FANS have spotted a HUGE blunder with the numbers for the Carabao Cup draw last night.
Teams are given numbers one through to 32 in alphabetical order in the draw.
twitter @nufc_hqNewcastle United should have been ball number 19 with Norwich City ball number 20[/caption]
The draw took place on Sky SportsRex
This was the case for most teams with AFC Bournemouth being the first ball in the draw and 27 being Wolves – the rest of the numbers were for teams with fixtures still to be decided.
But eagle-eyed Newcastle fans have spotted an error with their number.
An error saw Norwich City be placed as the 19th alphabetical team ahead of Newcastle rather than 20th which had huge implications for the draw.
It meant Newcastle as ball number 20 drew ball number 15, Manchester City, at home.
Norwich meanwhile face a trip to Fulham, who dumped Spurs out of the cup on Tuesday.
Newcastle fans on Twitter felt as though they had been hard done by given the much tougher nature of the draw.
An angry Toon supporter tweeted a grab of the draw and tagged the official Carabao Cup account with “hmm” and a thinking face emoji.
Another added: “I don’t really mind playing City, but that is weird.”
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A third said: “We should appeal the draw and let them do it again for all.”
But some fans were more stoic about the whole thing with one saying: “To be the best you have to beat the best.”
Newcastle enjoyed an excellent Carabao Cup campaign as they reached the final on the way to finishing fourth.
To go one better this season they’ll have to beat treble winners Manchester City on their way to the final at Wembley in February next year.
The ties for the third round will be played on the week commencing September 25.