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Carabao Cup 2024-25: Draw, fixtures, results & guide to each round

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Everything you need to know about the League Cup – draw, games and more.

The Carabao Cup, England’s League Cup, is a thrilling knockout competition that pits teams from the Premier League and the English Football League against each other.

Offering a unique opportunity for clubs to secure silverware and European qualification, the tournament is a highlight of the domestic football calendar in the UK.

Every season, the Carabao Cup begins in early August with the involvement of 92 teams across the English football pyramid. This includes 20 teams from the Premier League, and 24 teams each from League One, League Two, and the Championship. The competition follows a traditional knockout format, with ties decided over a single match except for the semi-finals, which are played over two legs.

The early rounds often feature clashes between lower-league and Premier League sides, creating unpredictable and exciting encounters. As the competition progresses, the intensity increases, culminating in the showpiece final at Wembley Stadium.

GOAL has all the details about the 2024-25 edition, including draw information, fixtures, dates, results, TV information and more.

Carabao Cup third round draw, fixtures & results

The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup took place on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. A total of 32 teams were involved, including seven Premier League teams who are involved in European competition. All fixtures will be played on the weeks commencing September 16 and 23 and will be spread over four nights.

Date Fixture
TBA Liverpool vs West Ham
TBA Manchester City vs Watford
TBA Arsenal vs Bolton
TBA Manchester United vs Barnsley
TBA Wycombe vs Aston Villa
TBA Coventry vs Tottenham
TBA Walsall vs Leiceser
TBA Brentford vs Leyton Orient
TBA Blackpool vs Sheffield Wednesday
TBA Preston vs Fulham
TBA Everton vs Southampton
TBA QPR vs Crystal Palace
TBA Stoke vs Fleetwood
TBA Brighton vs Wolves
TBA AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle United
TBA Chelsea vs Barrow

Carabao Cup second round draw, fixtures & results

The draw for the second round of the Carabao Cup 2024-25 took place on August 14, 2024. A total of 50 teams take part, with 25 ties, split into north and south sections, drawn.

North section

Date Fixture TV channel
Aug 27 Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Barnsley 1-0 Sheffield United Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Barrow 0-0 Derby County (3-2 on pens) Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Blackpool Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Everton 3-0 Doncaster Rovers Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Fleetwood Town 2-1 Rotherham United Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Grimsby Town 1-5 Sheffield Wednesday Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Harrogate Town 0-5 Preston Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Leicester City 4-0 Tranmere Rovers Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Bolton Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Walsall 3-2 Huddersfield Town Sky Sports+
Aug 28 Wolves 2-0 Burnley Sky Sports+, Paramount+
Aug 28 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United *(3-4 on penalties) fubo, CBS Sports, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR

(*) Won on penalties

South section

Date Fixture TV channel
Aug 27 Brighton 4-0 Crawley Town Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Coventry City 1-0 Oxford United Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Millwall 0-1 Leyton Orient Sky Sports+
Aug 27 QPR 1-1 Luton Town (4-1 on pens) Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Watford 2-0 Plymouth Argyle Sky Sports+
Aug 27 Birmingham City 0-2 Fulham fubo, CBS Sports, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Ultra HDR
Aug 27 Crystal Palace 4-0 Norwich City Sky Sports+
Aug 28 Wimbledon * 2-2 Ipswich Town(4-2 on penalties) Sky Sports+, Paramount+
Aug 28 Cardiff City 3-5 Southampton Sky Sports+, Paramount+
Aug 28 Colchester United 0-1 Brentford Sky Sports+, Paramount+
Aug 28 Swansea City 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers Sky Sports+
Aug 28 West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth Sky Sports+, Paramount+

(*) Won on penalties

Carabao Cup first round draw, fixtures and results

The Carabao Cup draw is eagerly anticipated by fans, as it determines the path to glory for each participating club. The initial rounds will not feature any Premier League teams who have European commitments as they enter the competition from the third round only.

All 92 professional English football clubs are eligible to compete and the competition will commence with the first round involving 22 teams from the Championship, and all League One and League Two clubs.

The second round will include the remaining two Championship clubs who were relegated from the Premier League the previous season after finishing in 18th and 19th place, as well as Premier League teams not participating in European competitions. The seven teams who have European commitments will enter the tournament in the third round.

