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65th season of the EFL Cup

Football tournament season

2025–26 EFL Cup
Carabao Cup
Wembley Stadium will host the final in March
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Dates	29 July 2025 – 22 March 2026^[1]
Teams	92
Defending champions	Newcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	76
Goals scored	207 (2.72 per match)
Attendance	782,047 (10,290 per match)
Top goal scorer	Diego Gómez (5 goals)
← 2024–25 2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 13 August 2025.

The2025–26 EFL Cup is the 66th and current season of theEnglish Football League Cup. It is sponsored byCarabao Energy Drink and known as theCarabao Cup for sponsorship reasons. The EFL Cup is open to all clubs participating in thePremier League and theEnglish Football League.

The winner of the competition qualifies for the play-off round of the2026–27 UEFA Conference League.

Newcastle United are the defending champions, having beatenLiverpool in theprevious season's final.

Teams

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All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season's EFL Cup. Access was distributed across the top four leagues of theEnglish football league system.

There will be a preliminary round before the first one due to the number of teams participating in Europe. This round consists of the two newly promoted sides to2025–26 League Two –Barnet andOldham Athletic – and the two lowest finishers not relegated from2024–25 League Two,Accrington Stanley andNewport County.^[2]

Phase^[2]	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	Number of games	Week commencing
Preliminary round (4 clubs)	4 clubs from EFL League Two (lowest ranked not relegated from 24–25 and newly-promoted)	N/A	2	4 August 2025
First round (70 clubs)	20 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 24 clubs from EFL Championship	2 winners from preliminary round	35	11 August 2025
Second round (46 clubs)	11 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competitions)	35 winners from first round	23	25 August 2025
Third round (32 clubs)	9 Premier League clubs (involved in European competitions)	23 winners from second round	16	15 September 2025 22 September 2025
Fourth round (16 clubs)	—	16 winners from third round	8	28 October 2025
Quarter-finals (8 clubs)	—	8 winners from fourth round	4	15 December 2025
Semi-finals (4 clubs)	—	4 winners from quarter-finals	4 (two-legged)	12 January 2026 2 February 2026
Final (2 clubs)	—	2 winners from semi-finals	1	22 March 2026

Preliminary round

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A total of four teams played in the preliminary round: two newly-promoted sides fromNational League (tier 5), and two lowest non-relegatedLeague Two sides (tier 4). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into "northern" and "southern" sections, where teams were drawn against a team from the same section. The draw was made on 26 June 2025 byShay Given andJohn Barnes, together with the draw for the first round.^[3]

Number of teams per tier still in the competition
Premier League^[a]	Championship^[b]	League One^[b]	League Two^[c]	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	24 / 24	24 / 24	92 / 92

^Premier League teams joined the competition in the second and third rounds.
^^a ^bChampionship and League One teams joined the competition in the first round.
^The top 20 League Two teams joined the competition in the first round.

Northern section

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Accrington Stanley (4) vOldham Athletic (4)

5 August 2025	Accrington Stanley (4)	3–1	Oldham Athletic (4)	Accrington
19:45BST	Popoola 10' Mooney 17' J. Woods 34'	Report	Ogle 63'	Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Scott Oldham

Southern section

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Barnet (4) vNewport County (4)

29 July 2025	Barnet (4)	2–2 (2–4p)	Newport County (4)	Edgware
19:30BST	Galvin 90+7' Browne 90+9'	Report	Antwi 31' Reindorf 42'	Stadium:The Hive Stadium Attendance: 1,789 Referee:Darren Drysdale
	Penalties
	Adeniran Browne Hugill Smith		Garner Lloyd Antwi Kamwa Ca. Evans

First round

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A total of 70 teams played in the first round: 2 winners from the preliminary round, 20 fromLeague Two (tier 4), 24 fromLeague One (tier 3), and 24 from theChampionship (tier 2). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into "northern" and "southern" sections, where teams were drawn against a team from the same section. The draw was made on 26 June 2025 byShay Given andJohn Barnes, together with the draw for the preliminary round.^[3]

Number of teams per tier still in the competition
Premier League^[a]	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	24 / 24	22 / 24	90 / 92

^Premier League teams joined the competition in the second and third rounds.

