Fulham to visit Crawley Town in second round of the Carabao Cup

The tie will see Reds head coach Kevin Betsy take on one of his former clubs. The 44-year-old made 20 appearances in all competitions, scoring once, during a four-year spell at Craven Cottage between 1998 and 2002.

This will be the first competitive meeting between Crawley and the West London club. The two sides met in a pre-season friendly in July 2018, with Fulham running out 4-2 winners at Broadfield Stadium.

The Reds progressed to the second round of the Carabao Cup for the first time since 2019 last (Tuesday) night with a 1-0 home victory against League One Bristol Rovers.

The clash will be played the week commencing August 22. Ticket information for this fixture will be confirmed in due course.

The draw took place live on Sky Sports following the conclusion of this (Wednesday) evening’s first round tie between Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland.

Sky’s new Carabao Cup presenter for 2022-23, Mark Chapman, hosted the draw, with former Wednesday forward Clinton Morrison and Sunderland hero Michael Gray selecting the ties.

The 13 Premier League clubs not competing in European competitions have entered the tournament in round two alongside Burnley and Watford from the Sky Bet Championship.

The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds with the draw split into a southern and northern section until round three.