When is the Carabao Cup first-round draw 2022? TV channel, live stream, start time and ball numbers

The new season is drawing ever closer with the first-round of the 2022-23 Carabao Cup drawn this week.

This Thursday sees the Football League fixture list released, followed shortly after by the draws for the Papa Johns Trophy and the Carabao Cup.

Premier League teams are absent from the first round, which is split into a southern and northern section. Watford and Burnley also receive a bye to round two, with clubs involved in European football entering at the third round.

A total of 35 ties will be drawn involving the likes of QPR, Charlton, AFC Wimbledon and Reading.

Here are all the details ahead of the draw...

The draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup takes place on Thursday, June 23, 2022.

The draw is set to start at 2.30pm BST.

TV channel: The draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News.

Live stream: Sky Go customers can watch the draw live via the Sky Go app.

Live blog: You can also follow the draw as it happens with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog.

The ties will be played on the week commencing Augsut 8, 2022.

Ball No.

North Section

Ball No.

South Section

1

Accrington Stanley

1

AFC Wimbledon

2

Barnsley

2

Birmingham City

3

Barrow

3

Bristol City

4

Blackburn Rovers

4

Bristol Rovers

5

Blackpool

5

Cambridge United

6

Bolton Wanderers

6

Cardiff City

7

Bradford City

7

Charlton Athletic

8

Burton Albion

8

Cheltenham Town

9

Carlisle United

9

Colchester United

10

Crewe Alexandra

10

Coventry City

11

Derby County

11

Crawley Town

12

Doncaster Rovers

12

Exeter City

13

Fleetwood Town

13

Forest Green Rovers

14

Grimsby Town

14

Gillingham

15

Harrogate Town

15

Ipswich Town

16

Hartlepool United

16

Leyton Orient

17

Huddersfield Town

17

Luton Town

18

Hull City

18

Millwall

19

Lincoln City

19

Milton Keynes Dons

20

Mansfield Town

20

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