Every Carabao Cup tie is live on Sky Sports+ again in 2025/26 – and there are 23 second-round matches taking place this week.

Manchester United will face League Two side Grimsby Town, while Mansfield will be only the second competitive opponents to Everton’s brand new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Bournemouth will host Brentford while Wolves play West Ham as the 11 Premier League clubs not participating in a European competition enter the competition.

Read on to see all of the live fixtures and how to watch…

Tuesday August 26

• Reading vs AFC Wimbledon, kick-off 7pm
• Cambridge vs Charlton, kick-off 7.30pm
• Wolves vs West Ham, kick-off 7.30pm
• Accrington vs Doncaster, kick-off 7.45pm
• Barnsley vs Rotherham, kick-off 7.45pm
• Birmingham vs Port Vale, kick-off 7.45pm
• Bournemouth vs Brentford, kick-off 7.45pm
• Bromley vs Wycombe, kick-off 7.45pm
• Burnley vs Derby, kick-off 7.45pm
• Cardiff vs Cheltenham, kick-off 7.45pm
• Millwall vs Coventry, kick-off 7.45pm
• Norwich vs Southampton, kick-off 7.45pm
• Preston vs Wrexham, kick-off 7.45pm
• Stoke vs Bradford, kick-off 7.45pm
• Sunderland vs Huddersfield, kick-off 7.45pm
• Swansea vs Plymouth, kick-off 7.45pm
• Burton vs Lincoln, kick-off 7.45pm
• Wigan vs Stockport, kick-off 7.45pm
• Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds, kick-off 8pm

Wednesday August 27

• Everton vs Mansfield, kick-off 7.45pm
• Fulham vs Bristol City, kick-off 7.45pm
• Oxford vs Brighton, kick-off 7.45pm
• Grimsby vs Manchester United, kick-off 8pm

The pick of the first-round action…

I am a Sky subscriber… how do I follow my team?

Sky customers can watch their team and all the action on Sky Sports, Sky Sports+ and the Sky Sports app.

Sky Sports+ is completely free for all subscribers and can be found on channel 404 on Sky Q, Sky Glass and Sky Stream.

With the capability to show up to 100 live events via concurrent streams, Sky Sports+ makes it easier for fans to find and watch their team.

I am NOT a Sky subscriber, how can I watch my team?

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This will also include every single live Sky Sports+ stream and on-demand catch-up content.

How do I watch on the Sky Sports app?

Head to the ‘Watch’ section on the Sky Sports app to access all Sky Sports+ live streams.

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Carabao Cup 2025/26 round dates

Round three: w/c September 15 and w/c September 22

Round four: w/c 27 October 2025

Round five: w/c 15 December 2025

Semi-final first leg: w/c January 12 2026

Semi-final second leg: w/c February 2 2026

Final: Sunday, March 22 2026