The league said in a statement that the schedule for the the two rounds of the Carabao Cup has been confirmed, with all 37 ties set to air live on Sky Sports+ or Sky Sports Football.

As announced in June, this season’s Carabao Cup requires a Preliminary Round ahead of Round One due to nine Premier League teams being involved in European competition in 2025/26.

In the Preliminary Round, Barnet will host Newport County (Tuesday 29 July, 19:30), whilst Oldham Athletic face a trip to Accrington Stanley (Tuesday 5 August, 19:45).

The date and kick-off time for the two Round One ties involving the winners of the Preliminary Round will be confirmed following those fixtures. 

All Round One ties will take place from Tuesday, 12 August and Wednesday, 13 August. The full schedule can be found below.

PRELIMINARY ROUND

Accrington Stanley V Oldham Athletic – Tue 5 August, 7.45pm
Barnet V Newport County – Tue 29 July, 7.30pm

FIRST ROUND

Coventry City V Luton Town – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Bristol City V Milton Keynes Dons – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Bromley V Ipswich Town – Tue 12 August, 8pm
Bristol Rovers V Cambridge United – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Leyton Orient V Wycombe Wanderers – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Watford V Norwich City – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Charlton Athletic V Stevenage – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Oxford United V Colchester United – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Barnet or Newport V Millwall – TBC following preliminary round
Cardiff City V Swindon Town – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Gillingham V AFC Wimbledon – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Northampton Town V Southampton – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Cheltenham Town V Exeter City – Wed 13 August, 7.45pm
Plymouth Argyle V Queens Park Rangers – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Swansea City V Crawley Town – Tue 12 August, 7pm
Portsmouth V Reading – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Barrow V Preston North End – Tue 12 August, 7.30pm
Grimsby Town V Shrewsbury Town – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Blackpool V Port Vale – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Salford City V Rotherham United – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Harrogate Town V Lincoln City – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Tranmere Rovers V Burton Albion – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Stockport County V Crewe Alexandra – Tue 12 August, 7.30pm
Huddersfield Town V Leicester City – Wed 13 August, 7.45pm
Wrexham V Hull City – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Birmingham City V Sheffield United – Wed 13 August, 8pm
Stoke City V Walsall – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Accrington or Oldham V Peterborough – TBC following preliminary round
Blackburn Rovers V Bradford City – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Middlesbrough V Doncaster Rovers – Tue 12 August, 7.30pm
West Bromwich Albion V Derby County – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Bolton Wanderers V Sheffield Wednesday – Wed 13 August, 7.45pm
Chesterfield V Mansfield Town – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm
Barnsley V Fleetwood Town – Wed 13 August, 7.45pm
Wigan Athletic V Notts County – Tue 12 August, 7.45pm

Carabao Cup 2025/26 Round Dates

The round dates for the Carabao Cup have been confirmed as the following:

Preliminary Round: w/c 4 August 2025
Round One: w/c 11 August 2025
Round Two: w/c 25 August 2025
Round Three: w/c 15 September and w/c 22 September 2025*
Round Four: w/c 27 October 2025
Round Five: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 12 January 2026
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 2 February 2026
Final: Sunday 22 March 2026

*Round Three will take place on the same basis as 2024/25, with split weeks for those Clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

SEE MORE: EFL fixtures for 2025/26 season and TV selections revealed

LIST OF LEAGUE CUP FINALS

Final played over 2 legs between 1961 and 1966

1961
Rotherham United 2 ASTON VILLA 0
ASTON VILLA 3 Rotherham United 0 aet, 

1962
Rochdale 0 NORWICH CITY 3
NORWICH CITY 1 Rochdale 0

1963
BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 Aston Villa 1
Aston Villa 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY 0

1964
Stoke City 1 LEICESTER CITY 1
LEICESTER CITY 3 Stoke City 2

1965 CHELSEA 3 Leicester City 2

Leicester City 0 Chelsea 0

1966
West Ham United 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 West Ham United 1

Final played as single game at Wembley 1967-2000 and since 2008; at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001-2007

