EFL confirm the matches to be televised in the 2024/25 Carabao Cup Second Round

EFL confirm the two matches to be televised in the 2024/25 Carabao Cup Second Round and it’s fair to say this is going to provoke reaction.

A total of 50 clubs play in the second round: the 13 Premier League clubs not involved in European competition, the top 2 EFL Championship clubs (Luton Town and Burnley) 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 with teams also drawn against a team from the same section. The second round draw took place on the 14th of August and now the TV selections, dates and times are out…

📺 @SkyFootball selections for #CarabaoCup Round Two!#EFL

— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) August 19, 2024

EFL STATEMENT:

Two Carabao Cup Round Two ties have been selected for broadcast live on Sky Sports Football.

Birmingham City v Fulham (Tuesday 27 August, 8.00pm)
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United (Wednesday 28 August, 8.00pm)

For the first time ever, all Carabao Cup matches this season will be available for fans in the UK to watch on Sky Sports. However, games will not be available to stream internationally.

The remaining games games will be available to watch on Sky Sports+.

Integrated into the current Sky TV experience and the revamped Sky Sports mobile app, Sky Sports+ is available at no extra cost for subscribers of the full Sky Sports package. All televised fixtures will also be available on streaming service NOW.

Existing Sky Sports subscribers can find Sky Sports+ at no extra cost on TV and mobile.

Non-Sky Sports subscribers can watch every game by purchasing a NOW Sports Membership accessed through the NOW app on all compatible TV, Mobile, Tablet, Computer, Console and Streaming devices, see here for full details.

The full schedule for Round Two can be found below:

Southern Section
Coventry City v Oxford United – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Swansea City v Wycombe Wanderers – Wednesday 28 August, 7.45pm
AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town – Wednesday 28 August, 7.45pm
Birmingham City v Fulham – Tuesday 27 August, 8.00pm
Watford v Plymouth Argyle – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
West Ham United v AFC Bournemouth – Wednesday 28 August, 7.45pm
Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Brighton & Hove Albion v Crawley Town – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Crystal Palace v Norwich City – Tuesday 27 August, 8.00pm
Cardiff City v Southampton – Wednesday 28 August, 7.45pm
Millwall v Leyton Orient – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Colchester United v Brentford – Wednesday 28 August, 7.45pm

Northern Section
Grimsby Town v Sheffield Wednesday – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Everton v Doncaster Rovers – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United – Wednesday 28 August, 8.00pm
Barrow v Derby County – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Middlesbrough v Stoke City – Tuesday 27 August, 7.15pm
Barnsley v Sheffield United – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Harrogate Town v Preston North End – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Walsall v Huddersfield Town – Tuesday 27 August, 7.45pm
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley – Wednesday 28 August, 7.30pm

CARABAO CUP FIRST ROUND RESULTS:

Northern section
13 August 2024 – Carlisle United (4) 0–2 Stoke City (2)
13 August 2024 – Stockport County (3) 1–6 Blackburn Rovers (2)
13 August 2024 – Barrow (4) 3–2 Port Vale (4)
13 August 2024 – Bolton Wanderers (3) 1–1 (5–4 p) Mansfield Town (3)
13 August 2024 – Burton Albion (3) 0–4 Blackpool (3)
13 August 2024 – Derby County (2) 2–1 Chesterfield (4)
13 August 2024 – Fleetwood Town (4) 2–1 West Bromwich Albion (2)
13 August 2024 – Grimsby Town (4) 1–1 (9–8 p) Bradford City (4)
13 August 2024 – Huddersfield Town (3) 3–0 Morecambe (4)
13 August 2024 – Lincoln City (3) 1–2 Harrogate Town (4)
13 August 2024 – Preston North End (2) 2–0 Sunderland (2)
13 August 2024 – Rotherham United (3) 2–1 Crewe Alexandra (4)
13 August 2024 – Salford City (4) 0–2 Doncaster Rovers (4)
13 August 2024 – Shrewsbury Town (3) 3–3 (4–3 p) Notts County (4)
13 August 2024 – Tranmere Rovers (4) 3–0 Accrington Stanley (4)
13 August 2024 – Wigan Athletic (3) 1–1 (2–4 p) Barnsley (3)
13 August 2024 – Sheffield United (2) 4–2 Wrexham (3)
14 August 2024 – Hull City (2) 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday (2)
14 August 2024 – Leeds United (2) 0–3 Middlesbrough (2)

Southern section
13 August 2024 – Leyton Orient (3) 4–1 Newport County (4)
13 August 2024 – Bristol City (2) 0–1 Coventry City (2)
13 August 2024 – Bromley (4) 1–2 AFC Wimbledon (4)
13 August 2024 – Cambridge United (3) 1–2 Queens Park Rangers (2)
13 August 2024 – Cardiff City (2) 2–0 Bristol Rovers (3)
13 August 2024 – Charlton Athletic (3) 0–1 Birmingham City (3)
13 August 2024 – Colchester United (4) 2–2 (4–3 p) Reading (3)
13 August 2024 – Crawley Town (3) 4–2 Swindon Town (4)
13 August 2024 – Northampton Town (3) 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
13 August 2024 – Norwich City (2) 4–3 Stevenage (3)
13 August 2024 – Oxford United (2) 2–0 Peterborough United (3)
13 August 2024 – Portsmouth (2) 0–1 Millwall (2)
13 August 2024 – Swansea City (2) 3–1 Gillingham (4)
13 August 2024 – Walsall (4) 1–1 (4–3 p) Exeter City (3)
13 August 2024 – Watford (2) 5–0 Milton Keynes Dons (4)
14 August 2024 – Plymouth Argyle (2) 3-0 Cheltenham Town (4)

Here’s how fans reacted as the EFL confirm the matches to be televised in the 2024/25 Carabao Cup Second Round…

@ryanadsett: Brighton Crawley >

@Steven_Sinnott: Get that all premier league tie on the tele, because no one ever gets chance to watch them

@drfclucas: Donny Everton ?

@OhffsRyan: Who tf cares to watch Forest v Newcastle

@JimmyDRFC: Magic of the cup…

@unhappyslender: Who the fuck would wanna watch Forest v Newcastle as main coverage

@Matt_Walker96: Sky manage to outdo themselves every single year

@StokieTom_SCFC: Let’s choose a game that already happens twice a year 👏🏼👏🏼

@Matty_Woolley: Mental they’ve picked these 2 games over Barnsley Sheffield United 🤣🤣🤣