2025-26 Carabao Cup Third Round Draw: Fixtures, Results, Date, 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 third round results, game scores

Below is the complete draw and results for third-round matches, which took place in the weeks beginning September 15 and September 22.

Date Result

September 16 Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Grimsby Town

September 16 Brentford 1-1 Aston Villa

(Brentford won 4-2 on penalties)

September 16 Crystal Palace 1-1 Millwall

(Crystal Palace won 4-2 on penalties)

September 17 Swansea City 3-2 Nottingham Forest

September 23 Lincoln City 1-2 Chelsea

September 23 Wolves 2-0 Everton

September 23 Fulham 1-0 Cambridge United

September 23 Wigan Athletic 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers

September 23 Barnsley 0-6 Brighton & Hove Albion

September 23 Burnley 1-2 Cardiff City

September 23 Wrexham 2-0 Reading

September 23 Liverpool 2-1 Southampton

September 24 Huddersfield Town 0-2 Manchester City

September 24 Newcastle United 4-1 Bradford City

September 24 Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 Doncaster Rovers

September 24 Port Vale 0-2 Arsenal

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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