BURNLEY will be among Accrington Stanley’s potential opponents when the draw for the first round of the Carling Cup is announced tomorrow.

Stanley will be unseeded in the northern section of the draw. They have often faced the Clarets in pre-season and assistant boss Jimmy Bell had been hoping to combine a friendly with his testimonial, but he is now looking elsewhere for an opponent after Burnley finalised their fixture list.

Eddie Howe’s side will play in the first round, after byes in the previous two seasons, but will be seeded.

First round ties take place on the week beginning August 8, but Blackburn Rovers will enter the competition a fortnight later.

First round, northern section, seeded teams: Barnsley, Blackpool, BURNLEY, Carlisle, Coventry, Derby, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest, Preston, Rochdale, Scunthorpe, Sheffield United.

Unseeded teams: ACCRINGTON STANLEY, Bradford, Burton, Bury, Chesterfield, Crewe, Hartlepool, Macclesfield, Notts County, Oldham, Port Vale, Rotherham, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury, Tranmere, Walsall.