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Newcastle United have got a bye in the first round of the League Cup – despite their relegation last season.

The competition – renamed the EFL Cup for next season – will be drawn at 1pm on Wednesday, four hours after the Football League fixtures are revealed.

70 of the 72 Football League clubs will find out their fate and Aston Villa are included in the first round draw. But Newcastle, by virtue of finishing 18th, have avoided the first round along with Norwich City. The first round is seeded and regionalised.

In a change of pace from the Football League, the draw will be broadcast on Facebook .

Drew Barrand, the EFL’s marketing director, said that the draw would be carried out live on social media. He said: “Facebook Live hadn’t even been launched when we did last year’s Round One draw, so this really is a great opportunity for us to do something different to ensure as many fans as possible can engage with our competitions.

“The Round One draw is not usually broadcast and traditionally just announced as a list but with our Facebook network of official EFL and club pages having a combined audience of over 15 million fans it is a natural platform for us provide content like this.”