Derby County have been allocated ball No.11 for the Carabao Cup Round One draw, which will take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam at 10:45am (UK time) on Friday 15th June. The draw will be made by three former winners of the competition - Steve McManaman, Louis Saha and Dennis Wise - and the Rams will be represented in the North Section of the draw. Seventy EFL clubs will be in the draw, with the first-round ties scheduled to take place on the week commencing 13th August. Derby will be looking to progress from Round One for the third successive campaign, after a pair of 1-0 victories took them through against Grimsby Town in each of the last two seasons. Last week, the EFL confirmed a series of rule changes that will affect the competition this term. There will be no seeding for higher ranked sides that are included in the draw, as there had been in previous seasons. Extra-time has been removed, so should the score remain level after 90 minutes, penalty kicks will take place. The format of the penalty shoot-out will revert to the traditional format, as opposed to the ABBA concept that was trialled last season. VAR will also been in operation for all fixtures played at a Premier League stadium.<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section League Cup Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 to win the 2017-18 EFL Cup Vietnam will host the first-round draw for the 2018-19 Carabao Cup on Friday. It is the second campaign in a row the event has taken place in the Far East, after last year's first and third-round draws were held in Thailand and China. Last season the English Football League apologised after early draws were beset by problems - including teams being drawn out twice and confusion around home and away ties. The 35 first-round games take place during the week starting 13 August. EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey said they wanted to "promote the competition internationally" alongside the competition's Thai sponsor. West Bromwich Albion, who were relegated from the Premier League last season, are included in the first-round draw which will take place at 10:45 BST in Ho Chi Minh City. Fellow Championship newcomers Stoke City and Swansea City will join in the second round alongside the top flight clubs which are not competing in Europe. The EFL announced on Friday that extra time had been scrapped in the EFL Cup for next season, while seeding has been removed for the first two rounds of the competition. However, north and south regionalisation will remain. EFL Cup matches will go straight to a penalty shootout if the scores are level after 90 minutes to reduce "additional fatigue issues" following a vote by member clubs.<doc-sep>Last updated on .From the section Football Manchester City won the EFL Cup for a fifth time in 2018 - only Liverpool have won it more often The Carabao Cup is to scrap extra time for the 2018-19 season, while all games at Premier League grounds will use VAR. EFL Cup matches will now go straight to penalty kicks if the scores are level after 90 minutes to reduce "additional fatigue issues" following a vote by English Football League clubs. Extra time will now only be played in the final at Wembley, while the ABBA penalty format is also to be scrapped. Seeding will be removed for the first two rounds of the competition. But round one will remain regionalised into North and South sections. A "statistical analysis" demonstrated that almost 85% of matches played in the Carabao Cup were decided after 90 minutes, leading to clubs opting to stop the extra 30 minutes before a penalty shootout. The decision to revert back to a Team A, Team B penalty system after a one-season trial with the ABBA format will be applied to all EFL competitions. Checkatrade tweaks The future format of the Checkatrade Trophy has also been on the EFL's agenda, with some minor changes for next season already agreed. EFL clubs will now be able to include players who are on loan at National League clubs. Category One teams who take part will only be allowed to name two players who are over the age of 21 and have played more than 40 first-team games. Further feedback on the competition was also garnered and a club meeting is scheduled for September when other possible changes will be discussed.<doc-sep>
The EFL Cup is going on the road again Vietnam will host the draw for the first round of next season’s Carabao Cup, the EFL has announced. It is the second successive year the draw has been held abroad after the 2017 event for the League Cup’s opening round was staged in Bangkok. 1 Manchester City are the current champions But a technical hitch which plagued last year’s draw has not dissuaded the EFL from sending Steve McManaman, Louis Saha and Dennis Wise to Ho Chi Minh City for Friday’s draw. Seventy EFL clubs will feature in the draw, which will see teams drawn in northern and southern sections for ties to be played in the week commencing August 13. EFL chief executive Shaun Harvey said: “A principle aim of our partnership with Carabao has always been to promote the competition internationally, taking high-profile activities such as the competition draws overseas to support the EFL’s international growth strategy and raise awareness of the competition in Carabao’s key territories. “There is no requirement for us to take draws overseas, but there is an absolute commitment to building the value of our competition outside the UK and the market in Vietnam should help the EFL and Carabao meet our shared ambitions.” Thai energy drinks firm Carabao, sponsors of the League Cup on a three-year deal, took the draw to Bangkok last summer, but an on-screen graphic showed Charlton playing twice and other clubs given the wrong opponents. The EFL apologised for the errors and took the 2017 third-round draw to Beijing, China, with the event taking place at 0415BST. The quarter-final draw in London also proved problematic for the EFL, with the event delayed before a pre-recorded video of the draw was distributed.