EFL announce latest 2025/26 Carabao Cup Fourth Round dates, times and TV selections

The EFL announce the latest 2025/26 Carabao Cup Fourth Round dates, times and TV selections, and it will come as no surprise here.

A statement read: “The schedule for Round Four of the Carabao Cup has been confirmed. Every tie will be shown live in the UK on Sky Sports+, with three selected for main channel coverage.

“On Tuesday, 28 October, Cardiff City host Wrexham in a Welsh derby live on Sky Sports Football and free-to-air on ITV.

“There’s an all Premier League tie on Wednesday, 29 October as Liverpool take on Crystal Palace at Anfield on Sky Sports Football.

“Elsewhere that evening, Carabao Cup holders Newcastle United welcome Tottenham Hotspur to St James’ Park live on Sky Sports Main Event and ITV.

“The remaining ties will all be available to watch on Sky Sports+. See the full schedule below…”

🏆The dates and schedule for Round Four of the #CarabaoCup have now been confirmed ⬇️#EFL

— Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) September 29, 2025

LATEST CARABAO CUP TV SELECTIONS, DATES AND TIMES

Grimsby Town v Brentford – Tuesday 28 October, 19:45 – Sky Sports +

Wycombe Wanderers v Fulham – Tuesday 28 October, 19:45 – Sky Sports +

Wrexham v Cardiff City – Tuesday 28 October, 20:00 – Sky Sports Football and ITV

Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion – Wednesday 29 October, 19:45 – Sky Sports +

Liverpool v Crystal Palace – Wednesday 29 October, 19:45 – Sky Sports Football

Swansea City v Manchester City – Wednesday 29 October, 19:45 – Sky Sports +

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea – Wednesday 29 October, 19:45 – Sky Sports +

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur – Wednesday 29 October, 20:00 – Sky Sports Main Event and ITV

The winners are given £100,000 for lifting the Carabao Cup, a fraction of the amount for winning the FA Cup, which stands at £2 million.

Their overall amount earned from the competition will depend on what stage they entered, however.

If a club from round one manages to go on and win the whole thing, then they will earn £187,000.

Clubs from round two earn £182,000, while those from round three onwards land £175,000.

First Round winners – £5,000
Second Round winners – £7,00
Third Round winners – £10,000
Fourth Round winners – £15,000
Quarter-Final winners – £25,000
Semi-Final winners – £25,000
Winner – £100,000

Third Round
Sheffield Wednesday (2) 0–1 Grimsby Town (4)
Brentford (1) 1–1 (4–2 p) Aston Villa (1)
Crystal Palace (1) 1–1 (4–2 p) Millwall (2)
Swansea City (2) 3–2 Nottingham Forest (1)
Barnsley (3) 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)
Burnley (1) 1–2 Cardiff City (3)
Fulham (1) 1–0 Cambridge United (4)
Lincoln City (3) 1–2 Chelsea (1)
Wigan Athletic (3) 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 2–0 Everton (1)
Wrexham (2) 2–0 Reading (3)
Liverpool (1) 2–1 Southampton (2)
Huddersfield Town (3) 0-2 Manchester City (1)
Newcastle United (1) 4-1 Bradford City (3)
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 3-0 Doncaster Rovers (3)
Port Vale (3) 0-2 Arsenal (1)

Second round – Northern section
Accrington Stanley (4) 0–2 Doncaster Rovers (3)
Barnsley (3) 2–1 Rotherham United (3)
Birmingham City (2) 0–1 Port Vale (3)
Burnley (1) 2–1 Derby County (2)
Burton Albion (3) 0–1 Lincoln City (3)
Preston North End (2) 2–3 Wrexham (2)
Stoke City (2) 0–3 Bradford City (3)
Sunderland (1) 1–1 (5–6 p) Huddersfield Town (3)
Wigan Athletic (3) 1–0 Stockport County (3)
Sheffield Wednesday (2) 1–1 (3–0 p) Leeds United (1)
Everton (1) 2–0 Mansfield Town (3)
Grimsby Town (4) 2-2 (12-11p) Manchester United (1)

Second round – Southern section
Reading (3) 2–1 AFC Wimbledon (3)
Cambridge United (4) 3–1 Charlton Athletic (2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 3–2 West Ham United (1)
Bournemouth (1) 0–2 Brentford (1)
Bromley (4) 1–1 (4–5 p) Wycombe Wanderers (3)
Cardiff City (3) 3–0 Cheltenham Town (4)
Millwall (2) 2–1 Coventry City (2)
Norwich City (2) 0–3 Southampton (2)
Swansea City (2) 1–1 (5–3 p) Plymouth Argyle (3)
Fulham (1) 2–0 Bristol City (2)
Oxford United (2) 0–6 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)

