By Joe Jones
The draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup (League Cup) will take place this Friday at 1pm BST.
Thai energy drinks company Carabao, as the new sponsors of the competition until 2020, will be holding the draw in Bangkok.
The first round will see all 48 League One and Two clubs, plus 22 of the 24 Championship opponents who enter at this stage.
Notts, who are ball number 30, are unseeded in the northern section of the draw and could face one of the following opponents on the week beginning August 7:
1. Barnsley
2. Blackburn Rovers
3. Bolton Wanderers
4. Bradford City
5. Burton Albion
6. Derby County
7. Fleetwood Town
8. Leeds United
9. Nottingham Forest
10. Preston North End
11. Rochdale
12. Rotherham United
13. Scunthorpe United
14. Sheffield United
15. Sheffield Wednesday
16. Sunderland
17. Wigan Athletic
The 2017-18 League Cup final will take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday February 25.
The draw is regionalised at the first round stage to minimise travel for fans and seeding is based on final league positioning from the 2016-17 campaign.
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