In the draw for the North Section of the Second Round in the Carabao Cup, Everton have been drawn away at Preston North End, who beat Huddersfield Town in the First Round on Saturday at Goodison Park.
Games will be contested in the week beginning of 24 August. There are no replays, and the result will be determined by penalties on the night if the scores are tied at full-time.
Stoke City v Hull City
Newcastle v West Bromwich Albion
Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest v Leeds
Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough
Barnsley v Crewe Alexandra
Preston NE v Everton
Blackpool v Lincoln City
Sheffield Wednesday v Wolves
Bradford v Burnley
Fleetwood Town v Shrewsbury Town
South Section
Walsall v Leyton Orient
Ipswich Town v Leicester City
Cardiff City v Norwich City
Stevenage v Reading
Cambridge Utd v Millwall
Birmingham City v Brentford
Southampton v West Ham Utd
Watford v Peterborough Utd
Fulham v Wimbledon
Plymouth or Exeter v Coventry City
Chelsea v Luton Town
Tottenham Hotspur v Charlton Athletic
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Ian,
I guess we need to look for an update on that when the fixture is scheduled.
My understanding is that Preston North End hosted Huddersfield Town at Goodison Park on Saturday due to extensive pitch installation work taking place at Deepdale.
Over the summer, Preston invested £1.5M in a state-of-the-art hybrid GrassMaster pitch — complete with modern undersoil heating, new drainage, and irrigation systems. The ongoing seeding and bedding-in process meant the playing surface was not yet ready to host competitive fixtures for the opening week of the 2026-27 season.
Huddersfield offered to reverse the tie and host at the Accu Stadium, but Preston opted instead to hire Goodison Park, where only 6,120 fans turned out. It would certainly make things interesting if the new pitch is still not ready in a couple of weeks.
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