Could Sunderland face Leeds or Middlesbrough? What fans NEED to know about tonight's Carabao Cup draw
What format does the tournament take?
The 70 team strong draw is split in half into two regions at this stage - north and south - with Sunderland in the northern section. The draw will be made by previous winners John Barnes and Ray Parlour.
Who could Sunderland face and what number are they in the draw?
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Hide AdJack Ross’ men - No.34 - and could face any northern team from the Championship, League One or League Two - including No. 17 Leeds United and Middlesbrough, who are No. 21 in the draw.
Sheffield Wednesday, the side who knocked Sunderland out of last year’s competition, are back again… so watch out for No. 31 as the balls are being pulled out of the bag.
The highest-ranked teams in the north that the Black Cats could play are recently relegated Huddersfield Town at No.15, and beaten Playoff finalists Derby County, at No.11. EFL new boys Salford City - No. 29 - feature for the first time in their history.
Where’s the draw taking place and can I watch it?
You’ll be able to follow the draw live from a Morrisons in Colindale near Wembley via the Carabao Cup’s Facebook page at 7pm - no tv coverage has been confirmed but we’ll have updates over on the Sunderland Echo website and social media pages.
What are the other teams numbers?
North
1. Accrington Stanley
2. Barnsley
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. Blackpool
5. Bolton Wanderers
6. Bradford City
7. Burton Albion
8. Bury
9. Carlisle United
10. Crewe Alexandra
11. Derby County
12. Doncaster Rovers
13. Fleetwood Town
14. Grimsby Town
15. Huddersfield Town
16. Hull City
17. Leeds United
18. Lincoln City
19. Macclesfield Town
20. Mansfield Town
21. Middlesbrough
22. Morecambe
23. Nottingham Forest
24. Oldham Athletic
25. Port Vale
26. Preston North End
27. Rochdale
28. Rotherham United
29. Salford City
30. Scunthorpe United
31. Sheffield Wednesday
32. Shrewsbury Town
33. Stoke City
34. Sunderland
35. Tranmere Rovers
36. Wigan Athletic
South
1. AFC Wimbledon
2. Birmingham City
3. Brentford
4. Bristol City
5. Bristol Rovers
6. Cambridge United
7. Charlton Athletic
8. Cheltenham Town
9. Colchester United
10. Coventry City
11. Crawley Town
12. Exeter City
13. Forest Green Rovers
14. Gillingham
15. Ipswich Town
16. Leyton Orient
17. Luton Town
18. Millwall
19. Milton Keynes Dons
20. Newport County
21. Northampton Town
22. Oxford United
23. Peterborough United
24. Plymouth Argyle
25. Portsmouth
26. Queens Park Rangers
27. Reading
28. Southend United
29. Stevenage
30. Swansea City
31. Swindon Town
32. Walsall
33. West Bromwich Albion
34. Wycombe Wanderers