The first round of the Carabao Cup is divided into two sections: North and South. Games were played from August 13 onwards.

North Section

Date Fixture
13 August 2024 Carlisle United 0-2 Stoke City
13 August 2024 Stockport County 1-6 Blackburn Rovers
13 August 2024 Barrow 3-2 Port Vale
13 August 2024 Bolton Wanderers 1-1 (5-4P) Mansfield Town
13 August 2024 Burton Albion 0-4 Blackpool
13 August 2024 Derby County 2-1 Chesterfield
13 August 2024 Fleetwood Town 2-1 West Brom
13 August 2024 Grimsby Town 1-1 (9-8P) Bradford City
13 August 2024 Huddersfield Town 3-0 Morecambe
13 August 2024 Lincoln City 1-2 Harrogate Town
13 August 2024 Preston North End 2-0 Sunderland
13 August 2024 Rotherham United 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
13 August 2024 Salford City 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
13 August 2024 Shrewsbury Town 3-3 (4-3P) Notts County
13 August 2024 Tranmere Rovers 3-0 Accrington Stanley
13 August 2024 Wigan Athletic 1-1 (2-4P) Barnsley
13 August 2024 Sheffield United 4-2 Wrexham
14 August 2024 Hull City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
14 August 2024 Leeds United 0-3 Middlesbrough

South Section

Date Fixture
13 August 2024 Leyton Orient 4-1 Newport County
13 August 2024 Bristol City 0-1 Coventry City
13 August 2024 Bromley 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
13 August 2024 Cambridge United 1-2 QPR
13 August 2024 Cardiff City 2-0 Bristol Rovers
13 August 2024 Charlton Athletic 0-1 Birmingham City
13 August 2024 Colchester United 2-2 (4-3P) Reading
13 August 2024 Crawley Town 4-2 Swindon Town
13 August 2024 Northampton Town 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
13 August 2024 Norwich City 4-3 Stevenage
13 August 2024 Oxford United 2-0 Peterborough United
13 August 2024 Portsmouth 0-1 Millwall
13 August 2024 Swansea City 3-1 Gillingham
13 August 2024 Walsall 1-1 (4-3P) Exeter City
13 August 2024 Watford 5-0 MK Dons
14 August 2024 Plymouth Argyle 3-0 Cheltenham Town

Carabao Cup TV channel & live stream

To ensure maximum exposure and fan engagement, the Carabao Cup typically enjoys widespread television coverage.

Sky Sports has been a regular broadcaster of the competition in recent years, providing live matches and highlights and that is set to continue, with more games than ever being available to stream live on Sky Sports+.

Sky Sports and ITV have also agreed to allow all football fans in the UK to enjoy free-to-air broadcasts of certain Carabao Cup and Championship matches. This new arrangement, starting in January 2025 with the Carabao Cup semi-finals, will allow ITV to co-broadcast a selection of games that will also be shown on Sky Sports.

In the U.S., Paramount+ and CBS are broadcasting Carabao Cup games from 2024-25, along with a number of games from across the EFL Championship, League One and League Two.

When is the Carabao Cup 2024-25 final?

Game: TBD vs TBD
Date: March 16, 2025
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
TV channel & stream: Sky Sports (UK) / Paramount+ (U.S.)

The Carabao Cup final is scheduled for March 16, 2025.

It will be held at Wembley Stadium, London, which is the traditional venue for the final of the Carabao Cup every year. The Carabao Cup final is a prestigious event and the match is a showcase of English football, attracting a massive audience both domestically and internationally.

Carabao Cup 2024-25 dates

The 2024-25 Carabao Cup kicks off on the week commencing August 12, 2024 and will conclude on March 16, 2025.

You can see the complete round dates and number of games in the table below.

Round Games Date(s)
First round 35 August 13
Second round 25 w/c August 26
Third round 16 w/c September 16
Fourth round 8 w/c October 28
Quarter-finals 4 w/c December 16
Semi-finals 4 (two legs) w/c January 6, 2025
Final 1 March 16, 2025

Who won the Carabao Cup last season?

Liverpool beat Chelsea to win the Carabao Cup in the 2023-24 season.

Virgin Van Dijk scored in the 118th minute to stun Chelsea and help secure what was manager Jurgen Klopp’s last trophy with the Reds.

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