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His new Cardiff side, who at the start of play on Saturday tops the Championship head to Villa Park week commencing 21 September.
All the other West Midland clubs have been handed tricky away trips with the Baggies headed to the Emirates, Wolves to Old Trafford and Blues to face former bos Steve Bruce at the Stadium of Light.
Elsewhere a stand out tie is Liverpool travelling to Leeds
Arsenal v West Brom
Chelsea v QPR
Bolton v West Ham
Barnsley v Burnley
Hull v Everton
Leeds v Liverpool
Manchester United v Wolves
Manchester City v Fulham
Sunderland v Birmingham
Peterborough v Newcastle
Carlisle v Portsmouth
Nottingham Forest v Blackburn
Stoke v Blackpool
Scunthorpe v Port Vale
Preston v Tottenham
Aston Villa v Cardiff