Aston Villa drawn away to Luton Town in renamed League Cup

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Championship side Aston Villa are drawn away to League Two outfit Luton Town in the first round of the EFL Cup, previously known as the League Cup.

Championship side Aston Villa have been drawn away to Luton Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.

The West Midlands team, relegated from the Premier League in 20th place last season, will take on the League Two outfit during the week commencing August 8.

Newcastle United and Norwich City will enter the competition, previously known as the League Cup, in the second round after finishing higher than Villa in 2015-16.

The tournament has been renamed as part of the English Football League's rebranding, announced last November and which came into use at the end of last season.

Full EFL Cup first round draw

North Section

Carlisle vs. Port Vale
Rotherham vs. Morecambe
Accrington vs. Bradford
Rochdale vs. Chesterfield
Mansfield vs. Blackburn
Barnsley vs. Northampton
Cambridge vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Derby vs. Grimsby
Oldham vs. Wigan
Scunthorpe vs. Notts County
Doncaster vs. Nottingham Forest
Burton vs. Bury
Fleetwood vs. Leeds
Sheffield United vs. Crewe
Shrewsbury vs. Huddersfield
Preston vs. Hartlepool
Blackpool vs. Bolton

South Section

Peterborough vs. AFC Wimbledon
Bristol Rovers vs. Cardiff
Coventry vs. Portsmouth
Luton vs. Aston Villa
Brighton vs. Colchester
Cheltenham vs. Charlton
Birmingham vs. Oxford
Southend vs. Gillingham
Wolves vs. Crawley
Leyton Orient vs. Fulham
Ipswich vs. Stevenage
Wycombe vs. Bristol City
Walsall vs. Yeovil
Exeter vs. Brentford
Queens Park Rangers vs. Swindon
Barnet vs. Millwall
Reading vs. Plymouth
Newport vs. MK Dons

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