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The opening round of the 2025 Carabao Cup produced surprises across stadiums in the United Kingdom on Tuesday night, with 29 teams booking their place in the next stage of the competition.
By the final whistle, the Championship led the charge, sending 13 clubs into the Carabao Cup Round Two. Among them are Bristol City, Charlton, Coventry, Derby, Millwall, Norwich, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Southampton, Stoke, Swansea, and Wrexham.
League One will also be strongly represented, with 12 teams advancing: AFC Wimbledon, Bradford, Cardiff, Doncaster, Lincoln, Mansfield, Port Vale, Reading, Rotherham, Stockport, Wigan, and Wycombe.
League Two, though smaller in number, still made its mark with four qualifiers: Accrington, Bromley, Cambridge, and Grimsby, proving that lower-league sides can dream big in the cup.
One fixture, Tranmere Rovers against Burton Albion, was postponed and will be rescheduled, meaning one more team is still to join the Round Two lineup.
Below are the full Carabao Cup Round Two Fixtures
Northern section
Wrexham v Man Utd
Mansfield v Tranmere or Burton
Burnley v Doncaster
Preston v Bolton or Sheffield Wednesday
Port Vale v Stoke
Leeds v Grimsby
Huddersfield or Leicester v Birmingham or Sheffield United
Derby v Bradford
Sunderland v Rotherham
Everton v Wigan
Wolves v Stockport
Accrington v Barnsley or Fleetwood
Southern section
West Ham v Bromley
Millwall v Oxford Utd
Brentford v Brighton
Bristol City v Cheltenham or Exeter
Swansea v Norwich
Bournemouth v Wycombe
Reading v Fulham
Cardiff v Cambridge
Southampton v Charlton
Wimbledon v Plymouth
Coventry v Lincoln
Round two games will be played on the week commencing 25 August before the third round takes place on weeks commencing 15 September and 22 September.
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