Carabao Cup fixtures 2022/23: Draw, results, dates, times, TV channel and live streams for every round to final

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Manchester United and Newcastle United will contest the 2022/23 Carabao Cup final after coming through their all-Premier League semifinal ties.

Newcastle United booked their spot in the final after overcoming Southampton 3-1 on aggregate over two legs.

Manchester United seized control of their tie with Nottingham Forest, claiming a 3-0 victory at the City Ground to put one foot in the final, and a 2-0 win at Old Trafford sealed their progress to Wembley.

The two finalists will have a month to prepare for the final in London.

Carabao Cup Semifinals

The draw for the semis took place on January 11, with the first legs of the semi-finals played on January 24 and 25. The return games will take place on January 31 and February 1. 

All semifinal matches kick off at 20:00 GMT or 15:00 ET.

Match 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
Goals
Southampton vs. Newcastle SOU 0-1 NEW NEW 2-1 SOU 1-3
Nott'm Forest vs. Man United FOR 0-3 MUN MAN 2-0 FOR 0-5

Carabao Cup Quarterfinals

Two late Marcus Rashford goals allowed Man United to shake off Charlton Athletic, while Dan Burn and Joelinton were on target after halftime for Newcastle at an expectant St James' Park in their victory over Leicester City

Southampton, then the Premier League's bottom club, caused the sensation of the round as they ransacked a wretched Manchester City, with Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo getting the goals.

Raul Jimenez salvaged a draw for Wolves after their former defender Willy Boly opened the scoring for Forest. But goalkeeper Dean Henderson turned into the shootout hero as his Forest side prevailed 4-3 on spot kicks.

Date Quarterfinal  
Tues, Jan. 10 Man United 3-0 Charlton Athletic HIGHLIGHTS
Tues, Jan. 10 Newcastle 2-0 Leicester City HIGHLIGHTS
Weds, Jan. 11 Southampton 2-0 Man City HIGHLIGHTS
Weds, Jan. 11 Nott'm Forest 1-1 Wolves
(Forest adv. 4-3 on pens)
HIGHLIGHTS

How does the Carabao Cup work in 2022/23?

The EFL Cup (Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons) began with 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 2nd Round, and the remaining seven sides in the 3rd Round.

  • 1st Round: Aug. 9-11
  • 2nd Round: Aug. 23-25
  • 3rd Round (Rd of 32): Nov. 8-10
  • 4th Round (Rd of 16): Dec. 20-22
  • Quarter-finals: Jan. 10-12
  • Semi-finals: Jan. 24-26 (Leg 1), Jan. 31-Feb. 2 (Leg 2)
  • Final: Sun, Feb. 26

Every round is single-elimination except for the semifinals, which are played over two legs (no away goals tiebreaker). There is no extra time up to and including the quarter finals, with matches level after 90 minutes going straight to penalties.

However, extra time will be in effect for the semifinal second legs and the final, if necessary.

The final is traditionally held at Wembley Stadium in London.

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Carabao Cup 4th Round (Round of 16)

The competition was reduced to the final 16 teams at this stage and it delivered some thrilling action.

Manchester City downed reigning champions Liverpool in a five-goal thriller, while Brighton were knocked out by League One side Charlton Athletic on penalties. 

The Carabao Cup 4th Round draw was held on November 10.

Date Match  
December 20 Wolves 2, Gillingham 0 HIGHLIGHTS
December 20 Southampton 2, Lincoln City 1 HIGHLIGHTS
December 20 Newcastle United 1, Bournemouth 0 HIGHLIGHTS
December 20 MK Dons 0, Leicester City 3 HIGHLIGHTS
December 21 Charlton Athletic 0, Brighton 0
(Charlton win 4-3 on penalties)
HIGHLIGHTS
December 21 Blackburn Rovers 1, Nott'm Forest 4 HIGHLIGHTS
December 21 Manchester United 2, Burnley 0 HIGHLIGHTS
December 22 Manchester City 3, Liverpool 2 HIGHLIGHTS

Carabao Cup 3rd Round (Round of 32)

Round Three is where the remaining Premier League sides entered the competition. As it happened, several of them fell by the wayside.

