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United have been drawn at home against Northampton Town in the second round of the Capital One Cup
By Anthony Marshall - Newcastle United Managing Editor
Newcastle United have been drawn at home against Northampton Town in the second round of the Capital One Cup.
The draw was made on Thursday night, and has given the Magpies a home tie against the League Two outfit, who beat Blackpool 3-0 earlier this week to reach this stage.
Northampton, who are managed by Chris Wilder, finished 12th in the fourth tier last season, and teenage striker Ivan Toney swapped the Cobblers for Tyneside earlier this month.
The teams have never met before in the League Cup, although when they faced each other in the FA Cup third round in 1987 at St. James' Park, Newcastle ran out 2-1 winners, thanks to goals from Andy Thomas and Paul Goddard.
In nine games against the Cobblers in all competitions, United have won four and drawn two, scoring 16 goals and conceding 11.
The tie will be played at St. James' Park in the week commencing Monday, 24th August, and a date for the fixture and ticket details will be announced on nufc.co.uk in due course.
Capital One Cup second round draw in full
Aston Villa v Notts County
Walsall v Brighton and Hove Albion
Crystal Palace v Shrewsbury Town
Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United
Portsmouth v Reading
Hartlepool United v AFC Bournemouth
Fulham v Sheffield United
Milton Keynes Dons v Cardiff City
Hull City v Rochdale
Sunderland v Exeter City
Bury v Leicester City
Doncaster Rovers v Ipswich Town
Rotherham United v Norwich City
Swansea City v York City
Queens Park Rangers v Carlisle United
Barnsley v Everton
Peterborough United v Charlton Athletic
Birmingham City v Gillingham
Newcastle United v Northampton Town
West Bromwich Albion v Port Vale
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnet
Burton Albion v Middlesbrough
Luton Town v Stoke City
Preston North End v Watford
(All ties to be played during the week commencing 24th August 2015)