The 2026-27 League Cup has reached the second round, where the Premier League teams who are not competing in Europe this season will enter the competition.
All-Premier League ties are at a minimum this week, although Nottingham Forest and Leeds United are tangling just days after they met in Week 1 of the Premier League season.
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Elsewhere, Newcastle will host West Brom, Spurs welcome Charlton Athletic, and David Moyes goes back to an old haunt when Everton visit Preston North End.
Will we see any big upsets as the race to unseat 2025-26 champions Manchester City continues in the United Kingdom?
2026-27 League Cup second round fixtures
All times ET
25 August 2026
Cardiff City vs Norwich City — 2pm
Doncaster Rovers vs Middlesbrough — 2:30pm
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United — 2:45pm
Watford vs Peterborough — 2:45pm
Cambridge United vs Millwall — 2:45pm
Barnsley vs Crewe Alexandra — 2:45pm
Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolves — 2:45pm
Plymouth Argyle vs Coventry City — 2:45pm
Stevenage vs Reading — 2:45pm
Walsall vs Leyton Orient — 2:45pm
Blackpool vs Lincoln City — 2:45pm
Stoke City vs Hull City — 2:45pm
Fleetwood Town vs Shrewsbury Town — 2:45pm
Southampton vs West Ham — 2:45pm
Ipswich Town vs Leicester City — 2:45pm
Birmingham City vs Brenford — 3pm
Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United — 3pm
26 August 2026
Newcastle United vs West Brom — 2:45pm
Bradford City vs Burnley — 2:45pm
Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic — 2:45pm
Preston North End vs Everton — 3pm
27 August 2026
Chelsea vs Luton Town — 2:30pm
Fulham vs AFC Wimbledon — 3pm
How to watch the League Cup: Dates, Stream links
Preliminary round: Week of July 27
First round: Week of August 3
Second round: Week of August 24
Third round: Weeks of September 7, 14
Fourth round: Week of October 26
Quarterfinals: Week of December 14
Semifinals: Two legs, Weeks of January 11 and February 1
Final: March 21, 2027 at Wembley Stadium
The League Cup is streamed in the United States on Paramount+.
2026-27 League Cup first round results
6 August 2026
Bristol City 0-1 Walsall
7 August 2026
Wolves 3-0 Port Vale
Middlesbrough 1-0 Wrexham
Wycombe Wanderers 1-2 Stevenage
8 August 2026
Cambridge United 2-1 Barnet
Queens Park Rangers 1-1 (0-2 pens) Millwall
AFC Wimbledon 1-1 (5-4 pens) Newport County
Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United
Bromley 1-1 (4-5 pens) Reading
Cardiff City 3-2 Swindon Town
Gillingham 0-3 Luton Town
Leicester City 1-0 Northampton Town
Leyton Orient 2-0 Oxford United
Norwich City 4-1 MK Dons
Swansea City 0-1 Birmingham City
Watford 1-0 Crawley Town
West Ham United 3-1 Portsmouth
Cheltenham Town 1-3 Charlton Athletic
Colchester United 0-2 Southampton
Barnsley 1-1 (6-5 pens) Wigan Athletic
Bradford City 3-0 Rochdale
Burnley 1-1 (4-3 pens) Notts County
Burton Albion 1-2 Blackburn Rovers
Crewe Alexandra 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Derby County 1-2 Lincoln City
Fleetwood Town 1-0 Chesterfield
Grimsby Town 1-3 Blackpool
Preston North End 1-1 (4-3 pens) Huddersfield Town
Salford City 1-1 (3-4 pens) Shrewsbury Town
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
Stockport County 1-1 (4-5 pens) Doncaster Rovers
Stoke City 2-0 Oldham Athletic
Rotherham United 1-4 West Bromwich Albion
9 August 2026
Mansfield Town 0-3 Sheffield United
10 August 2026
Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Exeter City
2026-27 League Cup preliminary round results
1 August 2026
Tranmere Rovers 2-2 (1-2 pens) Rochdale
3 August 2026
York City 0-2 Crawley Town