1967  3 West Bromwich Albion 2

1968  1 Arsenal 0

1969  3 Arsenal 1 (aet)

1970  2 West Bromwich Albion 1 (aet)

1971  2 Aston Villa 0

1972  2 Chelsea 1

1973  1 Norwich City 0

1974  2 Manchester City 1

1975  1 Norwich City 0

1976  2 Newcastle United 1

1977  3 Everton 2 (aet, after 0-0, 1-1 draws)

1978  1 Liverpool 0 (after 0-0 draw)

1979  3 Southampton 2

1980  1 Nottingham Forest 0

1981  2 West Ham United 1 (after 1-1 draw)

1982  3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (aet)

1983  2 Manchester United 1 (aet)

1984  1 Everton 0 (after 0-0 draw)

1985  1 Sunderland 0

1986  3 Queen’s Park Rangers 0

1987  2 Liverpool 1

1988  3 Arsenal 2

1989  3 Luton Town 1

1990  1 Oldham Athletic 0

1991  1 Manchester United 0

1992  1 Nottingham Forest 0

1993  2 Sheffield Wednesday 1

1994  3 Manchester United 1

1995  2 Bolton Wanderers 1

1996  3 Leeds United 0

1997  1 Middlesbrough 0 (aet, after 1-1 draw)

1998  2 Middlesbrough 0 (aet)

1999  1 Leicester City 0

2000  2 Tranmere Rovers 1

2001  1 Birmingham City 1 (aet, 5-4 pen)

2002  2 Tottenham Hotspur 1

2003  2 Manchester United 0

2004  2 Bolton Wanderers 1

2005  3 Liverpool 2 (aet)

2006  4 Wigan Athletic 0

2007  2 Arsenal 1

2008  2 Chelsea 1

2009  0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (aet, 4-1 pen)

2010  2 Aston Villa 1

2011  2 Arsenal 1

2012  2 Cardiff City 2 (aet, 3-2 pen)

2013  5 Bradford City 0

2014  3 Sunderland 1

2015  2 Tottenham Hotspur 0

2016 Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1 (aet, 3-1 pen)

2017 Manchester United 3 Southampton 2

2018  3 Arsenal 0

2019  0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 4-3 pen)

2020  2 Aston Villa 1

2021  1 Tottenham Hotspur 0

2022  0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 11-10 pen)

2023  2 Newcastle United 0

2024  1 Chelsea 0 (aet)

2025 Newcastle United 2 Liverpool 1

Competition known as  from 1982-83 to 1985-86
Competition known as  from 1986-87 to 1989-90
Competition known as  from 1990-91 to 1992-93
Competition known as  from 1993-94 to 1997-98
Competition known as  from 1998-99 to 2002-03
Competition known as  from 2003-04 to 2011-12
Competition known as  from 2012-13 to 2015-16
Competition known as  in 2016-17
Competition known as  from 2017-18

10 – Liverpool
8 – Man City
6 – Man Utd
5 – Aston Villa, Chelsea
4 – Nott’m Forest, Tottenham
3 – Leicester City
2 – Wolves, Norwich City, Arsenal, Birmingham
1 – West Brom, QPR, Leeds, Swindon, Stoke, Oxford, Luton, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Swansea, Newcastle

15 – Liverpool
10 – Man Utd, Chelsea
9 – Aston Villa, Man City, Tottenham
8 – Arsenal
6 – Nottingham Forest
5 – Leicester City
4 – Norwich City
3 – West Brom, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Newcastle
2 – Stoke, Wolves, West Ham, Everton, QPR, Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds, Bolton, Sunderland, Southampton
1 – Rotherham, Rochdale, Swindon, Oxford, Oldham, Tranmere, Blackburn, Wigan, Cardiff, Swansea, Bradford