The Round One draw of the Carabao Cup will take place live on Sky Sports News on Thursday. 27 June at 11:30am.

Sky Sports News presenter Dharmesh Sheth will host the draw that sees 70 Clubs across the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One and Sky Bet League Two divisions enter at this stage.

Burnley, Luton Town and the 13 Premier League Clubs not participating in European competitions will enter the competition in Round Two, with the remaining seven Clubs joining the competition in Round Three.

The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds with the draw split into a southern and northern section until Round Three.

Ball numbers for the Round One draw are as follows
Southern Section 1. AFC Wimbledon 2. Birmingham City 3. Bristol City 4. Bristol Rovers 5. Bromley 6. Cambridge United 7. Cardiff City 8. Charlton Athletic 9. Cheltenham Town 10. Colchester United 11. Coventry City	Northern Section 1. Accrington Stanley 2. Barnsley 3. Barrow AFC 4. Blackburn Rovers 5. Blackpool 6. Bolton Wanderers 7. Bradford City 8. Burton Albion 9. Carlisle United 10. Chesterfield 11. Crewe Alexandra

Round One ties will take place week commencing 12 August.

Competition format

Matches in all rounds are single-legged, with the exception of the semi-final ties.

In the event of scores being level at the end of ninety minutes’ duration in Rounds One, Two, Three, Four and Five, no extra time shall be played. The winners shall be determined by penalty kicks.

Extra time will apply in the second leg of the semi-finals and Final if the result is level after ninety minutes’ duration. A period of 30 minutes will be played.

How to watch

From 2024/25, the EFL and its Clubs will embark on a record domestic rights deal with broadcaster Sky Sports that will see every Carabao Cup match broadcast live on Sky Sports for fans in the UK.