Rams test awaits Athletic

Date published: 15 June 2018


Athletic will host Championship side Derby County in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

The game will take place during the week commencing August 13.

The draw was made this morning (Friday), at 10:45 BST in Ho Chi Minh City, the home of the competition's Thai sponsors.

The Rams, who are now managed by ex-England star Frank Lampard, just missed out on promotion back the Premier League last season as they were beaten by Fulham in the play-off semi-finals.

The two teams met at the same stage of the competition in the 2013/14 season, when Derby won 1-0 at Boundary Park.

All details regarding the forthcoming tie will be announced in due course.

Full draw:

Rotherham vs Wigan; Tranmere vs Walsall; Crewe vs Fleetwood; Scunthorpe vs Doncaster; Macclesfield vs Bradford; Sheffield United vs Hull City; Nottingham Forest vs Bury; Middlesbrough vs Notts County; Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday; Leeds vs Bolton; Carlisle vs Blackburn; Mansfield vs Accrington; Port Vale vs Lincoln; Preston vs Morecambe; ATHLETIC vs Derby; Shrewsbury vs Burton; Blackpool vs Barnsley; Millwall vs Gillingham; Portsmouth vs AFC Wimbledon; Cheltenham vs Colchester; Yeovil vs Aston Villa; Southend vs Brentford; Reading vs Birmingham; Wycombe vs Northampton; Swindon vs Forest Green; Exeter vs Ipswich; MK Dons vs Charlton; West Brom vs Luton; Bristol Rovers vs Crawley; Bristol City vs Plymouth; Cambridge vs Newport; QPR vs Peterborough; Oxford vs Coventry; Norwich vs Stevenage.