Carabao Cup second round draw in FULL as Preston North End host Wrexham and Man United head to Grimsby Town

Round two ties will take place in the week commencing August 25

Preston North End will host Wrexham in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

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The Lilywhites edged League Two side Barrow on Tuesday night, 0-1, thanks to a second half own goal from Charlie Raglan. Phil Parkinsojn’s men, meanwhile, produced a remarkable injury-time comeback to draw 3-3 with Hull City, before triumphing on penalties.

Round two remains split into northern and southern sections, with the 11 non-European Premier League clubs joining at this stage. Burnley, Everton, Leeds United, Manchester United, Sunderland, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Fulham, West Ham and Wolves all enter.

Northern section R2 in full:

Preston North End vs Wrexham

Bolton or Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds

Grimsby vs Manchester United

Everton vs Mansfield

Barnsley or Fleetwood vs Rotherham

Birmingham or Sheffield United vs Port Vale

Sunderland vs Huddersfield or Leicester

Burnley vs Derby

Stoke vs Bradford

Wigan vs Stockport

Accrington vs Doncaster

Tranmere or Burton vs Lincoln

Southern section R2 in full:

Fulham vs Bristol City

Norwich vs Southampton

Oxford vs Brighton

Reading vs AFC Wimbledon

Bournemouth vs Brentford

Millwall vs Coventry

Wolves vs West Ham

Swansea vs Plymouth

Bromley vs Wycombe

Cardiff vs Cheltenham or Exeter

Cambridge vs Charlton

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