First round – Northern section
Barrow (4) 0–1 Preston North End (2)
Middlesbrough (2) 0–4 Doncaster Rovers (3)
Stockport County (3) 3–1 Crewe Alexandra (4)
Accrington Stanley (4) 2–1 Peterborough United (3)
Blackburn Rovers (2) 1–2 Bradford City (3)
Blackpool (3) 0–1 Port Vale (3)
Chesterfield (4) 0–2 Mansfield Town (3)
Grimsby Town (4) 3–1 Shrewsbury Town (4)
Harrogate Town (4) 1–3 Lincoln City (3)
Salford City (4) 0–0 (2–3 p) Rotherham United (3)
Stoke City (2) 0–0 (4–3 p) Walsall (4)
West Bromwich Albion (2) 1–1 (2–3 p) Derby County (2)
Wigan Athletic (3) 1–0 Notts County (4)
Wrexham (2) 3–3 (5–3 p) Hull City (2)
Barnsley (3) 2-2 (5-4p) Fleetwood Town (4)
Bolton Wanderers (3) 3-3 (2-4p) Sheffield Wednesday (2)
Huddersfield Town (3) 2-2 (3-2p) Leicester City (2)
Birmingham City (2) 2-1 Sheffield United (2)
Tranmere Rovers (4) 1-1 (4-5 p) Burton Albion (3)

First round – Southern section
Swansea City (2) 3–1 Crawley Town (4)
Newport County (4) 0–1 Millwall (2)
Bristol City (2) 2–0 Milton Keynes Dons (4)
Bristol Rovers (4) 0–2 Cambridge United (4)
Cardiff City (3) 2–1 Swindon Town (4)
Charlton Athletic (2) 3–1 Stevenage (3)
Coventry City (2) 1–0 Luton Town (3)
Gillingham (4) 1–1 (2–4 p) AFC Wimbledon (3)
Leyton Orient (3) 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers (3)
Northampton Town (3) 0–1 Southampton (2)
Oxford United (2) 1–0 Colchester United (4)
Plymouth Argyle (3) 3–2 Queens Park Rangers (2)
Portsmouth (2) 1–2 Reading (3)
Watford (2) 1–2 Norwich City (2)
Bromley (4) 1–1 (5–4 p) Ipswich Town (2)
Cheltenham Town (4) 2-0 Exeter City (3)

Preliminary Round – Northern section
Accrington Stanley (4) 3–1 Oldham Athletic (4)

Preliminary Round – Southern section
Barnet (4) 2–2 (2–4 p) Newport County (4)

Carabao Cup 2025/26 Round Dates

The round dates for the Carabao Cup have been confirmed as the following:

Preliminary Round: w/c 4 August 2025
Round One: w/c 11 August 2025
Round Two: w/c 25 August 2025
Round Three: w/c 15 September and w/c 22 September 2025*
Round Four: w/c 27 October 2025
Round Five: w/c 15 December 2025
Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 12 January 2026
Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 2 February 2026
Final: Sunday 22 March 2026

LIST OF LEAGUE CUP FINALS

Final played over 2 legs between 1961 and 1966

1961
Rotherham United 2 ASTON VILLA 0
ASTON VILLA 3 Rotherham United 0 aet, VILLA won 3-2 on aggregate

1962
Rochdale 0 NORWICH CITY 3
NORWICH CITY 1 Rochdale 0
NORWICH won 4-0 on aggregate

1963
BIRMINGHAM CITY 3 Aston Villa 1
Aston Villa 0 BIRMINGHAM CITY 0
BIRMINGHAM won 3-1 on aggregate

1964
Stoke City 1 LEICESTER CITY 1
LEICESTER CITY 3 Stoke City 2
LEICESTER won 4-3 on aggregate

1965 CHELSEA 3 Leicester City 2

Leicester City 0 Chelsea 0
CHELSEA won 3-2 on aggregate

1966
West Ham United 2 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1
WEST BROMWICH ALBION 4 West Ham United 1
WBA won 5-3 on aggregate

Final played as single game at Wembley 1967-2000 and since 2008; at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2001-2007

