There will be one man getting a big applause from the Forest faithful that night in particular- and that is their manager: Brian Laws. Laws spent 6 successful years here at The City Ground under Brian Clough and this will prove and emotional return for him.

"It'll be great going back to my favourite club. I'll be going back for the first time competitively in over 12 years I think.

"It will be lovely to take my team back there. I'll see some friendly old faces and the incentive is there for our players to take us on another cup run."

The game will be played in the week commencing 23rd August.

FULL DRAW

North: Lincoln City v Derby County; Sunderland v Chester City; Darlington v Barnsley; Hull City v Wrexham; Nottingham Forest v Scunthorpe United; Rochdale v Wolves; Bradford City v Notts County; Bury v Burnley; Tranmere Rovers v Shrewsbury Town; Crewe Alexandra v Blackpool; Mansfield Town v Preston North End; Sheffield Wednesday v Walsall; Sheffield United v Stockport County; Hartlepool United v Macclesfield Town; Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale; Oldham Athletic v Stoke City; Grimsby Town v Wigan Athletic; Rotherham United v Chesterfield; Leeds United v Huddersfield Town.

South: Colchester United v Cheltenham Town; Peterborough United v Milton Keynes Dons; Gillingham v Northampton Town; Brighton & Hove Albion v Bristol Rovers; Leyton Orient v AFC Bournemouth; Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol City; Boston United v Luton Town; Watford v Cambridge United; QPR v Swansea City; Kidderminster Harriers v Cardiff City; West Ham United v Southend United; Ipswich Town v Brentford; Rushden v Swindon Town; Oxford United v Reading; Yeovil Town v Plymouth Argyle; Coventry City v Torquay United.

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