City to enter Carling Cup in round two
The Football League have announced that City will enter this season’s Carling Cup in the second round of the competition.
The second round is scheduled to be played on either the 26th or 27th August, but as yet we are awaiting confirmation of when our Carling Cup tie will take place, due to City’s UEFA Cup second leg game away to FC Midtjylland in Denmark on Thursday, August 28th.
Eight clubs are allowed byes into the third round of the Carling Cup due to involvement in European competition. However, nine English clubs are playing in Europe, and Aston Villa’s higher league finish, rather than City’s entry via the Fair Play League, sees them miss round two of the Carling Cup.
We will bring confirmation of the kick off times