All 20 Premier League teams have either already played a game in the 2024/25 Carabao Cup or will do so for the first time in the next two weeks.
First division clubs not competing in Europe took part in the draw in the second round, while the remaining teams took part from the third round onwards. These matches will take place between 17 and 24 September.
This year’s competition, in which Liverpool are defending champions, has been moved up the schedule slightly for the earlier rounds, but the final will be played later than in 2024.
Below you’ll find the full draw for Round 3, along with the latest results and a quick overview of what the EFL Cup format will look like this season.
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How does the 2024/25 Carabao Cup work?
All 92 clubs from the four highest English football leagues take part in the EFL Cup (Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons): Premier League (20 clubs), Championship (24 clubs), League One (24) and League Two (24).
The 13 Premier League clubs not involved in European cup competitions entered in the second round, with the remaining eight teams joining in the third round.
- First round: 13-14 August
- Second round: 27-28 August
- Third round (round of 32): 17-24 September
- Fourth round (round 16): October 30
- Quarterfinals: 18 December
- Semifinals: January 8, 2025 (Stage 1), February 5, 2025 (Stage 2)
- Final: March 16, 2025
Each round is played on a knockout basis, except for the semi-finals, which are played on a home and away basis. There is no extra time up to and including the quarter-finals, and if the score is tied after 90 minutes, the match goes straight to a penalty shootout.
However, there will be extra time for the semi-final second legs (no tiebreaker due to the away goals rule) and the final, if necessary.
Carabao Cup: Draw, fixtures, results of the third round 2024/25
Below you will find the full schedule for the third round matches, which will take place in the weeks beginning September 16 and 23.
| Date | Game/Result | Kick-off time (local time) |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Stoke City 1:1 – Fleetwood Town (2:1 on penalties) | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Preston North End 1:1 Fulham (16:15, penalty) | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Brentford 3:1 Leyton Orient | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | QPR1-2 Crystal Palace | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Liverpool 1-1 Southampton (5-6 pins) | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 17 | Manchester United 7:0 Barnsley | 20:00 |
| Wednesday, September 18 | Brighton vs Wolves | 19:45 |
| Wednesday, September 18 | Coventry City vs Tottenham | 20:00 |
| Tuesday, September 24 | Walsall vs Leicester City | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 24 | Man City vs Watford | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 24 | AFC Wimbledon vs Newcastle | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 24 | Chelsea vs Barrow | 19:45 |
| Tuesday, September 24 | Wycombe vs Aston Villa | 20:00 |
| Wednesday, September 25 | Arsenal vs Bolton | 19:45 |
| Wednesday, September 25 | Liverpool vs West Ham | 20:00 |
Carabao Cup 2nd round, draw, fixtures, results 2024/25
The 13 Premier League clubs not participating in European competitions this season entered the Carabao Cup in the second round. Below you will find the full draw and results of those matches.
| Date | Game/Result |
| Tuesday, August 27 | ↑ Middlesbrough 0:5 Stoke City |
| Tuesday, August 27 | QPR 1:1 Luton Town (4:1 on penalties) |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Cart 0-0 – Derby County (3-2 on penalties) |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Grimsby-1-5 Sheffield Wednesday |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Harrogate 0-5 Preston North End |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Coventry City 1-0 Oxford United |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Brighton 4-0 Crawley Town |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Walsall 3:2 Huddersfield Town |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Everton 3-0 Doncaster |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Fleetwood Town 2:1 Rotherham |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Blackpool |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Shrewsbury-0-2 Bolton |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Millwall 0-1 Leyton Orient |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Watford 2-0 Plymouth |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Leicester City 4:0 Tranmere |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Barnsley 1:0 Sheffield United |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Birmingham City 0:2 Fulham |
| Tuesday, August 27 | Crystal Palace 4-0 Norwich City |
| Wednesday, August 28 | Wolves 2-0 Burnley |
| Wednesday, August 28 | AFC Wimbledon 2:2 Ipswich (4:2 on penalties) |
| Wednesday, August 28 | West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth |
| Wednesday, August 28 | Colchester-0-1 Brentford |
| Wednesday, August 28 | The match between Cardiff City and the USA took place on matchday 3 of the group stage. Southampton |
| Wednesday, August 28 | Swansea 0-1 Wycombe |
| Wednesday, August 28 | Nottingham Forest 1:1 Newcastle (3-4 pins) |
