And they will welcome the Tractor Boys – just relegated from the Premier League – to Hayes Lane the week commencing August 11, 2025 as the first round of the competition gets underway.
Elsewhere, Leyton Orient host fellow League One side Wycombe, Championship new-boys Charlton face Stevenage at the Valley and Millwall will face Newport.
Premier League teams will enter in the second round and the top-flight clubs competing in Europe, including holders Newcastle and last year’s beaten finalists Liverpool, will then enter in the third.
Carabao Cup first-round draw in full
Huddersfield vs Leicester
Birmingham vs Sheffield United
Accrington Stanley vs Peterborough
Middlesbrough vs Doncaster
Bolton vs Sheffield Wednesday
Chesterfield vs Mansfield
Bristol Rovers vs Cambridge
Gillingham vs AFC Wimbledon
Northampton vs Southampton
Plymouth vs Queens Park Rangers
Ties to be played week commencing August 11, 2025.
