The Blues have drawn Northampton Town at home in the first round of the Carling Cup. The sides most recently met in the same competition last season at the fourth round stage, also at Portman Road, Town winning 3-1.

Carlos Edwards, Damien Delaney and Tamás Priskin scored the goals as the Blues came from behind to win after a deflected Liam Davis shot had put the League Two side in front.

Chief executive Simon Clegg is pleased with a home draw after first round trips to Shrewsbury and Exeter in the last two seasons: "Our fans have done a lot of travelling in cup games over recent years so I'm delighted for them that we have a home draw in the first round.

"We had around 2,500 Northampton fans at Portman Road when we played them last season and we're looking forward to welcoming them again in August."

Historically, the Blues have won 12 games between the teams (nine in the league), 10 (seven) have been draws with Northampton winning 10 (10).

First round ties will be played in the week commencing Monday 8th August with Town's game almost certainly on the Tuesday.

Birmingham City have been handed 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.

Town's Championship fixtures will be announced at 9am tomorrow when they will be available on TWTD.

Carling Cup First Round
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Port Vale v Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United v Leicester City
Hull City v Macclesfield Town
Hartlepool United v Sheffield United
Leeds United v Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
Walsall v Middlesbrough
Barnsley v Morecambe
Accrington Stanley v Scunthorpe United
Derby County v Shrewsbury Town
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Bury v Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
Burnley v Burton Albion
Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forest v Notts County
Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham
AFC Bournemouth v Dagenham & Redbridge
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Plymouth Argyle v Millwall
Oxford United v Cardiff City
West Ham United v Aldershot Town
Southampton v Torquay United
Charlton Athletic v Reading
Portsmouth v Barnet
Stevenage v Peterborough United
Southend United v Leyton Orient
Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United
Hereford United v Brentford
Exeter City v Yeovil Town
Bristol City v Swindon Town
Crystal Palace v Crawley Town/AFC Wimbledon

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We8Norwich added 10:03 - Jun 16 Good to see a home fixture for once!
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joshuanelli added 10:03 - Jun 16 COBBLERRSS !!
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Moscow_Blue added 10:04 - Jun 16 Should be fun - I enjoyed last season's game with them
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itfc94 added 10:05 - Jun 16 damn, wish it was away. i love two minutes from Sixfields
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Paulc added 10:06 - Jun 16 No, it's true.
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blueye added 10:06 - Jun 16 happy with that!
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robdaful added 10:08 - Jun 16 Glad we're at home.
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Sindre94 added 10:08 - Jun 16 Stop moaning, the important thing is that we go through
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clive_baker added 10:09 - Jun 16 Nice home tie rather than a silly trip to Exeter or somewhere.
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exeterblu added 10:10 - Jun 16 Nowt wrong with Exeter ;)
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JewellinDenial added 10:12 - Jun 16 Forest v County. Tasty! And Wimbledon possibly going back to Selhurst Park.
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TractorBoyOlly added 10:14 - Jun 16 Brilliant draw!
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Superfrans added 10:18 - Jun 16 Date???
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northants added 10:23 - Jun 16 oh no, my home town, northampton!! that means if we field our reserves and get knocked out by the cobblers, i get loads of grief from my friends and family!!! come on town, win this one!!!
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SitfcB added 10:23 - Jun 16 Week commencing August 8th. So most likely August 9th (Tuesday)
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dobbie73 added 10:24 - Jun 16 @Superfranz: "First round ties will be played in the week commencing Monday 8th August with Town's game almost certainly on the Tuesday." Good draw!
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suffolkpoker added 10:25 - Jun 16 im more than happy with that draw :) happy days
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DiamondGezzer added 10:35 - Jun 16 Good draw. Phantom ofthe Chopra - love the name !
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SitfcB added 10:42 - Jun 16 DiamondGezzer, dont give him the attention he craves
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TractorCam added 10:42 - Jun 16 Home game :D we're through, i hope!!
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dobbie73 added 10:44 - Jun 16 @Phantom Leeds v Bradford could also be a bit spicy!
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algarvefan added 10:55 - Jun 16 exeterblue I agree nothing wrong with Exeter lovely city :-)....tis where I be from!
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BYRNE_16 added 11:18 - Jun 16 lets hope the ticket prices will be reasonable to attract a larger crowd!
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hogster1970 added 11:36 - Jun 16 i agree no more than £15 per adult and £5 per child any were in the ground should do it, and prob get around 16k ish
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Normandyblue added 11:55 - Jun 16 @ITFC94 "damn, wish it was away. i love two minutes from Sixfields" Would that be in the Sainsbury's car patk?
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