Everton have been drawn home against Mansfield Town in the Second Round of the Carabao Cup. The Stags finished in 17th place last season in League One, and beat Chesterfield in the first round of the competition 2-0 yesterday.
In case they sound familiar, the Toffees took on Mansfield in a behind-closed-doors friendly in December 2024 after the Merseyside Derby against Liverpool was called off due to weather concerns. The game ended 4-0 in favour of the Blues with Jake O’Brien reportedly racking up a hat-trick of assists as Seamus Coleman, Youssef Chermiti, Nathan Patterson, Jake O’Brien, and Armando Broja all got some much-needed game time.
The Toffees’ route to Wembley will start on either Tuesday August 26th or Wednesday August 27th, just after their Hill Dickinson Premier League debut against Brighton & Hove Albion, with the League Two side getting to visit the new stadium as well. The two sides are yet to meet in competitive football.
The Blues have never won this competition in their 141-year history, but have been beaten finalists twice, against Aston Villa in 1977 and to Liverpool in 1984. Their run in the tournament last season lasted only until the Third Round when they were knocked out at home against Southampton 6-5 in a sudden-death penalty shootout after the two sides had tied 1-1 after regular time.
Thirteen Premier League clubs not competing in European competitions entered the Cup in Round Two. The Carabao Cup remains regionalised in the early rounds with the draw split into a southern and northern section until Round Three.
Full Carabao Cup Second Round Draw
Everton v Mansfield Town
Tranmere or Burton vs Lincoln
Accrington Stanley vs Doncaster
Wigan vs Stockport
Stoke vs Bradford
Burnley vs Derby
Sunderland vs Huddersfield or Leicester
Birmingham or Sheffield United vs Port Vale
Preston vs Wrexham
Barnsley vs Rotherham
Bolton or Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds
Grimsby vs Manchester United
Bromley vs Wycombe
Cardiff vs Cheltenham or Exeter
Cambridge vs Charlton
Bournemouth vs Brentford
Millwall vs Coventry
Wolves vs West Ham
Swansea vs Plymouth
Fulham vs Bristol City
Norwich vs Southampton
Oxford vs Brighton
Reading vs AFC Wimbledon