Follow live coverage as Wycombe Wanderers face Aston Villa in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

Manchester City's quest for a ninth Carabao Cup begins this week against Watford at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola's team is fresh off a feisty 2–2 draw at home against Arsenal. City took a 1-0 lead early on as Erling Haaland scored his 100th goal for the club before goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel put the Gunners in front.

The Championship will not relish another trip to Manchester - their last two visits saw City thrash them 5-1 in 2022 and 8-0 in 2019. City also thrashed them 6-0 in the FA Cup Final and have recorded victories of 5-0 and 6-0 at Vicarage Road in recent years.