Crawley Town has been drawn at home to York City in the Carabao Cup preliminary round. The match will take place during the weekend of 1-2 August, with dates and times yet to be confirmed. The winner of the tie will proceed to the Southern section of the round one draw. Tranmere Rovers will host Rochdale in the other tie, with the winner joining the Northern section when the draw takes place on 25 June - EFL fixture release day. The regionalised sections of the draw will be re-adjusted ahead of round two of the competition. Crawley Town finished 21st in League Two last season, while York City was promoted to League Two. The Carabao Cup is a prestigious competition that brings together teams from the Premier League and the English Football League. The competition will ensure that 32 teams are in the pot for round three, with 23 winners of round two ties. The draw for the preliminary round was made by former Derby, Nottingham Forest, and Birmingham goalkeeper Lee Camp. The Carabao Cup is a great opportunity for Crawley Town to test themselves against a new opponent and to progress to the next round of the competition. The team will be looking to make a strong start to the competition and to cause an upset against York City.