Northern section

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Barrow (4) vPreston North End (2)

12 August 2025	Barrow (4)	0–1	Preston North End (2)	Barrow-in-Furness
19:30BST		Report	Raglan 66' (o.g.)	Stadium:Holker Street Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Ross Joyce

Middlesbrough (2) vDoncaster Rovers (3)

12 August 2025	Middlesbrough (2)	0–4	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Middlesbrough
19:30BST		Report	Close 11' Ajayi 23' Gotts 84' Nixon 90+6'	Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 11,979 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Stockport County (3) vCrewe Alexandra (4)

12 August 2025	Stockport County (3)	3–1	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Stockport
19:30BST	Wootton 49' Lowe 51' Fiorini 77'	Report	Tezgel 86'	Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 4,945 Referee: Scott Jackson

Accrington Stanley (4) vPeterborough United (3)

12 August 2025	Accrington Stanley (4)	2–1	Peterborough United (3)	Accrington
19:45BST	Henderson 1' Mooney 25'	Report	Collins 79'	Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 847 Referee: Aaron Bannister

Blackburn Rovers (2) vBradford City (3)

12 August 2025	Blackburn Rovers (2)	1–2	Bradford City (3)	Blackburn
19:45BST	De Neve 45+4'	Report	Touray 2' Swan 4'	Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 9,855 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackpool (3) vPort Vale (3)

12 August 2025	Blackpool (3)	0–1	Port Vale (3)	Blackpool
19:45BST		Report	Faal 75'	Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2,606 Referee: Simon Mather

Chesterfield (4) vMansfield Town (3)

12 August 2025	Chesterfield (4)	0–2	Mansfield Town (3)	Chesterfield
19:45BST		Report	Oates 2' Evans 59'	Stadium:SMH Group Stadium Attendance: 9,502 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Grimsby Town (4) vShrewsbury Town (4)

12 August 2025	Grimsby Town (4)	3–1	Shrewsbury Town (4)	Cleethorpes
19:45BST	Amaluzor 15' Gardner 50' Kabia 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Sang 63'	Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Harrogate Town (4) vLincoln City (3)

12 August 2025	Harrogate Town (4)	1–3	Lincoln City (3)	Harrogate
19:45BST	Taylor 90+5'	Report	Moylan 29' Draper 60' Street 68'	Stadium:Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Salford City (4) vRotherham United (3)

12 August 2025	Salford City (4)	0–0 (2–3p)	Rotherham United (3)	Salford
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Moor Lane Attendance: 1,409 Referee: Edward Duckworth
	Penalties
	Edwards Garbutt Woodburn Grant N'Mai		Powell Holmes Gore Hall

Stoke City (2) vWalsall (4)

12 August 2025	Stoke City (2)	0–0 (4–3p)	Walsall (4)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45BST		Report		Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 8,809 Referee: James Bell
	Penalties
	Baker Donely Mubama Bae Jun-ho Bonham		Matt Stuttle Flint Jellis Adomah

West Bromwich Albion (2) vDerby County (2)

12 August 2025	West Bromwich Albion (2)	1–1 (2–3p)	Derby County (2)	West Bromwich
19:45BST	Heggebø 67'	Report	Ward 90+6'	Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 8,548 Referee: Thomas Kirk
	Penalties
	Wallace Maja Mowatt Molumby Grant		Goudmijn Osborn Jackson Ward Adams

Wigan Athletic (3) vNotts County (4)

12 August 2025	Wigan Athletic (3)	1–0	Notts County (4)	Wigan
19:45BST	Mullin 10' (pen.)	Report		Stadium:Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Ollie Yates

Wrexham (2) vHull City (2)

