Villa and Blues at home on the same night...

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Aston Villa have confirmed the date for the Capital One Cup clash against Notts County.

The Magpies will travel to Villa Park for the cup clash on Tuesday, August 25, with a 7.45pm kick-off.

Birmingham are at home to Gillingham on the same night which had prompted concerns that one club would have to switch their fixture to a Wednesday.

Plod

However, West Midlands Plod have confirmed they have no reservations about both games being played.

Villa's only previous encounter with Notts County in this tournament, then known as The Milk Cup, was in 1982. Shockingly, the European Champions went down 2-1 at home, with Peter Withe getting our goal. John Chiedozie and 17 year old sub David Clarke scored for them.

County ran out 1-0 winners in the second leg to send us spiralling out of the competition.

The full Capital One Cup second round draw is:
Aston Villa v Notts County
Walsall v Brighton
Crystal Palace v Shrewsbury
Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford
Portsmouth v Reading
Hartlepool v Bournemouth
Fulham v Sheffield United
MK Dons v Cardiff
Hull v Rochdale
Sunderland v Exeter
Bury v Leicester
Doncaster v Ipswich
Rotherham v Norwich
Swansea v York City
QPR v Carlisle
Barnsley v Everton
Peterborough v Charlton
Blues v Gillingham
Newcastle v Northampton
West Brom v Port Vale
Wolves v Barnet
Burton Albion v Middlesbrough
Luton v Stoke
Preston v Watford