by ABC News Reports | June 22, 2016 11:30 am
Villa, relegated from the Premier League and under new manager Roberto Di Matteo, will travel to Kenilworth Road during the week commencing August 8.
Newcastle and Norwich, also relegated from the top-flight, have been handed byes into the second round as they were the highest-placed teams last season.
Sheffield Wednesday, winners in 1991, will travel to League Two side Cambridge and 2013 finalists Bradford will play at Accrington.
Fleetwood have a home tie against Leeds, relegated Doncaster will play four-time winners Nottingham Forest and Derby take on newly-promoted Grimsby.
Two-time winners Wolves face Crawley at home and Jaap Stam’s Reading host Plymouth.
Brighton welcome Colchester, Swindon travel to QPR and Leyton Orient take on Fulham in a London derby.
The draw for the EFL Cup first round in full:
North Section
Carlisle v Port Vale
Rotherham v Morecambe
Accrington v Bradford
Rochdale v Chesterfield
Mansfield v Blackburn
Barnsley v Northampton
Cambridge v Sheffield Wednesday
Derby v Grimsby
Oldham v Wigan
Scunthorpe v Notts County
Doncaster v Nottingham Forest
Burton v Bury
Fleetwood v Leeds
Sheffield United v Crewe
Shrewsbury v Huddersfield
Preston v Hartlepool
Blackpool v Bolton
South Section
Peterborough v AFC Wimbledon
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff
Coventry v Portsmouth
Luton v Aston Villa
Brighton v Colchester
Cheltenham v Charlton
Birmingham v Oxford
Southend v Gillingham
Wolves v Crawley
Leyton Orient v Fulham
Ipswich v Stevenage
Wycombe v Bristol City
Walsall v Yeovil
Exeter v Brentford
Queens Park Rangers v Swindon
Barnet v Millwall
Reading v Plymouth
Newport v MK Dons
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