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
