Hammers draw Oxford

West Ham United have been drawn at home against Oxford United after Wednesday night's Carling Cup second-round draw.

The match against the League Two side will take place in the week commencing Monday 23 August. The teams last met in the Championship on 23 March 1993 when Oxford won 1-0 at home. Overall, West Ham have won eight and drawn two of the 14 meetings between the clubs.

West Ham were one of 13th sides from the Barclays Premier League who were seeded, with all top-flight teams playing in Europe exempt from this round.

The Hammers reached the third round last season. They were 3-1 winners against Millwall after extra time at this stage of the competition before being knocked out by the same scoreline over 120 minutes away to Bolton Wanderers. The 2010/11 final will be held at Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2011.

West Ham have reached the League Cup final twice in their history, losing out on both occasions. West Bromwich Albion ran out 5-3 aggregate winners in 1965/66, while Liverpool earned a 2-1 replay victory at Villa Park in 1980/81 after the initial game at finished 1-1 at Wembley.

Carling Cup second draw

Accrington Stanley v Newcastle United
Portsmouth v Crystal Palace
Leeds United v Leicester City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southend United
Blackburn Rovers v Norwich City
MK Dons v Blackpool
Tranmere Rovers v Swansea City
Everton v Huddersfield Town
Peterborough United v Cardiff City
Reading v Northampton Town
Scunthorpe United v Sheffield Wednesday
Brentford v Hull City
Sunderland v Colchester United
Leyton Orient v West Bromwich Albion
Morecambe v Burnley
Birmingham City v Rochdale
Crewe Alexandra v Ipswich Town
Watford v Notts County
West Ham United v Oxford United
Southampton v Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City v Preston North End
Fulham v Port Vale
Millwall v Middlesbrough
Stoke City v Shrewsbury Town
Hartlepool United v Wigan Athletic