New League Cup first round matchup: Coventry vs. Luton Northampton vs. Southampton

Sports     12:45pm, 27 June 2025
The first round of the League Cup 25-26 season has been released. The regional competition system will still be implemented in the first few rounds of the competition, and the lottery will be divided into two districts in the north and south until the end of the third round. The first round of the

will be held within a week starting on August 11, and the preliminaries will be held within a week starting on August 4. The first preliminary stage of the new season will be added, which will be held before the first round of the game. The four teams participating are Barnett, Oldham, English League Two teams Ackerlington and Newport County. The

preliminaries are also played in the region, with Ackerlington vs. Oldham and Barnet vs. Newport County. In addition, nine Premier League teams participating in the European competition in the new season will kick off from the third round.

Prime match:

Ackerington vs Oldham

Barnett vs Newportshire

First round vs. Preston

Grimmy vs. Shrewsbury

Blakepool vs. Port Vile

Salford City vs. Rotherham

Harrogate vs. Lincoln City

Tranmill vs. Burton

Stoke Port vs. Crewe

Huddersfield vs. Leicester City

Wrexham vs. Hull City

Birmingham vs. Sheffield United

Stoke City vs. Walsall

(Ackerington vs. Oldham) Winner vs. Petersburg United

Blackburn vs. Bradford

Middlesbrough vs. Doncaster

West Brom vs. Derbyshire

Bolton vs. Sherlock Wednesday

Chesterfield vs. Mansfield

Barnsley vs. Welfarewood

Wigan Athletics vs. Notts County

First Round vs. South District:

Coventry vs. Luton

Bristol City vs. Milton Keynes

Brore vs. Ipswich

Bristol Wanderers

Leedon Oriental vs. Weconby Wanderers

Watford vs. Norwich

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Charlton vs Stevennich

Oxford United vs Colchester United

(Barnett vs Newportshire) Winner vs Millwall

Cardiff City vs Svendon

Gillingham vs AFC Wimbledon

Northampton vs Southampton

Cheltenham vs Exeter City

Plymouth vs Queen's Park Rangers

Swansea vs Crowley

Portsmouth vs Reading