{"id":341091,"date":"2025-08-13T12:07:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341091\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:07:12","slug":"who-man-united-can-play-in-carabao-cup-second-round-as-ball-numbers-and-draw-details-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/341091\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Man United can play in Carabao Cup second round as ball numbers and draw details confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carabao Cup second round draw takes place on Wednesday night<\/p>\n<p>12:00, 13 Aug 2025Updated 12:05, 13 Aug 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_GettyImages-1469827642.jpg\" alt=\"Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire of Manchester United lift the Carabao Cup trophy following victory in the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle United in 2023\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Manchester United will discover their Carabao Cup second round opponents tonight<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Manchester United will discover their Carabao Cup second round opponents this evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Reds enter the competition in the round two this season due to an absence of European football at <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/old-trafford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>. The nine <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> clubs competing in Europe will join the competition in round three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">United, who won the competition as recently as 2023, will be in the northern section of the draw, which is regionalised in the opening two rounds. There is no seeding so the Reds could face a fellow top flight side or one of the EFL teams who have progressed past round one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The draw takes place ahead of the first round tie between Birmingham and Sheffield United, which is being shown live on Sky Sports and ITV4. The draw will start at approximately 7.20pm. Round two ties will take place on the week commencing August 25.<\/p>\n<p>United&#8217;s potential Carabao Cup round two opponents<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">1 Accrington Stanley<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">2 Bradford City<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">3 Burnley<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">4 Derby County<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">5 Doncaster Rovers<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">6 Everton<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">7 Grimsby Town<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">8 Leeds United<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">9 Lincoln City<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package<\/p>\n<p>This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/affiliates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Sky-Factbox.jpg\" alt=\"Content Image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a343<\/p>\n<p>\u00a335<\/p>\n<p>Sky<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"AffiliateContent_content-buy-btn__xWiVO buy-btn\" aria-label=\"Buy button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=11005&amp;awinaffid=213635&amp;campaign=&amp;clickref=Regionals-FootballLondon&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fdeals&amp;platform=pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">Get Sky Sports here<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sky has slashed the price of its <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=11005&amp;awinaffid=213635&amp;campaign=&amp;clickref=Regionals-FootballLondon&amp;ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sky.com%2Fdeals&amp;platform=pl\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Essential TV and Sky Sports<\/a> bundle ahead of the 2025\/26 season, saving members \u00a3192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">10 Manchester United<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">11 Mansfield Town<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">12 Port Vale<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">13 Preston North End<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">14 Rotherham United<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">15 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/stockport-county-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockport County<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">16 Stoke City<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">17 Sunderland<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">18 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/wigan-athletic-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Wigan Athletic<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">19 Wrexham<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">20 Barnsley or Fleetwood Town<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">21 Birmingham City or Sheffield United<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">22 <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bolton-wanderers-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolton Wanderers<\/a> or Sheffield Wednesday<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">23 Huddersfield Town or Leicester City<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">24 Tranmere Rovers or Burton Albion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carabao Cup second round draw takes place on Wednesday night 12:00, 13 Aug 2025Updated 12:05, 13 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