While Manchester City enjoyed a good result against Chelsea, and Liverpool scraped through on penalties, there were others who were eliminated at this hurdle — including Arsenal, the Premier League leaders at the time of the matches.

The Carabao Cup 3rd Round draw was held on August 25.

Date Match  
Tue. Nov. 8 Stevenage 1, Charlton Athletic 1
(Charlton advance 5-4 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Nov. 8 Bristol City 1, Lincoln City 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Nov. 8 Bournemouth 4, Everton 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Nov. 8 MK Dons 2, Morcambe 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Nov. 8 Leicester City 3, Newport County 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Nov. 8 Burnley 3, Crawley Town 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Nov. 8 Brentford 1, Gillingham 1
(Gillingham advance 6-5 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Wolves 1, Leeds United HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Nottingham Forest 2, Tottenham 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Arsenal 1, Brighton 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Southampton 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1
(Southampton advance 6-5 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 West Ham 2, Blackburn Rovers 2
(Blackburn advance 10-9 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Newcastle United 0, Crystal Palace 0
(Newcastle advance 3-2 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Manchester City 2, Chelsea HIGHLIGHTS
Wed. Nov. 9 Liverpool 0, Derby County 0
(Liverpool advance 3-2 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Thurs. Nov. 10 Manchester United 4-2 Aston Villa HIGHLIGHTS

Carabao Cup 2nd Round

The 2nd Round featured the 35 winners from the 1st Round joined by the 13 Premier League clubs not involved in European competition, and the two relegated clubs from the Premier League who finished in 18th (Burnley) and 19th place (Watford) last season.

The Premier League sides gave a good account of themselves with only Fulham falling to lower-division Crawley. Leicester City and Bournemouth needed penalties to advance from their matchups.

The Carabao Cup 2nd Round draw was held on Sky Sports on Wednesday, August 10.

Date Match Time (BST / ET)
Tue. Aug 23 Walsall 0, Charlton Athletic 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue. Aug 23 Sheffield Wednesday 3, Rochdale 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Shrewsbury 0, Burnley 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Bolton 1, Aston Villa 4 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Derby County 1, West Brom 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Wolves 2, Preston North End 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Fleetwood 0, Everton 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Rotherham 0, Morecambe 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Barrow 2, Lincoln City 2
(Lincoln advance 3-1 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Stockport County 0, Leicester City 0
(Leicester advance 3-1 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Bradford City 1, Blackburn 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Grimbsy Town 0, Nottingham Forest 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Stevenage 1, Peterborough 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Norwich City 2, Bournemouth 2
(Bournemouth advance 5-3 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Newport County 3, Portsmouth 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Oxford United 0, Crystal Palace 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Watford 0, MK Dons 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Colchester 0, Brentford 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Crawley 2, Fulham 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Cambridge 0, Southampton 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 23 Gillingham 0, Exeter 0
(Gillingham advance 6-5 on PKs)
HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 24 Leeds United 3 vs. Barnsley 1 FT
Wed, Aug 24 Tranmere Rovers 1 vs. Newcastle 2 FT
Wed, Aug 24 Wycombe 1 vs. Bristol City 3 FT
Wed, Aug 24 Forest Green Rovers 0 vs. Brighton 3 FT

Here are the 50 clubs that qualified to the 2nd Round:

  No. of clubs Clubs qualified
Prem. League 13 Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Leeds, Leicester, Newcastle, Nott'm Forest, Southampton, Wolves
Championship 8 Blackburn, Bristol City, Burnley, Norwich City, Preston North End, Rotherham, Watford, West Brom
League One 17 Barnsley, Bolton, Cambridge, Charlton, Derby, Exeter, Fleetwood, Forest Green, Lincoln City, MK Dons, Morecambe, Oxford, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Shrewsbury, Wycombe
League Two 12 Barrow, Bradford, Colchester, Crawley, Gillingham, Grimsby, Newport, Rochdale, Stevenage, Stockport, Tranmere, Walsall

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Carabao Cup 1st Round results

It was a disastrous 1st Round for Championship clubs, with 14 of the 22 teams suffering instant elimination from the knockout tournament. 

