When is the EFL Cup second-round draw?

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Jonty Colman
BBC Sport journalist

The second-round draw for the 2026-27 Carabao Cup will take place on Monday, 10 August at about 19:20 BST.

Eleven Premier League clubs join the 35 first-round winners from across the English Football League.

Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham, Newcastle United, Everton, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City are the top-flight teams who will enter Monday's draw.

It will take place live on Sky Sports before the final first-round tie, a Devon derby between League One side Plymouth Argyle and arch-rivals Exeter City, of League Two.

The first two rounds of the draw are regionalised, with teams split into northern and southern sections.

While the primary deciding factor for the regional splits is geographical, other factors - such as making sure there is a fair balance in competition between the two sections - are considered.

This explains why Walsall are in the southern section and West Bromwich Albion, located about five miles south of Walsall, are in the northern section.

The second round will be played in the week commencing Monday, 24 August.

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Manchester City are the defending EFL Cup champions

Northern section

  1. Barnsley

  2. Blackburn Rovers

  3. Blackpool

  4. Bradford City

  5. Burnley

  6. Crewe Alexandra

  7. Doncaster Rovers

  8. Everton

  9. Fleetwood Town

  10. Hull City

  11. Leeds United

  12. Lincoln City

  13. Middlesbrough

  14. Newcastle United

  15. Nottingham Forest

  16. Preston North End

  17. Sheffield United

  18. Sheffield Wednesday

  19. Shrewsbury Town

  20. Stoke City

  21. West Bromwich Albion

  22. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Southern section

  1. AFC Wimbledon

  2. Birmingham City

  3. Brentford

  4. Cambridge United

  5. Cardiff City

  6. Charlton Atletic

  7. Chelsea

  8. Coventry City

  9. Fulham

  10. Ipswich Town

  11. Leicester City

  12. Leyton Orient

  13. Luton Town

  14. Millwall

  15. Norwich City

  16. Peterborough United

  17. Reading

  18. Southampton

  19. Stevange

  20. Tottenham Hotspur

  21. Walsall

  22. Watford

  23. West Ham United

  24. Plymouth Argyle or Exeter City

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