League Cup Second Round Set to Commence as Premier League Teams Join the Competition
The 2026-27 League Cup has advanced to the second round, with Premier League teams that are not participating in European competitions this season now entering the fray.
MORE — League Cup third round draw details
This week saw a minimal presence of all-Premier League fixtures, although Nottingham Forest faced Leeds United shortly after their Week 1 Premier League match, which ended in a 2-0 victory for Leeds.
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MORE — League Cup history: Finals, winners
Meanwhile, Newcastle will host West Brom, Spurs are set to welcome Charlton Athletic, and David Moyes returns to familiar territory as Everton takes on Preston North End.
Fans are wondering whether any major upsets will emerge in the quest to unseat 2025-26 champions Manchester City in the United Kingdom.
2026-27 League Cup Third Round Draw
Games will be staged across the weeks of September 7 and September 14.
Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough
Manchester United vs Brighton
Manchester City vs Norwich City
Sunderland vs Hull City
Ipswich Town vs Arsenal
Coventry City vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Lincoln City
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Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea or Luton Town vs Leeds United
Millwall vs Newcastle United
Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield United
Everton vs Wolves
Leyton Orient vs Bradford City
Reading vs Brentford
Peterborough United vs Barnsley
West Ham vs Fulham or AFC Wimbledon
2026-27 League Cup Second Round Fixtures
All times ET
25 August 2026
Cardiff City 1-5 Norwich City
Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United
Watford 1-5 Peterborough
Cambridge United 0-1 Millwall
Barnsley 3-2 Crewe Alexandra
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Wolves
Plymouth Argyle 2-4 Coventry City
Stevenage 0-3 Reading
Walsall 0-0 (5-6 pens) Leyton Orient
Blackpool 1-4 Lincoln City
Stoke City 1-1 (4-5 pens) Hull City
Fleetwood Town 4-0 Shrewsbury Town
Southampton 1-4 West Ham
Ipswich Town 3-1 Leicester City
Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds United
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26 August 2026
Newcastle United 3-2 West Brom
Bradford City 0-0 (4-2 pens) Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Charlton Athletic
Preston North End 0-4 Everton
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 available for streaming in the United States on Paramount+.
2026-27 League Cup First Round Results
6 August 2026
Bristol City 0-1 Walsall
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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
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.
MORE — League Cup third round draw details
All-Premier League ties are at a minimum this week, although Nottingham Forest and Leeds United tangled just days after they met in Week 1 of the Premier League season. Leeds won 2-0.
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MORE — League Cup history: Finals, winners
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 third round draw
Games will be staged across the weeks of September 7 and September 14.
Crystal Palace vs Middlesbrough
Manchester United vs Brighton
Manchester City vs Norwich City
Sunderland vs Hull City
Ipswich Town vs Arsenal
Coventry City vs Aston Villa
Bournemouth vs Lincoln City
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Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea or Luton Town vs Leeds United
Millwall vs Newcastle United
Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield United
Everton vs Wolves
Leyton Orient vs Bradford City
Reading vs Brentford
Peterborough United vs Barnsely
West Ham vs Fulham or AFC Wimbledon
2026-27 League Cup second round fixtures
All times ET
25 August 2026
Cardiff City 1-5 Norwich City
Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Middlesbrough
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Sheffield United
Watford 1-5 Peterborough
Cambridge United 0-1 Millwall
Barnsley 3-2 Crewe Alexandra
Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Wolves
Plymouth Argyle 2-4 Coventry City
Stevenage 0-3 Reading
Walsall 0-0 (5-6 pens) Leyton Orient
Blackpool 1-4 Lincoln City
Stoke City 1-1 (4-5 pens) Hull City
Fleetwood Town 4-0 Shrewsbury Town
Southampton 1-4 West Ham
Ipswich Town 3-1 Leicester City
Birmingham City 1-6 Brentford
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Leeds United
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26 August 2026
Newcastle United 3-2 West Brom
Bradford City 0-0 (4-2 pens) Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Charlton Athletic
Preston North End 0-4 Everton
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
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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
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