The EFL announce the latest 2025/26 Carabao Cup Second Round dates, times and TV selections, and it will come as no surprise here.
The league have said in a statement that ‘Manchester United’s highly anticipated visit to Grimsby Town will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football and will be available to watch free-to-air on ITV.
‘Sheffield Wednesday’s clash with Leeds United will also be shown live on Sky Sports Football.
‘The remaining ties will all be available to watch on Sky Sports+.
‘The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds, split into a Northern and Southern Section until Round Three.
‘All Round Two ties will take place on either Tuesday, August 26 or Wednesday, August 27.’
Round Two schedule and TV selections confirmed! ✅
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— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) August 15, 2025
You can view the full schedule below…
NORTHERN SECTION
Tuesday 26 August – Tranmere Rovers or Burton Albion v Lincoln City – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Wigan Athletic v Stockport County – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Stoke City v Bradford City – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Burnley v Derby County – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Sunderland v Huddersfield Town – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Birmingham City v Port Vale – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Preston North End v Wrexham – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Barnsley v Rotherham United – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday 27 August – Everton v Mansfield Town – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Wednesday 27 August – Grimsby Town v Manchester United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football and ITV
SOUTHERN SECTION
Tuesday 26 August – Norwich City v Southampton – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Reading v AFC Wimbledon – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Bournemouth v Brentford – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Millwall v Coventry City – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Wolves v West Ham United – 19:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Swansea City v Plymouth Argyle – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Bromley v Wycombe Wanderers – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Cardiff City v Cheltenham Town – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 26 August – Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic – 19:30 – Sky Sports+
Wednesday 27 August – Fulham v Bristol City – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Wednesday 27 August – Oxford United v Brighton – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Preliminary Round – Northern section
Accrington Stanley (4) 3–1 Oldham Athletic (4)
Preliminary Round – Southern section
Barnet (4) 2–2 (2–4 p) Newport County (4)
First round – Northern section
Barrow (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 (3-2p) Leicester City (2)
Birmingham City (2) 2-1 Sheffield United (2)
Tranmere Rovers (4) v Burton Albion (3)
First round – Southern section
Swansea 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 2025
Round One: w/c 11 August 2025
Round Two: w/c 25 August 2025
Round Three: w/c 15 September and w/c 22 September 2025*
Round Four: w/c 27 October 2025
Round Five: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 12 January 2026
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 2 February 2026
Final: Sunday 22 March 2026
LATEST ITV PICKS:
Championship – Sat 16 Aug – Wrexham v West Bromwich Albion – 12:30
Championship – Sun 14 Sep – Southampton v Portsmouth – 12:00
Championship – Sun 5 Oct – Ipswich Town v Norwich City – 12:00
Championship – Sun 23 Nov – Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United – 12:00
Championship – Sat 6 Dec – Derby County v Leicester City – 12:30
LATEST SCHEDULE OF EFL GAMES ON SKY SPORTS:
Sky Bet Championship
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Wrexham v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Derby County v Coventry City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Portsmouth v Norwich City – Sky Sports+
Sunday 17 August – 12 pm – Ipswich Town v Southampton – Sky Sports Football
Friday 22 August – 8 pm – Derby County v Bristol City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 23 August – 12:30 pm – Charlton Athletic v Leicester City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 23 August – 12:30 pm – Swansea City v Watford – Sky Sports+
Saturday 23 August – 12:30 pm – Hull City v Blackburn Rovers – Sky Spots+
Friday 29 August – 8 pm – Leicester City v Birmingham City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – Middlesbrough v Sheffield United – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – QPR v Charlton Athletic – Sky Sports+
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports+
Friday 12 September – 8 pm – Ipswich Town v Sheffield United – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Charlton Athletic v Millwall – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Oxford United v Leicester City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Preston North End v Middlesbrough – Sky Sports+
Sunday 14 September – 12:00 pm – Southampton v Portsmouth – Sky Sports Football
Friday 19 September – 8 pm – Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 20 September 0 12:30 pm – Leicester City v Coventry City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – QPR v Stoke City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Birmingham City v Swansea City – Sky Sports+
Monday 22 September 8 pm – Millwall v Watford – Sky Sports Football
Friday 26 September – 8 pm – West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Coventry City v Birmingham City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Swansea City v Millwall – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Wrexham v Derby County – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 30/09/25 – Derby County v Charlton Athletic – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 01/10/25 – Queens Park Rangers v Oxford United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 03/10/25 – Wrexham v Birmingham City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Hull City v Sheffield United – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 05/10/25 – Ipswich Town v Norwich City – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 17/10/25 – Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Queens Park Rangers v Millwall – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Oxford United v Derby County – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Southampton v Swansea City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 21/10/25 – Bristol City v Southampton – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 22/10/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 24/10/25 – Preston North End v Sheffield United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Portsmouth v Stoke City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Coventry City v Watford – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 31/10/25 – Wrexham v Coventry City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 01/11/25 – Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 01/11/25 – Norwich City v Hull City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 01/11/25 – West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 04/11/25 – Coventry City v Sheffield United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 05/11/25 – Portsmouth v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 07/11/25 – Watford v Bristol City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Blackburn Rovers v Derby County – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Hull City v Portsmouth – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Millwall v Preston North End – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 21/11/25 – Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Charlton Athletic v Southampton – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Bristol