The 2025/26 Carabao Cup will include a preliminary round for the first time, to accommodate the increased number of Premier League clubs playing in European competitions next season.
A total of 9 top-flight sides are set to play in European competitions next season, prompting the change to help reduce the number of clubs in the first two rounds.
The preliminary round will feature the two sides promoted from the National League, Barnet and Oldham have now to compete in a preliminary round in order to qualify for the first round. The perliminary round will start from the week commencing 4 August and will be in their separated regionally groups, which is now normal with the competition's early rounds.
All EFL clubs, other than the two eliminated in the preliminary round, will participate in round one of the competition.
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