The Carabao Cup has reached the quarterfinal stage for the 2024/25 season, with the remaining eight teams all from the Premier League.
Top-flight clubs not competing in Europe entered the draw at the second-round phase, with the remaining sides taking part from the third round onwards. All remaining lower-league clubs have now been eliminated, making this the first time in 15 years that all quarterfinalists have been from the top tier.
This season’s competition, in which Liverpool are the defending champions, was moved slightly earlier in the schedule for the earlier rounds but will see the final take place later than it did in 2024.
Below is the complete draw for the fourth round, plus the latest results and a brief overview of how the EFL Cup format will look for this season.
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How does the Carabao Cup work in 2024/25?
The EFL Cup (Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons) features all 92 participating clubs from the top four tiers of English football: 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 joined in the second round, and the remaining eight sides joining in the third round.
- First Round: Aug. 13-14
- Second Round: Aug. 27-28
- Third Round (Rd of 32): Sept. 17-25
- Fourth Round (Rd of 16): Oct. 30
- Quarterfinals: Dec. 18
- Semifinals: Jan. 8, 2025 (Leg 1), Feb. 5, 2025 (Leg 2)
- Final: March 16, 2025
Every round is single-elimination except for the semifinals, which are played over two legs. There is no extra time up to and including the quarterfinals, with matches going straight to penalties if the score is level after 90 minutes.
However, extra time will be in effect for the semifinal second legs (no away goals tiebreaker) and the final, if necessary.
Carabao Cup quarterfinal draw, schedule 2024/25
The quarterfinal draw is an all-Premier League affair. The games will take place in December, all (provisionally) on Wednesday 18.
| Date | Match/Result | Kickoff time (local) |
| Dec. 18 | Tottenham vs. Man United | TBC |
| Dec. 18 | Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace | TBC |
| Dec. 18 | Newcastle vs. Brentford | TBC |
| Dec. 18 | Southampton vs. Liverpool | TBC |
Carabao Cup fourth round draw, schedule, results 2024/25
The Round of 16 was dominated by Premier League clubs, with only Sheffield Wednesday, Preston and Stoke through from the Championships.
| Date | Match/Result |
| Oct. 29 | Brentford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (5-4 pens) |
| Oct. 29 | Southampton 3-2. Stoke City |
| Oct. 30 | Tottenham 2-1 Manchester City |
| Oct. 30 | Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea |
| Oct. 30 | Manchester United 5-2 Leicester City |
| Oct. 30 | Brighton 2-3 Liverpool |
| Oct. 30 | Preston North End 0-3 Arsenal |
| Oct. 30 | Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace |
Carabao Cup third round draw, schedule, results 2024/25
Below is the complete draw and results for third-round matches, which took place in the weeks beginning September 16 and September 23. The exception was the game between AFC Wimbledon and Newcastle that was moved to St James’ Park after a sinkhole opened and destroyed the Plough Lane pitch.
| Date | Match/Result |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | Stoke City 1-1 Fleetwood Town (2-1 pens) |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | Preston North End 1-1 Fulham (16-15 pens) |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | Brentford 3-1 Leyton Orient |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | QPR 1-2 Crystal Palace |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | Everton 1-1 Southampton (5-6 pens) |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | Blackpool 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday |
| Tues, Sep. 17 | Man United 7-0 Barnsley |
| Weds, Sep. 18 | Brighton 3-2 Wolves |
| Weds, Sep. 18 | Coventry City 1-2 Tottenham |
| Tues, Sep. 24 | Walsall 0-0 Leicester City (0-3 pens) |
| Tues, Sep. 24 | Man City 2-1 Watford |
| Tues, Oct. 1 | AFC Wimbledon P-P Newcastle |
| Tues, Sep. 24 | Chelsea 5-0 Barrow |
| Tues, Sep. 24 | Wycombe 1-2 Aston Villa |
| Weds, Sep. 25 | Arsenal 5-1. Bolton |
| Weds, Sep. 25 | Liverpool 5-1 West Ham |
Carabao Cup second round draw, schedule, results 2024/25
The 13 Premier League clubs not competing in European competition this season entered the Carabao Cup at the second round. Below is the complete draw and results from those games.
| Date | Match/Result |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Middlesbrough 0-5 Stoke City |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | QPR 1-1 Luton Town (4-1 pens) |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Barrow 0-0 Derby County (3-2 pens) |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Grimsby 1-5 Sheffield Wednesday |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Harrogate 0-5 Preston North End |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Coventry City 1-0 Oxford United |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Brighton 4-0 Crawley Town |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Walsall 3-2 Huddersfield Town |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Everton 3-0 Doncaster |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Fleetwood Town 2-1 Rotherham |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Blackpool |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Shrewsbury 0-2 Bolton |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Millwall 0-1 Leyton Orient |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Watford 2-0 Plymouth |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Leicester City 4-0 Tranmere |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Barnsley 1-0 Sheffield United |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Birmingham City 0-2 Fulham |
| Tues, Aug. 27 | Crystal Palace 4-0 Norwich City |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | Wolves 2-0 Burnley |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | AFC Wimbledon 2-2 Ipswich (4-2 pens) |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | West Ham 1-0 Bournemouth |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | Colchester 0-1 Brentford |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | Cardiff City 3-5 Southampton |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | Swansea 0-1 Wycombe |
| Weds, Aug. 28 | Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle (3-4 pens) |