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EFL Cup: Results

3rd Round
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Sep 8, 2026 7.45pm
3rd Round
Sunderland
1-0
Hull City
Talbi (71')
O'Nien (62')

Gourna-Douath (54'), Egan (72'), Stroud (90+4')
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Sep 8, 2026 7.45pm
3rd Round
Leyton Orient
1-3
Bradford
Gillesphey (38' og.)
Archibald (23'), El Mizouni (44'), Chinedu (49')
Swan (45'), Humphrys (58'), Powell (88')
Lapslie (40')
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Sep 8, 2026 7.45pm
3rd Round
Crystal Palace
3-0
Middlesbrough
Strand Larsen (37', 53'), Kamada (72')

Malanda (65'), Peart-Harris (83')
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Sep 8, 2026 7.45pm
3rd Round
Bournemouth
4-0
Lincoln
Christie (7', 69', 88'), Rayan (90+4')
Kluivert (41'), Silva (61')

Elder (27'), Jefferies (48'), Oyegoke (67')
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Sep 8, 2026 8pm
3rd Round
Millwall
0-1
Newcastle

Metcalfe (67'), Massey (90+1')
Willock (81')
Ramsey (69')
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Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Sep 9, 2026 8.15pm
3rd Round
Chelsea
6-3
Leeds
Palmer (53' pen., 55'), Neto (60'), Welbeck (65', 90+4'), Barco (80')
Watson (45+1'), Alonso (82')
Muharemović (23'), Aaronson (48'), Calvert-Lewin (75')
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2nd Round
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Aug 25, 2026 7pm
2nd Round
Cardiff
1-2
Norwich
Salech (90+3')
Ng (27'), Davies (33'), Colwill (84')
Kvistgaarden (25'), Crnac  (78')
Mattsson (50')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.30pm
2nd Round
Doncaster
1-3
Middlesbrough
Hutchinson (90+2')
Gotts (26'), Broadbent (77')
Joseph (34'), Lankshear (78'), Sarmiento (87')
Peart-Harris (45+1'), Borges (46')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Watford
1-5
Peterborough
Doumbia (73')
Clarridge (10' og.), Leonard (23', 51'), Shofowoke (55'), Jones (64')
Nevett (83')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Walsall
0-0
Leyton Orient
(Aggregate 0-0 | Leyton Orient win 6-5 on penalties)
Sodje (51'), Moore (90+5')
Hayden (49')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Stoke
1-1
Hull City
(Aggregate 1-1 | Hull City win 5-4 on penalties)
Boženík (39')
Hirst (90+5')
Dowell (45')
Herrington (82')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Stevenage
0-3
Reading

Butler (29'), Piergianni (89')
Brown (9'), Lane (24'), Williams (85')
Dorsett (41'), Ward (89')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Southampton
1-4
West Ham
Scienza (10')
Bragg (26'), Scienza (34')
Ajala (41', 53'), Castellanos (75'), Bowen  (84')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Sheff Weds
0-2
Wolves

Thornton (8')
Swinkels (3' og.), Olagunju (45+1')
Traoré (32')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Plymouth
2-4
Coventry
Irow (21'), Amaechi (54')
Amaechi (62')
Awoniyi  (3'), Rudoni (5'), Mason-Clark (67'), Torp (78' pen.)
Latibeaudiere (12'), Eccles (85')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Ipswich
3-1
Leicester
Walle Egeli (62'), Núñez (71', 90+1')
Humphreys (49'), Clarke (54'), Kipré (65')
Aluko (67')
Aluko (40'), Page (70')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Fleetwood
4-0
Shrewsbury
Boyle (8' og.), Evans (28', 35'), Davies (90')
Rooney (48')

Jude-Boyd (37'), Gbode (54'), Berkoe (74')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Cambridge
0-1
Millwall

Bauer (50'), McConnell (87')
Cooper (9')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Blackpool
1-4
Lincoln
Clarkson (45')
Ashworth (31'), Bowler (57'), Coulson (60')
Olaofe (36'), Bayliss (53'), Street (55'), Elder (77')
Melia (35')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Blackburn
1-2
Sheff Utd
Afolayan (55')
Cannon (20'), Donovan (81')
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Aug 25, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Barnsley
3-2
Crewe
Cleary (29'), Noslin (31'), O'Keeffe (38')
Bland (23'), Ravenhill (89')
Thibaut (21'), Ewusi (89')
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Aug 25, 2026 8pm
2nd Round
Nott'm Forest
0-2
Leeds

