On the day of the Sheffield game on Wednesday to reveal two more opponents as the Owls step into the unknown UK News

The Owls begin their life in the third tier in early August as Darren Moore’s first full season at the club begins, and now it has been confirmed that they will also discover their first opponents in the Carabao Cup and Papa John Trophy on the same day. .

Wednesday was knocked out of the EFL Cup in the third round last year by Premier League opponents Fulham and has not played in the EFL Trophy since a first-round exit against Bradford City in their 2011 season / 12 promotion to Ligue One.

Since then, the competition has been revamped to include a group stage and 16 invited under-21 teams.

An EFL statement said today: “As part of the EFL game release day on Thursday, June 24, the Carabao Cup and Papa John Trophy draws will take place live on Sky Sports.

“A day to be marked in the diaries of supporters from top to bottom of the country, match lists across the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two will be revealed at 9 a.m., with the cup draws completing the schedule. start of the season later today. “

They went on to say, “The Carabao Cup first round draw will take place live on Sky Sports at 3:40 p.m. on Thursday June 24 … The first round draw will see the teams drawn in the northern and northern sections. south, with matches scheduled for the week starting August 9. Clubs may mutually agree on another date between July 31 and August 4.

“The draw for the first round of the Papa John’s Trophy will take place live on Sky Sports at 4:30 pm on Thursday, June 24th.

“The 16 invited U21 teams will be placed in their respective groups in the north and south sections, with the 48 EFL clubs being placed in predetermined groups before the draw. It has been taken into account to ensure that travel time is minimized and recovery time is maximized for players.

Wednesday will return to Hillsborough for pre-season testing on Friday before heading to Wales to start training camp which will end with a friendly against Celtic on July 7.