Yes, the League Cup -- or the Capital One Cup, if you’re feeling nightmarishly corporate -- is still a thing. It’s a thing that’s already started happening. The first round of games were yesterday, and the draw for the second, which introduces thirteen Premier League sides (clubs playing in Europe are exempt), has already taken place. There are no really tasty clashes here, but the draw in full, for your perusal:
League Cup 2nd Round: Draw Announced
Here is the draw for the second round of the League Cup, which is sponsored by Capital One. Now with Premier League teams and everything!
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Preston North End vs. Crystal Palace
Watford vs. Bradford City
Swansea City vs. Barnsley
Yeovil vs. West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City vs. Birmingham City
West Ham United vs. Crewe
Doncaster Rovers vs. Hull City
Carlisle United vs. Ipswich Town
Reading vs. Peterborough
Sheffield Wednesday vs. Fulham
Leicester City vs. Burton
Burnley vs. Plymouth
Queens Park Rangers vs. Walsall
Stevenage vs. Southampton
Nottingham Forest vs. Wigan Athletic
Stoke City vs. Swindon
Aston Villa vs. Tranmere
Crawley Town vs. Bolton Wanderers
Gillingham vs. Middlesbrough
Northampton vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Everton vs. Leyton Orient
Milton Keynes Dons vs. Blackburn
Leeds United vs. Oxford
Sunderland vs. Morecambe
Norwich City vs. Scunthorpe
All hail Capital One!
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