Pools at home for PNE
The Deepdale tie will take place in the week beginning August 8 and it is the first meeting between the clubs in this competition.
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Hide AdIn Wednesday lunchtime’s regionalised draw which was made live on Facebook, North End were one of the seeded sides.
PNE and Pools last played competitively in the 2012/13 season, with PNE winning both league games 5-0 and 1-0 respectively.
Hartlepool, managed by Craig Hignett, finished 16th in League Two last season.
(Northern section)
Carlisle v Port Vale
Rotherham v Morecambe
Accrington v Bradford City
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Mansfield v Blackburn Rovers
Barnsley v Northampton Town
Cambridge v Sheffield Wednesday
Derby County v Grimsby
Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic
Scunthorpe United v Notts County
Doncaster v Nottingham Forest
Burton Albion v Bury
Fleetwood v Leeds
Sheffield United v Crewe
Shrewsbury v Huddersfield Town
Preston v Hartlepool
Blackpool v Bolton
(Southern section)
Peterborough United v AFC Wimbledon
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City
Coventry City v Portsmouth
Luton Town v Aston Villa
Brighton v Colchester
Cheltenham v Charlton Athletic
Birmingham City v Oxford United
Southend v Gillingham
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crawley
Leyton Orient v Fulham
Ipswich Town v Stevenage
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City
Walsall v Yeovil
Exeter v Brentford
Queens Park Rangers v Swindon Town
Barnet v Millwall
Reading v Plymouth
Newport County v Milton Keynes Dons