Lads get home draw for Carling Cup first round

Sunderland have been drawn at home to Chester for the first round of the coming season's Carling Cup competition. The draw in full is:

Carling Cup first round draw: (Ties will be played week beginning 23 August)

Lincoln v Derby
Sunderland v Chester
Darlington v Barnsley
Hull v Wrexham
Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe
Rochdale v Wolves
Bradford v Notts County
Bury v Burnley
Tranmere v Shrewbury
Crewe v Blackpool
Mansfield v Preston
Sheffield Wednesday v Walsall
Sheffield United v Stockport
Hartlepool v Macclesfield
Doncaster v Port Vale
Oldham v Stoke
Grimsby v Wigan
Rotherham v Chesterfield
Leeds v Huddersfield
Colchester v Cheltenham
Peterborough v Milton Keynes Dons
Gillingham v Northampton
Brighton v Bristol Rovers
Leyton Orient v Bournemouth
Wycombe v Bristol City
Boston v Luton
Watford v Cambridge
QPR v Swansea
Kidderminster v Cardiff
West Ham v Southend
Ipswich v Brentford
Rushden & Diamonds v Swindon
Oxford v Reading
Yeovil v Plymouth
Coventry v Torquay