{"id":68897,"date":"2025-06-27T13:24:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=68897"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:25:05","slug":"efl-clubs-learn-their-fate-in-carabao-cup-first-round-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/efl-clubs-learn-their-fate-in-carabao-cup-first-round-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"EFL Clubs Learn Their Fate in Carabao Cup First Round Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EFL clubs discovered their first opponents in the Carabao Cup first-round draw for the 2025\/26 season. The draw was made on Thursday evening and set up some intriguing clashes across the EFL. Relegated Premier League sides Ipswich Town, Leicester City and Southampton all face away trips as they begin their cup campaigns.<\/p><p>In a notable change this season, the Carabao Cup introduced a preliminary round due to the increased number of Premier League clubs competing in Europe, with nine top-flight teams earning byes to the third round. This adjustment means only 70 clubs from the Championship, League One, and League Two entered the first round, with two preliminary matches narrowing the field.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four All-Championship Ties in Carabao Cup First Round Draw<\/h2><p>Ipswich will face League Two&rsquo;s Bromley for the first time in history, while Leicester head to Huddersfield and Southampton travel to Northampton. The draw is regionalised into northern and southern sections until the third round. It will see four all-Championship ties: Watford hosting Norwich, Hull travelling to Wrexham, Birmingham City welcoming Sheffield United, and West Brom facing Derby County at The Hawthorns.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1&#8419;3&#8419; previous winners in Round One &#128170;<br><br>&#127942;&#127942;&#127942; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@LCFC<\/a><br><br>&#127942;&#127942; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NorwichCityFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@NorwichCityFC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@BCFC<\/a><br><br>&#127942; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@WBA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QPR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@QPR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_STFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Official_STFC<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stokecity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@stokecity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUFCOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@OUFCOfficial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LutonTown?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@LutonTown<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@swfc<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rovers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Rovers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Boro<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwansOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@SwansOfficial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#EFL<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CarabaoCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#CarabaoCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPXPwO4cok\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/kPXPwO4cok<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabao_Cup\/status\/1938534885464924506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Elsewhere, Oxford United will welcome Colchester United, while Accrington Stanley take on Oldham Athletic and Barnet face Newport County in the preliminary round. The winners will join the rest of the EFL in the first round, with ties scheduled for the week commencing August 11.<\/p><p>Newcastle United won last season&rsquo;s Carabao Cup trophy after they ended their long trophy drought by beating Liverpool at Wembley. The reigning champions will enter in the third round alongside other European participants, while other Premier League clubs will join in round two. Notably, Carabao Cup will be the first opportunity for silverware in the upcoming campaign.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Carabao-Cup-draw\">Carabao Cup draw<\/h2><p><strong>Preliminary round (to be played in w\/c 4 August)<\/strong><\/p><p>Accrington v Oldham Athletic<\/p><p>Barnet v Newport County<\/p><p><strong>First round (to be played in w\/c 11 August)<\/strong><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southern section<\/h3><p>Coventry City v Luton Town<\/p><p>Bristol City v Milton Keynes Dons<\/p><p>Bromley v Ipswich Town<\/p><p>Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United<\/p><p>Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers<\/p><p>Watford v Norwich City<\/p><p>Charlton Athletic v Stevenage<\/p><p>Oxford United v Colchester United<\/p><p>Barnet or Newport v Millwall<\/p><p>Cardiff City v Swindon Town<\/p><p>Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon<\/p><p>Northampton Town v Southampton<\/p><p>Cheltenham Town v Exeter City<\/p><p>Plymouth Argyle v Queens Park Rangers<\/p><p>Swansea City v Crawley Town<\/p><p>Portsmouth v Reading<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Northern section<\/strong><\/h3><p>Barrow v Preston North End<\/p><p>Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town<\/p><p>Blackpool v Port Vale<\/p><p>Salford City v Rotherham United<\/p><p>Harrogate Town v Lincoln City<\/p><p>Tranmere Rovers v Burton Albion<\/p><p>Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra<\/p><p>Huddersfield Town v Leicester City<\/p><p>Wrexham v Hull City<\/p><p>Birmingham City v Sheffield United<\/p><p>Stoke City v Walsall<\/p><p>Accrington or Oldham v Peterborough United<\/p><p>Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City<\/p><p>Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers<\/p><p>West Bromwich Albion v Derby County<\/p><p>Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday<\/p><p>Chesterfield v Mansfield Town<\/p><p>Barnsley v Fleetwood Town<\/p><p>Wigan Athletic v Notts County<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ipswich will face League Two\u2019s Bromley for the first time in history, while Leicester head to Huddersfield.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":68929,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[4760,4347],"class_list":["post-68897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer","tag-efl-cup","tag-ipswich-town"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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