1967 Queen’s Park Rangers 3 West Bromwich Albion 2

1968 Leeds United 1 Arsenal 0

1969 Swindon Town 3 Arsenal 1 (aet)

1970 Manchester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 (aet)

1971 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 0

1972 Stoke City 2 Chelsea 1

1973 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Norwich City 0

1974 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Manchester City 1

1975 Aston Villa 1 Norwich City 0

1976 Manchester City 2 Newcastle United 1

1977 Aston Villa 3 Everton 2 (aet, after 0-0, 1-1 draws)

1978 Nottingham Forest 1 Liverpool 0 (after 0-0 draw)

1979 Nottingham Forest 3 Southampton 2

1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Nottingham Forest 0

1981 Liverpool 2 West Ham United 1 (after 1-1 draw)

1982 Liverpool 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (aet)

1983 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 1 (aet)

1984 Liverpool 1 Everton 0 (after 0-0 draw)

1985 Norwich City 1 Sunderland 0

1986 Oxford United 3 Queen’s Park Rangers 0

1987 Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1

1988 Luton Town 3 Arsenal 2

1989 Nottingham Forest 3 Luton Town 1

1990 Nottingham Forest 1 Oldham Athletic 0

1991 Sheffield Wednesday 1 Manchester United 0

1992 Manchester United 1 Nottingham Forest 0

1993 Arsenal 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1

1994 Aston Villa 3 Manchester United 1

1995 Liverpool 2 Bolton Wanderers 1

1996 Aston Villa 3 Leeds United 0

1997 Leicester City 1 Middlesbrough 0 (aet, after 1-1 draw)

1998 Chelsea 2 Middlesbrough 0 (aet)

1999 Tottenham Hotspur 1 Leicester City 0

2000 Leicester City 2 Tranmere Rovers 1

2001 Liverpool 1 Birmingham City 1 (aet, 5-4 pen)

2002 Blackburn Rovers 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1

2003 Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0

2004 Middlesbrough 2 Bolton Wanderers 1

2005 Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 (aet)

2006 Manchester United 4 Wigan Athletic 0

2007 Chelsea 2 Arsenal 1

2008 Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 1

2009 Manchester United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (aet, 4-1 pen)

2010 Manchester United 2 Aston Villa 1

2011 Birmingham City 2 Arsenal 1

2012 Liverpool 2 Cardiff City 2 (aet, 3-2 pen)

2013 Swansea City 5 Bradford City 0

2014 Manchester City 3 Sunderland 1

2015 Chelsea 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0

2016 Manchester City 1 Liverpool 1 (aet, 3-1 pen)

2017 Manchester United 3 Southampton 2

2018 Manchester City 3 Arsenal 0

2019 Manchester City 0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 4-3 pen)

2020 Manchester City 2 Aston Villa 1

2021 Manchester City 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0

2022 Liverpool 0 Chelsea 0 (aet, 11-10 pen)

2023 Manchester United 2 Newcastle United 0

2024 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (aet)

2025 Newcastle United 2 Liverpool 1

Competition known as Milk Cup from 1982-83 to 1985-86
Competition known as Littlewoods Challenge Cup from 1986-87 to 1989-90
Competition known as Rumbelows Cup from 1990-91 to 1992-93
Competition known as Coca-Cola Cup from 1993-94 to 1997-98
Competition known as Worthington Cup from 1998-99 to 2002-03
Competition known as Carling Cup from 2003-04 to 2011-12
Competition known as Capital One Cup from 2012-13 to 2015-16
Competition known as EFL Cup in 2016-17
Competition known as Carabao Cup from 2017-18

Winners
10 – Liverpool
8 – Man City
6 – Man Utd
5 – Aston Villa, Chelsea
4 – Nott’m Forest, Tottenham
3 – Leicester City
2 – Wolves, Norwich City, Arsenal, Birmingham
1 – West Brom, QPR, Leeds, Swindon, Stoke, Oxford, Luton, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackburn, Middlesbrough, Swansea, Newcastle

Finalists
15 – Liverpool
10 – Man Utd, Chelsea
9 – Aston Villa, Man City, Tottenham
8 – Arsenal
6 – Nottingham Forest
5 – Leicester City
4 – Norwich City
3 – West Brom, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Newcastle
2 – Stoke, Wolves, West Ham, Everton, QPR, Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds, Bolton, Sunderland, Southampton
1 – Rotherham, Rochdale, Swindon, Oxford, Oldham, Tranmere, Blackburn, Wigan, Cardiff, Swansea, Bradford