It’s that time again, the 2026/27 Carabao Cup Second Round draw, live and in full as each tie gets drawn out.
As per their website, it’ll be done before Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City on Sky Sports Football on Monday the 10th of August.
Sky Sports presenter David Prutton is the host for the draw, which begins around 7.20pm, and doing the draw are pundits Jobi McAnuff and Jamie Mackie.
We will see 11 Premier League clubs, who aren’t participating in European competitions, enter this stage of the competition.
The Carabao Cup is regionalised until the Third Round, with the draw for First and Second split into Northern and Southern sections.
Carabao Cup Southern Section ball numbers
1 AFC Wimbledon
2 Birmingham City
3 Brentford
4 Cambridge United
5 Cardiff City
6 Charlton Athletic
7 Chelsea
8 Coventry City
9 Fulham
10 Ipswich Town
11 Leicester City
12 Leyton Orient
13 Luton Town
14 Millwall
15 Norwich City
16 Peterborough United
17 Reading
18 Southampton
19 Stevenage
20 Tottenham Hotspur
21 Walsall
22 Watford
23 West Ham United
24 Plymouth Argyle or Exeter City
Carabao Cup Northern Section ball numbers
1 Barnsley
2 Blackburn
3 Blackpool
4 Bradford City
5 Burnley
6 Crewe
7 Doncaster
8 Everton
9 Fleetwood
10 Hull City
11 Leeds United
12 Lincoln
13 Middlesbrough
14 Newcastle United
15 Nottingham Forest
16 Preston
17 Sheffield United
18 Sheffield Wednesday
19 Shrewsbury
20 Stoke City
21 West Brom
22 Wolves
CARABAO CUP SECOND ROUND DRAW:
NORTHERN
STOKE v HULL
NEWCASTLE v WEST BROM
BLACKBURN v SHEFFIELD UNITED
NOTTINGHAM FOREST v LEEDS
DONCASTER v MIDDLESBROUGH
BARNSLEY v CREWE
PRESTON v EVERTON
BLACKPOOL v LINCOLN
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY v WOLVES
BRADFORD v BURNLEY
FLEETWOOD v SHREWSBURY
SOUTHERN
WALSALL v LEYTON ORIENT
IPSWICH v LEICESTER
CARDIFF v NORWICH
STEVENAGE v READING
CAMBRIDGE v MILLWALL
BIRMINGHAM v BRENTFORD
SOUTHAMPTON v WEST HAM
WATFORD v PETERBOROUGH
FULHAM v AFC WIMBLEDON
PLYMOUTH / EXETER v COVENTRY
CHELSEA v LUTON
TOTTENHAM v CHARLTON
Carabao Cup 2026/27 Round Dates
The round dates for the Carabao Cup have been confirmed as the following:
Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026
Round Two: w/c 24 August 2026
Round Three: w/c 7 September and w/c 14 September 2026
Round Four: w/c 26 October 2026
Round Five: w/c 14 December 2026
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February 2027
Final: Sunday 21 March 2027
CARABAO CUP FIRST ROUND RESULTS:
Northern section
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 3–0 Port Vale (4)
Middlesbrough (2) 1–0 Wrexham (2)
Barnsley (3) 1–1(6–5 p) Wigan Athletic (3)
Bradford City (3) 2–0 Rochdale (4)
Burnley (2) 1–1(4–3 p) Notts County (3)
Burton Albion (3) 1–2 Blackburn Rovers (2)
Crewe Alexandra (4) 2–1 Accrington Stanley (4)
Derby County (2) 1–2 Lincoln City (2)
Fleetwood Town (4) 1–0 Chesterfield (4)
Grimsby Town (4) 1–3 Blackpool (3)
Preston North End (2) 1–1 (4–3 p) Huddersfield Town (3)
Salford City (4) 1–1 (3–4 p) Shrewsbury Town (4)
Sheffield Wednesday (3) 1–0 Bolton Wanderers (2)
Stockport County (3) 1–1 (4–5 p) Doncaster Rovers (3)
Stoke City (2) 2–0 Oldham Athletic (4)
Rotherham United (4) 1–4 West Bromwich Albion (2)
Mansfield Town (3) 0–3 Sheffield United (2)
Southern section
Bristol City (2) 0–1 Walsall (4)
Wycombe Wanderers (3) 1–2 Stevenage (3)
Cambridge United (3) 2–1 Barnet (4)
Queens Park Rangers (2) 1–1 (0–2 p) Millwall (2)
AFC Wimbledon (3) 1–1 (5–4 p) Newport County (4)
Bristol Rovers (4) 0–1 Peterborough United (3)
Bromley (3) 1–1 (4–5 p) Reading (3)
Cardiff City (2) 3–2 Swindon Town (4)
Gillingham (4) 0–3 Luton Town (3)
Leicester City (3) 1–0 Northampton Town (4)
Leyton Orient (3) 2–0 Oxford United (3)
Norwich City (2) 4–1 Milton Keynes Dons (3)
Swansea City (2) 0–1 Birmingham City (2)
Watford (2) 1–0 Crawley Town (4)
West Ham United (2) 3–1 Portsmouth (2)
Cheltenham Town (4) 1–3 Charlton Athletic (2)
Colchester United (4) 0–2 Southampton (2)
Plymouth Argyle (3) v Exeter City (4)
EFL fixtures for the 2026/27 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, VILLA won 3-2 on aggregate
1962
Rochdale 0 NORWICH CITY 3
NORWICH CITY 1 Rochdale 0
NORWICH won 4-0 on aggregate
1963
BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 Aston Villa 1
Aston Villa 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY 0
BIRMINGHAM won 3-1 on aggregate
1964
Stoke City 1 LEICESTER CITY 1
