Palace will face Hartlepool at Selhurst Park in the second round of the Carling Cup.
The game will take place in the week beginning 20th September, so the most likely date would appear to be Tuesday 21st September with an 8.00pm kick-off.
Palace haven’t played Pool in over ten years, and the last meeting was not a happy one for the Eagles. The fans that travelled to Victoria Park for an FA Cup Third Round match in January 1993 endured a grim 1-0 defeat, and later that season saw the side relegated from the inaugural Premier League.
However, in the previous season another Second Round League Cup meeting saw us batter Hartlepool 7-2 on aggregate.
The full Carling Cup second round draw
Burnley v Wolverhampton
Coventry v Sheff Wed
MK Dons v Cardiff
Leicester v Mansfield/Preston
Oldham v Tottenham
Colchester v West Brom
Reading v Watford
Wrexham v Sheff Utd
Nottm Forest v Rotherham
Norwich v Bristol Rovers
Crewe v Sunderland
Tranmere v Portsmouth
Man City v Barnsley
Birmingham v Lincoln
Northampton v Southampton
Blackburn v Bournemouth
Grimsby v Charlton
Crystal Palace v Hartlepool
Boston/Luton v Fulham
West Ham v Notts County
Leeds v Swindon
Aston Villa v QPR
Doncaster v Ipswich
Yeovil v Bolton
Bristol City v Everton
Matches to be played in week beginning 20 September