West Ham vs Southampton: How to watch Carabao Cup clash and kick-off time
West Ham United are back in Carabao Cup action against Southampton on Tuesday night.
Depending on how you view it, the Carabao Cup potentially offers an opportune distraction for Nuno Espirito Santo's side.
Indeed, with a draw and a defeat from their opening two Championship games of the season, Nuno is under growing pressure to find a winning formula.
West Ham did so against Portsmouth in the first round of the League Cup, running out 3-1 winners that day.
That set up a second round clash with Southampton, who welcome the Irons to St Mary's in a current rich vein of form.
West Ham Zone has you covered with all the details on how to tune into Tuesday night's game.
What channel is showing Southampton vs West Ham?
Hampshire is the destination for Nuno's men on Tuesday night, in an intriguing all-Championship affair.
West Ham put out a strong starting XI in the first round win over Portsmouth, and so they can be expected to do the same this time round.
Indeed, it's in Nuno's best interest to do so, as he doesn't have the luxury of passing up chances to win football matches at this moment in time.
Southampton are going to make that far easier said than done, however, as they enter Tuesday's game fresh off the back of a 3-1 home win over Stoke.
For those Irons supporters not travelling to St Mary's, the match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports+.
It's scheduled for a 7:45pm kick-off, and if the scores are level after 90 minutes, it will go straight to penalties.
So, just how good are Southampton on home soil, and what sort of challenge can West Ham expect to face?
How many league games did Southampton win at home last season?
Southampton have played just the one competitive game at home so far in 2026-27, and that was the aforementioned win over Stoke on Saturday.
Cyle Larin, Ryan Manning and former West Ham talent Divin Mubama all found the net against the Potters.
St Mary's is renowned as one of the toughest places for travelling sides to go in the Championship and pick up a result.
Last season, Tonda Eckert's side picked up 44 of their 80 Championship points at home, and registered a goal differnce of +19.
Meanwhile, they only lost three league games on home soil last term, compared to their seven defeats on the road.
So, they're a very tough side to beat in their own backyard, but if West Ham can find a way, then it could be the confidence catalyst they're so desperately searching for.