Barnsley Boss Andy Ritchie has admitted he can't wait for his team to take on last seasons beaten Championship Play-off finalists Preston in the first round of the Carling Cup.
The Reds and Preston were the first two teams drawn out of the hat and Ritchie told the Official Site:
"It's a great draw for us really. We knew that we would be up against one of the big teams in the draw when we missed out on the seedings and they do not come much bigger than Preston after the season they had last year.
"They only just missed out on promotion to the Premier League and I know that all the lads will be looking forward to pitting themselves against such a quality Championship side".