Preston North End v Everton: Carabao Cup second round kick-off time, TV and live stream
Everton will travel to Deepdale to face Preston North End in a Carabao Cup second-round tie on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Deepdale in Preston, England; in India the match kicks off at 12:30 AM IST on Thursday, August 27.
Everton arrive on the back of a 2-0 Premier League opening-day victory over Crystal Palace, with goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry, and head coach David Moyes will hope that form carries into the cup. Preston were beaten 3-1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in their previous EFL Championship fixture, leaving the visitors as clear favourites. Everton will look to players such as Thierno Barry and Tyrique George to continue their goalscoring form ahead of a crunch Premier League fixture against Bournemouth, while Preston will depend on Jusef Erabi and Callum Lang for their attacking threat.
For viewers in India the match will be available to stream live via the FanCode app and FanCode website; there will be no television broadcast of the fixture in India. Fans are advised to use those platforms for live online coverage.
Supporters in the United Kingdom can watch the tie on Sky Go, Sky Go Extra, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and NOW. These services will carry live coverage for UK audiences.
Broadcast arrangements for other territories include StarTimes Sports Focus and the StarTimes App for viewers in Nigeria, and Paramount+ for audiences in the United States. These platforms have been listed as the official carriers for those markets.
Khel Now has noted the fixture details and invites readers to follow its coverage on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, download the Khel Now Android App or iOS App and join its community on Telegram for updates. The piece was written by Sushruta, who has spent over two years covering football with a focus on Indian and international competitions and who also reports on a variety of other sports.
The match is a second-round Carabao Cup tie for the 2026-27 competition and offers Everton a cup test ahead of their Premier League trip to Bournemouth.
