Carabao Cup Draw Details Revealed for Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers are set to participate in the upcoming Carabao Cup Round One draw, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News on Thursday, June 27 at 11:30 AM. Hosted by Dharmesh Sheth, the draw will feature 70 clubs from the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, and Sky Bet League Two. Tranmere Rovers will be represented by ball number 35.

This year’s competition sees Burnley, Luton Town, and 13 Premier League clubs that are not involved in European competitions entering in Round Two. The remaining seven Premier League clubs will join in Round Three. To maintain regional balance, the early rounds of the Carabao Cup are divided into southern and northern sections.

The ball numbers for the Round One draw are divided as follows:

Southern Section:

1. AFC Wimbledon

2. Birmingham City

3. Bristol City

4. Bristol Rovers

5. Bromley

6. Cambridge United

7. Cardiff City

8. Charlton Athletic

9. Cheltenham Town

10. Colchester United

11. Coventry City

12. Crawley Town

13. Exeter City

14. Gillingham

15. Leyton Orient

16. Millwall

17. Milton Keynes Dons

18. Newport County

19. Northampton Town

20. Norwich City

21. Oxford United

22. Peterborough United

23. Plymouth Argyle

24. Portsmouth

25. Queens Park Rangers

26. Reading

27. Stevenage

28. Swansea City

29. Swindon Town

30. Walsall

31. Watford

32. Wycombe Wanderers

Northern Section:

1. Accrington Stanley

2. Barnsley

3. Barrow AFC

4. Blackburn Rovers

5. Blackpool

6. Bolton Wanderers

7. Bradford City

8. Burton Albion

9. Carlisle United

10. Chesterfield

11. Crewe Alexandra

12. Derby County

13. Doncaster Rovers

14. Fleetwood Town

15. Grimsby Town

16. Harrogate Town

17. Huddersfield Town

18. Hull City

19. Leeds United

20. Lincoln City

21. Mansfield Town

22. Middlesbrough

23. Morecambe

24. Notts County

25. Port Vale

26. Preston North End

27. Rotherham United

28. Salford City

29. Sheffield United

30. Sheffield Wednesday

31. Shrewsbury Town

32. Stockport County

33. Stoke City

34. Sunderland AFC

35. Tranmere Rovers

36. West Bromwich Albion

37. Wigan Athletic

38. Wrexham

Round One matches are scheduled to take place during the week commencing August 12. The competition format ensures that matches in all rounds are single-legged, except for the semi-finals. If scores are level after 90 minutes in the early rounds, the outcome will be decided by penalty kicks. Extra time will only be played in the semi-final second legs and the final if scores are level after normal time.

Starting from the 2024/25 season, Sky Sports will broadcast every Carabao Cup match live in the UK under a new record domestic rights deal. International fans can also watch all matches via live streaming on club platforms.

In other Tranmere Rovers news, the club has announced several updates and events, including the return of the Open Day at Prenton Park on July 14 and the signing of striker Josh Davison on a two-year contract from AFC Wimbledon. Additionally, the club is opening trial applications for under-14 and under-15 boys for their Elite Development Centre.