Sunderland will find out their 2019/20 Carabao Cup first round opponents on Thursday evening.
June 20 is set to be a busy day in the calendar of Black Cats fans with the Carabao Cup first round draw coming just hours after the League One fixture release earlier that day.
70 EFL clubs will enter the competition at the first round stage and Jack Ross' side will look to improve on last season's showing which saw them beaten by Sheffield Wednesday in the first round.
Sunderland have a rich recent history in the competition having reached the final in 2014.
Here is all you need to know about the Carabao Cup first round draw.
When and where does the draw take place?
The draw will take place live from Morrisons, Colindale at 7pm on Thursday June 20, within a short distance from Wembley Stadium – the home of the Carabao Cup Final.
Liverpool legend John Barnes and former Arsenal favourite Ray Parlour will be conducting the draw.
Can I watch the draw live?
Yes, you can. The draw will be broadcast live on the Carabao Cup's official Facebook page.
Failling that, you can follow the draw live on Chronicle Live. We will bring you all of the build-up, updates and reaction from the first round draw in our dedicated live blog.
When will the first round matches take place?
The matches will take place the week commencing Monday, August 12.
Who can Sunderland face? What are the ball numbers?
70 EFL Clubs will feature in the Round One draw which will see teams drawn in Northern and Southern sections, as in 2018.
All 20 Premier League clubs receive a bye in the first round, as well as recently-relegated sides Cardiff City and Fulham.
Ball numbers and the split of North and South section sides are yet to be confirmed but here are the teams Sunderland could face in round one based on how the clubs were split last season.
Northern Section sides
Barnsley
Blackburn
Derby
Huddersfield
Hull
Leeds
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Preston
Sheffield Wednesday
Stoke
Wigan
Accrington Stanley
Blackpool
Bolton
Burton Albion
Doncaster
Fleetwood
Lincoln
Rochdale
Rotherham
Shrewsbury
Tranmere
Bradford
Carlisle
Crewe
Grimsby
Macclesfield
Mansfield
Morecambe
Port Vale
Salford
Scunthorpe
Walsall
