The Football League have announced the seeded and unseeded teams for Thursday’s first round Carling Cup draw (10am).
The Blues will hope to get a more local game than in recent years with trips to Shrewsbury and Exeter in the last two seasons in the draw which is regionalised along north/south lines.
Birmingham City will receive a bye to round three as they are involved in the Europa League which means newly-promoted Crawley Town and AFC Wimbledon will play a preliminary match with one of the former Blue Square Bet Premier sides progressing to the first round.
Ties will be played in the week commencing Monday 8th August.
Southern Section Seeded Teams
AFC Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bristol City
Cardiff City
Colchester United
Crystal Palace
Exeter City
Ipswich Town
Leyton Orient
Millwall
Milton Keynes Dons
Peterborough United
Portsmouth
Reading
Southampton
Watford
West Ham United
Southern Section Unseeded Teams
Aldershot Town
Barnet
Bristol Rovers
Charlton Athletic
Cheltenham Town
Crawley Town/AFC Wimbledon
Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham
Hereford United
Northampton Town
Oxford United
Plymouth Argyle
Southend United
Stevenage
Swindon Town
Torquay United
Wycombe Wanderers
Yeovil Town