Fleetwood Town vs West Bromwich Albion

12th August

West Bromwich Albion travel up to Lancashire on Tuesday evening for a clash with Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium in the first round of the Carabao Cup (ko 7.45pm).

The midweek match will be the first time the two clubs have gone head-to-head in a competitive encounter.

Carlos Corberán's outfit head into the tie having won 3-1 at QPR on the opening day, with Josh Maja bagging a treble.

The hosts, who play two divisions below the Baggies in Sky Bet League Two, also kicked 2024/25 off with a triumph, defeating Grimsby Town 1-0 on home soil.

An image of a yellow away kit hanging in dressing room with the Carabao Cup badge on

Follow the action LIVE

UK and overseas supporters can listen to live audio commentary of Albion's fixture with Fleetwood Town.

Audio passes are available to purchase here.

Owing to broadcasting rules, there will be no video stream for this match.

Gez Mulholland and former Baggie Andy Johnson will provide live commentary, with coverage starting at 7.35pm.

Supporters are kindly asked to direct any questions or complaints about WBA TV or WBA Radio to wbatvsupport@streamamg.com.

The club are unable to answer queries about WBA TV or WBA Radio sent to fans@wbafc.co.uk or myalbion@wbafc.co.uk.

Regular updates will also be posted across the club's social media channels throughout the night.

The hosts

Fleetwood Town made the perfect start to their 2024/25 campaign on the opening day.

Mark Helm's early goal was enough to collect all three points at home to Grimsby Town in what was their first fixture back in Sky Bet League Two having dropped out of the third tier last term - just their second relegation in their history.

The Cod Army spent a decade in Sky Bet League One and will have aspirations to get back there at the first attempt.

Charlie Adam, who represented Rangers, Scotland, Blackpool, Liverpool and Stoke City among others in his playing days, is the man in charge.

The 38-year-old is one of the youngest managers in the EFL and was appointed on New Year's Eve in 2023. He was unable to keep the club in League One, but will be determined to earn promotion this year. He has a record of seven wins, seven draws and ten defeats from his 24 matches.

Charlie Adam applauding Fleetwood fans — Former Scotland international Charlie Adam is Cod Army boss

The stats

Albion and Fleetwood Town will be meeting in a competitive match for the first time on Tuesday night.

The 2024/25 term will be just the 13th time the Cod Army have competed in the League Cup. Albion's opponents reached the EFL in 2013 and have stayed there since. The furthest they've gone in the competition is round three in 2020/21.

Fleetwood have been knocked out in the opening round of the tournament in nine of the 12 seasons they've taken part in it.

It's been 58 years since the Baggies last won the League Cup. Jimmy Hagan's men defeated West Ham United 5-3 on aggregate in 1966.

The last time Albion faced a team from Sky Bet League Two in the Carabao Cup was in 2020/21 when they secured a 3-0 victory over Harrogate Town at The Hawthorns.

Hal Robson-Kanu celebrates scoring against Harrogate Town in the Carabao Cup in 2020 — Hal Robson-Kanu was one of Albion's scorers the night they beat Harrogate Town

The ticket details

Albion have sold out their allocation for the Carabao Cup clash on Tuesday.

There will be a 1,130-strong following of Baggies fans heading to Highbury Stadium.

Thanks once again for your brilliant support!

A general view of West Bromwich Albion fans at a game

The Albion colours

The Albion boys will wear the navy and yellow away kit for the very first time on Tuesday night.

Order yours here.

Caleb Taylor pointing to the badge on the yellow away shirt

13th August

Albion were beaten 2-1 by Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup First Round on Tuesday evening.

The home team came from behind to secure the win against a young Baggies outfit at Highbury Stadium - with Ryan Graydon and Ronan Coughlan efforts overturning Mo Faal’s early strike.

Carlos Corberán’s side return to Sky Bet Championship action this Saturday, when they host Leeds United (ko 12.30pm).

An image of the sun setting on Fleetwood's Highbury Stadium

The boss made 11 changes as a mixture of summer signings and Academy products took to the pitch in Lancashire, including a debut for Reece Hall alongside senior players Joe Wildsmith and Paddy McNair.

Albion went ahead inside eight minutes via Mo Faal’s first senior goal for the club, the striker latching onto Devante Cole’s through ball and finishing past Jay Lynch.

An image of Mo Faal celebrating his goal against Fleetwood

However, Fleetwood soon hit back, Graydon racing in and quickly grabbing a leveller during an action-packed opening.

And a clinical counter-attack then saw the Fisherman net their second just after the half-hour mark - Coughlan poking past Joe Wildsmith to give them the advantage.

The Baggies did try and equalise before the break, yet Gianluca Frabotta curled his free-kick over and Faal side-footed narrowly wide.

An image of Ousmane Diakite on the ball against Fleetwood

Corberán’s men continued to push after half-time but Ousmane Diakite’s volley was skewed off-target and Cole’s low shot easily gathered by Jay Lynch.

There were positives in the form of further debuts off the bench - Academy graduates Deago Nelson, Cole Deeming, Eseosa Sule and Iddrisa Dauda all featuring throughout the second period.

They did threaten Fleetwood a few times, notably Deeming hitting a free-kick into the wall, and Harry Whitwell and Faal having attempts blocked.

In the end, though, Albion came up short on the night, bringing an end to their 2024/25 Carabao Cup involvement.

Albion: Wildsmith, Hall, Taylor, McNair (Nelson 61), Frabotta (Deeming 61), Whitwell (Iddrisa 77), Diakite, Dobbin (Sule 73), Heard, Cole (Cleary 73), Faal.

Substitutes: Cann, Diomande, Richards, Mfuamba.

Tuesday 13th August 2024 - 19:45