Discussions, results, round dates, full timetable, television channel and live flow details

The EFL 2025/26 Cup offers seven potential matches of matches in the main competition for the championship teams, Ligue 1 and League two and a maximum of six for the Premier League clubs.

Newcastle won the EFL Cup for the first time in 2024/25, beating Premier league Champions Liverpool in the final at the Wembley stadium.

The Reds are the most successful team in the history of the EFL Cup with 10 titles, followed by Manchester City with eight and Manchester United with six.

101GeReatGoals.com has all the latest lights and results of the EFL 2025/26 Cup, round dates and how to watch on television and live.

Dates of the EFL 2025/26 cup: when are the round dates of the Carabao cup?

The first round begins during the second week of the EFL season. A new preliminary round also begins at the end of July between the two promoted clubs of the National League last season and the teams that finished 21st and 22nd in League two.

There will be weeks divided in the third round for clubs in the Champions League and Europa League.

EFL Cup Round Preliminary

Week to start on August 4, 2025

EFL CUP Round One

August 11, 2025

EFL CUP Round Two

August 25, 2025

EFL CUP Round three

September 15 and 22, 2025

EFL CUP Round Four

October 27, 2025

EFL CUP FIVE

December 15, 2025

EFL Cup in the semi-finals at first glance

January 12, 2026

EFL Cup in the semi-finals in the second stage

February 2, 2026

EFL Cup final

Sunday March 22, 2026

EFL CUP: When do the Premier League teams join the Carabao Cup?

The nine Premier League teams involved in the European competition will join the third round of the EFL Cup in September.

The other 11 clubs will join a round earlier, during the week of August 25.

EFL Cup provisions, 2025/26 results: schedule, last draw

All matches start at 19:45 UK Time, unless otherwise indicated.

CUP EFL CUP Preliminary Rounds, results

Tuesday July 29

Barnet 2-2 (2-4p) Newport County

Tuesday August 5

Accrington Stanley against Oldham Athletic

EFL CUP Round One Fixtures, results

Tuesday August 12

Barrow against Preston North End (19:30)

Grimsby Town against Shrewsbury Town

Blackpool against Port Vale

Salford City against Rotherham

Harrogate Town against Lincoln City

Rovers tranmeter against Burton Albion

Stockport County against Crewe Alexandra (19:30)

Wrexham against Hull City

Stoke City against Walsall

Accrington or Oldhamv Peterborough United (TBC)

Blackburn Rovers against Bradford City

Middlesbrough against Doncaster Rovers (19:30)

West Brom against Derby County

Chesterfield against Mansfield Town

Wigan Athletic C Notts County

Coventry City against Luton Town

Bristol City against MK Dons

Bromley against Ipswich Town (20:00)

Bristol Rovers against Cambridge United

Leyton Orient against Wycombe Wanderers

Watford C Norwich City

Charlton Athletic against Stevenage

Oxford United against Colchester United

Newport County against Millwall (TBC)

Cardiff City against Swindon Town

Gillingham against AFC Wimbledon

Northampton Town against Southampton

Plymouth Argyle V QPR

Swansea City against Crawley Town (19:00)

Portsmouth V Reading

Wednesday August 13

Barnsley against Fleetwood Town

Bolton Wanderers against Sheffield Wednesday

Cheltenham Town against Exeter

Huddersfield Town against Leicester City

Birmingham City against Sheffield United (20:00)

EFL Cup TV Channel: How to watch the Carabao Cup

All EFL Cup games will be available to watch on Sky Sports or Sky Sports + as part of an agreement between the League and the broadcaster to show more than 1,000 of the 1,891 games through the EFL, EFL Cup and Bristol Street Motors trophy.

Via Now televisionSky Sports costs £ 14.99 for a one -day subscription, £ 26 per month for a six -month or £ 34.99 subscription per month without a contract.

EFL Cup Live Stream: Look at the Carabao Cup online

The Sky Sports subscriptions include access to the 12 live and Sky Sports +Sports channels, which offers live flows and a dedicated channel.

Fans can look online and in motion with the Skygo application, which is available on a wide range of devices, including smart televisions, game consoles, decoders and mobile devices.

Do the EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?

The winners of the EFL Cup receive a place in the dam phase of the UEFA conference unless they qualify by another path for European competition.

Newcastle was an example of the rule in action in 2024/25, qualifying rather for the Champions League thanks to its league post.

This meant that their place of course of the conference league had gone to the highest team that had not qualified for the European competition via its league post.

Do EFL Cup links go to additional time, reruns and penalties?

If they finish the level after 90 minutes, the EFL Cup links go directly to the penalties to the semi-final, which take place on two legs.

If the score is level after the second step, additional time and – if necessary – penalties are used to separate the teams.

The final is a unique match at the Wembley stadium, with additional time and penalties used if necessary.

Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in the 2021/22 final and ahead of the same match after an additional time in 2023/24 Through the winner of Virgil Van Dijk in the 118th minute.