Third-tier League One had more than double the teams making it through to the 2nd Round.

MORE: Rundown of the most notable Carabao Cup first round matches

Date Match  
Tue, Aug 2 Cambridge United 1, Millwall 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Shrewsbury 3, Carlisle 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Blackpool 0, Barrow 0
(Barrow advance 4-3 pens)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Accrington Stanley 2, Tranmere 2
(Tranmere advance 12-11 on pens)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 AFC Wimbledon 0, Gillingham 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Northampton Town 1, Wycombe 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Oxford United 2, Swansea 2
(Oxford advance 5-3 on pens)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Rochdale 2, Burton 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Cheltenham 0, Exeter City 7 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Charlton 1, Queens Park Rangers 1
(Charlton advance 5-3 on pens)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Morecambe 0, Stoke City 0
(Morecambe advance 5-3 on pens)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Mansfield Town 1, Derby County 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Bradford City 2, Hull City 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Crawley Town 1, Bristol Rovers 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Huddersfield 1, Preston North End 4 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Ipswich Town 0, Colchester 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Grimsby Town 4, Crewe Alexandra 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Bolton Wanderers 5, Salford City 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Norwich City 2, Birmingham City 2
(Norwich advance 4-2 on pens)
HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Harrogate Town 0, Stockport 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Doncaster 0, Lincoln City 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Luton Town 2, Newport County 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 MK Dons 1, Sutton United 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Forest Green 2, Leyton Orient 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Fleetwood 1, Wigan Athletic 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Cardiff City 0, Portsmouth 3 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Walsall 2, Swindon Town 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Tue, Aug 9 Reading 1, Stevenage 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 10 Coventry City 1, Bristol City 4 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 10 Blackburn 4, Hartlepool 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 10 Plymouth Argyle 0, Peterborough 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 10 Sheffield Wednesday 2, Sunderland 0 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 10 Port Vale 1, Rotherham 2 HIGHLIGHTS
Wed, Aug 10 Middlesbrough 0, Barnsley 1 HIGHLIGHTS
Thu, Aug 11 West Brom 1, Sheffield United 0 HIGHLIGHTS

Carabao Cup TV channel, live streams 2022/23

  UK USA Canada Australia
TV channel Sky Sports beIN Sports
Streaming Sky Go, NOW TV ESPN+ DAZN beIN Connect, Kayo Sports

UK: Sky Sports is the exclusive broadcaster of the Carabao Cup in the UK.

USA: ESPN streaming platform ESPN+ is the home of the Carabao Cup in the USA. Select matches from early rounds are available to be streamed, followed by all matches from the Round of 16 through to the final.

Canada: DAZN has the Carabao Cup streaming rights in Canada with select matches carried from the early rounds.

Australia: The Carabao Cup broadcaster for fans in Australia is beIN Sports.

Why is it called Carabao Cup?

The knockout tournament has long been known as the League Cup or EFL Cup since it is organised by the English Football League, which is comprised of the second-tier Championship, third-tier League One, and fourth-division League Two. 

Beginning in the 1990s, sponsors began attaching their name to this tournament and the sponsor names caught on: Coca-Cola Cup, Worthington's Cup, and the Carling Cup.

The latest sponsor is Thai energy drink company Carabao, which bought the title rights of the knockout tournament beginning with the 2017/18 edition, leading to the use of the Carabao Cup moniker.

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Simon Borg is a senior editor for football/soccer at The Sporting News.