QPR At Exeter City In First Round

[Folami David]

Relegated QPR have been drawn against League Two side Exeter City in the first round of the Capital One Cup.
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Bournemouth, who were promoted to the Championship, will host south-coast neighbours Portsmouth, who were relegated to League Two.
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Football League newcomers Newport County are at Brighton, while Conference Premier champions Mansfield face a trip to play Tranmere.
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All the ties will be played in the week commencing 5 August.
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Teams that have qualified for Europe - Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Wigan and League Cup holders Swansea - all enter the competition in the third round. League One champions Doncaster host Rochdale, while Watford - who missed out on promotion to the Premier League after losing to Crystal Palace in the Championship play-off final - will travel to Bristol Rovers.
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Last season's losing finalists Bradford will make the short trip along the M62 to take on West Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield.
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There is a South Yorkshire derby at New York Stadium as League One Rotherham host Sheffield Wednesday, while Blackburn travel to Carlisle.
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Preston boss Simon Grayson makes a return to his former club Blackpool, while Birmingham welcome John Sheridan's Plymouth.
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Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest host Hartlepool, Leicester make the trip to Wycombe, Leeds take on Chesterfield and Bolton visit Shrewsbury.
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Wolves, beginning life in the third tier after back-to- back relegations, visit the Lancashire seaside to take on Morecambe.

[Shola Sholaz]

It's so sad QPR had to leave the English Premier League so soon. It's very sad I must confess. Too bad.