Town’s Carabao Cup second-round tie against AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane has been set for Wednesday 28th August (KO 7.45pm).

The Blues enter the competition at the second-round stage this season having been promoted to the Premier League.

Ticketing details are set to be announced in due course, while every Carabao Cup fixture is being shown live by Sky Sports this season.

The teams met last season in round three of the FA Cup, the Blues winning 3-1 at Plough Lane via a Josh Davison own goal, Axel Tuanzebe‘s first goal for the club and a Jack Taylor effort in the final minute. Jake Reeves netted a penalty for the Dons, while Harry Pell was sent off.

That game was the first cup meeting between Town and the Wombles since their reincarnation.

Blues’ striker Ali Al-Hamadi moved to Portman Road from the Dons in January, while former Town frontman Joe Pigott rejoined the Londoners in the summer.

Last year, Town beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 at home in round one, defeated Reading 3-1 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at the Madejski Stadium in round two, then came from 2-0 down to beat Premier League Wolves 3-2 at home in the third round before exiting to another top-flight side Fulham 3-1 at Portman Road in round four.

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MickMillsTash added 11:55 - Aug 19 Do Sky make money out of showing this game ? Does anyone know ? Is it the fact that the game is on in the pub that generates makes the numbers work? I can't think the home audience is too great and mostly consists of grumpy old men like me who tune in exactly on kick off and are pretty disinterested in adverts. Kids probably have an illegal stream or wait until the end to look at the highlights.

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matt1977 added 12:23 - Aug 19 Anyone know if all the extra EFL and cup games are available on sky via NOWTV or just the main sky channels?
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VanDusen added 13:00 - Aug 19 I expect they'll make it work - they probably pay little to the clubs, and tbh I've never been a Sky subscriber, but I'd consider it this season if we were still in the EFL if you get that many more games: a bonus given that last year the Bristol Rovers game was only available on their iFollow stream not TownTV... In terms of whether it's on NOW TV - not 100% sure, but from conversations with people based on last week I think it is. You'd imagine this is another way they will make money as people like me would definitely fork out £12 for this if work meant I wasn't able to go if it was further afield like Carlisle or Barrow or somewhere.

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baxterbasics added 13:58 - Aug 19 Definitely one for the second string I reckon! First team will need the rest after the tough visit to Man City.
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Bert added 14:21 - Aug 19 I would only watch Sky or NOW TV when Ipswich are on, so this year it really isn’t worth the monthly subscription for the occasional live away game. I have no intention of watching other games or other sports. Town TV can’t feature any Town games because of the Sky/PL fix up, unless I’m wrong. The pub is probably the answer for away and Cup games……… or the naughty route with an indifferent connection. With most clubs getting capacity crowds in the PL, the PL and EFL should be thinking of a way to allow those who can ill afford a subscription to occasionally watch their team home and away; naive perhaps but supporters are being screwed.

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Jcb2007 added 17:48 - Aug 19 I agree Bert. Not being local to Ipswich or any chance of getting a ticket now is limited. In League 1 I paid for games on iFollow, Last season we were spoilt as I have Sky and we always featured given our stella season. On Saturday I went to my local pub, nursed 2 beers (about £10) whilst the arm chair Liverpool fans jumped around me. I'd have rather paid TownTV to watch the match. TNT sports is £18 a month to add to my subscription. As you say it forces us into the dark web to find other creative means. Some FA cups games are on Bet365 if you like watching games in limited screen size and have some credit.

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