Southampton: Saints learn opponents for Carabao Cup 2nd/3rd round

Southampton have learned who their opponents for the Second and Third-Rounds of the Carabao Cup will be.

Saints will host Brentford at St Mary’s before then facing West Brom or Harrogate Town away from home in the Third-Round.

Round Two will be played on either the 15th or 16th September, whilst Round Three will be played on either the 22nd or 23rd September.

Saints are in the South side of the draw with teams divided into Northern and Southern sections at this stage.

Joining them in the South group are: AFC Bournemouth, Brighton and Hove Albion, Bristol City, Cambridge United, Charlton Athletic, Cheltenham Town, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Gillingham, Ipswich Town, Leyton Orient, Luton Town, Millwall, Newport County, Northampton Town, Oxford United, Plymouth Argyle, Portsmouth, Reading, Watford, West Ham and Brentford after their win on penalties over Wycombe.

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Other teams that Saints could play in later rounds are in the Northern section and are: Aston Villa, Barnsley, Blackburn Rovers, Bradford City, Burnley, Burton Albion, Derby County, Everton, Fleetwood Town, Harrogate Town, Hull City, Leeds United, Lincoln City, Middlesbrough, Morecambe, Newcastle United, Oldham Athletic, Port Vale, Preston North End, Rochdale, Salford City, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolves.

The Second-Round tie that Saints played in the Carabao Cup last season was a memorable one for the fans.

Excitement built towards a clash against Portsmouth from the day that the draw was made and it turned out to be a routine win for Saints in the end.

Danny Ings burst onto the scene with two expertly taken goals to give Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side a 2-0 lead at half-time. Further goals from Cedric and Nathan Redmond then made it a comfortable and enjoyable night for the fans in the away end at Fratton Park.

They then travelled away to Manchester City in the Third-Round but fell to a 3-1 defeat – although the game saw Saints put in a respectable display considering that they had lost 9-0 to Leicester just four days earlier.