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Carabao Cup second round draw details: How to watch, Chelsea’s ball number & potential opponents, tie dates

Chelsea will learn their Carabao Cup second round opponents when the draw is made on Wednesday night.
Mauricio Pochettino‘s side enter at the second round stage after finishing outside of the European places in the Premier League last season following a dismal campaign that saw Chelsea finish in 12th place.
The 12 Premier League sides enter the draw for the ties which will be played at the end of August as they join the other 36 EFL sides.
Chelsea will be joined by Spurs which opens up the possibility of a reunion with Pochettino and his former side ahead of the league clash in November.

Here are all of the details for the Carabao Cup second round draw.
How to watch the Carabao Cup second round draw
The Carabao Cup second round draw will take place on Wednesday 9th August at around 10.15pm UK.
It will be live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Chelsea’s ball number
Chelsea are ball number four in the Carabao Cup second round draw for the southern section.

Potential opponents in South Section
- Bournemouth
- Birmingham
- Brentford
- Chelsea
- Crystal Palace
- Exeter
- Fulham
- Gillingham
- Luton
- Newport
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Reading
- Stevenage
- Sutton
- Swansea
- Tottenham
- Wycombe
- AFC Wimbledon or Coventry
- Bristol City or Oxford
- Cardiff or Colchester
- Ipswich or Bristol Rovers
- Queens Park Rangers or Norwich
When the ties will be played
The second round ties will be played in the week commencing August 28.
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