The 65th edition of the EFL Cup or Carabao Cup has officially started with the thrilling first round. In this article, we are going through the complete results of the EFL Cup 2025/26 (Carabao Cup 2025/26).
On 29th July and 2nd August, the EFL Cup 2025/26 had two Preliminary Round fixtures, from which Accrington Stanley advanced from the Northern Section and Newport County advanced from the Southern Section.
The EFL Cup 2025/26 officially started with the first round, which was divided into two sections, the Northern Section and the Southern Section. While 70 teams have participated in the first round, the Northern Section has 19 matches, and the Southern Section had 16 matches. Now, look at the results of the EFL Cup 2025/26 first round.
Key facts for the first round of EFL Cup 2025/26 (Carabao Cup 2025/26)
Tranmere Rovers vs Burton Albion was originally scheduled for 12th August. But it was postponed to 19th August due to a power failure during the original scheduled gameday.
The Northern Section produced seven penalty shootouts.
The Southern Section produced two penalty shootouts.
EFL Cup 2025/26 (Carabao Cup 2025/26): First Round - Results
Northern Section
12 August 2025 Barrow 0–1 Preston North End
12 August 2025 Middlesbrough 0–4 Doncaster Rovers
12 August 2025 Stockport County 3–1 Crewe Alexandra
12 August 2025 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Peterborough United
12 August 2025 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Bradford City
12 August 2025 Blackpool 0–1 Port Vale
12 August 2025 Chesterfield 0–2 Mansfield Town
12 August 2025 Grimsby Town 3–1 Shrewsbury Town
12 August 2025 Harrogate Town 1–3 Lincoln City
12 August 2025 Salford City 0–0 (2–3 p) Rotherham United
12 August 2025 Stoke City 0–0 (4–3 p) Walsall
12 August 2025 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 (2–3 p) Derby County
12 August 2025 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Notts County
12 August 2025 Wrexham 3–3 (5–3 p) Hull City
13 August 2025 Barnsley 2–2 (5–4 p) Fleetwood Town
13 August 2025 Bolton Wanderers 3–3 (2–4 p) Sheffield Wednesday
13 August 2025 Huddersfield Town 2–2 (3–2 p) Leicester City
13 August 2025 Birmingham City 2–1 Sheffield United
19 August 2025 Tranmere Rovers vs Burton Albion (rescheduled)
Southern Section
12 August 2025 Swansea City 3–1 Crawley Town
12 August 2025 Newport County 0–1 Millwall
12 August 2025 Bristol City 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons
12 August 2025 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cambridge United
12 August 2025 Cardiff City 2–1 Swindon Town
12 August 2025 Charlton Athletic 3–1 Stevenage
12 August 2025 Coventry City 1–0 Luton Town
12 August 2025 Gillingham 1–1 (2–4 p) AFC Wimbledon
12 August 2025 Leyton Orient 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers
12 August 2025 Northampton Town 0–1 Southampton
12 August 2025 Oxford United 1–0 Colchester United
12 August 2025 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Queens Park Rangers
12 August 2025 Portsmouth 1–2 Reading
12 August 2025 Watford 1–2 Norwich City
12 August 2025 Bromley 1–1 (5–4 p) Ipswich Town
13 August 2025 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Exeter City
