Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Chelsea, Tottenham and Premier League clubs discover second-round fate

The Carabao Cup continues with the first Premier League representatives entering the competition at the second-round stage.

Chelsea and Tottenham have been drawn at home to Luton and Charlton Athletic respectively, while Nottingham Forest face off against Leeds in the only all-Premier League tie of the round.

The 11 top-flight teams not playing European football this season join those to have progressed through the first round, with Brentford facing a potentially tricky visit to second-tier Birmingham City, Newcastle at home to West Bromwich Albion and the winners of tonight’s last opening-round tie between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter to face newly promoted Coventry.

Relegated West Ham, Wolves and Burnley were among the weekend winners reaching this stage, and will now play Championship opposition Southampton, and League One sides Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford respectively.

The cup competition remains regionalised for now with the qualifiers split into a north and south section to ease travel demands, limiting the pool of possible opponents for each of the sides. The second-round ties will be played in the week commencing 24 August.

Follow all of the latest as the draw for the Carabao Cup second round is made with our live blog below:

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Nottingham Forest to face Leeds in all-Premier League clash as Carabao Cup second round draw revealed

Carabao Cup second round draw LIVE

• Full Carabao Cup second-round draw
• Nottingham Forest draw Leeds in all-Premier League tie
• Premier League clubs not involved in European competition enter at this stage
• Relegated West Ham, Wolves and Burnley among teams to progress from round 1
• Regionalised draw limits possible opponents with teams split into north and south sections

Full Carabao Cup draw

Monday 10 August 2026 20:00 , Flo Clifford

• Walsall v Leyton Orient
• Ipswich Town v Leicester
• Cardiff v Norwich
• Stevenage v Reading
• Cambridge v Millwall
• Birmingham v Brentford
• Southampton v West Ham
• Watford v Peterborough
• Fulham v AFC Wimbledon
• Plymouth Argyle/Exeter v Coventry
• Chelsea v Luton
• Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic
• Stoke v Hull
• Newcastle v West Bromwich Albion
• Blackburn v Sheffield United
• Nottingham Forest v Leeds
• Doncaster v Middlesbrough
• Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra
• Preston North End v Everton
• Blackpool v Lincoln
• Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves
• Bradford v Burnley
• Fleetwood v Shrewsbury

Nottingham Forest to face Leeds in all-Premier League clash as Carabao Cup second round draw revealed

Monday 10 August 2026 20:15 , Flo Clifford

Nottingham Forest have been drawn against Leeds United in an all-Premier League clash as the top-flight sides not competing in Europe this season enter the Carabao Cup in the second round.

The draw, made on Monday night, also saw Chelsea and Tottenham drawn at home to League One Luton and second-tier Charlton Athletic respectively, with a further seven Premier League clubs also learning their fate.

The 11 top-flight teams not playing European football this term join those to have progressed through the first round, which include newly relegated West Ham, who beat Portsmouth 3-1 in their opening encounter.

Nottingham Forest face Leeds in all-Premier League clash as Carabao Cup draw revealed

When do the other Premier League clubs join?

Monday 10 August 2026 19:50 , Flo Clifford

The nine top-flight sides playing in Europe this season join the Carabao Cup in the third round.

When is the Carabao Cup second round?

Monday 10 August 2026 19:47 , Flo Clifford

All these Carabao Cup second-round ties will be played midweek in the week commencing Monday 24 August.

Southern draw in full

Monday 10 August 2026 19:43 , Flo Clifford

• Walsall v Leyton Orient
• Ipswich Town v Leicester
• Cardiff v Norwich
• Stevenage v Reading
• Cambridge v Millwall
• Birmingham v Brentford
• Southampton v West Ham
• Watford v Peterborough
• Fulham v AFC Wimbledon
• Plymouth Argyle/Exeter v Coventry
• Chelsea v Luton
• Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic

Northern draw in full

Monday 10 August 2026 19:40 , Flo Clifford

• Stoke v Hull
• Newcastle v West Bromwich Albion
• Blackburn v Sheffield United
• Nottingham Forest v Leeds
• Doncaster v Middlesbrough
• Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra
• Preston North End v Everton
• Blackpool v Lincoln
• Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves
• Bradford v Burnley
• Fleetwood v Shrewsbury

Who will the Premier League sides face?

Monday 10 August 2026 19:36 , Flo Clifford

• Birmingham City vs Brentford
• Chelsea vs Luton
• Plymouth Argyle/Exeter City vs Coventry City
• Fulham vs AFC Wimbledon
• Ipswich Town vs Leicester City
• Tottenham Hotspur vs Charlton Athletic
• Preston North End vs Everton
• Stoke City vs Hull City

• Newcastle vs West Bromwich Albion
• Nottingham Forest vs Leeds United

So one all-Premier League tie: Forest vs Leeds.

