NEWPORT County AFC will learn their Carabao Cup fate tonight when the second round draw is made live on Sky Sports News at 10pm.

The Exiles are in the hat after a fine 2-0 win at League One Southend United on Tuesday night thanks to a brace from loan star Shawn McCoulsky.

The draw has been regionalised to avoid a fixture scheduling complication involving County and Premier League West Ham United, who have both been given special dispensation by the EFL Board to play their round two ties away from home.

Michael Flynn's men have been placed in the northern half of the draw to ensure there is no chance of the two teams being drawn together.

County's potential opponents are: Aston Villa, Burnley, Derby County or Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Hull City, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Sunderland or Barnsley.

If Sunderland beat Bury this evening at Gigg Lane, Barnsley will drop into the unseeded pot. 

If there is a home win then the Oakwell Club will be seeded at ball number 13 in the northern draw and Bury will be ball 14.

The winners of the outstanding fixture between Grimsby Town and Derby County (rearranged to be played on August 22) will be ball 3 in the north seeded pot. 

This is because Derby County would have been a seeded team if they had won Tuesday’s night’s abandoned game based on last season’s final league position.

Meanwhile, the EFL have today confirmed that the Round Three draw, in conjunction with cup sponsors Carabao, will take place in Beijing, China on August 24. Full details to be announced in due course.