Tonight's second round draw for the Carling Cup has pulled a Severnside Derby as Cardiff City were pulled out to play at home against Bristol Rovers which means a return to the city for Rovers Director of Football and former City boss Lennie Lawrence.
Cardiff were ranked as one of 25 seeeded clubs meaning they were going to face a lower divison side, the tie offers them a strong chance of progress.
It will be the first clash between the clubs in almost 9 years when City, the ranked lower, hammered them 5-1 with Earnie bagging a hat-tick in a live Sky F.A. Cup game.
The game will take place on two weeks tonight on Wednesday August 26, ironically just three days after City play their neighbours Bristol City in a Championship clash.
As someone has already remarked, we're going to see a pair of Bristols down the City!
FULL DRAW
West Brom v Rotherham
Norwich v Sunderland
Tranmere v Bolton
QPR v Accrington
Bristol City v Carlisle
Leyton Orient v Stoke
Port Vale v Sheffield Wednesday
Hull v Southend
Leeds v Watford
Cardiff v Bristol Rovers
Portsmouth v Hereford
Crystal Palace v Manchester City
Wolves v Swindon
Gillingham v Blackburn
Blackpool v Wigan
Southampton v Birmingham
Preston v Leicester
Newcastle v Huddersfield
West Ham v Millwall
Coventry or Hartlepool v Burnley
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
Reading v Barnsley
Swansea v Scunthorpe
Doncaster v Tottenham
Peterborough v Ipswich
West Brom v Rotherham
Norwich v Sunderland
Tranmere v Bolton
QPR v Accrington
Bristol City v Carlisle
Leyton Orient v Stoke
Port Vale v Sheffield Wednesday
Hull v Southend
Leeds v Watford
Cardiff v Bristol Rovers
Portsmouth v Hereford
Crystal Palace v Manchester City
Wolves v Swindon
Gillingham v Blackburn
Blackpool v Wigan
Southampton v Birmingham
Preston v Leicester
Newcastle v Huddersfield
West Ham v Millwall
Coventry or Hartlepool v Burnley
Nottingham Forest v Middlesbrough
Reading v Barnsley
Swansea v Scunthorpe
Doncaster v Tottenham
Peterborough v Ipswich
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