Cardiff add pre-season date against Carabao Cup foes Bristol Rovers

Cardiff City have added a final pre-season fixture against Bristol Rovers, which will take place at the League One side's Memorial Stadium on Saturday, 3 August, with kick-off at 15:00 BST.

The fixture will have added spice after the two sides were drawn together in the first round of the Carabao Cup and will face each other again during the week commencing 12 August, with the Severnside derby being played at Cardiff City Stadium.

The first round is regionalised into northern and southern sections, with 38 teams in the northern half and 32 in the southern half.

Cardiff begin their pre-season programme on 10 July with a game against Kidderminster Harriers, which will be played at the Cardiff International Sports Campus, as will following friendlies against KV Kortrijk on 13 July and Penybont on 16 July.

The Bluebirds will then embark on a mini-tour to Austria from 19-26 July, with fixtures to be confirmed, before returning to face Reading at Cardiff City Stadium on 31 July.