ACCRINGTON defender Tom Davies has warned opponents Hull not to underestimate them ahead of their Capital One Cup tie.
Last season, the Tigers were a Premier League club so are rated one of the Championship's top sides, and even though there are 54 league places between them and their Lancashire hosts - after just one match of the new season - Davies believes they can negate that gulf.
"They're going to be a good team, but we're a good team and I see no reason why we can't beat them," Davies, who made his Football League debut last weekend, said.
"It seems to be the way that Accrington are underestimated. We showed against Luton [in last Saturday's 1-1 League Two draw] that we are no pushovers, we should have had three points and we think we'll do all right this season. Anyone who comes here will get a good game and Hull will find it no different."
Other fixtures which see League Two sides face top Championship sides include Dagenham & Redbridge's trip to Charlton and Wolves' hosting of Newport.
Bolton manager Neil Lennon is a former League Cup winner with Leicester as a player and will give League One visitors Burton the utmost respect.
"I've got very happy memories of the the cup," the Lurgan man told his pre-match press conference.
"I had success in the competition with Leicester. It meant so much to the club. We won't treat the game any differently. We're facing dangerous opposition and Jimmy [Floyd Hasselbaink] has done a fantastic job."
The 2011 League Cup winners Birmingham travel to Bristol Rovers and manager Gary Rowett admits he has learned some lessons about knock-out competitions after a chastening experience in last season's FA Cup against non-league Blyth Spartans, when they scraped a 3-2 win after being 2-0 down at half-time.
"We'll make some changes, but I certainly won't be making 11 changes, which I think I did against Blyth," Rowett said.
"I perhaps won't be so brave after playing the first 45 minutes [of the Blyth game] back in my mind on the drive into the training ground.
"Sometimes with a midweek game you can make some changes and actually strengthen your team, rather than weaken it due to the fact that there will be one or two just feeling their legs a little bit after the first game.
"Every game is slightly different and, of course, everybody wants to win every game of football, but I think sometimes you have to have a bit of a longer term plan and a bigger picture."
There are a total of 32 ties scheduled for Tuesday, with a further three on Wednesday and one on Thursday.
