Shrewsbury Town drawn away to League Two rivals in Carabao Cup
A familiar test awaits Salop in the second round as they miss out on a potential Premier League tie.
A trip to League Two rivals Fleetwood Town awaits Shrewsbury Town in round two of the Carabao Cup.
Shrewsbury missed out on a glamour tie against a Premier League big hitter, with several top-flight sides entering the competition at this stage.
Salop were the final ball drawn in the northern section of Monday night’s draw. The competition remains regionalised into northern and southern sections until the third-round stage.
A further nine Premier League sides competing in Europe will enter the competition in the third round.
Town beat Salford City on penalties after a 1-1 draw in their season opener on Saturday to book their place in round two.
Second-round fixtures are scheduled to take place during the week commencing Monday, August 24.
Town missed out on potential ties against top-flight sides Newcastle United, Everton, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest and Hull City.
Other potential opponents included Championship sides Wolves, West Brom, Stoke City, Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Preston North End, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.
Instead, Town will travel to their fourth-tier rivals Fleetwood, who beat Chesterfield 1-0 to reach the second round.
Shrewsbury were semi-finalists in the inaugural League Cup campaign in 1960/61 - a run which remains their best-ever performance in the competition.
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