Liverpool draw County in August League Cup clash

Liverpool will face Notts County in the 2nd Round of the League Cup.

The League Cup, rebranded the Carling Cup, was won by Liverpool two seasons back under Kenny Dalglish - when the reds beat Cardiff City in the final at Wembley.

LFC win the League Cup at Wembley

Liverpool will be aiming to win the trophy they won in 2012.

Liverpool have not played the League One side since 1992 - then a League game, which saw the reds win 4-0 at Anfield.

The reds start in the 2nd Round as they have not qualified for Europe. Last season Liverpool beat West Brom away in the third round before being knocked out by eventual winners Swansea at Anfield in the fourth round.

The match will be played at Anfield on the week commencing August 26.  Liverpool are the record winners of the League Cup - with 8 titles held.

The full draw is as follows:

Carlisle v Leicester
Doncaster v Leeds
Nottingham Forest v Millwall
Sunderland v MK Dons
West Brom v Newport
Bristol City v Crystal Palace
Peterborough v Reading
Barnsley v Southampton
Burton v Fulham
Burnley v Preston
Liverpool v Notts County
Norwich v Bury
Leyton Orient v Hull City
Everton v Stevenage
Stoke v Walsall
Huddersfield v Charlton
Aston Villa v Rotherham
Tranmere v Bolton
Morecambe v Newcastle
QPR v Swindon
Derby v Brentford
Watford v Bournemouth
Yeovil v Birmingham
Accrington v Cardiff
West Ham v Cheltenham

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