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The EFL 2025/26 Cup presents seven potential rounds of matches in the main competition for the teams in the championship, the League one and the two and a maximum of six for the premiere clubs.
Newcastle won the EFL Cup for the first time in 2024/25, beating the Premier League Liverpool champions 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.
101Greatgoals.com has the latest accessories and results of the EFL 2025/26 Cup, round dates and how to see on television and live broadcast.
EFL Cup Third Round Draw 2025/26
Port Vale vs Arsenal
Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest
Lincoln City vs Chelsea
Tottenham vs Doncaster Rovers
Brentford vs Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town vs Manchester City
Liverpool vs Southampton
Newcastle vs Bradford City
Sheffield Wednesday vs Grimsby Town
Lobos vs Everton
Crystal Palace vs Millwall
Burnley vs Cardiff City
Wrexham vs Reading
Wigan Athletic vs Wycombe Wanderers
Barnsley vs Brighton and Hove Albion
Fulham vs Cambridge United
When is the third round of the EFL 2025/26 Cup?
Accessories will take place during the weeks of September 15 and 22.
Second Round Accessories of the EFL Cup, results 2025/26
Wednesday, August 27
Grimsby Town 2-2 (12-11p) Manchester United
Tuesday, August 26
Burton Albion 0-1 Lincoln City
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Stockport County
Sunderland 1-1 (5-6p) Huddersfield Town
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 (3-0p) Leeds United
Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Athletic
Swansea City 1-1 (5-3p) Plymouth Argyle
Bromley 1-1 (4-5p) Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town
Efl Round One Accessors Cup, results 2025/26
Tuesday, August 12
Grimsby Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Salford City 0-0 (2-3p) Rotherham
Harrogate Town 1-3 Lincoln City
Stockport County 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
ACCRINGTON 2-1 Peterborough United
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bradford City
Middlesbrough 0-4 Doncaster Rovers
West Brom 1-1 (2-3p) Derby County
Chesterfield 0-2 Mansfield Town
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Notts County
Bromley 1-1 (5-4p) Ipswich Town
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cambridge United
Leyton Orient 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton Athletic 3-1 Stevenage
Oxford United 1-0 Colchester United
Gillingham 1-1 (2-4p) AFC Wimbledon
Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton
Wednesday, August 13
Barnsley 2-2 (5-4p) Fleetwood Town
Bolton Wanderers 3-3 (2-4p) Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town 2-2 (3-2p) Leicester City
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United
Tuesday, August 19
Tranmere Rovers 1-1 (4-5p) Burton Albion
Preliminary round accessories of the EFL Cup, results
Tuesday, July 29
Barnet 2-2 (2-4p) Newport County
Tuesday, August 5
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 3-1 Oldham Athletic
Dates of the EFL 2025/26 Cup: When are the dates of the Capao Cup round?
The first round began during the second week of the EFL season. A new preliminary round also took place at the end of July between the two clubs promoted by the National League last season and the teams that finished 21 and 22 in League Dos.
There will be weeks divided into the third round for clubs in the Champions League and the Europa League.
EFL Copa Ronda Dos
August 25, 2025
EFL Cup Round three
September 15 and 22, 2025
Fourth EFL Cup
October 27, 2025
EFL Cup Round five
December 15, 2025
EFL CUP SEMI FINAL PIEMA
January 12, 2026
EFL CUP semi -final semi -final
February 2, 2026
EFL Cup End
Sunday, March 22, 2026
EFL Cup: When do the Premier League teams join the Copao Cup?
The nine Premier League teams involved in European competition will join the third round of the EFL Cup in September.
The other 11 clubs will join a round before, during the week of August 25.
EFL Cup television channel: How to watch Copa Carabao
All EFL Cup matches will be available to see Sky Sports or Sky Sports+ as part of an agreement between the League and the station to show more than 1,000 of 1,891 games in the EFL trophy, the EFL Cup and Bristol Street Motors.
Through Now televisionSky Sports costs £ 14.99 for a day of membership, £ 26 per month for a membership of six months or £ 34.99 per month without contract.
Live transmission of the EFL Cup: Look at the carabao cup online
Sky Sports memberships include access to the 12 sports channels of Sky Live and Sky Sports+, which offers live broadcasts and a dedicated channel.
Fans can see online and moving with the Skygo application, which is available in a wide range of devices that include intelligent televisions, game consoles, decoders and mobile devices.
Do the EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?
The EFL Cup winners receive a place in the Play-Off stage of the UEFA Conference League unless they qualify through another route for European competition.
Newcastle was an example of the rule in action in 2024/25, instead of qualifying for the Champions League through its league position.
That meant that his play-off place in the Conference League was the next highest team that he had not classified for European competition through his league position.
Are the EFL Cup ties on extra time, repetitions and penalties?
If they finish the level after 90 minutes, the EFL Cup ties go directly to the penalties to the semifinals, which take place on two legs.
If the score is level after the second section, extra time and, if necessary, penalties are used to separate equipment.
The final is a unique match at the Wembley Stadium, with extra time and sanctions used if necessary.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 by penalty in the final 2021/22 and exceeded the same accessory after extra time in 2023/24 through the winner of the 118 minutes of Virgil van Dijk.
