Carabao Cup third round clockwatch: Manchester United v Brighton, Coventry v Aston Villa and more

Manchester United v Brighton, Coventry v Aston Villa and two other third-round Carabao Cup matches were covered live on 16 September 2026.

The live coverage ran across four third-round matches and included a report headlined "Manchester United shocked as JJ Gabriel asks to leave".

Readers were invited to contact Will with any thoughts. “I see that David Moyes has declined to rotate his squad for tonight,” writes Gary Naylor.