The first round draw for the Carabao Cup has been made

Paul Warne will be heading home for the opening game of the season when MK Dons take on Norwich City in the Carabao Cup first round.

With the opening round of the competition kicking off ahead of the league campaigns this year, Dons have been drawn against the Championship Canaries at Carrow Road.

Head coach Warne is a native of Norwich, and began his playing career in the area before going pro with Wigan Athletic.

While there have not been many games between the sides, Dons and Norwich have clashed three times in the Carabao Cup, the most recent of them coming in 2011 when an emphatic display from Karl Robinson’s side saw them run out 4-0 winners - a game which would be the final time Sam Baldock would run-out for the club.

Since, they have played only once in 2016 when a young Dons side took on a Norwich U23s side, which featured several recognised first-team Canaries on the day. Finn Tapp, who would go on to win Love Island a few years later, netted his only goal for MK Dons in a 4-1 defeat that day.

The game is set to take place on Saturday August 8.

Also following the announcement of the full League One fixture schedule earlier on Thursday, Dons’ final opponents in the EFL Trophy have been confirmed to be Brentford U21s, joining Crawley and Bromley in southern section Group H.