TRANMERE Rovers have been handed one of the ties of the second round of the Carabo Cup after drawing Premier League Newcastle United at home.
Eddie Howe's free-spending side will travel to Prenton Park following the draw which was made on Wednesday night after Sunderland's televised first round exit at Sheffield Wednesday.
United are one of the 13 Premier League clubs not competing in European competitions to enter the competition at this stage, along with Burnley and Watford from the Sky Bet Championship.
Tranmere have lost their opening two games in League Two this season but beat Accrington Stanley in round one after an epic penalty shoot-out on Tuesday night, following a 2-2 draw at the Wham Stadium.
United travelled to Tranmere in the third round of the same competition in the 1998/99 season, with Paul Dalglish scoring the only goal of the game. In total, the two sides have met ten times before - most recently at the quarter-final stage of the FA Cup in 2000 - with Newcastle winning seven and Rovers coming out on top on three occasions, albeit one of them on penalties following an amazing 6-6 draw in the Zenith Data Systems Cup in October 1991.
The Carabao Cup is regionalised in the early rounds, with the draw split into a southern and northern section until the third round.
Second round ties will take place in the week commencing Monday, August 22.
Northern section
Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa
Derby County v West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End
Leeds United v Barnsley
Fleetwood Town v Everton
Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale
Tranmere Rovers v Newcastle United
Rotherham United v Morecambe
Barrow v Lincoln City
Stockport County v Leicester City
Bradford City v Blackburn Rovers
Grimsby Town v Nottingham Forest
Shrewsbury Town v Burnley
Southern section
Stevenage v Peterborough United
Norwich City v AFC Bournemouth
Newport County v Portsmouth
Oxford United v Crystal Palace
Watford v Milton Keynes Dons
Colchester United v Brentford
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City
Walsall v Charlton Athletic
Crawley Town v Fulham
Cambridge United v Southampton
Gillingham v Exeter City
Forest Green Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion
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