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Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Barnet Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27

Barnet's return to the League Cup in July 2025 began before their league programme and produced a dramatic late comeback at The Hive. It also involved an unusual preliminary round. The current fixtures above show the present campaign; this guide explains the timing, format and penalty outcome of that earlier Newport County tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
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Barnet: cup campaign

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Cambridge United 2–1 Barnet. Full time. Cambridge United go through. Barnet are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.

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Galvin and Browne rescued a two-goal deficit

Barnet trailed Newport 2–0 at half-time on 29 July 2025 but drew level in stoppage time. Ryan Galvin scored in the seventh added minute and Rhys Browne followed in the eighth, turning the match into a 2–2 draw and forcing penalties.

Joe Wright saved Newport's opening spot-kick, but Barnet ultimately lost the shoot-out 4–2. Joe Hugill and Kane Smith both had efforts saved. The late recovery earned the Bees a chance to progress; it did not itself complete a cup victory.

The club report separates the half-time deficit, the two late goals and the penalties. That is the clearest way to remember the evening: a comeback from two down during the match, followed by elimination in the shoot-out. The final match score remains 2–2, with Newport's 4–2 penalty win shown alongside it.

Why Barnet played a preliminary round in 2025

A four-club preliminary round was introduced for 2025/26 because nine Premier League teams were involved in European competition. It reduced the numbers in the earlier rounds so those clubs could enter in round three. Two preliminary-round winners would advance to round one.

Barnet and Oldham were included as the promoted National League clubs, alongside Accrington and Newport, who had finished 21st and 22nd in League Two. The pairings were regionalised, producing Barnet against Newport and Accrington against Oldham.

Barnet's own fixture announcement confirmed a 19:30 home kick-off on 29 July, before the league opener against Fleetwood on 2 August. That explains the July date in the club's cup history. It is a dated 2025 arrangement, rather than an assumption that every future Barnet League Cup campaign must begin in July or in a preliminary round.

Barnet's preliminary-round questions

Did Barnet's late Newport comeback take them through?

No. Galvin and Browne made it 2–2, but Newport won the penalties 4–2 and advanced.

Why were there four preliminary-round teams in 2025/26?

The format accommodated nine Premier League clubs entering round three after qualifying for European competition. Two of the four preliminary-round sides progressed to round one.

Was the Newport tie before Barnet's league opener?

Yes. The cup match was scheduled for 29 July 2025 at The Hive, ahead of the 2 August league meeting with Fleetwood.

Guide review

Reviewed . Scores are checked twice daily. Fixture times and TV selections can change.