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.
