Carabao Cup: Bristol City and Bristol Rovers drawn away at Coventry City and Crawley Town

Bristol City and Bristol Rovers have both been given away matches in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The Robins are to travel to Coventry City in all Championship clash, whilst the Gas face familiar opposition from last season, as they travel to Sussex to face Crawley Town.

Coventry claimed a league double over City last year, winning both at the Ricoh Arena and at Ashton Gate, whilst Rovers won 2-1 against the Reds back in March after defeating them 1-0 at the Memorial Stadium in September 2021.

Both matches are to be played on the week commencing August 8, with matches scheduled either for Tuesday, August 9 or Wednesday, August 10.

It will be a double game week for both Bristol clubs with Rovers away at Jimmy Floyd Hasslebaink’s Burton Albion meanwhile City will welcome recently promoted Sunderland to Ashton Gate.

Seventy clubs entered the draw, 22 from the Championship and 24 each from League One and League Two with Burnley and Watford receiving byes to the next round.

The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competition will enter in the second round which is due to take place on the week commencing August 22.

City’s best performance in the competition was reaching the semi-finals in both 1971, 1998 and in 2018.

Rovers last progressed from the first round stage back in 2019, defeating Cheltenham Town before losing to Brighton & Hove Albion.

Both teams suffered first round defeats last season with City losing on penalties to Forest Green Rovers whilst Joey Barton’s side fell to a defeat to Cheltenham.

Carabao Cup first round fixtures in full

North section

Fleetwood Town v Wigan Athletic

Port Vale v Rotherham United

Shrewsbury Town v Carlisle United

Huddersfield Town v Preston North End

Doncaster Rovers v Lincoln City

Rochdale v Burton Albion

Bradford City v Hull City

Middlesbrough v Barnsley

Accrington Stanley v Tranmere Rovers

Mansfield Town v Derby County

Grimsby Town v Crewe Alexandra

Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland

West Brom v Sheffield United

Blackpool v Barrow

Morecambe v Stoke City

Bolton Wanderers v Salford City

Harrogate Town v Stockport County

Blackburn Rovers v Hartlepool United

South section

Oxford United v Swansea City

Cambridge United v Millwall

Forest Green Rovers v Leyton Orient

MK Dons v Sutton United

Cheltenham Town v Exeter City

AFC Wimbledon v Gillingham

Plymouth Argyle v Peterborough United

Reading v Stevenage

Luton Town v Newport County

Ipswich Town v Colchester United

Walsall v Swindon Town

Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers

Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

Cardiff City v Portsmouth

Northampton Town v Wycombe Wanderers

Coventry City v Bristol City

Norwich City v Birmingham City