Time to check out the 2025/26 Carabao Cup Second Round draw live and in full as 11 Premier League enter this stage of the competition.
This draw takes place live during the build-up to Birmingham City’s Round One tie against Sheffield United on Sky Sports Football on Wednesday the 13th August.
Sky Sports presenter Mark Chapman will host the draw at approximately 7:20pm, which includes the introduction of the 11 Premier League Clubs not taking part in European competitions.
The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds, with the draw split into a Southern and Northern Section until Round Three.
Round Two ties will take place on the week commencing 25 August.
BALL NUMBERS:
North Section1 – Accrington Stanley2 – Bradford City3 – Burnley4 – Derby County5 – Doncaster Rovers6 – Everton7 – Grimsby Town8 – Leeds United9 – Lincoln City10 – Manchester United11 – Mansfield Town12 – Port Vale13 – Preston North End14 – Rotherham United15 – Stockport County16 – Stoke City17 – Sunderland18 – Wigan Athletic19 – Wrexham20 – Barnsley or Fleetwood Town21 – Birmingham City or Sheffield United22 – Bolton Wanderers or Sheffield Wednesday23 – Huddersfield Town or Leicester City24 – Tranmere Rovers or Burton Albion
South Section1 – AFC Bournemouth2 – AFC Wimbledon3 – Brentford4 – Brighton & Hove Albion5 – Bristol City6 – Bromley7 – Cambridge United8 – Cardiff City9 – Charlton Athletic10 – Coventry City11 – Fulham12 – Millwall13 – Norwich City14 – Oxford United15 – Plymouth Argyle16 – Reading17 – Southampton18 – Swansea City19 – West Ham United20 – Wolverhampton Wanderers21 – Wycombe Wanderers22 – Cheltenham Town or Exeter City
👇 CARABAO CUP SECOND ROUND DRAW LIVE AND IN FULL 👇
Northern sectionTranmere or Burton vs LincolnAccrington vs DoncasterWigan vs StockportStoke vs BradfordBurnley vs DerbySunderland vs HuddersfieldBirmingham vs Port ValePreston vs WrexhamBarnsley vs RotherhamSheffield Wednesday vs LeedsEverton vs MansfieldGrimsby vs Man Utd
Southern sectionFulham vs Bristol CityNorwich vs SouthamptonOxford vs BrightonReading vs AFC WimbledonBournemouth vs BrentfordMillwall vs CoventryWolves vs West HamSwansea vs PlymouthBromley vs WycombeCardiff vs CheltenhamCambridge vs Charlton
Preliminary Round – Northern sectionAccrington Stanley (4) 3–1 Oldham Athletic (4)
Preliminary Round – Southern sectionBarnet (4) 2–2 (2–4 p) Newport County (4)
First round – Northern sectionBarrow (4) 0–1 Preston North End (2)Middlesbrough (2) 0–4 Doncaster Rovers (3)Stockport County (3) 3–1 Crewe Alexandra (4)Accrington Stanley (4) 2–1 Peterborough United (3)Blackburn Rovers (2) 1–2 Bradford City (3)Blackpool (3) 0–1 Port Vale (3)Chesterfield (4) 0–2 Mansfield Town (3)Grimsby Town (4) 3–1 Shrewsbury Town (4)Harrogate Town (4) 1–3 Lincoln City (3)Salford City (4) 0–0 (2–3 p) Rotherham United (3)Stoke City (2) 0–0 (4–3 p) Walsall (4)West Bromwich Albion (2) 1–1 (2–3 p) Derby County (2)Wigan Athletic (3) 1–0 Notts County (4)Wrexham (2) 3–3 (5–3 p) Hull City (2)Barnsley (3) 2-2 (5-4p) Fleetwood Town (4)Bolton Wanderers (3) 3-3 (2-4p) Sheffield Wednesday (2)Huddersfield Town (3) 2-2 (2-3p) Leicester City (2)Birmingham City (2) 2-1 Sheffield United (2)Tranmere Rovers (4) v Burton Albion (3)
First round – Southern sectionSwansea City (2) 3–1 Crawley Town (4)Newport County (4) 0–1 Millwall (2)Bristol City (2) 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons (4)Bristol Rovers (4) 0–2 Cambridge United (4)Cardiff City (3) 2–1 Swindon Town (4)Charlton Athletic (2) 3–1 Stevenage (3)Coventry City (2) 1–0 Luton Town (3)Gillingham (4) 1–1 (2–4 p) AFC Wimbledon (3)Leyton Orient (3) 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers (3)Northampton Town (3) 0–1 Southampton (2)Oxford United (2) 1–0 Colchester United (4)Plymouth Argyle (3) 3–2 Queens Park Rangers (2)Portsmouth (2) 1–2 Reading (3)Watford (2) 1–2 Norwich City (2)Bromley (4) 1–1 (5–4 p) Ipswich Town (2)Cheltenham Town (4) 2-0 Exeter City (3)
Carabao Cup 2025/26 Round Dates
The round dates for the Carabao Cup have been confirmed as the following:
Preliminary Round: w/c 4 August 2025Round One: w/c 11 August 2025Round Two: w/c 25 August 2025Round Three: w/c 15 September and w/c 22 September 2025*Round Four: w/c 27 October 2025Round Five: w/c 15 December 2025Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 12 January 2026Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 2 February 2026Final: Sunday 22 March 2026
*Round Three will take place on the same basis as 2024/25, with split weeks for those Clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
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LIST OF LEAGUE CUP FINALS
Final played over 2 legs between 1961 and 1966
1961Rotherham United 2 ASTON VILLA 0ASTON VILLA 3 Rotherham United 0 aet, VILLA won 3-2 on aggregate
1962Rochdale 0 NORWICH CITY 3NORWICH CITY 1 Rochdale 0NORWICH won 4-0 on aggregate
1963BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 Aston Villa 1Aston Villa 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY 0BIRMINGHAM won 3-1 on aggregate
