The Wolves scored twice in the last eight minutes to win the first win of the 2025/26 season and beat West Ham in the EFL Cup on the first night of the second round.
Brentford won consecutive victories, defeating Aston Villa on the highest flight on Saturday in the win at Bournemouth.
Wow.
Jørgen Strand Larsen scored two goals in two minutes! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ueaod4vwwf
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Leeds United and Sunderland played, and Cambridge United contributed a blow on both sides, defeating champions Charlton Athletic 3-1.
101GreatGoals.com has the latest results and scores for the second round of the 2025/26 EFL Cup, including details on when the third round draw will be played.
Wolves and West Ham: Host Relief
No West Ham fans need to remind their league season started with Sunderland’s 3-0 defeat, Chelsea beat home 5-1, and their problems continued after Rodrigo Gomes shot on the 43rd minute rebound to give the Wolves a lead in the Molineux.
Within 18 minutes of the restart, two titles turned the score line around, Tomas Soucek met with Kyle Walker-Peters’ cross, Lucas Paqueta pounced on Jarrod Bowen’s delivery.
Strand Larsen equals wolf! 🐺 pic.twitter.com/stu9ojeizb
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
The diving header from Lucas Paqueta, ending with the excellent crosses of Jarrod Bowen and West Ham, turns around at Molineux! 💥 pic.twitter.com/n9m8bsrvuq
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
With West Ham’s shutdown lowering the pressure on manager Graham Potter, Jorgen Strand Larsen was the subject of a £50m bid from Newcastle on Monday – hitting the box within 82 minutes and heading to Jackson Tchatchoua’s cross two minutes later.
Wolves lost 4-0 at Manchester City and 1-0 at the league’s Bournemouth.
Molineux’s full-time scenario… pic.twitter.com/zfpi3leyuo
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Bournemouth vs. Brentford: Bees pass
Brentford scored four goals without a reply since his 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on the Opening Day.
Unmarked Fabio Carvalho hit their opener in the 34th minute at Bournemouth, replacing Igor Thiago with his second goal in three games, defeating his second in three games and hitting his second in three games and hitting back in three games after 31 minutes.
Ajer’s late clearance kept Brentford’s clean sheets clean when Keith Andrews won his first cup tie 2-0.
EFL Cup Results: Leeds, Sunderland Shock
Leeds and Sunderland became the first Premier League clubs to exit the team from the lower division this season.
“Very incredible”
Sheffield Wednesday Captain Jamal Lowe pic.twitter.com/wz1qdludx3
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
There are still 10 minutes left, Jayden Bogle found the back of the net! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/mwnwbitcf6
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Karl Darlow’s second-half goal put the beleaguered champion host Sheffield against the Whites, who equalized the score through Jayden Bogle but beat 3-0 in a gunfight in Hillsborough where home fans protested the club owner.
Chelsea Leo Castledine’s volleyball league gained a ninth minute advantage at Stadium of Light, where another blues player, Marc Guiu, equalized Sunderland in Sunderland, with the Hounds winning 6-5 in the gunfight.
Chelsea borrowed Leo Castledine’s volley, Huddersfield vs. Sunderland! 😱 pic.twitter.com/nr1stic5gx
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Burnley joined the league rivals for wholesale changes, winning the 91st minute championship through Oliver Sonne’s strike, winning 2-1 at home in the second-tier Derby County.
The complete list of EFL Cup second round matches
Burton Albion 0-1 Lincoln City
Accrington Stanley 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Sports 1-0 Stockport County
Stoke City 0-3 Bradford City
Burnley 2-1 Derby
Sunderland 1-1 (5-6p) Huddersfield Town
Birmingham 0-1 Port Valley
Preston North End 2-3 Wrexham
Does he mean? 🤔
Ryan Hardie, wow! 😮 pic.twitter.com/jyyzyvtdcp
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Barnsley 2-1 Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 (3-0p) Leeds United
“If you saw the lineup beforehand, you would never think that this was possible.”
Sheffield will enter the next round of Calaba Cup on Wednesday! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/obclsaoqhr
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Read 2-1 Wimbledon
Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Sports
Wolf 3-2 West Ham
Norwich City 0-3 Southampton
“Nothing stopped!”
Kuryu Matsuki won amazing goals for Southampton. pic.twitter.com/anm3krjgzm
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Bournemouth 0-2 Brentford
Millwall 2-1 Coventry City
Swansea City 1-1 (5-3p) Plymouth Accor
“The goalkeeper is absolutely powerless!”
On the beam pic.twitter.com/ht5js6vq6i
– Sky Sports Football (@skyfootball) August 26, 2025
Bromley 1-1 (4-5p) Wycombe Wanderer
Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town
EFL cup second round fixture
Unless otherwise stated, all matches start at 19:45 BST / 14:45 ET / 11:45.
Wednesday, August 27
Everton vs Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town vs Manchester United (20:00)
Fulham vs Bristol City
Oxford United with Brighton and Hove Albion
When will the third round of EFL Cup be drawn 2025/26?
The draw will be played in the home match against Manchester United on Wednesday, August 27.
The ball number will be posted on this page on the day of the draw.
When is the third round of the EFL Cup?
The draw will be played within the game coverage of Sky Sports, which starts at 19:00 BST (14:00 ET / 11:00 PT).
After an hour, the match began between the second club and the 20th British champion.
EFL Cup Third Round Drawing TV Channel
Sky Sports covers the game and broadcasts the appeal of Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football in advance.
EFL Cup Third Round Drawing Live Stream
The draw will be live live on a variety of devices via the Sky Go app.
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EFL Cup Date 2025/26: When is the date of the Calaba Cup round?
The first round begins in the second week of the EFL season. A new initial round has also begun between two clubs that were promoted from the National League last season and two clubs in the second and second place teams in the second league.
There will be a splitting weeks in the third round of the Champions League and Europa League clubs.
EFL Cup Preliminary
The week starts on August 4, 2025
EFL Cup Round 1
August 11, 2025
EFL Cup Round 2
August 25, 2025
EFL Cup Three Rounds
September 15 and 22, 2025
EFL Cup Four Rounds
October 27, 2025
EFL Cup Five Rounds
December 15, 2025
EFL Cup semifinals
January 12, 2026
EFL Cup semifinals
February 2, 2026
EFL Cup Final
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Is the EFL Cup champion eligible for Europe?
The EFL Cup winners earned a place in the additional stage of the UEFA League unless they qualify through another European tournament route.
Newcastle is an example of the 2024/25 action rules, but rather qualifies for the Champions League through their league positions.
This means their Conference League playoff position has entered the second highest ranking team, who have not qualified for European matches through their league position.
Will the EFL Cup bond join time, replay and punishment?
If they finish level after 90 minutes, the EFL Cup tie was directly given a free throw until the semifinals were played on both legs.
If the scoring line is level after the second round, then additional time, if necessary – use the penalty to separate the team.
The final is a one-time match at Wembley Stadium, with additional time and fines if needed.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 in the 2021/22 final and beat the same match after 2023/24 overtime by Virgil Van Dijk after 2023/24 overtime.
Newcastle won its first domestic trophy since 1955 by defeating Liverpool 2-1 in the 2024/25 final.
