The EFL announce the latest 2025/26 Carabao Cup Third Round dates, times and TV selections, and it will come as no surprise here.
The league have said in a statement that ‘holders Newcastle United enter the competition at this stage, and they will host Bradford City on Wednesday, 24 September, live on Sky Sports+.
“Southampton’s trip to the Premier League champions Liverpool will take place on Tuesday, 23 September, live on Sky Sports Football and free-to-air on ITV.
“Arsenal’s trip to League One side Port Vale will also air on Sky Sports Football on Wednesday, 24 September.
“All the remaining ties will be available to watch on Sky Sports+.
“The Round Three fixtures will take place across two weeks, beginning on 15 and 22 September, with Champions League and Europa League fixtures also scheduled during this period.”
🏆 The schedule for Round Three of the #CarabaoCup has now been confirmed! 👇#EFL
— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) September 3, 2025
You can view the full schedule below…
Brentford v Aston Villa – Tuesday, 16 September – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sheffield Wednesday v Grimsby Town – Tuesday, 16 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Crystal Palace v Millwall – Tuesday, 16 September – 20:00 – Sky Sports+
Swansea City v Nottingham Forest – Wednesday, 17 September – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Liverpool v Southampton – Tuesday, 23 September – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football and ITV
Burnley v Cardiff City – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Wrexham v Reading – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Wigan Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Barnsley v Brighton & Hove Albion – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Fulham v Cambridge United – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Lincoln City v Chelsea – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton – Tuesday, 23 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Port Vale v Arsenal – Wednesday, 24 September – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Huddersfield Town v Manchester City – Wednesday, 24 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Newcastle United v Bradford City – Wednesday, 24 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Tottenham Hotspur v Doncaster Rovers – Wednesday, 24 September – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Second round – Northern section
Accrington Stanley (4) 0–2 Doncaster Rovers (3)
Barnsley (3) 2–1 Rotherham United (3)
Birmingham City (2) 0–1 Port Vale (3)
Burnley (1) 2–1 Derby County (2)
Burton Albion (3) 0–1 Lincoln City (3)
Preston North End (2) 2–3 Wrexham (2)
Stoke City (2) 0–3 Bradford City (3)
Sunderland (1) 1–1 (5–6 p) Huddersfield Town (3)
Wigan Athletic (3) 1–0 Stockport County (3)
Sheffield Wednesday (2) 1–1 (3–0 p) Leeds United (1)
Everton (1) 2–0 Mansfield Town (3)
Grimsby Town (4) 2-2 (12-11p) Manchester United (1)
Second round – Southern section
Reading (3) 2–1 AFC Wimbledon (3)
Cambridge United (4) 3–1 Charlton Athletic (2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 3–2 West Ham United (1)
Bournemouth (1) 0–2 Brentford (1)
Bromley (4) 1–1 (4–5 p) Wycombe Wanderers (3)
Cardiff City (3) 3–0 Cheltenham Town (4)
Millwall (2) 2–1 Coventry City (2)
Norwich City (2) 0–3 Southampton (2)
Swansea City (2) 1–1 (5–3 p) Plymouth Argyle (3)
Fulham (1) 2–0 Bristol City (2)
Oxford United (2) 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
First round – Northern section
Barrow (4) 0–1 Preston North End (2)
Middlesbrough (2) 0–4 Doncaster Rovers (3)
Stockport County (3) 3–1 Crewe Alexandra (4)
Accrington Stanley (4) 2–1 Peterborough United (3)
Blackburn Rovers (2) 1–2 Bradford City (3)
Blackpool (3) 0–1 Port Vale (3)
Chesterfield (4) 0–2 Mansfield Town (3)
Grimsby Town (4) 3–1 Shrewsbury Town (4)
Harrogate Town (4) 1–3 Lincoln City (3)
Salford City (4) 0–0 (2–3 p) Rotherham United (3)
Stoke City (2) 0–0 (4–3 p) Walsall (4)
West Bromwich Albion (2) 1–1 (2–3 p) Derby County (2)
Wigan Athletic (3) 1–0 Notts County (4)
Wrexham (2) 3–3 (5–3 p) Hull City (2)
Barnsley (3) 2-2 (5-4p) Fleetwood Town (4)
Bolton Wanderers (3) 3-3 (2-4p) Sheffield Wednesday (2)
Huddersfield Town (3) 2-2 (3-2p) Leicester City (2)
Birmingham City (2) 2-1 Sheffield United (2)
Tranmere Rovers (4) v Burton Albion (3)
First round – Southern section
Swansea City (2) 3–1 Crawley Town (4)
Newport County (4) 0–1 Millwall (2)
Bristol City (2) 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons (4)
Bristol Rovers (4) 0–2 Cambridge United (4)
Cardiff City (3) 2–1 Swindon Town (4)
Charlton Athletic (2) 3–1 Stevenage (3)
Coventry City (2) 1–0 Luton Town (3)
Gillingham (4) 1–1 (2–4 p) AFC Wimbledon (3)
Leyton Orient (3) 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
Northampton Town (3) 0–1 Southampton (2)
Oxford United (2) 1–0 Colchester United (4)
Plymouth Argyle (3) 3–2 Queens Park Rangers (2)
Portsmouth (2) 1–2 Reading (3)
Watford (2) 1–2 Norwich City (2)
Bromley (4) 1–1 (5–4 p) Ipswich Town (2)
Cheltenham Town (4) 2-0 Exeter City (3)
Preliminary Round – Northern section
Accrington Stanley (4) 3–1 Oldham Athletic (4)
Preliminary Round – Southern section
Barnet (4) 2–2 (2–4 p) Newport County (4)
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.
