Home tie in the first round of the cup
Bristol Rovers have been handed a home tie against Watford in the first round of the Capital One Cup.
The teams were pulled out of a hat this morning, and Rovers will play the Championship side.
The last meeting between the two teams was in the first round of the same competition back in 2011, with Rovers winning 4-2 on penalties after the game finished 1-1. Back in 2008 Rovers traveled to Vicarage Road for the first round of the League Cup, losing 1-0 to the Hornets.
First round draw in full:
Bury v Crewe Alexandra
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers
Middlesbrough v Accrington Stanley
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
Preston North End v Blackpool
Barnsley v Scunthorpe United
Tranmere Rovers v Mansfield Town
York City v Burnley
Notts County v Fleetwood Town
Sheffield United v Burton Albion
Oldham Athletic v Derby County
Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers
Morecambe v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nottingham Forest v Hartlepool United
Leeds United v Chesterfield
Huddersfield Town v Bradford City
Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday
Port Vale v Walsall
Gillingham v Bristol City
AFC Bournemouth v Portsmouth
Wycombe Wanderers v Leicester City
Brentford v Dagenham & Redbridge
Exeter City v Queens Park Rangers
Charlton Athletic v Oxford United
Southend United v Yeovil Town
Millwall v AFC Wimbledon
Swindon Town v Torquay United
Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle
Stevenage v Ipswich Town
Cheltenham Town v Crawley Town
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Northampton Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Leyton Orient v Coventry City
Colchester United v Peterborough United
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newport County
Rovers were unseeded going into the draw, which means they were guaranteed to play someone in either the Championship or League One.
All ties are scheduled to take place during the week commencing Monday, August 5th.
The league fixture list will be released Monday at 9am.
