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Town Seeded for Carling Draw - Ipswich Town News

Town have been named amongst the seeded clubs for tonight's draw for the second round of the Carling Cup. The draw is live on Sky Sports Two following the Wycombe Wanderers-Birmingham City tie.

Seeds
Manchester City
Blackburn Rovers
West Ham United
Newcastle United
Middlesbrough
Wigan Athletic
Sunderland
Bolton Wanderers
Fulham
Reading
Birmingham City (or Wycombe Wanderers)
Derby County
West Brom
Stoke City
Hull City
Bristol City
Crystal Palace
Watford
Wolves
Ipswich Town
Sheffield United (or Port Vale)
Cardiff City
Burnley
QPR

If Birmingham or Sheffield United lose their first round tie this evening, Preston North End will become seeds. If both Birmingham City and Sheffield United lose, Preston North End and Southampton will become seeds.

Non-Seeds
Preston North End
Southampton
Coventry City or Aldershot
Leicester City
Colchester United
Swansea City
Nottingham Forest or Morecambe
Carlisle United
Leeds United
Brighton and HA
Oldham Athletic
Northampton Town
Huddersfield Town
Hartlepool United
Yeovil Town
Cheltenham Town
Crewe Alexandra
Luton Town
MK Dons
Darlington
Rotherham United
Grimsby Town
Macclesfield Town
Notts County

Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur enter at the third round stage.

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