New Queens Park Rangers manager Jim Magilton faces a potential banana skin in the Carling Cup after his side were drawn to face Exeter City.

Rangers are aiming to reach the Premier League but the prospect of a 200-mile trip to League One Exeter, who have won successive promotions, provides a stern test. Also in today's draw, Barnet were given a home tie with Watford.

As the highest-ranked Football League sides, Newcastle and Middlesbrough have been handed byes for the regionalised first round.

Draw: Accrington v Walsall, Huddersfield v Stockport, Rotherham v Derby, Tranmere v Grimsby, Sheff Wed v Rochdale, Bury v West Brom, Notts Co v Doncaster, Lincoln v Barnsley, Scunthorpe v Chesterfield, Coventry v Hartlepool, Darlington v Leeds, Preston v Morecambe, Crewe v Blackpool, Carlisle v Oldham, Nottm Forest v Bradford, Macclesfield v Leicester, Sheff Utd v Port Vale, Cardiff v Dag & Red, Wycombe v Peterborough, So'ton v Northampton, Barnet v Watford, Hereford v Charlton, Bristol R v Aldershot, Millwall v Bournemouth, Gillingham v Plymouth, Colchester v L Orient, Reading v Burton Albion, Exeter v QPR, Cheltenham v Southend, Brentford v Bristol C, Yeovil v Norwich, C Palace v Torquay, MK Dons v Swindon, Swansea v Brighton, Shrewsbury v Ipswich. Ties to be played week commencing 10 Aug.