Schlager (46'), Cunha  (73'), Murillo (79'), Domínguez (84')
James (50'), Justin (75')
Tanaka (26'), Longstaff (67'), Ampadu (86')
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Aug 25, 2026 8pm
2nd Round
Birmingham
1-6
Brentford
Gray (28')
Solís (37'), Osayi-Samuel (55')
Wilson (6'), Hickey (35'), Collins  (40', 77'), Damsgaard (70'), Thiago (73')
Schuster  (26')
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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Aug 26, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Spurs
5-1
Charlton
Solanke (45'), Danso (67'), Savinho (82'), Davies (85'), Moore (41')
Bergvall (24')
Jones (87')
Jones (39'), Apter (45+2')
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Aug 26, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Newcastle
3-2
West Brom
Touré (38'), Barnes (48', 81')
Steur (18'), Jaouen (77'), Ramsey (89')
Price (19', 77')
Nzingoula (52'), Diakité (55'), Stewart (62')
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Aug 26, 2026 7.45pm
2nd Round
Bradford
0-0
Burnley
(Aggregate 0-0 | Bradford win 4-2 on penalties)
Cartwright (44'), Touray (90+3')
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Aug 26, 2026 8pm
2nd Round
Preston
0-4
Everton
Barry (25', 59', 70'), Johnson (72')
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
Aug 27, 2026 7.30pm
2nd Round
Chelsea
2-0
Luton
Welbeck (50'), Odoffin (79' og.)

Johnson (56')
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Aug 27, 2026 8pm
2nd Round
Fulham
3-0
AFC Wimbledon
Smith Rowe (37'), Muniz (42'), García (90+3')
Tete (48')

Nelson (82')
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1st Round
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Aug 6, 2026 7.45pm
1st Round
Bristol City
0-1
Walsall
Pressley (47')
Moore (56'), Sprangler (67'), Browne (90+2')
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Aug 7, 2026 7.45pm
1st Round
Wycombe
1-2
Stevenage
Henderson (39')
Onyedinma (33'), Henderson (79')
Kemp (27'), Brendan David Magennis (90+5')
Roberts (22'), Kemp (35'), James-Wildin (42'), Piergianni (69')
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Aug 7, 2026 7.45pm
1st Round
Wolves
3-0
Port Vale
Armstrong (14'), André (34'), López (43')
Trippier (64')

Lawrence-Gabriel (26')
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Aug 7, 2026 8pm
1st Round
Middlesbrough
1-0
Wrexham
Lankshear (61')
Lankshear (69')

O'Brien (43'), Smith (56'), Hyam (85'), Doyle (90+1')
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Saturday, August 8, 2026
Aug 8, 2026 1pm
1st Round
Cambridge
2-1
Barnet
Knight (52'), Heath (57')
Watts (86'), Eastwood (88')
Tshimanga (49')
Kanu (86'), Williams (88')
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Aug 8, 2026 2pm
1st Round
QPR
1-1
Millwall
(Aggregate 1-1 | Millwall win 2-0 on penalties)
Sykes (86' og.)
Cundle (54')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
West Ham
3-1
Portsmouth
Castellanos (43', 50'), Bowen  (45')
Álvarez (54')
Segečić (33')
Segečić (86'), Adams (88')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Watford
1-0
Crawley
Bola (90+9')
Bove (24'), Bravo (63')

Barker (62'), Gordon (67'), Aderoju (90+7')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Swansea
0-1
Birmingham

Widell (21'), Burgess (62')
Priske (44')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Stoke
2-0
Oldham
Norburn (48' og.), Boženík (82')
Lawal (19'), Bae (68')

Delaney (31')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Stockport
1-1
Doncaster
(Aggregate 1-1 | Stockport win 4-3 on penalties)
Wootton (51')
May (50')
Bailey (83')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Sheff Weds
1-0
Bolton
Lowe (70')

Famewo (37'), Stephenson (56'), Stephenson (83')
Simons (56')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Salford City
1-1
Shrewsbury
(Aggregate 1-1 | Salford City win 3-2 on penalties)
Malcolm (77')
Butcher (13'), Oluwo (68')
Aimson (90+7')
Davison (48')
Stubbs (60'), Jude-Boyd (90+1'), Lloyd (90+7')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Preston
1-1
Huddersfield
(Aggregate 1-1 | Preston win 4-3 on penalties)
Erabi (90+3')
Vukcevic (37'), McCann (69'), Erabi (90')
Gibson (21')
Balker (38')
Gooch (4'), Sørensen (90+1')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Norwich
4-1
MK Dons
Touré (1'), Ben Slimane (7'), Chrisene (43'), Brooks (59')
Córdoba (9'), Stacey (20'), McLean  (34'), Brooks (60')
Wintle (56')
Goode (84')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Leyton Orient
2-0
Oxford Utd
Mitchell (85'), El Mizouni (88')
Stevens (27')