It is worthing noting that in total, over 1,000 (1,059) of the EFL’s 1891 games across the Sky Bet EFL, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy will be broadcast:
328 Sky Bet Championship matches
248 Sky Bet League One matches
248 Sky Bet League Two matches
All 15 Play-Off matches
All 93 Carabao Cup matches
All 127 Vertu Trophy matches
Each League weekend fixture round will see up to 10 live EFL fixtures shown
Up to Five matches in the Sky Bet Championship
Up to Five from Sky Bet League One and League Two
Regular weekend broadcast slots will include:
Approximately five matches on a Saturday lunchtime (12.30 pm kick-off)
Frequent slots on a Friday night and Sunday afternoon (12.30 pm kick-off)
Additional selected picks on a Thursday and Monday night
All other broadcast games include:
All opening and final day fixtures in the Sky Bet EFL
All mid-week league fixtures
All bank holiday fixtures, including Easter, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
All fixtures played in League One and Two during international breaks
All Play-Off, Carabao Cup and Vertu Trophy fixtures
Games will be broadcast on existing Sky Sports channels or via Sky Sports+, available to existing Sky Sports subscribers or through NOW TV
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Sky Bet Championship
Friday 12 September – 8 pm – Ipswich Town v Sheffield United – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Charlton Athletic v Millwall – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Oxford United v Leicester City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Preston North End v Middlesbrough – Sky Sports+
Sunday 14 September – 12:00 pm – Southampton v Portsmouth – Sky Sports Football
Friday 19 September – 8 pm – Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 20 September 0 12:30 pm – Leicester City v Coventry City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – QPR v Stoke City – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Birmingham City v Swansea City – Sky Sports+
Monday 22 September 8 pm – Millwall v Watford – Sky Sports Football
Friday 26 September – 8 pm – West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Coventry City v Birmingham City – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Swansea City v Millwall – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Wrexham v Derby County – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 30/09/25 – Derby County v Charlton Athletic – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 01/10/25 – Queens Park Rangers v Oxford United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 03/10/25 – Wrexham v Birmingham City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Hull City v Sheffield United – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 05/10/25 – Ipswich Town v Norwich City – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 17/10/25 – Middlesbrough v Ipswich Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Queens Park Rangers v Millwall – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Oxford United v Derby County – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Southampton v Swansea City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 21/10/25 – Bristol City v Southampton – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 22/10/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 24/10/25 – Preston North End v Sheffield United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Portsmouth v Stoke City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Coventry City v Watford – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 31/10/25 – Wrexham v Coventry City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 01/11/25 – Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 01/11/25 – Norwich City v Hull City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 01/11/25 – West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 04/11/25 – Coventry City v Sheffield United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 05/11/25 – Portsmouth v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 07/11/25 – Watford v Bristol City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Blackburn Rovers v Derby County – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Hull City v Portsmouth – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Millwall v Preston North End – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 21/11/25 – Preston North End v Blackburn Rovers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Charlton Athletic v Southampton – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Bristol City v Swansea City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 23/11/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Tuesday – 25/11/25 – Southampton v Leicester City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 26/11/25 – West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 28/11/25 – Oxford United v Ipswich Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Leicester City v Sheffield United – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Stoke City v Hull City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Portsmouth v Bristol City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 01/12/25 – Birmingham City v Watford – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 05/12/25 – Hull City v Middlesbrough – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 06/12/25 – Derby County v Leicester City – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 06/12/25 – Watford v Norwich City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 06/12/25 – Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Tuesday – 09/12/25 – Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Wednesday – 10/12/25 – Hull City v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 12/12/25 – West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Norwich City v Southampton – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Oxford United v Preston North End – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Stoke City v Swansea City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 15/12/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 19/12/25 – Swansea City v Wrexham – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Southampton v Coventry City – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Preston North End v Norwich City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Blackburn Rovers v Millwall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 26/12/25 – Wrexham v Sheffield United – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Friday – 26/12/25 – Birmingham City v Derby County – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Coventry City v Ipswich Town – 18:00 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Birmingham City v Southampton – 20:15 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Leicester City v Derby County – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 01/01/26 – Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham – 12:30 – Sky Sports Football