12 August 2025	Wrexham (2)	3–3 (5–3p)	Hull City (2)	Wrexham
19:45BST	Lee 31' Palmer 90+1',90+2'	Report	McBurnie 36' Ndala 70' Crooks 81'	Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Josh Smith
	Penalties
	McClean Lee Windass Palmer Marriott		Palmer Ndala Kamara Giles

Barnsley (3) vFleetwood Town (4)

13 August 2025	Barnsley (3)	2–2 (5–4p)	Fleetwood Town (4)	Barnsley
19:45BST	Russell 15' Mullarkey 59' (o.g.)	Report	Roberts 45+1' Devonport 90+4'	Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 3,259 Referee: Carl Brook
	Penalties
	Connell Russell Farrugia Farrell Kelly Cleary		Graydon Helm Devonport Hume Norwood Morrison

Bolton Wanderers (3) vSheffield Wednesday (2)

13 August 2025	Bolton Wanderers (3)	3–3 (2–4p)	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Bolton
19:45BST	Osei-Tutu 36' Gale 77' Cozier-Duberry 90+2'	Report	Siqueira 8' Ugbo 37' Johnson 80'	Stadium:Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 8,208 Referee:Oliver Langford
	Penalties
	Morley Cozier-Duberry Burstow Conway		McNeill J. Lowe M. Lowe Palmer

Huddersfield Town (3) vLeicester City (2)

13 August 2025	Huddersfield Town (3)	2–2 (3–2p)	Leicester City (2)	Huddersfield
19:45BST	Vost 65' Ashia 76'	Report	Choudhury 54' Winks 68'	Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 6,884 Referee: David Webb
	Penalties
	Taylor May Castledine Sørensen		Ayew Mavididi L. Thomas El Khannouss McAteer

Birmingham City (2) vSheffield United (2)

13 August 2025	Birmingham City (2)	2–1	Sheffield United (2)	Birmingham
20:00BST	Furuhashi 5' Stansfield 87'	Report	Hamer 72'	Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 16,357 Referee: Gavin Ward

Tranmere Rovers (4) vBurton Albion (3)

19 August 2025	Tranmere Rovers (4)	1–1 (4–5p)	Burton Albion (3)	Birkenhead
19:45BST	Whitaker 37'	Report	Whitfield 10'	Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Simon Mather
	Penalties
	Patrick Lowe Harris Blacker O'Connor Norman Davison		Whitfield Revan Larsson Tavares Williams Akoto Delap
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 12 August, but was postponed due to power failure.^[4]

Southern section

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Swansea City (2) vCrawley Town (4)

12 August 2025	Swansea City (2)	3–1	Crawley Town (4)	Swansea
19:00BST	Ronald 4' Wales 67' Galbraith 90+4'	Report	Tshimanga 75'	Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Ben Speedie

Newport County (4) vMillwall (2)

12 August 2025	Newport County (4)	0–1	Millwall (2)	Newport
19:30BST		Report	Leonard 60'	Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,670 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bristol City (2) vMilton Keynes Dons (4)

12 August 2025	Bristol City (2)	2–0	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	Bristol
19:45BST	Knight 6' Hirakawa 61'	Report		Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,280 Referee:Bobby Madley

Bristol Rovers (4) vCambridge United (4)

12 August 2025	Bristol Rovers (4)	0–2	Cambridge United (4)	Bristol
19:45BST		Report	Appéré 29' Loft 75'	Stadium:Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,681 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Cardiff City (3) vSwindon Town (4)

12 August 2025	Cardiff City (3)	2–1	Swindon Town (4)	Cardiff
19:45BST	Ashford 21' R. Colwill 45+2'	Report	Ehibhatiomhan 55'	Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,160 Referee: Elliot Bell

Charlton Athletic (2) vStevenage (3)

12 August 2025	Charlton Athletic (2)	3–1	Stevenage (3)	Charlton
19:45BST	Leaburn 27' Fullah 36' Berry 77'	Report	Freestone 86'	Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 4,092 Referee: Craig Hicks

Coventry City (2) vLuton Town (3)

