Birmingham City welcome Port Vale to St Andrew’s in the EFL Cup on Tuesday, with the hosts flying high after promotion and an unbeaten start to life back in the Championship.
Chris Davies’s side have won three of their opening four matches, including a first-round victory over Sheffield United, and Paik Seung-Ho’s weekend strike against Oxford kept them sitting fifth in the table.
At home, they have lost just once in 17 outings, making them strong favourites against a Vale side struggling in League One.
Darren Moore’s men are winless in five league games and sunk into the relegation zone after defeat to Doncaster, though they did edge Blackpool in the last round to claim their only victory of the season.
The visitors have at least been more reliable on the road, losing just once in eight away trips, but face a daunting test against a Birmingham side full of momentum.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times, and the weekly schedule.
Birmingham City vs. Port Vale live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this EFL Cup match in the U.S.:
TV channel: –
Live stream: Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video
This game is not available for live TV broadcast in the US. Streaming options are available on Paramount+ and Amazon Prime Video.
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What time does Birmingham City vs. Port Vale kick off?
This EFL Cup clash takes place at St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom, and kicks off on Tuesday, August 26 at 7:45 p.m. local time.
Here’s how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Tue, Aug. 26 | 2:45 p.m. |
| Central Time | Tue, Aug. 26 | 1:45 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | Tue, Aug. 26 | 12:45 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | Tue, Aug. 26 | 11:45 a.m. |
EFL Cup fixture schedule this week
All times ET
Tuesday, August 26
- Reading vs. AFC Wimbledon (2:00 PM)
- Cambridge United vs. Charlton Athletic (2:30 PM)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. West Ham United (2:30 PM)
- AFC Bournemouth vs. Brentford (2:45 PM)
- Accrington Stanley vs. Doncaster Rovers (2:45 PM)
- Barnsley vs. Rotherham United (2:45 PM)
- Birmingham City vs. Port Vale (2:45 PM)
- Bromley vs. Wycombe Wanderers (2:45 PM)
- Burnley vs. Derby County (2:45 PM)
- Burton Albion vs. Lincoln City (2:45 PM)
- Cardiff City vs. Cheltenham Town (2:45 PM)
- Millwall vs. Coventry City (2:45 PM)
- Norwich City vs. Southampton (2:45 PM)
- Preston North End vs. Wrexham (2:45 PM)
- Stoke City vs. Bradford City (2:45 PM)
- Sunderland vs. Huddersfield Town (2:45 PM)
- Swansea City vs. Plymouth Argyle (2:45 PM)
- Wigan Athletic vs. Stockport County (2:45 PM)
- Sheffield Wednesday vs. Leeds United (3:00 PM)
Wednesday, August 27
- Everton vs. Mansfield Town (2:45 PM)
- Fulham vs. Bristol City (2:45 PM)
- Oxford United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion (2:45 PM)
- Grimsby Town vs. Manchester United (3:00 PM)
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