Thursday – 01/01/26 – Sheffield United v Leicester City – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Birmingham City v Coventry City – 12:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Sheffield United v Oxford United – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 05/01/26 – Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sky Bet League One
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Lincoln City v Luton Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Blackpool v Barnsley – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – AFC Wimbledon v Wycombe Wanderers – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Leyton Orient v Stevenage – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 02/10/25 – Rotherham United v Bradford City – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Wycombe Wanderers v Barnsley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Doncaster Rovers v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 16/10/25 – Huddersfield Town v Bolton Wanderers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Lincoln City v Stevenage – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Burton Albion v Peterborough United – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 23/10/25 – Exeter City v Plymouth Argyle – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 27/10/25 – Port Vale v Stockport County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Thursday – 06/11/25 – Reading v Stevenage – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Wycombe Wanderers v Leyton Orient – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Northampton Town v Mansfield Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 20/11/25 – Peterborough United v Stockport County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Exeter City v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Blackpool v Reading – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Stockport County v Barnsley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – A.F.C. Wimbledon v Mansfield Town – – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Huddersfield Town v Wigan Athletic 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 18/12/25 – Reading v Luton Town – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Wigan Athletic v Blackpool – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Stevenage v Burton Albion – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Bradford City v Port Vale – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Plymouth Argyle v Wycombe Wanderers – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 01/01/26 – Wycombe Wanderers v Cardiff City – 15:00 – Sky Sports Football
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Lincoln City v Peterborough United – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Sunday – 04/01/26 – Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town – 12:00 – Sky Sports+
Sky Bet League Two
Saturday 6 September – 12:30 pm – Newport County v Bristol Rovers – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 6 September – 5:30 pm – Bromley v Gillingham – Sky Sports Football
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Accrington Stanley v Colchester United – Sky Sports+
Saturday 13 September – 12:30 pm – Crawley Town v Cheltenham Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 20 September – 12:30 pm – Harrogate Town v Shrewsbury Town – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Oldham Athletic v Barnet – Sky Sports+
Saturday 27 September – 12:30 pm – Crewe Alexandra v Notts County – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Newport County v Swindon Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 04/10/25 – Milton Keynes Dons v Gillingham – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 06/10/25 – Harrogate Town v Crewe Alexandra – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 11/10/25 – Oldham Athletic v Barrow – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Salford City v Oldham Atheltic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 18/10/25 – Cambridge United v Bromley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Fleetwood Town v Accrington Stanley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 25/10/25 – Cheltenham Town v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Colchester United v Bromley – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 08/11/25 – Crewe Alexandra v Shrewsbury Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 10/11/25 – Cheltenham Town v Notts County – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 15/11/25 – Gillingham v Crawley Town – 17:30 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Harrogate Town v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 22/11/25 – Gillingham v Barnet – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Thursday – 27/11/25 – Grimsby Town v Tranmere Rovers – 20:00 – Sky Sports Football
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Accrington Stanley v Oldham Athletic – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 29/11/25 – Milton Keynes Dons v Fleetwood Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Salford City v Colchester United – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 13/12/25 – Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Notts County v Walsall – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Saturday – 20/12/25 – Bromley v Grimsby Town – 12:30 – Sky Sports+
Friday – 26/12/25 – Chesterfield v Notts County – 15:00 – Sky Sports Football
Monday – 29/12/25 – Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
Monday – 29/12/25 – Tranmere Rovers v Barrow – 19:45 – Sky Sports+
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