Carabao Cup first round draw live: Championship and other EFL clubs learn fate

In the UK, the Carabao Cup draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports News. Subscribers can tune in online via the Sky Go app or on NOWTV.

If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

The draw takes place from 4:20pm BST with the preliminary round draw, the first-round proper draw will then follow.

The Carabao Cup first round draw is already here, weeks out from the first round of fixtures for the 2025/26 season.

After Newcastle’s thrilling win over Liverpool in last year’s final at Wembley, it promises to be an exciting season with teams dreaming of silverware.

Here’s everything you need to know:

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the Carabao Cup preliminary and first-round draws.

The new season is just around the corner and the League Cup getting underway is always an early-season treat to savour