Aston Villa drawn away to Yeovil Town in EFL Cup first round

Aston Villa have been drawn away to Yeovil Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.

The beaten Championship playoff finalists will travel to Huish Park, while West Bromwich Albion, the only side in the draw that were relegated from the Premier League last season, will face Luton Town at The Hawthorns.

Elsewhere, Leeds United will face Bolton Wanderers at Elland Road, while Rotherham and Wigan Athletic, who were promoted to the Championship last season, will face off.

Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers will meet in a South Yorkshire clash, while another all-Championship tie sees Reading take on Birmingham City.

Macclesfield Town and Tranmere Rovers, who both gained promotion to the Football League last term, will play Bradford City and Walsall respectively.

All ties will be played in the week commencing August 13.

EFL Cup first round draw in full:

Northern section

Rotherham United vs. Wigan Athletic Tranmere Rovers vs. Walsall Crewe Alexandra vs. Fleetwood Town Scunthorpe United vs. Doncaster Rovers Macclesfield Town vs. Bradford City Grimsby Town vs. Rochdale Sheffield United vs.Hull City Nottingham Forest vs. Bury Middlesbrough vs. Notts County Sunderland vs. Sheffield Wednesday Leeds United vs. Bolton Wanderers Carlisle United vs. Blackburn Rovers Mansfield Town vs. Accrington Stanley Port Vale vs. Lincoln City Preston North End vs. Morecambe Oldham Athletic vs. Derby County Shrewsbury Town vs. Burton Albion Blackpool vs. Barnsley

Southern section

Millwall vs. Gillingham Portsmouth vs. AFC Wimbledon Cheltenham Town vs. Colchester Utd Yeovil Town vs. Aston Villa Southend United vs. Brentford Reading vs. Birmingham City Swindon vs. Forest Green Rovers Exeter City vs. Ipswich Town MK Dons vs. Charlton Athletic West Bromwich Albion vs. Luton Town Bristol Rovers vs. Crawley Town Bristol City vs. Plymouth Cambridge Utd vs. Newport County Queens Park Rangers vs. Peterborough United