ALL three North-East clubs were handed ties against clubs from a lower division in last night's draw for the second round of the EFL Cup.

Middlesbrough will travel to Championship club Fulham, Sunderland will play host to Shrewsbury and Newcastle United host Cheltenham Town of League Two.

The Black Cats' trip will see David Moyes take on the Shrews again having suffered a cup exit at the hands of them while in charge of Everton back in 2003.

Championship new boys Burton will host Premier League Liverpool.

Jurgen Klopp's side had to play away from home due to Anfield's redevelopment, and were paired with the team managed by former Reds forward Nigel Clough.

Liverpool are the most successful team in the history of the League Cup, winning the competition eight times - most recently in 2012.

Premier League outfit Burnley will make the short trip to League Two Accrington for an enthralling local derby clash.

Crystal Palace will host Blackpool, while Watford will take on Gillingham at Vicarage Road.

Chelsea must wait until tonight to discover their second round opponents meanwhile, with seedings complicating the draw.

Antonio Conte's men will face either Bristol Rovers or Bristol City, with tonight's first round ties deciding who travels to Stamford Bridge.

If Cardiff beat Bristol Rovers then the Ashton Gate club will head to Chelsea - but if Rovers win they will take on the Premier League club.

The overly-complicated seeding system led to lengthy explanations on both the televised cup draw and on social media - but still handed the 2015 winners a wait to find out their eventual opponents.

Scunthorpe will host either Cardiff or Bristol City in the other half of the protracted draw.

Swansea, who won the cup in 2013, travel to Peterborough, Bournemouth make the trip to Morecambe and Exeter are at home to Hull.

West Brom make the relatively short trip across the Midlands to Northampton and Stevenage are at home to Stoke.

Leeds travel to Luton, with QPR hosting Rochdale, Blackburn taking on Crewe, Preston facing Oldham, Oxford tackling Brighton, and Reading up against MK Dons.

Derby host Carlisle, Cambridge travel to Wolves and Norwich take on Coventry in the other ties to be played in the week commencing August 22.

EFL Cup second-round draw: QPR v Rochdale Scunthorpe v Cardiff/Bristol City* (see note below) Watford v Gillingham Peterborough v Swansea Everton v Yeovil Millwall v Nottingham Forest Sunderland v Shrewsbury Luton v Leeds Chelsea v Bristol Rovers/Bristol City* (see note below) Burton v Liverpool Blackburn v Crewe Accrington v Burnley Crystal Palace v Blackpool Morecambe v Bournemouth Preston v Oldham Oxford v Brighton Reading v MK Dons Fulham v Middlesbrough Newcastle v Cheltenham Exeter v Hull Derby v Carlisle Northampton v West Brom Wolves v Cambridge Stevenage v Stoke Norwich v Coventry

* Bristol Rovers' match against Cardiff City on Thursday will affect the draw seedings. If Cardiff win, they will be seeded and will visit Scunthorpe United, with Bristol City going to Chelsea. If Bristol Rovers win, they will be unseeded and will be away to Chelsea, with Bristol City away to Scunthorpe.