Fulham meet AFC Wimbledon in the concluding second-round tie of the 2026-27 Carabao Cup.
Victory would see Fulham reach the third round for the fourth consecutive season, whilst AFC Wimbledon seek to progress past this stage for the second time in three seasons.
Team News
Joachim Andersen is available for Fulham after he served the last of a three-match ban in their 3-2 Premier League defeat against Chelsea.
Tom Cairney is still sidelined with a knee injury.
AFC Wimbledon have no fresh injury concerns to report, with new signing – Harry Cornick in contention.
When is Kick-Off?
Fulham host AFC Wimbledon at Craven Cottage on Thursday 27 August at 8:00pm BST, live on Sky Sports+ Red Button in the UK.
Stat Attack
- This is Fulham’s first League Cup meeting against AFC Wimbledon.
- AFC Wimbledon are making their first visit to Fulham in all competitions.
- Excluding penalty shootouts, Fulham are unbeaten in their last seven home ties in the League Cup (W4, D3)
- AFC Wimbledon have won just one of their last five away League Cup ties (W1, D1, L3).
Prediction
Having been outplayed by Chelsea in their Premier League opener despite mounting a good fight, Alvaro Arbeloa surely will rotate his squad with a tricky league trip to Sunderland to come on Sunday but I expect him to still go strong because there is London pride at stake.
AFC Wimbledon meanwhile are yet to win this season in all competitions outside of penalties so this is a huge ask of them, although they can take heart from their goalless draw against Reading but they need another huge performance, especially as they’re now in a busy run of fixtures.
I however do think that Fulham will have too much firepower for the Dons if can cut out their defensive sloppiness.
Prediction: Fulham 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Result: Fulham 3-0 AFC Wimbledon