Leeds face Bradford in Carling Cup draw

THE draw for the first round of the Carling Cup has seen West Yorkshire rivals Leeds United and Bradford City paired together.

Other ties see Sheffield Wednesday host recently relegated Blackpool, Rotherham entertain former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson and his Leicester side and Sheffield United travel to Hartlepool - the team who knocked them out at this same stage of the competition last season.

- Carling Cup First Round Draw

The draw for the first round of the Carling Cup has been made, and it is as follows:

Rochdale v Chesterfield

Port Vale v Huddersfield Town

Rotherham United v Leicester City

Hull City v Macclesfield Town

Hartlepool United v Sheffield United

Leeds United v Bradford City

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

Walsall v Middlesbrough

Barnsley v Morecambe

Accrington Stanley v Scunthorpe United

Derby County v Shrewsbury Town

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

Bury v Coventry City

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool

Burnley v Burton Albion

Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra

Nottingham Forest v Notts County

Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham

AFC Bournemouth v Dagenham & Redbridge

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

Bristol Rovers v Watford

Plymouth Argyle v Millwall

Oxford United v Cardiff City

West Ham United v Aldershot Town

Southampton v Torquay United

Charlton Athletic v Reading

Portsmouth v Barnet

Stevenage v Peterborough United

Southend United v Leyton Orient

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

Hereford United v Brentford

Exeter City v Yeovil Town

Bristol City v Swindon Town

Crystal Palace v Crawley Town/AFC Wimbledon

Ties will be played during the week commencing 8th August 2011.

A full report will appear here later.