Emakhu (36')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Leicester
1-0
Northampton
Okoli (16')
De Cordova-Reid (37'), Braybrooke (42'), Burns (82'), Watson (90+8')

Saunders (90+3')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Grimsby Town
1-3
Blackpool
Rodgers (90+2')
Ennis (3'), Bowler (58'), Kouassi (90+5')
Williams (55')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Gillingham
0-3
Luton

Albarus (50')
Wells (43'), Benagr (59'), Kodua (78')
Morris (88')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Fleetwood
1-0
Chesterfield
Evans (15')
Thompson-Sommers (61'), McCann (86'), Potter (90')

Koroma (65'), McFadzean (89')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Derby
1-2
Lincoln
Szmodics (45+1')
Travis  (35')
House (3'), Jefferies (23')
Reach (32'), House (48')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Crewe
2-1
Accrington
Lankester (6' pen.), Moore (85')
Rawson (65')
Rawson (45+5'), Anderson (74'), Love (90+2')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Cardiff
3-2
Swindon
Salech (29' pen., 43'), Moylan (77')
Colwill (82')
Osho (9' og.), Glatzel (62')
Debayo (84')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Burton Albion
1-2
Blackburn
Scutt (14')
Delap (28'), Dennis (55')
Gudjohnsen (81'), Fevrier (89')
Cantwell  (32')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Burnley
1-1
Notts County
(Aggregate 1-1 | Burnley win 4-3 on penalties)
Flemming (48')
Flemming (90+3')
Roberts (42')
Gibbons (24'), Lipsiuc (73'), Evans (90+2'), Belshaw (90+3')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Bromley
1-1
Reading
(Aggregate 1-1 | Bromley win 5-5 on penalties)
Cheek (33')
Taylor (69'), Archer (90+8')
Stokes (14')
Williams (90+11')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Bristol Rovers
0-1
Peterborough

Forde (22')
Leonard (19' pen.)
Dornelly (13'), Jones (29'), Leonard (31')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Bradford
2-0
Rochdale
Swan (45+1'), Baldwin (67')

Rodney (22'), Brown (77')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
Barnsley
1-1
Wigan
(Aggregate 1-1 | Barnsley win 6-5 on penalties)
McGeehan (81')
Ravenhill (90')
Costelloe (40')
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Aug 8, 2026 3pm
1st Round
AFC Wimbledon
1-1
Newport
(Aggregate 1-1 | AFC Wimbledon win 5-4 on penalties)
Maycock (90+8')
Sweeney (16'), Hippolyte (64')
Bamba (71')
Alexander-Walker (78')
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Aug 8, 2026 5.30pm
1st Round
Rotherham
1-4
West Brom
André Tavares Desidério (87')
Cover (78'), André Tavares Desidério (90+2')
Morgan (8', 61'), Whitwell (24'), Horn Myhre (55')
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Aug 8, 2026 5.30pm
1st Round
Colchester
0-2
Southampton
Larin (72'), Akachukwu (90+2')
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Aug 8, 2026 5.30pm
1st Round
Cheltenham
1-3
Charlton
Miller (55')
Tomlinson (71')
Godden (22'), Carey (24'), Campbell (37')
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Sunday, August 9, 2026
Aug 9, 2026 4pm
1st Round
Mansfield
0-3
Sheff Utd

Reed (63'), Thompson  (87')
Bamford (4'), McGuinness (71'), O'Hare (89')
Seriki (37')
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026 8pm
1st Round
Plymouth
2-0
Exeter
Hartridge (90+2'), Pepple (90+4')

Cummins (19'), Sutherland (78')
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Preliminary Round
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Aug 1, 2026 3pm
Preliminary Round
Tranmere
2-2
Rochdale
(Aggregate 2-2 | Rochdale win 2-1 on penalties)
Whitaker (4'), Davies (60')
Senior (42'), Davies (53'), Whitaker (87')
East (11'), Silcott-Duberry (85')
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Monday, August 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026 7.30pm
Preliminary Round
York City
0-2
Crawley

Brookes (36'), Medley (71'), Akinyemi (76'), McNally (86')
Di Biase (24'), Orsi (86' pen.)
Arthurs (44'), Barker (49'), Russell (69'), (69')
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