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The Carabao Cup is back for the 2026/27 season, with every first-round tie available to watch live on Sky Sports! <p><strong>West Ham</strong>, <strong>Burnley </strong>and <strong>Wolves </strong>are among those in action; follow the goals as they go in across Saturday's packed schedule on Soccer Saturday.</p><p>Every tie from the opening round will be shown live on <em>Sky Sports</em>, with clubs from the Championship, League One and League Two entering the competition.</p><p>The first-round action begins on Thursday when <strong>Bristol City </strong>host <strong>Walsall </strong>at Ashton Gate, before three more matches on Friday evening. <strong>Wolves </strong>begin their campaign at home to <strong>Port Vale</strong>, <strong>Middlesbrough </strong>host <strong>Wrexham </strong>and <strong>Stevenage </strong>travel to <strong>Wycombe</strong>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/efl-article-referral" target="_blank"><strong>Got Sky? Watch the Carabao Cup on the Sky Sports app</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink"><strong>Not got Sky? Stream the Carabao Cup with no contract</strong></a></li></ul><h2>All the goals as they go in on Soccer Saturday!</h2><p>Saturday brings the bulk of the first-round fixtures, beginning with <strong>Cambridge United </strong>against <strong>Barnet </strong>at 1pm before <strong>QPR </strong>host London rivals<strong> Millwall </strong>at 2pm.</p><p>There is then a packed programme of 3pm kick-offs, with <strong>Burnley </strong>hosting <strong>Notts County</strong>, <strong>West Ham </strong>taking on<strong> Portsmouth</strong> and <strong>Leicester</strong> facing <strong>Northampton Town </strong>among the standout ties.</p><p>Elsewhere, <strong>Swansea </strong>meet <strong>Birmingham City</strong>, <strong>Sheffield Wednesday </strong>host <strong>Bolton </strong>and <strong>Norwich </strong>welcome <strong>MK Dons</strong>, while <strong>Southampton </strong>travel to <strong>Colchester United</strong>.</p><p>The Saturday action concludes with <strong>Cheltenham </strong>against <strong>Charlton, </strong><strong>Colchester </strong>versus <strong>Southampton </strong>and <strong>Rotherham </strong>facing <strong>West Brom, </strong>with all games kicking<strong> </strong>off at 5.30pm.</p><p><em>Soccer Saturday</em> will also be across the afternoon's action, bringing you the goals and major moments as they happen from around the grounds.</p><p>The opening round continues on Sunday as <strong>Mansfield Town </strong>host <strong>Sheffield United </strong>at 4pm. <strong>Plymouth</strong> <strong>Argyle </strong>against <strong>Exeter City </strong>brings a Devon derby to <em>Sky Sports</em> on Monday night.</p><h2><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11938/13550702/carabao-cup-2026-27-first-round-draw-championship-league-one-and-league-two-teams-discover-opponents?utm_source=chatgpt.com">How to watch the Carabao Cup on Sky Sports</a></h2><widget id="2"></widget><p>Sky Sports customers can watch matches on <strong>Sky Sports+</strong>, with games available on the Sky Sports app and the Sky Sports website.</p><p>In case you can't be in front of a TV, you can still keep up with all of the action with our dedicated blogs across the weekend and throughout the competition.</p><p>The competition will continue throughout the season, with round two taking place in the week commencing August 24.</p><p>The nine Premier League sides in Europe - Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Sunderland and Crystal Palace - come in for the third round.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11938/13550702/carabao-cup-2026-27-first-round-draw-championship-league-one-and-league-two-teams-discover-opponents?utm_source=chatgpt.com" target="_blank">See the full Carabao Cup first-round draw and schedule on Sky Sports</a></strong></p><h2>Carabao Cup 2026/27 round dates</h2><p><strong>Round one</strong>: Friday August 9, Saturday August 10 and Sunday August 11</p><p><strong>Round two:</strong> w/c August 24</p><p><strong>Round three:</strong> w/c September 7 and w/c September 14</p><p><strong>Round four: </strong>w/c October 26</p><p><strong>Round five:</strong> w/c December 14</p><p><strong>Semi-final first leg:</strong> w/c January 11</p><p><strong>Semi-final second leg:</strong> w/c February 1</p><p><strong>Final: </strong>Sunday March 21</p> <widget id="1"></widget>
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