West Ham v Portsmouth, Burnley v Notts County: Carabao Cup first round – live

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Key events

… but there were goals in the three matches played last night. Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Port Vale 3-0, Stevenage won 2-1 at Wycombe, and ITV cleared their schedules for this:

There’s already one match underway, and we have to be honest with you, we’re not off to a flyer. It’s goalless between Cambridge United and Barnet at the break.

Preamble

The 2026-27 Football League season hasn’t started yet … but it’s started! The League Cup is already up and running, see, and here’s today’s Super 3pm Saturday Clockwatch Card …

AFC Wimbledon v Newport
Barnsley v Wigan
Bradford v Rochdale
Bristol Rovers v Peterborough
Bromley v Reading
Burnley v Notts County
Burton v Blackburn
Cambridge v Barnet (1pm)
Cardiff v Swindon
Crewe v Accrington
Derby v Lincoln
Fleetwood v Chesterfield
Gillingham v Luton
Grimsby v Blackpool
Leicester v Northampton
Leyton Orient v Oxford
Norwich v MK Dons
Preston v Huddersfield
QPR v Millwall (2pm)
Salford v Shrewsbury
Sheff Wed v Bolton
Stockport v Doncaster
Stoke v Oldham
Swansea v Birmingham
Watford v Crawley
West Ham v Portsmouth