Fulham have been handed a trip to Division Three side Rochdale in the second round of the League Cup.
The Whites will travel to Spotland in the week commencing Monday 10 September after today’s draw and will face a home side in good form with Rochdale having made an unbeaten start to the season. Dale have won two and drawn one of their league fixtures to sit third in the Third Division at present.
Jean Tigana’s side reached the fifth round of the League Cup last season before being eliminated by the eventual winners, Liverpool, after extra time at Anfield.
LEAGUE CUP FULL SECOND ROUND DRAW
Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic
Blackpool v Leicester City
Bolton Wanderers v Walsall
Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton
Bristol City v Watford
Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City
Charlton Athletic v Port Vale
Colchester United v Barnsley
Crewe Alexandra v Rushden & Diamonds
Derby County v Hull City
Everton v Crystal Palace
Gillingham v Millwall
Grimsby Town v Sheffield United
Middlesbrough v Northampton Town
Newcastle United v Brentford
Nottingham Forest v Stockport County
Notts County v Manchester City
Peterborough United v Coventry City
Reading v West Ham United
Rochdale v Fulham
Rotherham United v Bradford City
Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur v Torquay United
Tranmere Rovers v Preston North End
West Bromwich Albion v Swindon Town
Ties to be played in the week commencing Monday 10 September 2001