Pool draw Morecambe in League Cup
Blackpool are at home to Morecambe in the first round of the Capital One Cup, while Fleetwood Town have earned a plum draw at Highbury against Nottingham Forest.
The match at Highbury between Fleetwood and Forest is the tie of the round.
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Hide AdTown officials are already predicting a sell-out for the clash, which will take place on the week beginning August 13, and is a ;possible candidate for live tv showing.
Fleetwood manager Micky Mellon hailed the clash as ‘terrific’.
He said: “Everyone is thrilled - it doesn’t get better than a European Cup-winning team coming to Fleetwood.
“To play against a magnificent club like Nottingham Forest shows how far this club has progressed.”
The full draw for Round One of the Capital One Cup:
Derby County v Scunthorpe Utd
Rochdale v Barnsley
Port Vale v Burnley
Notts County v Bradford City
Hull City v Rotherham Utd
Fleetwood Town v Nottingham Forest
Carlisle Utd v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v York City
Crewe v Hartlepool Utd
Bury v Middlesbrough
Chesterfield v Tranmere Rovers
Sheffield Utd v Burton Albion
Blackpool v Morecambe
Leeds Utd v Shrewsbury Town
Preston North End v Huddersfield Town
Oldham Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday
Cheltenham Town v MK Dons
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Stevenage v AFC Wimbledon
Exeter City v Crystal Palace
Yeovil Town v Colchester Utd
Birmingham City v Barnet
Bristol City v Gillingham
Northampton Town v Cardiff City
Plymouth Argyle v Portsmouth
Wolves v Aldershot Town
Walsall v Brentford
Millwall v Crawley Town
Torquay Utd v Leicester City
Dagenham &
Redbridge v Coventry City
Peterborough Utd v Southend Utd
Swindon Town v Brighton &
Hove Albion
Watford v Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton v Leyton Orient
Oxford Utd v AFC Bournemouth