Carabao Cup draw LIVE: Newcastle, Everton, Leeds and more learn second-round fixtures
Follow the reaction as top flight clubs entered the competition on the path towards silverware in 2023
The draw for the for the Carabao Cup second round took place on Wednesday night, with Premier League clubs not involved in European competition entering the fray against their lower-league rivals. That means the likes of Everton, Southampton and Newcastle United were all involved, as well as the three newly promoted outfits - a couple of which have been big-spending this summer already.
Last season it was Liverpool who triumphed at Wembley, beating Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out to claim a record ninth League Cup success. They, and other teams playing in Europe, enter the competition from the third-round stage, so there’s one more hurdle to navigate for sides from the EFL if they want a big match against the nation’s finest.
Eight first-round ties were played during the evening ahead of the draw, with 35 winners from the first round going through to join Burnley, Watford and 13 Premier League teams who enter from this point. The draw remains regionalised for the second round to cut travel costs and time, with a northern and a southern section.
Follow the reaction to the Carabao Cup second-round draw below:
Carabao Cup second round draw - live
Now for the Northern section draw. Out first is...
League One’s Bolton, they face Aston Villa.
Derby County are drawn against West Brom or Sheffield Utd who play each other tomorrow.
Carabao Cup second round draw - live
Gillingham play Exeter.
Forest Green Rovers have never made it past round two and they’ll have to defeat Brighton to do so this year.
Carabao Cup second round draw - live
Next out is Walsall vs Charlton.
Crawley with face Premier League side Fulham.
Cambridge United welcome Southampton.
Carabao Cup second round draw - live
Oxford Utd face Crystal Palace.
Watford take on MK Dons.
Colchester United play Brentford and Wycombe are drawn with Bristol City.
Carabao Cup second round draw - live
Stevenage are first out of the bowl and they’ll face Peterborough.
Next up is Norwich vs Bournemouth and Newport County vs Portsmouth.
Carbao Cup second round draw - live
It’s not long until the matches we’re about to watch picked out are actually played.
The EFL have already confirmed Round Two ties will take place week commencing 22 August.
Worth a quick look ahead to - the final this year will of course be at Wembley and will be played on Sunday 26 February, 2023.
Carbao Cup second round draw - live
Now the confirmed numbers and teams on each side of the draw - just one first-round tie to play, which is West Brom vs Sheffield United tomorrow night.
Northern section sides
- 1 Aston Villa
- 2 Barrow
- 3 Bolton Wanderers
- 4 Bradford City
- 5 Burnley
- 6 Derby County
- 7 Everton
- 8 Fleetwood Town
- 9 Grimsby Town
- 10 Leeds United
- 11 Leicester City
- 12 Lincoln City
- 13 Morecambe
- 14 Newcastle United
- 15 Nottingham Forest
- 16 Preston North End
- 17 Rochdale
- 18 Shrewsbury Town
- 19 Stockport County
- 20 Tranmere Rovers
- 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 22 Blackburn Rovers
- 23 Barnsley
- 24 Rotherham United
- 25 Sheffield Wednesday
- 26 West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United
Southern section sides
- 1 AFC Bournemouth
- 2 Brentford
- 3 Brighton and Hove Albion
- 4 Cambridge United
- 5 Charlton Athletic
- 6 Colchester United
- 7 Crawley Town
- 8 Crystal Palace
- 9 Exeter City
- 10 Forest Green Rovers
- 11 Fulham
- 12 Gillingham
- 13 Milton Keynes Dons
- 14 Newport County
- 15 Norwich City
- 16 Oxford United
- 17 Portsmouth
- 18 Southampton
- 19 Stevenage
- 20 Walsall
- 21 Watford
- 22 Wycombe Wanderers
- 23 Bristol City
- 24 Peterborough United
Carbao Cup second round draw - live
Ok all the games are finished and we have our final six sides through to the next round. The most dramatic of those saw Barnsley hit a 90th-minute winner at Middlesbrough!
Blackburn 4-0 Hartlepool
Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Sunderland
Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley
Port Vale 1-2 Rotherham
Coventry 1-4 Bristol City
Plymouth 0-2 Peterborough
Carbao Cup second round draw - live
As the games are ending we’ll clear up the first-round results from tonight, but here are the ball numbers for each club/potential clubs, ahead of the second-round draw:
Northern section sides
- 1 Aston Villa
- 2 Barrow
- 3 Bolton Wanderers
- 4 Bradford City
- 5 Burnley
- 6 Derby County
- 7 Everton
- 8 Fleetwood Town
- 9 Grimsby Town
- 10 Leeds United
- 11 Leicester City
- 12 Lincoln City
- 13 Morecambe
- 14 Newcastle United
- 15 Nottingham Forest
- 16 Preston North End
- 17 Rochdale
- 18 Shrewsbury Town
- 19 Stockport County
- 20 Tranmere Rovers
- 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- 22 Blackburn Rovers or Hartlepool United
- 23 Middlesbrough or Barnsley
- 24 Port Vale or Rotherham United
- 25 Sheffield Wednesday or Sunderland AFC
- 26 West Bromwich Albion or Sheffield United
Southern section sides
- 1 AFC Bournemouth
- 2 Brentford
- 3 Brighton & Hove Albion
- 4 Cambridge United
- 5 Charlton Athletic
- 6 Colchester United
- 7 Crawley Town
- 8 Crystal Palace
- 9 Exeter City
- 10 Forest Green Rovers
- 11 Fulham
- 12 Gillingham
- 13 Milton Keynes Dons
- 14 Newport County
- 15 Norwich City
- 16 Oxford United
- 17 Portsmouth
- 18 Southampton
- 19 Stevenage
- 20 Walsall
- 21 Watford
- 22 Wycombe Wanderers
- 23 Coventry City or Bristol City
- 24 Plymouth Argyle or Peterborough United
Carbao Cup second round draw - live
Here’s a rundown of the last 10 years in the Carabao Cup - with one team particularly dominant. Last year, Man City were knocked out by West Ham on penalties in the fourth round, before Liverpool went on to beat Chelsea in the final. They did the same in the FA Cup later in the campaign, of course.
- 2022 - Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (LIV on pens)
- 2021 - Man City 1-0 Spurs
- 2020 - Man City 2-1 Villa
- 2019 - Man City 0-0 Chelsea (MCI on pens)
- 2018 - Man City 3-0 Arsenal
- 2017 - Man United 3-2 Southampton
- 2016 - Man City 1-1 Liverpool (MCI on pens)
- 2015 - Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
- 2014 - Man City 3-1 Sunderland
- 2013 - Swansea 5-0 Bradford City
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