some cases, League One and Two teams – will likely be rearrangedtoavoidclashingwith the international break.

Not a lot. As per last season, the 72 teams in the first round will be split into north and south sections to avoid excess travel.

The only difference is that a traditional two-legged semifinalwillnowbecomeaone-off game. There is no extra-time if tiedafter90minutes,meaning clubs will go straight to penalties again.