The EFL Cup 2025/26 options seven potential rounds of matches in the principle competitors for groups within the Championship, League One and League Two and a most of six for Premier League golf equipment.
Newcastle gained the EFL Cup for the primary time in 2024/25, beating Premier League champions Liverpool within the closing at Wembley Stadium.
The Reds are essentially the most profitable crew in EFL Cup historical past with 10 titles, adopted by Manchester Metropolis with eight and Manchester United with six.
101GreatGoals.com has all the most recent fixtures and outcomes from the 2025/26 EFL Cup, spherical dates and the way to watch on TV and stay stream.
EFL Cup dates 2025/26: When are the Carabao Cup spherical dates?
Spherical one begins in the course of the second week of the EFL season. A brand new preliminary spherical additionally begins in late July between the 2 golf equipment promoted from the Nationwide League final season and the groups who completed twenty first and twenty second in League Two.
There might be break up weeks in spherical three for golf equipment within the Champions League and Europa League.
EFL Cup preliminary spherical
Week commencing August 4, 2025
EFL Cup spherical one
August 11, 2025
EFL Cup spherical two
August 25, 2025
EFL Cup spherical three
September 15 and 22, 2025
EFL Cup spherical 4
October 27, 2025
EFL Cup spherical 5
December 15, 2025
EFL Cup semi-final first leg
January 12, 2026
EFL Cup semi-final second leg
February 2, 2026
EFL Cup closing
Sunday, March 22, 2026
EFL Cup: When do Premier League groups be part of the Carabao Cup?
The 9 Premier League groups concerned in European competitors will be part of the EFL Cup third spherical in September.
The 11 different golf equipment will be part of a spherical earlier, in the course of the week of August 25.
EFL Cup fixtures, outcomes 2025/26: Schedule, newest draw
All matches begin at 19:45 UK time except in any other case acknowledged.
EFL Cup preliminary spherical fixtures, outcomes
Tuesday, July 29
Barnet in Newport County (19:30)
Tuesday, August 5
Accrington Stanley v Oldham Athletic
EFL Cup spherical one fixtures, outcomes
Tuesday, August 12
Barrow v Preston North Finish (19:30)
Grimsby City v Shrewsbury City
Blackpool v Port Vale
Salford Metropolis v Rotherham
Harrogate City v Lincoln Metropolis
Tranmere Rovers v Burton Albion
Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra (19:30)
Wrexham in Hull Metropolis
Stoke Metropolis v Walsall
Accrington or Oldhamv Peterborough United (TBC)
Blackburn Rovers v Bradford Metropolis
Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers (19:30)
West Brom v Derby County
Chesterfield v Mansfield City
Wigan Athletic v Notts County
Coventry Metropolis v Luton City
Bristol Metropolis v MK Dons
Bromley v Ipswich City (20:00)
Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United
Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers
Watford v Norwich Metropolis
Charlton Athletic v Stevenage
Oxford United v Colchester United
Barnet or Newport County v Millwall (TBC)
Cardiff Metropolis v Swindon City
Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon
Northampton City v Southampton
Plymouth Argyle v QPR
Swansea Metropolis v Crawley City (19:00)
Portsmouth v Studying
Wednesday, August 13
Barnsley v Fleetwood City
Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday
Cheltenham City v Exeter
Huddersfield City v Leicester Metropolis
Birmingham Metropolis v Sheffield United (20:00)
EFL Cup TV channel: How you can watch the Carabao Cup
All EFL Cup matches might be obtainable to observe on Sky Sports activities or Sky Sports activities+ as a part of a deal between the league and the broadcaster to indicate greater than 1,000 of the 1,891 video games throughout the EFL, EFL Cup and Bristol Road Motors Trophy.
Through Now TVSky Sports activities prices £14.99 for a day membership, £26 a month for a six-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.
EFL Cup stay stream: Watch the Carabao Cup on-line
Sky Sports activities memberships embrace entry to all 12 stay Sky Sports activities channels and Sky Sports activities+, which provides stay streams and a devoted channel.
Followers can watch on-line and on the transfer with the SkyGO app, which is out there on an unlimited vary of gadgets together with sensible TVs, gaming consoles, set-top packing containers and cellular gadgets.
Do the EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?
The EFL Cup winners obtain a spot within the play-off stage of the UEFA Convention League except they qualify by one other route for European competitors.
Newcastle have been an instance of the rule in motion in 2024/25, as an alternative qualifying for the Champions League by their league place.
That meant their Convention League play-off place went to the next-highest ranked crew who had not certified for European competitors through their league place.
Do EFL Cup ties go to further time, replays and penalties?
Ought to they end stage after 90 minutes, EFL Cup ties go straight to penalties till the semi-finals, which occur over two legs.
If the scoreline is stage after the second leg, further time and – if essential – penalties are used to separate groups.
The ultimate is a one-off match at Wembley Stadium, with further time and penalties used if required.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties within the 2021/22 closing and edged the identical fixture after further time in 2023/24 by Virgil van Dijk’s 118th-minute winner.