Carabao Cup draw complete

Monday 10 August 2026 19:33 , Flo Clifford

So that’s it for tonight’s draw - a reminder that the competition is still regionalised at this stage, hence the north/south divide to all those ties.

The full draw is almost complete, with just one first-round match left to play - tonight’s Devon derby between Plymouth and Exeter, with kick-off in half an hour.

Carabao Cup second round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:30 , Flo Clifford

The winner of Plymouth Argyle vs Exeter City will face Championship winners Coventry City; five-time winners Chelsea host Luton; and Tottenham Hotspur are at home to Charlton Athletic.

That’s it!

Carabao Cup second round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:29 , Flo Clifford

1979 and 2017 runners-up Southampton will face newly relegated West Ham United; Watford will host Peterborough; and Fulham will play AFC Wimbledon.

Carabao Cup second round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:28 , Flo Clifford

Stevenage will host Reading; Cambridge United are at home to Millwall; and Birmingham City are to face Brentford.

Carabao Cup second round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:27 , Flo Clifford

Walsall will play Leyton Orient; Ipswich Town face Leicester City; Cardiff City are at home to Norwich City.

Carabao Cup second round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:26 , Flo Clifford

Onto the Southern section now...

Carabao Cup draw underway

Monday 10 August 2026 19:25 , Flo Clifford

1991 winners Sheffield Wednesday will play Wolves; Bradford will face Burnley; and Fleetwood Town will host Shrewsbury Town.

That’s the end of the Northern section.

Carabao Cup draw underway

Monday 10 August 2026 19:24 , Flo Clifford

Barnsley will play Crewe Alexandra; Preston North End are at home to Everton; Blackpool will face Lincoln City.

Carabao Cup draw underway

Monday 10 August 2026 19:23 , Flo Clifford

Newcastle will play West Bromwich Albion; Blackburn Rovers will play Sheffield United; four-time winners Nottingham Forest are at home to Leeds United; and Doncaster Rovers face Middlesbrough.

Carabao Cup draw underway

Monday 10 August 2026 19:22 , Flo Clifford

We get underway with the Northern section.

Stoke City will play newly-promoted Hull City.

Carabao Cup draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:18 , Flo Clifford

David Prutton will host, while Jamie Mackie and Jobi McAnuff will draw the teams.

Carabao Cup second-round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 19:15 , Flo Clifford

Not long now until the second-round draw, which should get underway at around 7.20pm.

Millwall keeper Lukas Jensen's heroics secure penalty shootout win

Monday 10 August 2026 19:10 , Flo Clifford

Millwall goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saved all four QPR spot-kicks as the Lions won on penalties at Loftus Road to secure a place in the second round.

The visitors prevailed 2-0 in the shootout after a late own goal by Mark Sykes cancelled out Luke Cundle’s second-half opener in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes.

Jensen superbly kept out efforts from Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale and Koki Saito before his save from Kwame Poku sealed the victory.

Camiel Neghli and Tairyk Arconte had their penalties saved by Pierce Charles, but Jake Cooper and Sykes scoring was enough to take the south London side through.

West Ham begin life after relegation with win as David Sullivan watches Carabao Cup success

Monday 10 August 2026 19:00 , Flo Clifford

Taty Castellanos scored twice in an emphatic comeback win as West Ham beat Portsmouth 3-1 in front of the largest-ever crowd at a Carabao Cup first-round match.

The Argentinian’s brace helped get the Hammers’ season off to a winning start and propelled them through to the second round, two months after suffering Premier League relegation.

It also gave their rowdy fans something to cheer about on a day when under-fire West Ham co-owner David Sullivan sat in the stands, despite being advised not to attend by London Stadium operators amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct – which he strongly denies.

West Ham begin life after relegation with win as Sullivan watches Carabao Cup success

Tottenham revel in survival – now they must learn the lessons of a nightmare season

Monday 10 August 2026 18:50 , Lawrence Ostlere

When the full-time whistle blew, James Maddison bent over on his haunches gasping for breath. Kevin Danso collapsed in a heap. Roberto De Zerbi ran onto the pitch like he’d won a trophy before remembering himself and turning back to shake hands with David Moyes. All around them, Tottenham fans erupted with relief.

This could have been Spurs’ lowest ebb, on an afternoon when relegation loomed and smirking Arsenal fans passed them on the Victoria Line. Instead, this was a day of shared joy and collective catharsis. In those lost weeks under Igor Tudor, Spurs fans were resigned to their fate; just a few games later, the nightmare is over, for now at least.

Tottenham revel in survival – now they must learn the lessons of a nightmare season

The ticking clock that faces Xabi Alonso in the cursed Chelsea job

Monday 10 August 2026 18:40 , Will Castle

And so it begins, again. A new boss is through the door at Chelsea. Ambition and alignment are the buzzwords of the day. But for Xabi Alonso, the challenge of prolonging these positive sentiments beyond next May is blatant – it is the curse of the job he’s signed up for.

