Carabao Cup 2nd round draw results: Fixtures, dates, times, teams and pairings for 2022/23 League Cup
The 2022/23 Carabao Cup will conclude the 1st round with a final on August 11, but the 2nd round draw has already taken place.
The 2nd round is the stage where 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European cup competitions take part in the tournament. The other two teams to enter at this point are last season’s relegated Premier League clubs who finished 18th and 19th.
The 25 matchups were decided with a variety of tasty matchups: Bolton vs Aston Villa, Wolves vs Preston, Leeds vs Barnsley, Norwich City vs Bournemouth and Tranmere vs Newcastle.
Below are all the results of the Carabao Cup second round draw, including details on how the draw was conducted.
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Results of the 2nd round draw of the Carabao Cup
| date | Fit | Time (BST / ET) |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Bolton vs Aston Villa | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Derby County v West Brom/Sheffield Utd. | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Wolves v Preston North End | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Leeds United v Barnsley | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Fleetwood vs Everton | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Sheffield Wednesday against Rochdale | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Tranmere Rovers vs Newcastle United | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Rotherham versus Morecambe | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Barrow versus Lincoln | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Stockport County vs. Leicester City | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Bradford City vs Blackburn | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Grimbsy Town v Nottingham Forest | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Shrewsbury vs Burnley | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Stevenage versus Peterborough | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Norwich City versus Bournemouth | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Newport vs Portsmouth | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Oxford vs Crystal Palace | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Watford vs MK Dons | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Colchester vs Brentford | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Wycombe vs Bristol City | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Walsall versus Charlton Athletic | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Crawley vs Fulham | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Cambridge vs Southampton | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Gillingham versus Exeter | open |
| Tue-Thu, 23.-25. August | Forest Green vs. Brighton | open |
Carabao Cup 2nd Round Draw details
Although there was still one Round 1 match left to play on Thursday 11th August, the Round 2 draw was still held on Wednesday 10th August.
Sky Sports conducted the draw at the end of the televised Sheffield Wednesday v Sunderland game.
Each club was represented by a number in the draw. The club drawn first was designated as the host of each match, in accordance with tournament guidelines.
Draw of the teams in the 2nd round of the Carabao Cup
There is a field of 50 teams for the 2nd round of the Carabao Cup.
The 35 Round 1 winners are joined by the 13 Premier League clubs that failed to qualify for European cup competitions, as well as last season’s 18th (Burnley) and 19th (Watford).
Here are the 49 clubs qualified for the second round, with one more to come between West Brom and Sheffield United:
| number of clubs | clubs qualified | |
| premium league | 13 | Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leeds, Leicester, Newcastle, Nott’m Forest, Southampton, Wolves |
| championship | 7 | Blackburn, Bristol City, Burnley, Norwich City, Preston North End, Rotherham, Watford |
| League One | 17 | Barnsley, Bolton, Cambridge, Charlton, Derby, Exeter, Fleetwood, Forest Green, Lincoln City, MK Dons, Morecambe, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury, Wycombe |
| league two | 12 | Barrow, Bradford, Colchester, Crawley, Gillingham, Grimsby, Newport, Rochdale, Stevenage, Stockport, Tranmere, Walsall |
All 50 teams have been assigned numbers for draw purposes as detailed below.
For travel reasons, the 50 clubs were grouped by region in the first rounds up to and including the 3rd round. Clubs can only be drawn against another club within the same region.
| Region North | Region South |
| 1 – Aston Villa | 1 -Bournemouth |
| 2 – carts | 2 -Brentford |
| 3.- Bolton Wanderers | 3 – Brighton & Hove-Albion |
| 4 -Bradford City | 4 – Cambridge United |
| 5 – Burnley | 5 -Charlton Athletic |
| 6 – Derby County | 6 – Colchester United |
| 7 -Everton | 7 – City of Crawley |
| 8th – City of Fleetwood | 8th – Crystal Palace |
| 9 – City of Grimsby | 9 – Exeter City |
| 10 – LeedsUnited | 10 – Forest Green Rovers |
| 11 – Leicester City | 11 -Fulham |
| 12 -Lincoln City | 12 -Gillingham |
| 13 – Morecambe | 13 – MK Dons |
| 14 – Newcastle United | 14 – Newport County |
| fifteen – The Forest of Nottingham | fifteen -Norwich City |
| 16 – Preston north end | 16 -Oxford United |
| 17 -Rochdale | 17 – Portsmouth |
| 18 – City of Shrewsbury | 18 – Southampton |
| 19 – County Stockport | 19 – Stevenage |
| 20 – Tranmere Rover | 20 -Walshall |
| 21 – Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 -Watford |
| 22 – Blackbrand | 22 – Wycombe Wanderer |
| 23 – Barnley | 23 -Bristol City |
| 24 – Rotherham | 24 -Peterborough |
| 25 – Sheffield Wednesday | — |
| 26 – West Brom or Sheffield United | — |
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Dates for the 2nd round of the Carabao Cup
Round 2 matches will be played between Tuesday 23rd August and Thursday 25th August with TV dates to be determined. Similar to Round 1, only selected matches will be broadcast by broadcasters around the world.
After the second round in August, the next Carabao Cup games will take place shortly before the World Cup break in November.
Carabao Cup dates 2022/23
- 1 round: 9th-11th August
- 2nd round: 23-25 August
- 3rd round (round of 32): 8th-10th November
- 4th round (round of 16): 20-22 December
- Quarter finals: 10-12 January
- Semifinals: 24-26 January (stage 1), 31 January–2 2 (stage 2)
- Final: Sun, February 26th
Will there be overtime in the 2nd round of the Carabao Cup?
Round 2 will be just like the previous one with single elimination knockout round matches that must produce a winner tonight.
But if the teams are level after 90 minutes, they go straight to penalties in the 2nd round. Overtime only comes into play in the semifinals with two legs. If the clubs there are tied at the end of the semi-final second leg, they play 30 minutes of overtime. If there is no winner after extra time, a penalty shoot-out will decide the semi-final winner.
The tournament final at Wembley Stadium will also include overtime and penalties where appropriate. They came into play during the final between Liverpool and Chelsea in the last edition, where the goalkeepers made an attempt in a penalty shootout when the penalty shootout ended 11-10 in favor of Liverpool.
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How to Watch Carabao Cup on TV, Live Stream
| United Kingdom | United States of America | Canada | Australia | |
| TV channel | Sky Sports | — | — | be in sports |
| stream | Sky Go, NOW TV | ESPN+ | DAZN | beIN Connect, Kayo Sports |
UNITED KINGDOM: Sky Sports is the UK exclusive broadcaster of the Carabao Cup.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: ESPN streaming platform ESPN+ is the home of the Carabao Cup in the USA. Selected matches from the first rounds can be streamed, followed by all matches from the round of 16 to the final.
Canada: DAZN has the streaming rights for the Carabao Cup in Canada with selected games from the first round.
Australia: The Carabao Cup broadcaster for fans in Australia is beIN Sports.