United Draw Charlton Away In Carling Cup

The big prize

Carlisle face a lengthy jaunt to the nation's capital in a few weeks time to take on the Addicks at the Valley, the game seeing an interesting managerial match-up between ex-Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie and his old number two at Selhurst Park, in new Cumbrians chief Neil McDonald. In the summer of 2005 McDonald having left Bolton to join the Eagles as assistant manager, when Iain Dowie, the Crystal Palace boss, came calling, despite McDonald having turned down Dowie and the post 18 months earlier.

It was Dowie who was to move on next though as the veteran Northern Ireland international striker turned manager took on the Charlton Athletic post at the end of May. Just two days later at Selhurst Park and McDonald left the Eagles with immediate effect with chairman Simon Jordan saying that he wanted to employ a whole new management team following Dowie's exit to Charlton.

United's record at the Valley is dire to say the least, the Blues having never won there and having only claimed six draws from sixteen games in South London. The two sides have only been drawn together once before in the League Cup, back in the 1980-81 when the Addicks won 4-2 on aggregate in a two-legged second round tie, Carlisle losing both matches 2-1.

Charlton and the Cumbrians last played each other in the 1985-86 Division Two campaign, at Brunton Park, both clubs heading in opposite directions at the end of the season as the Addicks were promoted and the Cumbrians were relegated. Wes Saunders bagged a brace for United in the penultimate game of the campaign as Carlisle went 2-0 up by the half-hour mark.

An own-goal by Jim Tolmie that started somewhere near the halfway line and ended up in the back of the Carlisle net, began the slide to defeat though. That own goal from hell giving Charlton a stake in the game, and firing them up for an eventual 3-2 win through strikes from Mark Stuart and Mark Aizlewood.

In other matches Premiership new boys Watford have been handed a second round meeting with Football League new boys Accrington Stanley at Vicarage Road. Everton face a tricky trip to London Road to take on League Two Peterborough United, while Bury's reward for knocking out Sunderland is a meeting with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.



Draw in full :

Leeds v Barnet

Watford v Accrington Stanley

Crewe v Wigan

Doncaster v Derby

Sheffield United v Bury

Millwall v Southampton

West Brom v Cheltenham

Peterborough v Everton

Hereford v Leicester

Port Vale v QPR

Fulham v Wycombe

Hull v Hartlepool

Walsall v Bolton

Middlesbrough v Notts County

Charlton v Carlisle

Barnsley v MK Dons

Chesterfield v Man City

Scunthorpe v Aston Villa

Southend v Brighton

Brentford v Luton

Reading v Darlington

Birmingham v Wrexham

Rotherham v Norwich

Mansfield v Portsmouth