12 August 2025	Coventry City (2)	1–0	Luton Town (3)	Coventry
19:45BST	Simms 57'	Report		Stadium:Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 10,595 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Gillingham (4) vAFC Wimbledon (3)

12 August 2025	Gillingham (4)	1–1 (2–4p)	AFC Wimbledon (3)	Gillingham
19:45BST	Coleman 83'	Report	Hackford 32'	Stadium:Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2,209 Referee: Neil Hair
	Penalties
	Clark J. Williams McKenzie Andrews		Stevens Kelly Hippolyte Smith

Leyton Orient (3) vWycombe Wanderers (3)

12 August 2025	Leyton Orient (3)	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Leyton
19:45BST		Report	Simpson 90+4' (o.g.)	Stadium:Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Tom Nield

Northampton Town (3) vSouthampton (2)

12 August 2025	Northampton Town (3)	0–1	Southampton (2)	Northampton
19:45BST		Report	Fernandes 48'	Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,381 Referee: David Rock

Oxford United (2) vColchester United (4)

12 August 2025	Oxford United (2)	1–0	Colchester United (4)	Oxford
19:45BST	Goodrham 9'	Report		Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Jacob Miles

Plymouth Argyle (3) vQueens Park Rangers (2)

12 August 2025	Plymouth Argyle (3)	3–2	Queens Park Rangers (2)	Plymouth
19:45BST	Wiredu 48' Oseni 54',78'	Report	Bennie 21' Kolli 45+2'	Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 10,884 Referee: John Busby

Portsmouth (2) vReading (3)

12 August 2025	Portsmouth (2)	1–2	Reading (3)	Portsmouth
19:45BST	Singerr 90+3'	Report	Garcia 34' Ehibhatiomhan 38'	Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 14,525 Referee: Farai Hallam

Watford (2) vNorwich City (2)

12 August 2025	Watford (2)	1–2	Norwich City (2)	Watford
19:45BST	Baah 68'	Report	Sargent 10' Núñez 24'	Stadium:Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,243 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bromley (4) vIpswich Town (2)

12 August 2025	Bromley (4)	1–1 (5–4p)	Ipswich Town (2)	Bromley
20:00BST	Elerewe 45'	Report	Johnson 53'	Stadium:Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,005 Referee: Matthew Russell
	Penalties
	Cheek Charles Arthurs Odutayo Pinnock Ifill		Hirst Szmodics Johnson Young Chaplin Al-Hamadi

Cheltenham Town (4) vExeter City (3)

13 August 2025	Cheltenham Town (4)	2–0	Exeter City (3)	Cheltenham
19:45BST	Wilson 28' Broom 55'	Report		Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Alan Young

Second round

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A total of 46 teams played in the second round: the 11 Premier League clubs not involved in European competitions entered at this stage, along with the 35 winners from the first round. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into "northern" and "southern" sections, where teams were drawn against a team from the same section. The draw was made on 13 August 2025 byCourtney Sweetman-Kirk,Lee Hendrie andClinton Morrison.^[5]

Number of teams per tier still in the competition
Premier League^[a]	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
20 / 20	14 / 24	16 / 24	5 / 24	55 / 92

^The nine Premier League teams involved in European competitions joined the competition in the third round.

Northern section

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Accrington Stanley (4) vDoncaster Rovers (3)

26 August 2025	Accrington Stanley (4)	0–2	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Accrington
19:45BST		Report	Bailey 75' Close 82'	Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 1,270 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

Barnsley (3) vRotherham United (3)

26 August 2025	Barnsley (3)	2–1	Rotherham United (3)	Barnsley
19:45BST	Russell 59' Phillips 68'	Report	Martha 19'	Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 5,803 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Birmingham City (2) vPort Vale (3)

26 August 2025	Birmingham City (2)	0–1	Port Vale (3)	Birmingham
19:45BST		Report	Headley 45'	Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 21,052 Referee: Ben Speedie

Burnley (1) vDerby County (2)

