Seven Premier League clubs enter the second round of the Carling Cup on Tuesday night.
Villa host Hereford; Norwich play Dons; Swansea meet Shrews
Seven Premier League clubs enter the second round of the Carling Cup on Tuesday night.
Aston Villa,
Wolves and
Swansea are all hoping to avoid upsets against League Two opposition.
Meanwhile, there are three first round games taking place, with Championship clubs aiming to avoid potential banana skins.
There are 81 positions separating
Wolverhampton Wanderersand
Northampton Town in the football ladder, but the League Two club host Mick McCarthy's side at the Sixfields Stadium.
Premier League new boys
Swansea City go to a
Shrewsbury side unbeaten at home in League Two since the beginning of March.
The other top flight club up against a side from the basement division is
Aston Villa, who face
Hereford, who have picked up just one point in their opening four league games.
West Brom are on their travels after narrow defeats to Manchester United and Chelsea as they go to League One's
Bournemouth.
Norwich City have made a steady start to their Premier League campaign and host the
MK Dons, who scored six on Saturday.
QPR seek to banish the memories of a 4-0 defeat to Bolton in their last Loftus Road outing as they play League One's slow-starters
Rochdale.
Brighton & Hove Albion have made a stunning start to life in the Championship and Steve Bruce's
Sunderland have a tough assignment as they visit the AMEX stadium.
There is an all-Yorkshire, all-Championship clash at the Keepmoat Stadium, with
Doncaster Rovers up against
Leeds United.
Cardiff City are at home to last year's League One play-off finalists
Huddersfield Town who grabbed their first win on Saturday.
Other Championship clubs at home to lower-league opposition include
Burnley who host
Barnet and
Millwall who entertain
Morecambe.
Leicester are in Lancashire to face
Bury and
Nottingham Forest head to
Wycombe Wanderers.
There are also three first round fixtures to be decided, with
Crawley Town making their second appearance in the competition.
The League Two newcomers beat
AFC Wimbledon in a qualifier to reach this stage and are rewarded with a trip to near-neighbours
Crystal Palace.
Watford, who picked up just their second point of the season at the weekend, go to Paul Buckle's
Bristol Rovers.
Charlton and
Reading complete a busy night of cup action as the two sides meet at The Valley.
