Football Games Today: Tuesday 27 October 2026 Fixtures and TV

If you are in the UK and searching for football games today, Tuesday 27 October 2026, the main event is the start of the Carabao Cup fourth round: Bradford City v Peterborough United at 7.45pm and Fleetwood Town v Arsenal at 8pm, both on Sky Sports. The rest of the round follows on Wednesday and Thursday, and there is plenty of lower-league and European football alongside it.

Below is what we could confirm, where to watch it through official broadcasters, and where the published listings disagree. Times are UK time (GMT, as the clocks went back on Sunday). Kick-offs and channel picks can change at short notice, so treat this as accurate as of 27 October 2026 and check your TV guide before settling in.

Carabao Cup fourth round: tonight’s ties

The fourth round (last 16) was drawn in September, with ties set for the week beginning 26 October, according to the draw coverage on NotJustOk. Two of the eight ties are on Tuesday.

Bradford City v Peterborough United

An all-EFL tie and one of the round’s guaranteed places in the quarter-finals for a lower-league club. The JustPark round guide and UK TV listings such as Football on TV UK both give a 7.45pm start on Sky Sports+.

Fleetwood Town v Arsenal

The obvious giant-killing watch of the night. Most sources give an 8pm kick-off. On the channel, The False 9 lists Sky Sports Football, while Dave Sport and Football on TV UK list Sky Sports Main Event. Either way it is on a Sky Sports channel; check your Sky or NOW guide for the final slot.

The rest of the Carabao Cup round this week

If today’s games are not the ones you were after, the bigger Premier League clashes come later in the week. These are the times most listings agree on:

A few caveats worth knowing:

• Times differ between sources. Sky Sports’ own fixtures page has been reported to show Bournemouth v Aston Villa at 7.15pm and slightly different times for some other Wednesday games. Sky’s listings sometimes give the programme start rather than the kick-off.
• Liverpool v Chelsea is the free-to-air pick. Listings show it on ITV as well as Sky Sports Main Event, so it is the one tie you can watch without a Sky subscription.
• Thursday closes the round. Everton v Newcastle is the final tie before the quarter-final draw.

Other football on today

UK TV guides also list a busy midweek programme outside the Carabao Cup on 27 October. These come from aggregator listings (Football on TV UK, Live Football on TV and LiveSoccerTV) rather than official broadcaster announcements, so double-check before relying on them:

• EFL Trophy: several 7pm kick-offs on Sky Sports+, including AFC Wimbledon v Arsenal U21 and Port Vale v Manchester City U21.
• League One: games including Leicester City v Wigan Athletic and Sheffield Wednesday v Cambridge United, listed on Sky Sports+.
• League Two and National League: a number of 7.45pm kick-offs on Sky Sports+ or DAZN, such as Barnet v York City.
• Serie A: Sassuolo v Lazio (5.30pm) and Roma v Cagliari (7.45pm) are listed on DAZN, with Torino v Como (7.45pm) listed on BBC Alba, BBC iPlayer and DAZN.

If your team is not listed here, check its official club site or app, which will carry the confirmed fixture date and broadcast details.

How to watch: official options

Everything above is on licensed UK broadcasters. To watch legally:

1. Find the channel. Check the tables above, then confirm on your TV provider’s on-screen guide, as late channel switches do happen.
2. Sky Sports and Sky Sports+. If you have Sky Sports through Sky, Virgin Media or another TV provider, tune in or open the Sky Go app. Sky Sports+ games run alongside the main channels, so look for them in the Sky Sports section of your guide or app.
3. No TV contract? NOW, Sky’s streaming service, sells Sky Sports access without a long-term contract. Check NOW’s own site for current plans, as these change.
4. Free-to-air. Liverpool v Chelsea on Wednesday is listed on ITV, which you can stream on ITVX. Torino v Como is listed on BBC Alba and BBC iPlayer.
5. DAZN. Serie A and some National League games are listed on DAZN, which requires its own subscription.

Avoid unofficial streaming sites. Beyond the legal issues, they are a common source of malware and phishing pages.

Searching from the US? College football Week 9

Some of the trending searches for “football games today” come from fans of American college football, as the Week 9 schedule is being published this week. The short version: there does not appear to be an FBS game on Tuesday 27 October 2026.

• The published 2026 MAC schedule goes from Saturday 24 October games to Kent State at Sacramento State on Friday 30 October and Bowling Green at Western Michigan on Saturday 31 October. The next Tuesday “MACtion” games are Ohio at Akron and Buffalo at Miami on Tuesday 3 November.
• The bulk of Week 9 is on Saturday 31 October. The ACC’s preview of its Week 9 Saturday slate covers the conference’s games that day.
• ESPN typically confirms kick-off times and networks for many games only 6 to 12 days ahead, so check the official conference or network schedule for final times and channels.

Quick tips for match day

• Allow for extra time and penalties. The Carabao Cup is a single-leg knockout, so a level game after 90 minutes goes to a shoot-out. An 8pm kick-off can easily run past 10pm.
• Watch the clocks. UK clocks went back on 25 October, so all times above are GMT. If you are converting to US time, note that US clocks do not change until 1 November, so the usual gap is one hour shorter this week.
• Check team news late. Premier League clubs often rotate heavily in this competition, so lineups announced an hour before kick-off can change how one-sided a tie looks.

As of October 2026, these are the confirmed headline fixtures for today. If a time or channel looks different on your TV guide, trust the broadcaster’s listing on the night.