Newcastle United made it three different League Cup winners in as many years last season, and the Magpies now hope to become the first repeat winners since Man City did it in 2021.

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The League Cup may be the least celebrated of the in-season tournaments, but it’s given us a number of treats over the years dating back to wins from Middlesbrough, Birmingham City, and Swansea City earlier this century.

Who won the last League Cup?

Newcastle United defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley Stadium last March, ending a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.

When are League Cup dates for reach round?

Preliminary round: Week of August 4
First round: Week of August 11
Second round: Week of August 25
Third round: Weeks of Sept, 15 and 22
Fourth round: Week of October 27
Quarterfinals: Week of December 15
Semifinals: Two legs, weeks of January 12 and February 2

When is the 2025-26 League Cup Final?

The League Cup Final will be played March 22, 2026 at Wembley Stadium in London.

2025-26 League Cup schedule

Second round results

August 26, 2025

Accrington Stanley 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Barnsley 2-1 Rotherham United
Birmingham City 0-1 Port Vale
Burnley 2-1 Derby County
Preston North End 2-3 Wrexham
Stoke City 0-3 Bradford City
Sunderland 1-1 (5-6 PKs) Huddersfield Town
Burton Albion 0-1 Lincoln City
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Stockport County
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 (3-0 PKs) Leeds United
Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Athletic
Wolves 3-2 West Ham United
Bournemouth 0-2 Brentford
Bromley 1-1 (4-5 PKs) Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town
Millwall 2-1 Coventry City
Norwich City 0-3 Southampton
Reading 2-1 AFC Wimbledon
Swansea City 1-1 (5-3 PKs) Plymouth Argyle

August 27, 2025

Everton 2-0 Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town 2-2 (12-11 pens) Manchester United — Recap, highlights
Fulham 2-0 Bristol City
Oxford United 0-6 Brighton & Hove Albion

Third round draw

Ties to be played September 15 and 22

Port Vale vs Arsenal
Swansea City vs Nottingham Forest
Lincoln City vs Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur vs Doncaster Rovers
Brentford vs Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town vs Manchester City
Liverpool vs Southampton
Newcastle United vs Bradford City
Sheffield Wednesday vs Grimsby Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Everton
Crystal Palace vs Millwall
Burnley vs Cardiff City
Wrexham vs Reading
Wigan Athletic vs Wycombe Wanderers
Barnsley vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Fulham vs Cambridge United

2025-26 League Cup results

Preliminary round

July 29, 2025

Barnet 2-2 (2-4 pens) Newport County

August 5, 2025

Accrington Stanley 3-1 Oldham Athletic

First round

August 12, 2025

Barrow 0-1 Preston North End
Middlesbrough 0-4 Doncaster Rovers
Stockport County 3-1 Crewe Alexandria
Accrington Stanley 2-1 Peterborough United
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bradford City
Blackpool 0-1 Port Vale
Chesterfield 0-2 Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Harrogate Town 1-3 Lincoln City
Salford City 0-0 (2-3 pens) Rotherham United
Stoke City 0-0 (4-3 pens) Walsall
West Bromwich Albion 1-1 (2-3 pens) Derby County
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Notts County
Wrexham 3-3 (5-3 pens) Hull City
Swansea City 3-1 Crawley Town
Newport County 0-1 Millwall
Bristol City 2-0 MK Dons
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cambridge United
Cardiff City 2-1 Swindon Town
Charlton Athletic 3-1 Stevenage
Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town
Gillingham 1-1 (2-3 pens) AFC Wimbledon
Leyton Orient 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton
Oxford United 1-0 Colchester United
Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Queens Park Rangers
Portsmouth 1-2 Reading
Watford 1-2 Norwich City
Bromley 1-1 (5-4 pens) Ipswich Town

August 13, 2025

Barsnley 2-2 (5-4 pens) Fleetwood Town
Bolton Wanderers 3-3 (2-4 pens) Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town 2-2 (3-2 pens) Leicester City
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United
Cheltenham Town 2-0 Exeter City

August 19, 2025

Tranmere Rovers 1-1 (4-5 pens) Burton Albion