2025-26 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.
2025/26 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 beginning September 15 and September 22.
Date Fixture TV channel
28-29th October —
Date Match
October 28 Grimsby Town 0-5 Brentford
October 28 Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 Fulham
Fulham adv. 5-4 on pens
October 28 Wrexham 1-2 Cardiff City
October 29 Liverpool 0-3 Crystal Palace
October 29 Swansea City 1-3 Manchester City
October 29 Arsenal 2-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
October 29 Wolves 3-4 Chelsea
October 29 Newcastle United 2-0 Tottenham
EFL Carabao Cup 2025-26 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.
First Round: Week commencing August 11, 2025
Second Round: W/C August 25, 2025
Third Round (Rd of 32): W/C September 15 and September 22, 2025
Fourth Round (Rd of 16): W/C October 27, 2025
Quarterfinals: W/C December 15, 2025
Semifinals first legs: W/C January 12, 2026
Semifinal second legs: W/C February 2, 2026
Final: March 22, 2026
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