Bromley will face Ipswich in the stand-out tie of the first round of 2025-26 Carabao Cup.
Andy Woodman’s Ravens will look to claim their biggest cup scalp yet as an EFL club as they play host to relegated Ipswich Town at the Copperjax Stadium, with Kieran McKenna’s Tractor Boys looking to avoid another exit to a League Two team – having lost at AFC Wimbledon last season on penalties.
Ipswich’s fellow relegated rival, Southampton will head to Sixfields to face League One’s Northampton in a tricky southern section tie, with the Saints having finished bottom of last season’s Premier League.
Newport’s reward for beating Barnet in their preliminary tie is a home tie against Championship’s Millwall at Rodney Parade.
Across in the northern section, Accrington Stanley will play Peterborough at home after they overcame Oldham in their preliminary round tie.
Relegated Leicester will visit League One’s Huddersfield in the stand-out tie as two former Premier League teams meet in a tough-looking fixture.
Newly-promoted Birmingham City will host Ruben Selles’ Sheffield United in an all-Championship tie, with the Blades having lost last season’s play-off final to miss out on promotion to the top flight.
West Bromwich Albion will host Derby County in an all-Championship tie between the Midlands rivals at The Hawthorns.
Preliminary ties will be played across 5-6 August followed by first round fixtures a week later between 12-13 August, with winners advancing to the Second Round where the 11 Premier League clubs not qualified for European competitions enter – including Manchester United.
Preliminary Round (5-6 August)
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Accrington Stanley | v | Oldham |
| Barnet | v | Newport County |
First Round (12-13 August)
Northern Section
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Barrow | v | Preston |
| Grimsby | v | Shrewsbury |
| Blackpool | v | Port Vale |
| Salford City | v | Rotherham |
| Harrogate Town | v | Lincoln City |
| Tranmere Rovers | v | Burton Albion |
| Stockport County | v | Crewe Alexandra |
| Huddersfield | v | Leicester |
| Wrexham | v | Hull City |
| Birmingham City | v | Sheffield United |
| Stoke City | v | Walsall |
| Accrington Stanley | v | Peterborough |
| Blackburn Rovers | v | Bradford City |
| Middlesbrough | v | Doncaster Rovers |
| West Brom | v | Derby County |
| Bolton Wanderers | v | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Chesterfield | v | Mansfield Town |
| Barnsley | v | Fleetwood Town |
| Wigan | v | Notts County |
Southern Section
| Home Team | v | Away Team |
| Coventry City | v | Luton Town |
| Bristol City | v | MK Dons |
| Bromley | v | Ipswich Town |
| Bristol Rovers | v | Cambridge United |
| Leyton Orient | v | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Watford | v | Norwich City |
| Charlton Athletic | v | Stevenage |
| Oxford United | v | Colchester United |
| Newport County | v | Millwall |
| Cardiff City | v | Swindon Town |
| Gillingham | v | AFC Wimbledon |
| Northampton Town | v | Southampton |
| Cheltenham Town | v | Exeter City |
| Plymouth Argyle | v | QPR |
| Swansea City | v | Crawley Town |
| Portsmouth | v | Reading |
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