1964Stoke City 1 LEICESTER CITY 1LEICESTER CITY 3 Stoke City 2LEICESTER won 4-3 on aggregate
1965 CHELSEA 3 Leicester City 2
Leicester City 0 Chelsea 0CHELSEA won 3-2 on aggregate
1966West Ham United 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 West Ham United 1WBA won 5-3 on aggregate
Final played as single game at Wembley 1967-2000 and since 2008; at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001-2007
1967 Queen’s Park Rangers 3 West Bromwich Albion 2
1968 Leeds United 1 Arsenal 0
1969 Swindon Town 3 Arsenal 1 (aet)
1970 Manchester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 (aet)
1971 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 0
1972 Stoke City 2 Chelsea 1
1973 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Norwich City 0
1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Manchester City 1
1975 Aston Villa 1 Norwich City 0
1976 Manchester City 2 Newcastle United 1
1977 Aston Villa 3 Everton 2 (aet, after 0-0, 1-1 draws)
1978 Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0 (after 0-0 draw)
1979 Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2
1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Nottingham Forest 0
1981 Liverpool 2 West Ham United 1 (after 1-1 draw)
1982 Liverpool 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (aet)
1983 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 1 (aet)
1984 Liverpool 1 Everton 0 (after 0-0 draw)
1985 Norwich City 1 Sunderland 0
1986 Oxford United 3 Queen’s Park Rangers 0
1987 Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
1988 Luton Town 3 Arsenal 2
1989 Nottingham Forest 3 Luton Town 1
1990 Nottingham Forest 1 Oldham Athletic 0
1991 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Manchester United 0
1992 Manchester United 1 Nottingham Forest 0
1993 Arsenal 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
1994 Aston Villa 3 Manchester United 1
1995 Liverpool 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
1996 Aston Villa 3 Leeds United 0
1997 Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 0 (aet, after 1-1 draw)
1998 Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 0 (aet)
1999 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Leicester City 0
2000 Leicester City 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
2001 Liverpool 1 Birmingham City 1 (aet, 5-4 pen)
2002 Blackburn Rovers 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
2003 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0
2004 Middlesbrough 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
2005 Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (aet)
2006 Manchester United 4 Wigan Athletic 0
2007 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 1
2008 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 1
2009 Manchester United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (aet, 4-1 pen)
2010 Manchester United 2 Aston Villa 1
2011 Birmingham City 2 Arsenal 1
2012 Liverpool 2 Cardiff City 2 (aet, 3-2 pen)
2013 Swansea City 5 Bradford City 0
2014 Manchester City 3 Sunderland 1
2015 Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0
2016 Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1 (aet, 3-1 pen)
2017 Manchester United 3 Southampton 2
2018 Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0
2019 Manchester City 0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 4-3 pen)
2020 Manchester City 2 Aston Villa 1
2021 Manchester City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0
2022 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 11-10 pen)
2023 Manchester United 2 Newcastle United 0
2024 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (aet)
2025 Newcastle United 2 Liverpool 1
Competition known as Milk Cup from 1982-83 to 1985-86Competition known as Littlewoods Challenge Cup from 1986-87 to 1989-90Competition known as Rumbelows Cup from 1990-91 to 1992-93Competition known as Coca-Cola Cup from 1993-94 to 1997-98Competition known as Worthington Cup from 1998-99 to 2002-03Competition known as Carling Cup from 2003-04 to 2011-12Competition known as Capital One Cup from 2012-13 to 2015-16Competition known as EFL Cup in 2016-17Competition known as Carabao Cup from 2017-18
Winners10 – Liverpool8 – Man City6 – Man Utd5 – Aston Villa, Chelsea4 – Nott’m Forest, Tottenham3 – Leicester City2 – Wolves, Norwich City, Arsenal, Birmingham1 – West Brom, QPR, Leeds, Swindon, Stoke, Oxford, Luton, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Swansea, Newcastle
Finalists15 – Liverpool10 – Man Utd, Chelsea9 – Aston Villa, Man City, Tottenham8 – Arsenal6 – Nottingham Forest5 – Leicester City4 – Norwich City3 – West Brom, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Newcastle2 – Stoke, Wolves, West Ham, Everton, QPR, Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds, Bolton, Sunderland, Southampton1 – Rotherham, Rochdale, Swindon, Oxford, Oldham, Tranmere, Blackburn, Wigan, Cardiff, Swansea, Bradford
