RESOLVING THE LEDGER
RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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The Carabao Cup is back for the 2026/27 season, with every second-round tie live on Sky Sports! <p>The 11 Premier League clubs not involved in European commitments will enter the competition at this stage, setting up some tasty ties ahead of the nine remaining sides joining in round three.</p><p>That includes a case of deja-vu with an all-Premier League clash between <strong>Nottingham Forest </strong>and <strong>Leeds </strong>on Tuesday,<strong> </strong>as Oliver Glasner's side look to get revenge from their late league defeat at the City Ground only three days earlier.</p><p>On Wednesday, you can see <strong>Newcastle </strong>hope to clinch a first win under Matthias Jaissle when <strong>West Brom </strong>visit St James' Park, while <strong>Tottenham </strong>look to bounce back from a 3-0 humbling at Brentford at home to early Championship pace-setters <strong>Charlton</strong>.</p><p>The same night, David Moyes will make his first return to Deepdale since leaving <strong>Preston </strong>in 2002 when he visits with <strong>Everton</strong>, before <strong>Chelsea </strong>host <strong>Luton </strong>and <strong>Fulham </strong>likewise with <strong>AFC Wimbledon </strong>in Thursday's double header.</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>Second-round schedule in full</h2><p><em>All ties kick off at 7.45pm (BST) unless stated otherwise</em></p><p><strong>August 25</strong></p><ul><li>Cardiff vs Norwich - kick-off 7pm</li><li>Doncaster vs Middlesbrough - kick-off 7.30pm</li><li>Barnsley vs Crewe</li><li>Blackburn vs Sheffield United</li><li>Blackpool vs Lincoln</li><li>Cambridge vs Millwall</li><li>Fleetwood vs Shrewsbury</li><li>Ipswich vs Leicester</li><li>Plymouth vs Coventry</li><li>Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolves</li><li>Southampton vs West Ham</li><li>Stevenage vs Reading</li><li>Stoke vs Hull</li><li>Walsall vs Leyton Orient</li><li>Watford vs Peterborough</li><li>Birmingham vs Brentford - kick-off 8pm</li></ul><p><strong>August 26</strong></p><ul><li>Bradford vs Burnley</li><li>Newcastle vs West Brom</li><li>Tottenham vs Charlton</li><li>Preston vs Everton - kick-off 8pm</li></ul><p><strong>August 27</strong></p><ul><li>Chelsea vs Luton - kick-off 7.30pm</li><li>Fulham vs AFC Wimbledon - kick-off 8pm</li></ul><h2>Catch up with all the goals so far!</h2><p>Keep across all the first-round ties with drama, action and goals as sides from the Championship, League One and League Two sought a spot in the second round.</p><p><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11938/13570685/carabao-cup-first-round-live-scores-match-updates-and-free-highlights"><strong>You can catch up with all the highlights here</strong></a></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 first-round blog on Saturday, plus plenty more live blogs 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 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="8"></widget>
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