West Brom learn where season will start as EFL Cup first round draw completed
Albion’s path to start the new season has been clarified after the EFL Cup draw was completed
Albion will kickstart the 2026/27 campaign with an EFL Cup first round tie at Rotherham United.
James Morrison’s side will travel to South Yorkshire to the New York Stadium on the weekend of August 8, the weekend before the start of the Championship campaign.
The Cup tie could take place on either Saturday or Sunday, to be confirmed.
Hosts Rotherham were relegated from League One last season and will be a fourth tier club this term.
The Millers are currently managerless after Lee Clark, who saw out the final nine games of last season, departed. He replaced Matt Hamshaw in March.
They will play in League Two for the first time in 13 years after a second relegation in three seasons.
The Baggies then begin their league campaign at Norwich the following weekend, after the EFL fixtures for the upcoming campaign were released on Thursday.
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