Carabao Cup first round live stream and TV guide: How to watch EVERY match this weekend

THERE’S nothing quite like a Carabao Cup weekend – and you can catch ALL the action live as teams battle to progress from round one. West Ham’s first competitive match since being relegated from the Premier League sees them host Portsmouth at the London Stadium. The Carabao Cup has returned Credit: Getty Burnley also suffered the same fate as the Hammers during the 2025/26 campaign go up against Notts County. While the third team of last season’s top-flight relegated trio Wolves, welcome Port Vale to Molineux. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! As usual, fans can expect plenty of drama in the first round of this year’s Carabao Cup competition, and SunSport can point you in the right direction on where to watch the fixtures. Carabao Cup first round live stream and TV guide: How to watch every match The Carabao Cup first round will be broadcast across several channels. Here is the full schedule: Thursday, August 6 Bristol City vs Milwall – 7:30pm – Sky Sports+ Friday, August 7 Most read in Football Wolves vs Port Vale – 7:45pm – Sky Sports+ Wycombe Wanderers vs Stevenage – 7:45pm – Sky Sports+ Middlesbrough vs Wrexham – 8pm – ITV 1 / Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football Saturday, August 8 Cambridge United vs Barnet – 1pm – Sky Sports+ QPR vs Milwall – 2pm – Sky Sports+ AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Barnsley vs Wigan Athletic – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Bradford City vs Rochdale – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Bristol Rovers vs Peterborough United – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Bromley vs Reading – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Burnley vs Notts County – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Burton Albion vs Blackburn Rovers – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Cardiff City vs Swindon Town – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Crewe Alexandra vs Accrington Stanley – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Derby County vs Lincoln City – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Fleetwood Town vs Chesterfield – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Gillingham vs Luton Town – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Grimsby Town vs Blackpool – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Leicester City vs Northampton Town – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Leyton Orient vs Oxford United – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Norwich City vs MK Dons – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Preston North End vs Huddersfield Town – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Salford City vs Shrewsbury Town – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton Wanderers – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Stockport County vs Doncaster Rovers – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Stoke City vs Oldham Athletic – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Swansea City vs Birmingham City – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Watford vs TBC – 3pm – Sky Sports+ West Ham vs Portsmouth – 3pm – Sky Sports+ Cheltenham Town vs Charlton Athletic – 5:30pm – Sky Sports+ Colchester United vs Southampton – 5:30pm – Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football Rotherham United vs West Brom – 5:30pm – Sky Sports+ Sunday, August 9 Mansfield Town vs Sheffield United – 4pm – Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football Monday, August 10 Plymouth Argyle vs Exeter City – 8pm – Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Football Comment now