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Carabao Cup: Sunderland at Bury, Aston Villa to play Colchester - 2017-18 first round draw in full

The Carabao Cup first round draw took place on Friday.

Newly-relegated Sunderland were among 70 clubs in the draw, with Hull and Middlesbrough, who also dropped out of the Premier League last season, among those joining the competition in round two.

The draw was regionalised to minimise travelling time for supporters in the first round, with seeding decided by a club’s finishing position in the EFL last season.

It was held in Thailand, the home of the competition's sponsor, Carabao Energy Drink.

Here is the draw in full:

NORTHERN SECTION

Crewe Alexandra v Bolton Wanderers

Rotherham United v Lincoln City

SOUTHERN SECTION

Peterborough v Barnet

Wolves v Yeovil

Nottm Forest v Shrewsbury

Bradford v Doncaster

Mansfield v Rochdale

Grimsby v Derby

Birmingham v Crawley

Exeter v Charlton

QPR v Northampton

Newport v Southend

Wigan v Blackpool

Bury v Sunderland

Norwich v Swindon