The winners of the second round of the EFL 2025/26 Cup will not have long wait to discover their opponents in the next round of the competition.
Other Premier League clubs will be involved in the draw, with teams involved in the Champions League and the Europa League for the first time at this stage.
Liverpool’s high -flying champions won the EFL Cup a record 10 times, followed by Manchester City with eight titles and Manchester United with six.
101GeReatGoals.com has all the details on the draw for the third round of the EFL 2025/26 Cup, including how to watch on television and live.
When is the third EFL CUP round 2025/26?
The draw will take place during the accumulation of the tie at home of Grimsby Town against Manchester United on Wednesday August 27.
The ball numbers will be published on this page on the day of the draw.
What time is the draw in the third EFL Cup in the third round?
The draw will take place during the coverage of the accumulation of Sky Sports at the game, which begins at 7:00 p.m. BST (2:00 p.m. and / 11:00 a.m.).
The kick -off in the competition between the League Two Club and the 20 English champions is an hour later.
Third round EFL Cup Cup TV channel
Sky Sports covers the match and broadcasts the draw before Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
EFL Cup Third Round Draw Live Stream
The draw will be available live on a wide variety of devices via the Sky Go application.
Via Now televisionSky Sports costs £ 14.99 for a day’s subscription, £ 28 per month for membership at 12 months or £ 34.99 per month without contract.
EFL Cup Second Round Draw 2025/26
All matches start at 19:45 BST, unless otherwise indicated.
Northern section
Tuesday August 26
Burton Albion vs Lincoln City
Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic vs Stockport County
Stoke City vs Bradford City
Burnley vs Derby County
Sunderland vs Huddersfield Town
Birmingham City vs Port Vale
Preston North End VS Wrexham
Barnsley vs Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday against Leeds United (20:00)
Wednesday August 27
Everton vs Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town Vs Manchester United (20:00)
South section
Tuesday August 26
Reading vs Wimbledon (19:00)
Cambridge United Vs Charlton Athletic (19:30)
Wolves vs West Ham (19:30)
Norwich City vs Southampton
Bournemouth vs Brentford
Millwall vs Coventry City
Swansea City vs Plymouth Argyle
Bromley vs Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City vs cheltenham Town
Wednesday August 27
Fulham vs Bristol City
Oxford United Vs Brighton & Hove Albion
When is the EFL Cup the third 2025/26 round?
The matches will take place during the weeks of September 15 and 22.
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EFL CUP: Is the Premier League in the third round of the Carabao Cup?
The 11 Premier League clubs not involved in the European competition joined the competition in the second round, giving the EFL clubs to provide upheavals this season.
The nine Premier League teams in Europe are now joining the third round of the EFL Cup.
Dates of the EFL 2025/26 cup: when are the round dates of the Carabao cup?
The first round started during the second week of the EFL season. A new preliminary round also started at the end of July between the two promoted clubs in the National League last season and the teams that finished 21st and 22nd in League two.
There will be weeks divided in the third round for the clubs of the Champions League and the Europa League.
EFL Cup Round Preliminary
Week to start on August 4, 2025
EFL CUP Round One
August 11, 2025
EFL CUP Round Two
August 25, 2025
EFL CUP Round three
September 15 and 22, 2025
EFL CUP Round Four
October 27, 2025
EFL CUP FIVE
December 15, 2025
EFL Cup in the semi-finals at first glance
January 12, 2026
EFL Cup in the semi-finals in the second stage
February 2, 2026
EFL Cup final
Sunday March 22, 2026
EFL Cup provisions, 2025/26 results: schedule, last draw
All matches start at 19:45 UK Time, unless otherwise indicated.
CUP EFL CUP Preliminary Rounds, results
Tuesday July 29
Barnet 2-2 (2-4p) Newport County
Tuesday August 5
Accrington Stanley 3-1 Oldham Athletic
EFL CUP Round One Fixtures, results
Tuesday August 12
Barrow 0-1 Preston North End
Grimsby Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Blackpool 0-1 Port Vale
Salford City 0-0 (2-3p) Rotherham
Harrogate Town 1-3 Lincoln City
Rovers 1-1 (4-5p) burton albion
County Stockport 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Wrexham 3-3 (5-3p) Hull City
Stoke City 0-0 (4-3p) Walsall
Accrington 2-1 Peterborough United
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bradford City
Middlesbrough 0-4 Doncaster Rovers
West Brom 1-1 (2-3p) County derby
Chesterfield 0-2 Mansfield Town
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Notts County
Coventry City 1-0 Luton Town
Bristol City 2-0 MK Dons
Bromley 1-1 (5-4p) Ipswich Town
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cambridge United
Leyton Orient 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Watford 1-2 Norwich City
Charlton Athletic 3-1 Stevenage
Oxford United 1-0 Colchester United
Newport county 0-1 Millwall
Cardiff City 2-1 Swindon Town
Gillingham 1-1 (2-4p) AFC Wimbledon
Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton
Plymouth Argyle 3-2 QPR
Swansea City 3-1 Crawley Town
Portsmouth 1-2 Reading
Wednesday August 13
Barnsley 2-2 (5-4p) Fleetwood Town
Bolton Wanderers 3-3 (2-4p) Sheffield Wednesday
Cheltenham Town 2-0 Exeter
Huddersfield Town 2-2 (3-2p) Leicester City
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United
EFL Cup TV Channel: How to watch the Carabao Cup
All EFL Cup games will be available to watch on Sky Sports or Sky Sports + as part of an agreement between the League and the broadcaster to show more than 1,000 of the 1,891 games through the EFL, EFL Cup and Bristol Street Motors trophy.
Via Now televisionSky Sports costs £ 14.99 for a one -day subscription, £ 26 per month for a six -month or £ 34.99 subscription per month without a contract.
EFL Cup Live Stream: Look at the Carabao Cup online
The Sky Sports subscriptions include access to the 12 live and Sky Sports +Sports channels, which offers live flows and a dedicated channel.
Fans can look online and in motion with the Skygo application, which is available on a wide range of devices, including smart televisions, game consoles, decoders and mobile devices.
Do the EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?
The winners of the EFL Cup receive a place in the dam phase of the UEFA conference unless they qualify by another path for European competition.
Newcastle was an example of the rule in action in 2024/25, qualifying rather for the Champions League thanks to its league post.
This meant that their place of course of the conference league had gone to the highest team that had not qualified for the European competition via its league post.
Do EFL Cup links go to additional time, reruns and penalties?
If they finish the level after 90 minutes, the EFL Cup links go directly to the penalties to the semi-final, which take place on two legs.
If the score is level after the second step, additional time and – if necessary – penalties are used to separate the teams.
The final is a unique match at the Wembley stadium, with additional time and penalties used if necessary.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in the 2021/22 final and ahead of the same match after an additional time in 2023/24 by the winner of Virgil Van Dijk in the 118th minute.
Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1 in the 2024/25 final to win its first domestic trophy since 1955.