26 August 2025	Burnley (1)	2–1	Derby County (2)	Burnley
19:45BST	Ramsey 4' Sonne 90+1'	Report	Clark 35'	Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Burton Albion (3) vLincoln City (3)

26 August 2025	Burton Albion (3)	0–1	Lincoln City (3)	Burton upon Trent
19:45BST		Report	House 89'	Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,837 Referee: Oliver Mackey

Preston North End (2) vWrexham (2)

26 August 2025	Preston North End (2)	2–3	Wrexham (2)	Preston
19:45BST	Dobbin 7' Lindsay 32'	Report	Hardie 11' Ashfield 59' K. Moore 90+2'	Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 12,350 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Stoke City (2) vBradford City (3)

26 August 2025	Stoke City (2)	0–3	Bradford City (3)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45BST		Report	Swan 12' Halliday 31' Lapslie 62'	Stadium:Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 9,947 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Sunderland (1) vHuddersfield Town (3)

26 August 2025	Sunderland (1)	1–1 (5–6p)	Huddersfield Town (3)	Sunderland
19:45BST	Guiu 84'	Report	Castledine 9'	Stadium:Stadium of Light Attendance: 22,249 Referee: Dean Whitestone
	Penalties
	Le Fée Roberts Neil Rigg Seelt Aleksić		Kane Radulović Harness Wiles Gooch Kasumu

Wigan Athletic (3) vStockport County (3)

26 August 2025	Wigan Athletic (3)	1–0	Stockport County (3)	Wigan
19:45BST	Murray 84'	Report		Stadium:Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Tom Reeves

Sheffield Wednesday (2) vLeeds United (1)

26 August 2025	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	1–1 (3–0p)	Leeds United (1)	Sheffield
20:00BST	Lowe 63'	Report	Bogle 81'	Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 7,801 Referee:Robert Jones
	Penalties
	Bannan Ugbo Palmer		Piroe Calvert-Lewin Longstaff

Everton (1) vMansfield Town (3)

27 August 2025	Everton (1)	2–0	Mansfield Town (3)	Liverpool
19:45BST	Alcaraz 51' Beto 89'	Report		Stadium:Hill Dickinson Stadium Attendance: 48,583 Referee:Thomas Bramall

Grimsby Town (4) vManchester United (1)

27 August 2025	Grimsby Town (4)	2–2 (12–11p)	Manchester United (1)	Cleethorpes
20:00BST	Vernam 22' Warren 30'	Report	Mbeumo 75' Maguire 89'	Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 8,647 Referee:Tony Harrington
	Penalties
	Kabia Burns Oduor Staunton Brown McJannet Turi Sweeney Khouri Warren Pym Kabia Burns		Fernandes Mbeumo Mount Dalot Cunha Zirkzee Maguire Mainoo De Ligt Šeško Onana Fernandes Mbeumo

Southern section

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Reading (3) vAFC Wimbledon (3)

26 August 2025	Reading (3)	2–1	AFC Wimbledon (3)	Reading
19:00BST	Fraser 24' Camará 70'	Report	Bugiel 26'	Stadium:Madejski Stadium Attendance: 3,860 Referee: Jacob Miles

Cambridge United (4) vCharlton Athletic (2)

26 August 2025	Cambridge United (4)	3–1	Charlton Athletic (2)	Cambridge
19:30BST	Brophy 15' Kouassi 29' Bradshaw 55'	Report	Fullah 43'	Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,231 Referee: David Rock

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) vWest Ham United (1)

26 August 2025	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	3–2	West Ham United (1)	Wolverhampton
19:30BST	R. Gomes 43' Larsen 82',84'	Report	Souček 50' Paquetá 63'	Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 19,561 Referee:Darren England

Bournemouth (1) vBrentford (1)

26 August 2025	Bournemouth (1)	0–2	Brentford (1)	Bournemouth
19:45BST		Report	Carvalho 34' Thiago 65'	Stadium:Dean Court Attendance: 10,499 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bromley (4) vWycombe Wanderers (3)

