League Cup 2025/26

League Cup 2025/26 first round draw — who plays whom.

First round

Most English Football League clubs

Some Championship clubs may receive a bye to the second round so that 32 teams remain at the third round.

This round is drawn in Northern and Southern sections. Northern · Southern.

Draw

Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:00
Swansea City3–1Crawley Town
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:30
Stockport County3–1Crewe Alexandra
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:30
Middlesbrough FC0–4Doncaster Rovers
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:30
Barrow0–1Preston North End
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:30
Newport County0–1Millwall
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Leyton Orient0–1Wycombe Wanderers
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Wrexham3–3Hull City
Wrexham won 5–3 on penalties
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Harrogate Town1–3Lincoln City
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Salford City0–0Rotherham United
Rotherham United won 3–2 on penalties
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Coventry City1–0Luton Town
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Blackburn Rovers1–2Bradford City
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Oxford United1–0Colchester United
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Chesterfield0–2Mansfield Town
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Gillingham1–1AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon won 4–2 on penalties
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Portsmouth1–2Reading
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Blackpool0–1Port Vale
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Plymouth Argyle3–2Queens Park Rangers
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Accrington Stanley2–1Peterborough United
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Grimsby Town3–1Shrewsbury Town
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Watford1–2Norwich City
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Cardiff City2–1Swindon Town
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Bristol City2–0Milton Keynes Dons
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
West Bromwich Albion1–1Derby County
Derby County won 3–2 on penalties
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Wigan Athletic1–0Notts County
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Stoke City0–0Walsall
Stoke City won 4–3 on penalties
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Bristol Rovers0–2Cambridge United
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Charlton Athletic3–1Stevenage
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 19:45
Northampton Town0–1Southampton
Tue, 12 Aug 2025, 20:00
Bromley1–1Ipswich Town
Bromley won 5–4 on penalties
Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 19:45
Bolton Wanderers3–3Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday won 4–2 on penalties
Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 19:45
Barnsley FC2–2Fleetwood Town
Barnsley FC won 5–4 on penalties
Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 19:45
Cheltenham Town2–0Exeter City
Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 19:45
Huddersfield Town2–2Leicester City
Huddersfield Town won 3–2 on penalties
Wed, 13 Aug 2025, 20:00
Birmingham City2–1Sheffield
Tue, 19 Aug 2025, 19:45
Tranmere Rovers1–1Burton Albion
Burton Albion won 5–4 on penalties