The EFL Cup will have an extra round for 2025-26 due to the number of Premier League teams who will be involved in European competition.

THE EFL have introduced a brand new round for the Carabao Cup for the 2025/26 campaign. Nine Premier League teams competing in Europe mean the cup has to be restructured this season. A preliminary … ...

The draw for the first round of the 2025-26 EFL Cup takes place on Thursday, 26 June. Proceedings will start at 16:20 BST with the preliminary round draw, which will be followed immediately by the ...

The 2025-26 Carabao Cup will feature an extra round after nine Premier League teams qualified for European competition, the EFL have confirmed. Last season was England’s most successful ever in ...

The EFL has brought in a first preliminary round to the Carabao Cup for next season for the first time in a decade. A whopping nine Premier League teams will compete in European competitions next s… ...

The EFL has confirmed that the Carabao Cup will feature a preliminary round for the 2025/26 season, with the fixtures already set in stone. A four-team qualifying round has been added to the ...

The first round draw for next season's EFL Cup is made with recently-relegated Ipswich Town given a trip to League Two side Bromley.

The format for next season’s Carabao Cup has been confirmed by the EFL, with Sunderland and their rivals learning their schedule for the domestic competition.

Organisers at the EFL have announced new changes to the format of the Carabao Cup to accommodate teams competing in European competitions. Since the 90s, Premier League sides involved in Europe ...