City v Swansea City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 23/11/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Tuesday – 25/11/25 – Southampton v Leicester City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 26/11/25 – West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 28/11/25 – Oxford United v Ipswich Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Leicester City v Sheffield United – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Stoke City v Hull City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Portsmouth v Bristol City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 01/12/25 – Birmingham City v Watford – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 05/12/25 – Hull City v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 06/12/25 – Derby County v Leicester City – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 06/12/25 – Watford v Norwich City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 06/12/25 – Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 09/12/25 – Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 10/12/25 – Hull City v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 12/12/25 – West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Norwich City v Southampton – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Oxford United v Preston North End – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Stoke City v Swansea City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 15/12/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 19/12/25 – Swansea City v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Southampton v Coventry City – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Preston North End v Norwich City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Blackburn Rovers v Millwall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 26/12/25 – Wrexham v Sheffield United – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 26/12/25 – Birmingham City v Derby County – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Coventry City v Ipswich Town – 18:00 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Birmingham City v Southampton – 20:15 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Leicester City v Derby County – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 01/01/26 – Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Thursday – 01/01/26 – Sheffield United v Leicester City – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Birmingham City v Coventry City – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Sheffield United v Oxford United – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 05/01/26 – Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sky Bet League One
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Burton Albion v Port Vale – Sky Sports+
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Exeter City v Mansfield Town – Sky Sports+
Wednesday 20 August – 8 pm – Bolton Wanderers v Reading – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 23 August – 2:30 pm – Luton Town v Cardiff City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 23 August – 12:30 pm – Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic – Sky Sports+
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – Doncaster Rovers v Rotherham United – Sky Sports+
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – Cardiff City v Plymouth Argyle – Sky Sports+
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Bradford City v Huddersfield Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Northampton Town v Blackpool – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Lincoln City v Luton Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Blackpool v Barnsley – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Leyton Orient v Stevenage – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 02/10/25 – Rotherham United v Bradford City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 16/10/25 – Huddersfield Town v Bolton Wanderers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Lincoln City v Stevenage – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Burton Albion v Peterborough United – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 23/10/25 – Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 27/10/25 – Port Vale v Stockport County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Thursday – 06/11/25 – Reading v Stevenage – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Wycombe Wanderers v Leyton Orient – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Northampton Town v Mansfield Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 20/11/25 – Peterborough United v Stockport County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Exeter City v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Blackpool v Reading – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Stockport County v Barnsley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – A.F.C. Wimbledon v Mansfield Town – – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 18/12/25 – Reading v Luton Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Wigan Athletic v Blackpool – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Stevenage v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Bradford City v Port Vale – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 01/01/26 – Wycombe Wanderers v Cardiff City – 15:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Lincoln City v Peterborough United – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Sky Bet League Two
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Chesterfield v Bristol Rovers – Sky Sports+
Saturday 16 August – 12:30 pm – Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town – Sky Sports+
Tuesday 19 August – 8 pm – Walsall v Grimsby Town – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 23 August – 12:30 pm – Walsall v Salford City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 23 August – 12:30 pm – Newport County v MK Dons – Sky Sports+
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 30 August – 12:30 pm – Barrow v Fleetwood Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 6 September – 12:30 pm – Newport County v Bristol Rovers – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 6 September – 5:30 pm – Bromley v Gillingham – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Accrington Stanley v Colchester United – Sky Sports+
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Harrogate Town v Shrewsbury Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Oldham Athletic v Barnet – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Crewe Alexandra v Notts County – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Newport County v Swindon Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 06/10/25 – Harrogate Town v Crewe Alexandra – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 11/10/25 – Oldham Athletic v Barrow – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Salford City v Oldham Atheltic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Cambridge United v Bromley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Cheltenham Town v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Colchester United v Bromley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 10/11/25 – Cheltenham Town v Notts County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 15/11/25 – Gillingham v Crawley Town – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Harrogate Town v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Gillingham v Barnet – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 27/11/25 – Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Accrington Stanley v Oldham Athletic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Salford City v Colchester United – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Notts County v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Bromley v Grimsby Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 26/12/25 – Chesterfield v Notts County – 15:00 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Tranmere Rovers v Barrow – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
