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Carabao Cup second round draw ball numbers confirmed for Arsenal, Brentford and Crystal Palace

Arsenal are among the clubs awaiting their fate ahead of the Carabao Cup second round draw this evening.

The Gunners are entering the competition alongside fellow Premier League London clubs Brentford and Crystal Palace, with the top flight sides not involved in Europe all joining the competition at this stage.

Several first round ties were played last night, with five more set to take place tonight, but already, 45 of the 50 sides in the second round are known, with the draw being split into northern and southern sections.

Arsenal, along with Brentford and Palace, will join 23 other teams in the southern section of the draw, with the 13 ties set to be played on the week commencing August 23.

Ahead of the draw for the second round the ball numbers have been confirmed, with Arsenal number three, Brentford number five and Palace number ten in the southern section.

London-based Championship sides Fulham, Millwall and Queens Park Rangers are also included in the draw, with QPR taking on east-London side Leyton Orient tonight in their first round tie.

Here is all you need to know about the draw.

When is the Carabao Cup second round draw?

The draw for the second round will take place tonight (Wednesday).

It will be conducted live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of Leyton Orient's first-round tie with Queens Park Rangers, which kicks off at 7.45pm.

The draw will once again be regionalised on a northern/southern basis.

The ball numbers for the draw have been confirmed this afternoon and are as follows:

NORTH

1. Accrington Stanley

2. Aston Villa

3. Barrow

4. Bolton Wanderers

5. Burnley

6. Crewe Alexandra

7. Derby County

8. Doncaster Rovers

9. Everton

10. Huddersfield Town

11. Leeds United

12. Morecambe

13. Newcastle United

14. Oldham Athletic

15. Preston North End

16. Rochdale

17. Sheffield United

18. Shrewsbury Town

19. Stoke City

20. Sunderland AFC

21. Wigan Athletic

22. Wolverhampton Wanderers

23. Blackpool/Middlesbrough

24. Nottingham Forest/Bradford City

SOUTH

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. AFC Wimbledon

3. Arsenal

4. Birmingham City

5. Brentford

6. Brighton & Hove Albion

7. Cambridge United

8. Cardiff City

9. Cheltenham Town

10. Crystal Palace

11. Forest Green Rovers

12. Fulham

13. Gillingham

14. Millwall

15. Newport County

16. Norwich City

17. Plymouth Argyle

18. Southampton

19. Stevenage

20. Swansea City

21. Watford

22. West Bromwich Albion

23. Wycombe Wanderers

24. Burton Albion/Oxford United

25. Coventry City/Northampton Town

26. Leyton Orient/Queens Park Rangers

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