26 August 2025	Bromley (4)	1–1 (4–5p)	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Bromley
19:45BST	Arthurs 35'	Report	Westergaard 5'	Stadium:Hayes Lane Attendance: 2,310 Referee: Thomas Parsons
	Penalties
	Cheek Arthurs Odutayo Ifill Webster Cameron Hondermarck		Boyd-Munce Savage Hartridge Lowry Westergaard Back Stones

Cardiff City (3) vCheltenham Town (4)

26 August 2025	Cardiff City (3)	3–0	Cheltenham Town (4)	Cardiff
19:45BST	Davies 11' Chambers 32' J. Colwill 76'	Report		Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,233 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Millwall (2) vCoventry City (2)

26 August 2025	Millwall (2)	2–1	Coventry City (2)	Bermondsey
19:45BST	Luongo 33' Grant 76'	Report	Wright 89' (pen.)	Stadium:The Den Attendance: 7,048 Referee: Stephen Martin

Norwich City (2) vSouthampton (2)

26 August 2025	Norwich City (2)	0–3	Southampton (2)	Norwich
19:45BST		Report	Archer 42' Fraser 62' Matsuki 81'	Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 17,351 Referee: Tom Nield

Swansea City (2) vPlymouth Argyle (3)

26 August 2025	Swansea City (2)	1–1 (5–3p)	Plymouth Argyle (3)	Swansea
19:45BST	Vipotnik 22'	Report	Sarpong-Wiredu 45'	Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 7,279 Referee: Elliott Bell
	Penalties
	Vipotnik Galbraith Cullen Cabango Widell		Tolaj Sorinola Watts Mumba

Fulham (1) vBristol City (2)

27 August 2025	Fulham (1)	2–0	Bristol City (2)	Fulham
19:45BST	Tanner 8' (o.g.) Jiménez 21'	Report		Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 11,749 Referee: Lewis Smith

Oxford United (2) vBrighton & Hove Albion (1)

27 August 2025	Oxford United (2)	0–6	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	Oxford
19:45BST		Report	Boscagli 13' Gruda 20' Gómez 60' Tzimas 71',77' Watson 86'	Stadium:Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,010 Referee:Oliver Langford

Third round

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A total of 32 teams played in the third round: the ninePremier League clubs involved in European competitions (Arsenal,Aston Villa,Chelsea,Crystal Palace,Liverpool,Manchester City,Newcastle United,Nottingham Forest andTottenham Hotspur) entered at this stage along with the 23 winners from the second round. The draw was made on 27 August 2025 byJobi McAnuff andPhil Jones, where conditions were implemented to ensure clubs participating in theUEFA Champions League did not draw clubs participating in theUEFA Europa League due to fixture clashes.^[6]

Number of teams per tier still in the competition
Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
15 / 20	5 / 24	10 / 24	2 / 24	32 / 92

Sheffield Wednesday (2) vGrimsby Town (4)

16 September 2025	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	0–1	Grimsby Town (4)	Sheffield
19:45BST		Report	Kabia 49'	Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 9,424 Referee: Elliott Bell

Brentford (1) vAston Villa (1)

16 September 2025	Brentford (1)	1–1 (4–2p)	Aston Villa (1)	Brentford
20:00BST	Hickey 57'	Report	Elliott 43'	Stadium:Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 15,895 Referee:John Brooks
	Penalties
	Carvalho Nelson Yarmolyuk Damsgaard		McGinn Watkins Buendía Cash

Crystal Palace (1) vMillwall (2)

16 September 2025	Crystal Palace (1)	1–1 (4–2p)	Millwall (2)	Selhurst
20:00BST	Richards 72'	Report	Leonard 90+1'	Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 16,754 Referee: John Busby
	Penalties
	Mateta Richards Devenny Kamada		Crama Harding Leonard Emakhu

Swansea City (2) vNottingham Forest (1)

