Carling Cup Draw

The Carling Cup Draw takes place on Sky Sports News at 10pm this evening and Hereford United will have seeded opposition whether the game is at home or away.

This from the Football League:

The second round will see the introduction of 13 Premier League clubs, with those involved in European action exempt until Round 3.

Unlike the first round draw there is no north/south split at this stage, meaning Southend United could face a trip to Middlesbrough or Sunderland could travel to Norwich City but 25 clubs have been seeded, meaning they can't face each other.

The seeds are as follows: -

1. Birmingham City
2. Blackburn Rovers
3. Bolton Wanderers
4. Bristol City
5. Burnley
6. Cardiff City
7. Hull City
8. Ipswich Town
9. Manchester City
10. Middlesbrough
11. Newcastle United
12. Portsmouth
13. Preston North End
14. Queens Park Rangers
15. Reading
16. Sheffield Wednesday
17. Stoke City
18. Sunderland
19. Swansea City
20. Tottenham Hotspur
21. Watford
22. West Bromwich Albion
23. West Ham United
24. Wigan Athletic
25. Wolverhampton Wanderers



Unseeded:

Accrington Stanley
Barnsley
Blackpool
Bristol Rovers
Carlisle United
Coventry City / Hartlepool United
Crystal Palace
Doncaster Rovers
Gillingham
HEREFORD UNITED
Huddersfield Town
Leeds United
Leyton OrientMillwall
Norwich City
Nottingham Forest / Bradford City
Peterborough United
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Scunthorpe United
Southend United
Southampton
Swindon Town
Tranmere Rovers

The ties will be played during the week commencing 24th August 2009

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