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.

Although lacking the prestige of the FA Cup and Premier League, the Carabao Cup is nonetheless a valued piece of silverware and a potential route into European football for the winners.

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.

2026/27 EFL Carabao Cup fourth round, fixtures, kick-off times, results, game scores, schedule

Below is the complete draw and results for third-round matches, which took place in the weeks The fourth round fixtures will begin in the week commencing Monday, 26 October.,,

Date Fixture TV channel

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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