Home ties for Albion and Wolves

Albion and Wolves were today handed home draws against League One opposition in the first round of next season's Carling Cup.

The Baggies will play Bournemouth and Wolves will entertain Bradford while Walsall must travel to play fellow League One side Swansea.

The matches will be played in the first midweek spot of the new season following the opening League matches on August 11.

Albion's tie with Kevin Bond's Bournemouth will be a first in the League Cup, with the clubs only having met 12 times in all competitions.

They have met twice in the FA Cup, winning once each, while the Baggies have the edge with five wins to Bournemouth's four.

Wolves and Bradford will also meet for the first time in the League Cup, with their six FA Cup meetings spawning two wins apiece and two draws.

Richard Money's Walsall have missed out on an easier home tie but they have avoided Championship opponents.

They will meet Swansea for the third straight season in cup action, having lost on penalties in the Football League Trophy's various guises in the last two years.

The tie of the first round sees Morecambe, newly promoted to the Football League, away to former English champions and FA Cup winners Preston.

Full draw: Albion v Bournemouth; Wolves v Bradford; Grimsby v Burnley; Rochdale v Stoke; Scunthorpe v Hartlepool; Port Vale v Wrexham; Crewe v Hull; Chester v Nottm Forest; Sheff Utd v Chesterfield; Rotherham v Sheff Wed; Barnsley v Darlington; Bury v Carlisle; Doncaster v Lincoln; Preston v Morecambe; Stockport v Tranmere; Accrington Stanley v Leicester; Macclesfield v Leeds; Oldham v Mansfield; Blackpool v Huddersfield; Watford v Gillingham; Swindon v Charlton; Milton Keynes Dons v Ipswich; Southend v Cheltenham; Norwich v Barnet; Shrewsbury v Colchester; Cardiff v Brighton; Swansea v Walsall; Brentford v Bristol City; Bristol Rovers v Crystal Palace; Peterborough v Southampton; Hereford v Yeovil; QPR v Leyton Orient; Northampton v Millwall; Dag & Red v Luton; Plymouth v Wycombe; Coventry v Notts County.

Ties to be played week commencing August 13.