LEICESTER CITY 3 Stoke City 2
LEICESTER won 4-3 on aggregate
1965 CHELSEA 3 Leicester City 2
Leicester City 0 Chelsea 0
CHELSEA won 3-2 on aggregate
1966
West Ham United 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 West Ham United 1
WBA won 5-3 on aggregate
Final played as single game at Wembley 1967-2000 and since 2008; at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001-2007
1967 Queen’s Park Rangers 3 West Bromwich Albion 2
1968 Leeds United 1 Arsenal 0
1969 Swindon Town 3 Arsenal 1 (aet)
1970 Manchester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 (aet)
1971 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 0
1972 Stoke City 2 Chelsea 1
1973 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Norwich City 0
1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Manchester City 1
1975 Aston Villa 1 Norwich City 0
1976 Manchester City 2 Newcastle United 1
1977 Aston Villa 3 Everton 2 (aet, after 0-0, 1-1 draws)
1978 Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0 (after 0-0 draw)
1979 Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2
1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Nottingham Forest 0
1981 Liverpool 2 West Ham United 1 (after 1-1 draw)
1982 Liverpool 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (aet)
1983 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 1 (aet)
1984 Liverpool 1 Everton 0 (after 0-0 draw)
1985 Norwich City 1 Sunderland 0
1986 Oxford United 3 Queen’s Park Rangers 0
1987 Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1
1988 Luton Town 3 Arsenal 2
1989 Nottingham Forest 3 Luton Town 1
1990 Nottingham Forest 1 Oldham Athletic 0
1991 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Manchester United 0
1992 Manchester United 1 Nottingham Forest 0
1993 Arsenal 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1
1994 Aston Villa 3 Manchester United 1
1995 Liverpool 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
1996 Aston Villa 3 Leeds United 0
1997 Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 0 (aet, after 1-1 draw)
1998 Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 0 (aet)
1999 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Leicester City 0
2000 Leicester City 2 Tranmere Rovers 1
2001 Liverpool 1 Birmingham City 1 (aet, 5-4 pen)
2002 Blackburn Rovers 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1
2003 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0
2004 Middlesbrough 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
2005 Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (aet)
2006 Manchester United 4 Wigan Athletic 0
2007 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 1
2008 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 1
2009 Manchester United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (aet, 4-1 pen)
2010 Manchester United 2 Aston Villa 1
2011 Birmingham City 2 Arsenal 1
2012 Liverpool 2 Cardiff City 2 (aet, 3-2 pen)
2013 Swansea City 5 Bradford City 0
2014 Manchester City 3 Sunderland 1
2015 Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0
2016 Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1 (aet, 3-1 pen)
2017 Manchester United 3 Southampton 2
2018 Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0
2019 Manchester City 0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 4-3 pen)
2020 Manchester City 2 Aston Villa 1
2021 Manchester City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0
2022 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 11-10 pen)
2023 Manchester United 2 Newcastle United 0
2024 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (aet)
2025 Newcastle United 2 Liverpool 1
2026 Arsenal 0 Manchester City 2
Competition known as Milk Cup from 1982-83 to 1985-86
Competition known as Littlewoods Challenge Cup from 1986-87 to 1989-90
Competition known as Rumbelows Cup from 1990-91 to 1992-93
Competition known as Coca-Cola Cup from 1993-94 to 1997-98
Competition known as Worthington Cup from 1998-99 to 2002-03
Competition known as Carling Cup from 2003-04 to 2011-12
Competition known as Capital One Cup from 2012-13 to 2015-16
Competition known as EFL Cup in 2016-17
Competition known as Carabao Cup from 2017-18
Winners
10 – Liverpool
9 – 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
Finalists
15 – Liverpool
10 – Man Utd, Chelsea
10 – Aston Villa, Man City, Tottenham
9 – 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
