Carabao Cup 2nd round draw LIVE: Man Utd get dream tie while West Ham land all-Premier League clash
Round Two spells the introduction of the 11 Premier League sides that won't be playing European football this season.
As we all know, that includes heavyweights Manchester United.
But here's a look at the full list of Prem clubs entering the hat tonight...
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Burnley
Everton
Leeds
Manchester United
Sunderland
South Section
Bournemouth
Brentford
Brighton
Fulham
West Ham
Wolves
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