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