Boro meet Wrexham in one of five all-Championship cup ties

Beaten play-off finalists Middlesbrough will face Wrexham, and relegated West Ham United meet Portsmouth in two of five all-Championship ties in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

Having missed out on a place in the top flight to a 90th-minute winner against Hull in May, Boro take on the ambitious Dragons at home for only the second time in the EFL Cup, while the Hammers - back in the Championship after 14 years - entertain Pompey at London Stadium.

In the other all second-tier ties, Queens Park Rangers play Millwall at Loftus Road, Birmingham City travel to Swansea City, and Derby County host last term's League One champions Lincoln City.

The two other sides relegated from the Premier League last season face potentially tricky ties.

Wolves will hope to avoid an upset against League Two Port Vale at Molineux, while Burnley are up against League Two play-off final winners Notts County, having been separated by two divisions last season.

Elsewhere, either Tranmere or National League play-off winners Rochdale will go to Bradford, while the two other sides involved in this year's preliminary round - tier-five champions York City and Crawley - have the incentive of a trip to Championship Watford in the first round.

As in 2025-26, this year's competition will feature a preliminary round to accommodate the nine Premier League sides in European competitions.

This will ensure 32 teams are in the pot at the third-round stage when those top-flight teams enter.

Preliminary round (to be played 1 and 3 August)

York City v Crawley Town

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

First round (to be played weekend of 8 Aug)

Northern section

Middlesbrough v Wrexham

Rotherham v West Bromwich Albion

Barnsley v Wigan

Mansfield v Sheffield United

Stockport County v Doncaster Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers

Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield

Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley

Stoke City v Oldham Athletic

Wolves v Port Vale

Burnley v Notts County

Derby County v Lincoln City

Bradford v Tranmere/Rochdale

Burton Albion v Blackburn Rovers

Salford City v Shrewsbury Town

Grimsby Town v Blackpool

Preston North End v Huddersfield

Southern section

Queens Park Rangers v Millwall

Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic

Gillingham v Luton Town

Cardiff City v Swindon Town

Bristol City v Walsall

Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

Watford v York/Crawley Town

Cambridge United v Barnet

Norwich City v MK Dons

Colchester United v Southampton

Leyton Orient v Oxford United

Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage

Bromley v Reading

Swansea City v Birmingham City

West Ham United v Portsmouth

Wimbledon v Newport County

Leicester City v Northampton Town