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Cardiff City draw Coventry City in Capital One Cup

Cardiff City are drawn against Coventry City in their first-round clash of the Capital One Cup next season.

Cardiff City will travel to Coventry City in the first round of the Capital One Cup next season.

The Welsh outfit have been drawn in the first round of the competition following their relegation from the Premier League last season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The Bluebirds, who are the only club from last season's top flight in the first-round draw, will take on the League One outfit during the week commencing August 11.

Luton Town, who are back in the Football League following their promotion from the Conference, will take on Swindon Town at Kenilworth Road.

AFC Wimbledon face a trip to MK Dons, while League One champions Wolverhampton Wanderers host Morecambe at Molineux.

New Nottingham Forest manager Stuart Pearce will take his side to Tranmere Rovers, while Brighton & Hove Albion, with new boss Sami Hyypia at the helm, have a home tie against Cheltenham Town.

Current Capital One Cup holders Manchester City will enter the draw in the latter stages of the competition.

Round one draw

Oldham Athletic vs. Middlesbrough
Shrewsbury Town vs. Blackpool
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Notts County
Tranmere Rovers vs. Nottingham Forest
Leeds United vs. Accrington Stanley
Bolton Wanderers vs. Bury
Rochdale vs. Preston North End
Rotherham United vs. Fleetwood Town
Carlisle United vs. Derby County
Port Vale vs. Hartlepool United
Morecambe vs. Bradford City
Barnsley vs. Crewe Alexandra
Chesterfield vs. Huddersfield Town
Blackburn Rovers vs. Scunthorpe United
Burton Albion vs. Wigan Athletic
York City vs. Doncaster Rovers
Sheffield United vs. Mansfield Town
Reading vs. Newport County
Bristol City vs. Oxford United
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Cheltenham Town
Coventry City vs. Cardiff City
Luton Town vs. Swindon Town
Dagenham & Redbridge vs. Brentford
Charlton Athletic vs. Colchester United
Crawley Town vs. Ipswich Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Northampton Town
Yeovil Town vs. Gillingham
MK Dons vs. AFC Wimbledon
Exeter vs. Bournemouth
Stevenage vs. Watford
Plymouth Argyle vs. Leyton Orient
Birmingham City vs. Cambridge United
Portsmouth vs. Peterborough
Millwall vs. Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United vs. Walsall

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