17 September 2025	Swansea City (2)	3–2	Nottingham Forest (1)	Swansea
20:00BST	Burgess 68',90+7' Vipotnik 90+3'	Report	Igor Jesus 15',45+1'	Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 11,354 Referee:Bobby Madley

Barnsley (3) vBrighton & Hove Albion (1)

23 September 2025	Barnsley (3)	0–6	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	Barnsley
19:45BST		Report	Gómez 9',21',33',68' Howell 87' Ayari 89'	Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 7,790 Referee: Tom Reeves

Burnley (1) vCardiff City (3)

23 September 2025	Burnley (1)	1–2	Cardiff City (3)	Burnley
19:45BST	Flemming 56'	Report	J. Colwill 30' Robinson 35'	Stadium:Turf Moor Attendance: 6,010 Referee: David Webb

Fulham (1) vCambridge United (4)

23 September 2025	Fulham (1)	1–0	Cambridge United (4)	Fulham
19:45BST	Smith Rowe 66'	Report		Stadium:Craven Cottage Attendance: 16,254 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo

Lincoln City (3) vChelsea (1)

23 September 2025	Lincoln City (3)	1–2	Chelsea (1)	Lincoln
19:45BST	Street 42'	Report	George 48' Buonanotte 50'	Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,214 Referee: Matt Donohue

Wigan Athletic (3) vWycombe Wanderers (3)

23 September 2025	Wigan Athletic (3)	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Wigan
19:45BST		Report	Boyd-Munce 32' McNeilly 62'	Stadium:Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) vEverton (1)

23 September 2025	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	2–0	Everton (1)	Wolverhampton
19:45BST	Munetsi 29' Arokodare 87'	Report		Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 18,758 Referee:Craig Pawson

Wrexham (2) vReading (3)

23 September 2025	Wrexham (2)	2–0	Reading (3)	Wrexham
19:45BST	Broadhead 57' Smith 70'	Report		Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,457 Referee: Simon Mather

Liverpool (1) vSouthampton (2)

23 September 2025	Liverpool (1)	2–1	Southampton (2)	Liverpool
20:00BST	Isak 43' Ekitike 85'	Report	Charles 76'	Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 59,518 Referee:Thomas Bramall

Huddersfield Town (3) vManchester City (1)

24 September 2025	Huddersfield Town (3)	0–2	Manchester City (1)	Huddersfield
19:45BST		Report	Foden 18' Savinho 74'	Stadium:Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 22,052 Referee:Michael Salisbury

Newcastle United (1) vBradford City (3)

24 September 2025	Newcastle United (1)	4–1	Bradford City (3)	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45BST	Joelinton 17',75' Osula 19',87'	Report	Cook 79'	Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,249 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Tottenham Hotspur (1) vDoncaster Rovers (3)

24 September 2025	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	3–0	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Tottenham
19:45BST	Palhinha 14' McGrath 17' (o.g.) Johnson 90+4'	Report		Stadium:Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 42,473 Referee:Andrew Madley

Port Vale (3) vArsenal (1)

24 September 2025	Port Vale (3)	0–2	Arsenal (1)	Stoke-on-Trent
20:00BST		Report	Eze 8' Trossard 86'	Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Fourth round

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The 16 winners from the third round played in the fourth round. League Two sideGrimsby Town were the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which was made on 24 September 2025 byJamie Redknapp andMichael Brown.^[7]

Number of teams per tier still in the competition
Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
11 / 20	2 / 24	2 / 24	1 / 24	16 / 92

Grimsby Town (4) vBrentford (1)

28 October 2025	Grimsby Town (4)	0–5	Brentford (1)	Cleethorpes
19:45GMT		Report	Jensen 22' Lewis-Potter 26' Nelson 43' Carvalho 54' (pen.) Collins 75'	Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 8,637 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Wycombe Wanderers (3) vFulham (1)

