2026-27 Carabao Cup Fourth Round Draw: Fixtures, Match Results, Scores, Date, Kick-off Times, Prize Money.
The English Football League Cup, known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is considered one of the major trophies in the English season.
The 67th edition of the tournament kicked off in August with clubs across the Premier League, EFL Championship, League One and League Two all fighting for a place at Wembley Stadium come March 21.
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.
What date is the 2026-27 EFL Cup fourth-round draw? start time, where to watch live
The fourth-round draw for the 2026-27 Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday, 16 September following the conclusion of Manchester United and Brighton & Hove Albion's third-round fixture (kick-off 20:00 BST).
The draw will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Two weeks of third-round matches - starting on Tuesday, 8 September - will whittle the number of teams down to 16, with the final match being played on Thursday, 17 September between Manchester City and Norwich City.
Of the Premier League's 20 clubs, 19 will be participating in the third round, with Nottingham Forest having made a second-round exit after losing to Leeds United.
2026 Carabao Cup Round Four draw ball numbers
1. Bournemouth (PL)
2. Arsenal (PL)
3. Bradford City (L1)
4. Brentford (PL)
5. Chelsea (PL)
6. Crystal Palace (PL)
7. Fulham (PL)
8. Liverpool (PL)
9. Newcastle United (PL)
10. Peterborough United (L1)
11. Sunderland (PL)
12. Coventry City (PL) or Aston Villa (PL)
13. Everton (PL) or Wolves (CH)
14. Fleetwood Town (L2) or Sheffield United (CH)
15. Brighton and Hove Albion (PL)
16. Manchester City (PL)
When will the Carabao Cup fourth-round games/ties take place?
The fourth-round matches will be played during the week of October 26.
The full fixture list will be parsed out below once the matches are set in the draw and the schedule crafted.
2026/27 EFL Carabao Cup fourth round fixtures, results, kick-off times, schedule, game scores.
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Bradford City 2 - 0 Peterborough United
Bradford City 2 - 0 Peterborough United
Fleetwood Town 1-1 Arsenal – (Fleetwood won by 5-3 pens)
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 on penalties)
Manchester City 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (4-3 on penalties)
AFC Bournemouth 3-0 Aston Villa
Sunderland 3-2 Brentford
Fulham 0-1 Crystal Palace
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Everton 3-1 Newcastle Uniteda
EFL Carabao Cup 2026-27 round dates
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 Premier League clubs not involved in European cup competitions joined in the second round, and the remaining sides compete from the third round.
Round One: Weekend of 7–9 August 2026
Round Two: Week commencing 24 August 2026
Round Three: Week commencing 7 September and week commencing 14
September 2026
Round Four: Week commencing 26 October 2026
Round Five (Quarter-finals): Week commencing 14 December 2026
Semi-Final First Leg: Week commencing 11 January 2027
Semi-Final Second Leg: Week commencing 1 February 2027
Final: Sunday, 21 March 2027 at Wembley Stadium
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