David Webb will be the man in the middle for Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale, Ollie Yates will referee Leicester City against Northampton Town, and Adam Herczeg will oversee West Ham United versus Portsmouth in the First Round of the 2026/27 League Cup.
Josh Smith will referee Derby County versus Lincoln City at Pride Park.
Thursday 6th August 2026
Bristol City v Walsall (19:45):
Referee: Jacob Miles
Declan O’Shea and Ollie Williams
Fourth Official: Matthew Scholes
Friday 7th August 2026
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale (19:45):
Referee: David Webb
Sam Lewis and Richard Woodward
Fourth Official: Steven Copeland
Wycombe Wanderers v Stevenage (19:45):
Referee: Jamie O’Connor
Marcus Carmichael and Robert Evans
Fourth Official: Greg Read
Saturday 8th August 2026
AFC Wimbledon v Newport County (15:00):
Referee: Paul Howard
Alex Bradley and Conall Bartlett
Fourth Official: Nick Blogg
Barnsley v Wigan Athletic (15:00):
Referee: Richard Eley
Paul Newhouse and Wayne Grunnill
Fourth Official: William Murray
Bradford City v Rochdale (15:00):
Referee: Declan Brown
Mark Dwyer and Graeme Fyvie
Fourth Official: Danny Guest
Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United (15:00):
Referee: David Rock
James Tewson and Mark Senior
Fourth Official: Darren Wilding
Bromley v Reading (15:00):
Referee: Craig Hicks
Leigh Crowhurst and Joe Wright
Fourth Official: Michael Webb
Burnley v Notts County (15:00):
Referee: Thomas Parsons
Matthew Moss and Anthony Moore
Fourth Official: Andrew Miller
Burton Albion v Blackburn Rovers (15:00):
Referee: Andrew Humphries
Jordan Brooks and Sam Wesson
Fourth Official: Richard Aspinall
Cambridge United v Barnet (13:00):
Referee: Carl Brook
Kenwyn Hughes and Daniel Smith
Fourth Official: Colman O’Meara
Cardiff City v Swindon Town (15:00):
Referee: Gavin Ward
Andrew Fox and Nigel Lugg
Fourth Official: Dale Baines
Cheltenham Town v Charlton Athletic (17:30):
Referee: Alan Dale
Harley McKittrick and Marvyn Amphlett
Fourth Official: Niall Smith
Colchester United v Southampton (17:30):
Referee: Isaac Searle
Ian Cooper and Christopher Myatt
Fourth Official: Emily Heaslip
Crewe Alexandra v Accrington Stanley (15:00):
Referee: Ross Martin
Andrew Ellis and Jason Roberts
Fourth Official: Scott Chalkley
Derby County v Lincoln City (15:00):
Referee: Josh Smith
Conor Brown and Daniel Woodward
Fourth Official: William Davis
Fleetwood Town v Chesterfield (15:00):
Referee: Martin Coy
Conor Ledgeway and Danny Jarvis
Fourth Official: Joe Simpson
Gillingham v Luton Town (15:00):
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Daniel D’Urso and Conor Farrell
Fourth Official: David Hutton
Grimsby Town v Blackpool (15:00):
Referee: Neil Hair
Aaron Hallam and Bradley Hall
Fourth Official: Stephen Wade
Leicester City v Northampton Town (15:00):
Referee: Ollie Yates
Grant Taylor and Oliver Bickle
Fourth Official: Keiran Forrest
Leyton Orient v Oxford United (15:00):
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
Lee Venamore and Carl Fitch-Jackson
Fourth Official: Adrian Tranter
Middlesbrough v Wrexham (20:00):
Referee: Will Finnie
Shaun Hudson and Darren Williams
Fourth Official: Aaron Bannister
Norwich City v Milton Keynes Dons (15:00):
Referee: Elliott Swallow
Anthony Da Costa and Karl Sear
Fourth Official: Sunny Singh Gill
Preston North End v Huddersfield Town (15:00):
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Jake Topp and William Cavanagh
Fourth Official: Garreth Rhodes
Queens Park Rangers v Millwall (14:00):
Referee: Matthew Donohue
Bhupinder Singh Gill and Ross Murphy
Fourth Official: Oliver Langford
Rotherham United v West Bromwich Albion (17:30):
Referee: Tom Reeves
Daniel Leach and Johnathon Bickerdike
Fourth Official: Andrew Kitchen
Salford City v Shrewsbury Town (15:00):
Referee: Oliver Mackey
Oliver Nolan and Mark Ryder
Fourth Official: Zharir Mustafa
Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers (15:00):
Referee: Elliot Bell
Callum Gough and Jacob Graham
Fourth Official: James Westgate
Stockport County v Doncaster Rovers (15:00):
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Simon Robinson and Lewis Raper
Fourth Official: Samuel Clayton
Stoke City v Oldham Athletic (15:00):
Referee: Edward Duckworth
Ashley Allen and James Wilson
Fourth Official: Paul Marsden
Swansea City v Birmingham City (15:00):
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Jacob Lehane and Matthew Sowerby
Fourth Official: Jacob Miles
Watford v Crawley Town or York City (15:00):
Referee: Harry Wager
Marc Wilson and Rob Smith
Fourth Official: Alan Young
West Ham United v Portsmouth (15:00):
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Alistair Nelson and Hugh Gilroy
Fourth Official: Harrison Blair
Sunday 9th August 2026
Mansfield Town v Sheffield United (16:00):
Referee: Stephen Martin
Alex James and Hristo Karaivanov
Fourth Official: Matthew McQuillan
Monday, 10th August 2026:
Plymouth Argyle v Exeter City (20:00):
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Jack Clench and Richard J. Morris
Fourth Official: Harley Hetherington
Julian Burley
Julian Burley, often referred to as “Jules,” is a prominent figure in the Lincoln City Football Club community, specifically as the Site Editor for Vital Lincoln City, a key online fan forum for Lincoln City FC supporters. He has been running Vital Lincoln City for over a decade, transforming it…