28 October 2025	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	1–1 (4–5p)	Fulham (1)	High Wycombe
19:45GMT	Woodrow 4'	Report	King 48'	Stadium:Adams Park Attendance: 9,709 Referee:Bobby Madley
	Penalties
	Henderson Leahy Boyd-Munce Hagelskjær Bell Onyedinma McNeilly		Lukić Traoré Kevin Iwobi Sessegnon Kusi-Asare Diop

Wrexham (2) vCardiff City (3)

28 October 2025	Wrexham (2)	1–2	Cardiff City (3)	Wrexham
20:00GMT	K. Moore 52'	Report	Salech 13' Fish 71'	Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 10,563 Referee: Gavin Ward

Arsenal (1) vBrighton & Hove Albion (1)

29 October 2025	Arsenal (1)	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	Holloway
19:45GMT	Nwaneri 57' Saka 76'	Report		Stadium:Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,292 Referee:Sam Barrott

Liverpool (1) vCrystal Palace (1)

29 October 2025	Liverpool (1)	0–3	Crystal Palace (1)	Liverpool
19:45GMT		Report	Sarr 41',45' Pino 88'	Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 60,420 Referee:Craig Pawson

Swansea City (2) vManchester City (1)

29 October 2025	Swansea City (2)	1–3	Manchester City (1)	Swansea
19:45GMT	Franco 12'	Report	Doku 39' Marmoush 77' Cherki 90+3'	Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 20,490 Referee:Jarred Gillett

Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) vChelsea (1)

29 October 2025	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	3–4	Chelsea (1)	Wolverhampton
19:45GMT	Arokodare 48' Wolfe 73',90+1'	Report	Santos 5' George 15' Estêvão 41' Gittens 89'	Stadium:Molineux Stadium Attendance: 24,449 Referee:Thomas Bramall

Newcastle United (1) vTottenham Hotspur (1)

29 October 2025	Newcastle United (1)	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00GMT	Schär 24' Woltemade 50'	Report		Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 51,216 Referee:Chris Kavanagh

Quarter-finals

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The eight winners from the fourth round will play in the quarter-finals. League One sideCardiff City were the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which was made on 29 October 2025 byJobi McAnuff andJamie Redknapp.^[8]

Number of teams per tier still in the competition
Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
7 / 20	0 / 24	1 / 24	0 / 24	8 / 92

Cardiff City (3) vChelsea (1)

16 December 2025	Cardiff City (3)	v	Chelsea (1)	Cardiff
20:00GMT		Report		Stadium:Cardiff City Stadium

Manchester City (1) vBrentford (1)

17 December 2025	Manchester City (1)	v	Brentford (1)	Manchester
19:30GMT		Report		Stadium:City of Manchester Stadium

Newcastle United (1) vFulham (1)

17 December 2025	Newcastle United (1)	v	Fulham (1)	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:15GMT		Report		Stadium:St James' Park

Arsenal (1) vCrystal Palace (1)

23 December 2025	Arsenal (1)	v	Crystal Palace (1)	Holloway
20:00GMT		Report		Stadium:Emirates Stadium

Top goalscorers

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As of 28 October 2025

Rank^[9]	Player	Club	Goals
1	Diego Gómez	Brighton & Hove Albion	5
2	22 players		2

References

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^"Carabao Cup format confirmed for 2025/26 season". English Football League. 12 June 2025.
^^a ^bHolloway, Kate (12 June 2025)."Carabao Cup brings in preliminary round for 2025-26".BBC Sport. Retrieved15 August 2025.
^^a ^b"Carabao Cup Round One confirmed". English Football League. 26 June 2025.
^Wareing, Dan (12 August 2025)."Hundreds left without power as cup tie postponed". BBC News. Retrieved15 August 2025.
^"Carabao Cup Round Two Confirmed". English Football League. 13 August 2025.
^"Carabao Cup Round Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 August 2025.
^"Carabao Cup: Round Four draw confirmed". English Football League. 24 September 2025.
^"Carabao Cup Quarter-Final draw confirmed". English Football League. 29 October 2025.
^"English League Cup 2025/2026: Top Scorer". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved24 September 2025.

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