Alonso is well-versed in the ruthless reality of management; seven months at Real Madrid will do that to you. He now finds himself at Chelsea, another club infamous for its turnover in the dugout. No Chelsea manager has lasted longer than two years since Antonio Conte, the man who also won the club their last Premier League title. Patience is scarce at Stamford Bridge, where four managers have left mid-season in the past five years.

He joins after Chelsea dropped into crisis at the backend of last season, plummeting to 10th and missing out on European football entirely with squad discipline waning. Alonso will need time to build his own culture to deliver the results the ownership so desperately crave, but he can’t be sure if he’ll get it.

The ticking clock that faces Xabi Alonso in the cursed Chelsea job

When are the Carabao Cup fixtures being played?

Monday 10 August 2026 18:30 , Flo Clifford

The round dates for the Carabao Cup have been confirmed as the following:

• Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026
• Round Two: w/c 24 August 2026
• Round Three: w/c 7 September and w/c 14 September 2026
• Round Four: w/c 26 October 2026
• Round Five: w/c 14 December 2026
• Semi-Final first leg: w/c 11 January 2027
• Semi-Final second leg: w/c 1 February 2027
• Final: Sunday 21 March 2027

Which Premier League sides enter the competition?

Monday 10 August 2026 18:20 , Flo Clifford

There are eight top-flight teams entering the Carabao Cup in the second round:

• Brentford
• Chelsea
• Fulham
• Newcastle
• Everton
• Leeds
• Nottingham Forest
• Tottenham

Carabao Cup ball numbers

Monday 10 August 2026 18:10 , Flo Clifford

Southern section

• 1 AFC Wimbledon
• 2 Birmingham City
• 3 Brentford
• 4 Cambridge United
• 5 Cardiff City
• 6 Charlton Athletic
• 7 Chelsea
• 8 Coventry City
• 9 Fulham
• 10 Ipswich Town
• 11 Leicester City
• 12 Leyton Orient
• 13 Luton Town
• 14 Millwall
• 15 Norwich City
• 16 Peterborough
• 17 Reading
• 18 Southampton
• 19 Stevenage
• 20 Tottenham Hotspur
• 21 Walsall
• 22 Watford
• 23 West Ham United
• 24 Plymouth Argyle or Exeter City

Carabao Cup ball numbers

Monday 10 August 2026 18:00 , Flo Clifford

Northern section

• 1 Barnsley
• 2 Blackburn Rovers
• 3 Blackpool
• 4 Bradford City
• 5 Burnley
• 6 Crewe Alexandra
• 7 Doncaster Rovers
• 8 Everton
• 9 Fleetwood Town
• 10 Hull City
• 11 Leeds United
• 12 Lincoln City
• 13 Middlesbrough
• 14 Newcastle United
• 15 Nottingham Forest
• 16 Preston North End
• 17 Sheffield United
• 18 Sheffield Wednesday
• 19 Shrewsbury Town
• 20 Stoke City
• 21 West Bromwich Albion
• 22 Wolverhampton Wanderers

When is the Carabao Cup second-round draw?

Monday 10 August 2026 17:51 , Flo Clifford

The Carabao Cup second-round draw will take place on Monday 10 August live on Sky Sports Main Event, during the broadcast of Plymouth vs Exeter – the last game of the first round.

It will take place during the build-up of the match at approximately 7:20pm BST.

Carabao Cup second-round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 17:44 , Flo Clifford

Thirty-eight EFL sides came through the first round, with all three sides who were relegated from the Premier League last season triumphing, as West Ham beat fellow Championship side Portsmouth 3-1, Wolves produced a first-half blitz to down Port Vale 3-0 and Burnley required penalties to scrape past Notts County.

The second round will remain regionalised, with the draw split into southern and northern sections, and the ties will be played in the week commencing 24 August.

Carabao Cup second-round draw

Monday 10 August 2026 17:37 , Flo Clifford

The Carabao Cup will welcome Chelsea, Tottenham and other Premier League teams into the competition in the second round after the competition kicks off over the weekend.

The Blues are the headline act entering the fold after their failure to qualify for Europe last term, with Xabi Alonso hoping to set the tone in his bid for debut-season silverware. After only just avoiding relegation in 2025/26, London rivals Spurs are also in the draw, as are the likes of Newcastle and Leeds.

Good afternoon

Monday 10 August 2026 17:30 , Flo Clifford

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Carabao Cup second round draw.

The Premier League teams which aren’t involved in Europe enter the fray at this stage, while teams are split into north and south regions to limit the opponents they could get.

We’ll have all the build-up to the draw and updates as it happens here.