Palace trip for City

BIG-SPENDING Manchester City open up their Carling Cup account away at Crystal Palace in the second round.

Tottenham will begin their quest for a third successive appearance in the final with a tie at Doncaster.

Spurs lost 4–1 on penalties against Manchester United at Wembley in March and will be going all out against their Championship opponents as they bid to get their hands back on the trophy they won with a famous victory over Chelsea in the 2008 final.

Port Vale have been rewarded for their first–round win over Sheffield United with a tie against Steel City rivals Wednesday.

Elsewhere, Huddersfield manager Lee Clark will look forward to a return to the north east against his former club Newcastle, while a spiky tie is in the offing at Upton Park, where West Ham will host Millwall.

Draw: West Brom v Rotherham, Norwich v Sunderland, Tranmere v Bolton, QPR v Accrington, Bristol City v Carlisle, Leyton Orient v Stoke, Port Vale v Sheffield Wednesday, Hull v Southend, Leeds v Watford, Cardiff v Bristol Rovers, Portsmouth v Hereford, Crystal Palace v Manchester City, Wolves v Swindon, Gillingham v Blackburn, Blackpool v Wigan, Southampton v Birmingham, Preston v Leicester, Newcastle v Huddersfield, West Ham v Millwall, Coventry or Hartlepool v Burnley, Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough, Reading v Barnsley, Swansea v Scunthorpe, Doncaster v Tottenham, Peterborough v Ipswich.

Ties to be played week beginning August 24.