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Carabao Cup second round
The arrival of the top flight
Everton, Newcastle and Aston Villa, winners of 20 top-flight titles between them, add to the glamour of the competition in the second round.
Villa have a fine record in the tournament, winning it on five occasions, despite their last success coming in 1996.
That makes the West Midlands side the fourth most successful in League Cup terms, and they travel to Crewe having won 18 of their last 20 League Cup matches against fourth-tier opponents.
While the likes of Bournemouth, Burnley, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Norwich, Sheffield United and Southampton will also be making their bow, the clubs competing in European competition will not feature until the third round.
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