West Ham will kick off their Carabao Cup campaign against Portsmouth in what was once an all-Premier League thriller as English Football League (EFL) clubs learned their fate in the competition’s first-round draw.Both the northern and southern sections of the draw were made on Thursday, and the round one ties, scheduled for the weekend of 7-9 August, will launch the 2026-27 season in England.Wolves and Burnley, both relegated from the Premier League alongside West Ham, have home ties against Port Vale and Notts County respectively, while Millwall’s trip to QPR is another stand-out tie.Wrexham face a tough test against Championship promotion rivals Middlesbrough, while there is a Devon derby on the horizon as Plymouth Argyle face Exeter City.Wrexham face a tough test at Championship promotion rivals Middlesbrough (Nick Potts/PA Wire)Sheffield United will be seeking revenge at Mansfield following their surprise FA Cup defeat to the Stags at Bramall Lane in January, while Derby will play Lincoln, back in the second tier for the first time in 65 years, at Pride Park.Sheffield Wednesday, winners in 1991 but relegated to League One last season, face newly promoted Championship side Bolton at home, Southampton play at Colchester and Norwich have a home tie against MK Dons.York, back in the English Football League for the first time in a decade, will be rewarded with a trip to Watford if they get past Crawley in the preliminary round.Rochdale also need to get through a preliminary round against Tranmere if they are to face Bradford in the first round proper.Carabao Cup first-round drawNorthern SectionMiddlesbrough vs WrexhamRotherham vs West BromBarnsley vs WiganMansfield vs Sheffield UnitedStockport vs Doncaster RoversSheffield Wednesday vs BoltonFleetwood vs ChesterfieldCrewe vs AccringtonStoke vs OldhamWolves vs Port ValeBurnley vs Notts CountyDerby vs LincolnBradford vs Tranmere or RochdaleBurton vs BlackburnSalford vs ShrewsburyGrimsby vs BlackpoolPreston vs HuddersfieldSouthern SectionQPR vs MillwallCheltenham vs CharltonGillingham vs Luton TownCardiff vs SwindonBristol City vs WalsallPlymouth vs Exeter CityBristol Rovers vs PeterboroughWatford vs York/CrawleyCambridge vs BarnetNorwich vs MK DonsColchester vs SouthamptonLeyton Orient vs OxfordWycombe vs StevenageBromley vs ReadingSwansea City vs BirminghamWest Ham vs PortsmouthAFC Wimbledon vs NewportLeicester vs Northampton