Manchester United and Tottenham reached last year's Carling Cup final

The Carling Cup second round draw will take place on Wednesday evening, after the last three first-round games have been completed.

The 35 first-round winners are joined by Middlesbrough and Newcastle who had first-round byes, and the 13 Premier League clubs not playing in Europe.

The 25 highest-ranked clubs, based on last season's league places, have been seeded and so cannot face each other.

However, there is no geographical north/south split in this round.

Clubs playing in European competitions - Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Aston Villa and Fulham - will enter the competition in round three.

Seeded teams for second round draw:

Birmingham, Blackburn, Bolton, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff, Hull, Ipswich, Manchester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Preston, QPR, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea, Tottenham, Watford, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham, Wigan, Wolves.

Unseeded teams for second round draw:

Accrington, Barnsley, Blackpool, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle, Crystal Palace, Doncaster, Gillingham, Hereford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich, Peterborough, Port Vale, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Southampton, Southend, Swindon, Tranmere, Coventry/Hartlepool, Macclesfield/Leicester, Nottingham Forest/Bradford.

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