Every Carabao Cup tie is live on Sky Sports+ again in 2025/26 – and there are 23 second-round matches taking place this week.
Manchester United will face League Two side Grimsby Town, while Mansfield will be only the second competitive opponents to Everton’s brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Bournemouth will host Brentford while Wolves play West Ham as the 11 Premier League clubs not participating in a European competition enter the competition.
Read on to see all of the live fixtures and how to watch…
Tuesday August 26
Reading vs AFC Wimbledon, kick-off 7pmCambridge vs Charlton, kick-off 7.30pmWolves vs West Ham, kick-off 7.30pmAccrington vs Doncaster, kick-off 7.45pmBarnsley vs Rotherham, kick-off 7.45pmBirmingham vs Port Vale, kick-off 7.45pmBournemouth vs Brentford, kick-off 7.45pmBromley vs Wycombe, kick-off 7.45pmBurnley vs Derby, kick-off 7.45pmCardiff vs Cheltenham, kick-off 7.45pmMillwall vs Coventry, kick-off 7.45pmNorwich vs Southampton, kick-off 7.45pmPreston vs Wrexham, kick-off 7.45pmStoke vs Bradford, kick-off 7.45pmSunderland vs Huddersfield, kick-off 7.45pmSwansea vs Plymouth, kick-off 7.45pmBurton vs Lincoln, kick-off 7.45pmWigan vs Stockport, kick-off 7.45pmSheffield Wednesday vs Leeds, kick-off 8pm
Wednesday August 27
Everton vs Mansfield, kick-off 7.45pmFulham vs Bristol City, kick-off 7.45pmOxford vs Brighton, kick-off 7.45pmGrimsby vs Manchester United, kick-off 8pm
The pick of the first-round action…
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Gustavo Hamer scored from the halfway line for Sheffield United!
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Highlights of the first round Carabao Cup match between Wrexham and Hull City
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Highlights of the Carabao Cup first round tie between Bromley and Ipswich
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Highlights of the first round Carabao Cup match between Middlesbrough and Doncaster Rovers
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Carabao Cup 2025/26 round dates
Round three: w/c September 15 and w/c September 22
Round four: w/c 27 October 2025
Round five: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-final first leg: w/c January 12 2026
Semi-final second leg: w/c February 2 2026
Final: Sunday, March 22 2026
