Carlisle await first-round winners

West Ham United will welcome Carlisle United to the Boleyn Ground if they can overcome Aldershot Town in the Carling Cup first round.

The second-round draw took place on Thursday night, even though the Hammers' opening match in the competition this season against the Shots was postponed on Tuesday. That tie, which promises to be a tricky test against Dean Holdsworth's side, will now take place on Wednesday 24 August, with all tickets at £5 for kids and £10 for adults.

No date has yet been set for the prospective second-round fixture against the League One side, with Aldershot also sure to be relishing the possibility of a potential home tie against a team from the division above them.

West Ham have only met Carlisle on four previous occasions, with the most recent being a 2-0 home win in the old Division One on 1 February 1975. The Hammers have never lost against the Cumbrian side with three wins and a draw.

The Hammers got as far as the Carling Cup semi-final last season and were just eleven minutes from Wembley. Sam Allardyce has a fine pedigree in the competition, having reached the final with Bolton Wanderers in the 2003/04 season.

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