EFL Cup fourth round draw 2025/26: Fixtures, schedule, dates, TV channel, online live streams
All the details on round four
The third-round winners in the EFL Cup 2025/26 did not have long to wait to find out who they will play next.
More Premier League clubs were involved in the third round, with teams taking part in the Champions League and Europa League entering for the first time at this stage.
Reigning top-flight champions Liverpool have won the EFL Cup a record 10 times, followed by Manchester City with eight titles and Manchester United with six.
101GreatGoals.com has the full draw for the 2025/26 EFL Cup fourth round and details of the schedule.
Table of Contents
- 1 When is the EFL Cup fourth round 2025/26?
- 2 EFL Cup fourth round draw: Fixtures, schedule
- 3 EFL Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26
- 4 EFL Cup second round fixtures, results 2025/26
- 5 EFL Cup preliminary and first round results 2025/26
- 6 EFL Cup: Are Premier League in the Carabao Cup third round?
- 7 EFL Cup dates 2025/26: When are the Carabao Cup round dates?
- 8 EFL Cup TV channel: How to watch the Carabao Cup
- 9 EFL Cup live stream: Watch the Carabao Cup online
- 10 Do the EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?
- 11 Do EFL Cup ties go to extra time, replays and penalties?
When is the EFL Cup fourth round 2025/26?
The fixtures are taking place during the week of October 27, 2025.
EFL Cup fourth round draw: Fixtures, schedule
Here’s the full schedule. All matches start at 19:45 BST / 14:45 ET / 11:45 PT and are on Sky Sports+ unless otherwise stated.
Tuesday, October 28
Grimsby Town vs Brentford
Wycombe Wanderers vs Fulham
Wrexham vs Cardiff City (20:00, ITV/Sky Sports Football)
Wednesday, October 29
Liverpool vs Crystal Palace (Sky Sports Football)
Swansea City vs Manchester City
Wolves vs Chelsea
Newcastle vs Tottenham (20:00, ITV/Sky Sports Main Event)
EFL Cup third round fixtures, results 2025/26
Wednesday, September 24
Huddersfield Town 0-2 Manchester City
Tottenham 3-0 Doncaster Rovers
Tuesday, September 23
Barnsley 0-6 Brighton & Hove Albion
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Tuesday, September 16
Brentford 1-1 (4-2p) Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Grimsby Town
Crystal Palace 1-1 (4-2p) Millwall
Wednesday, September 17
Swansea City 3-2 Nottingham Forest
EFL Cup second round fixtures, results 2025/26
Wednesday, August 27
Grimsby Town 2-2 (12-11p) Manchester United
Tuesday, August 26
Burton Albion 0-1 Lincoln City
Accrington Stanley 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Stockport County
Sunderland 1-1 (5-6p) Huddersfield Town
Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 (3-0p) Leeds United
Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Athletic
Swansea City 1-1 (5-3p) Plymouth Argyle
Bromley 1-1 (4-5p) Wycombe Wanderers
Cardiff City 3-0 Cheltenham Town
EFL Cup preliminary and first round results 2025/26
EFL Cup preliminary round results
Tuesday, July 29
Barnet 2-2 (2-4p) Newport County
Tuesday, August 5
Accrington Stanley 3-1 Oldham Athletic
EFL Cup round one results
Tuesday, August 12
Grimsby Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Salford City 0-0 (2-3p) Rotherham
Harrogate Town 1-3 Lincoln City
Tranmere Rovers 1-1 (4-5p) Burton Albion
Stockport County 3-1 Crewe Alexandra
Accrington 2-1 Peterborough United
Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Bradford City
Middlesbrough 0-4 Doncaster Rovers
West Brom 1-1 (2-3p) Derby County
Chesterfield 0-2 Mansfield Town
Wigan Athletic 1-0 Notts County
Bromley 1-1 (5-4p) Ipswich Town
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cambridge United
Leyton Orient 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers
Charlton Athletic 3-1 Stevenage
Oxford United 1-0 Colchester United
Gillingham 1-1 (2-4p) AFC Wimbledon
Northampton Town 0-1 Southampton
Wednesday, August 13
Barnsley 2-2 (5-4p) Fleetwood Town
Bolton Wanderers 3-3 (2-4p) Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town 2-2 (3-2p) Leicester City
Birmingham City 2-1 Sheffield United
EFL Cup: Are Premier League in the Carabao Cup third round?
The 11 Premier League clubs not involved in European competition joined the competition in the second round, giving EFL clubs their first shots at providing upsets this season.
The nine Premier League teams who are in Europe are now joining the EFL Cup third round.
EFL Cup dates 2025/26: When are the Carabao Cup round dates?
Round one started during the second week of the EFL season. A new preliminary round also started in late July between the two clubs promoted from the National League last season and the teams who finished 21st and 22nd in League Two.
There will be split weeks in round three for clubs in the Champions League and Europa League.
EFL Cup preliminary round
Week commencing August 4, 2025
EFL Cup round one
August 11, 2025
EFL Cup round two
August 25, 2025
EFL Cup round three
September 15 and 22, 2025
EFL Cup round four
October 27, 2025
EFL Cup round five
December 15, 2025
EFL Cup semi-final first leg
January 12, 2026
EFL Cup semi-final second leg
February 2, 2026
EFL Cup final
Sunday, March 22, 2026
EFL Cup TV channel: How to watch the Carabao Cup
All EFL Cup matches will be available to watch on Sky Sports or Sky Sports+ as part of a deal between the league and the broadcaster to show more than 1,000 of the 1,891 games across the EFL, EFL Cup and Bristol Street Motors Trophy.
Via Now TV, Sky Sports costs £14.99 for a day membership, £26 a month for a six-month membership or £34.99 a month with no contract.
EFL Cup live stream: Watch the Carabao Cup online
Sky Sports memberships include access to all 12 live Sky Sports channels and Sky Sports+, which offers live streams and a dedicated channel.
Fans can watch online and on the move with the SkyGO app, which is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs, gaming consoles, set-top boxes and mobile devices.
Do the EFL Cup winners qualify for Europe?
The EFL Cup winners receive a place in the play-off stage of the UEFA Conference League unless they qualify through another route for European competition.
Newcastle were an example of the rule in action in 2024/25, instead qualifying for the Champions League through their league position.
That meant their Conference League play-off place went to the next-highest ranked team who had not qualified for European competition via their league position.
Do EFL Cup ties go to extra time, replays and penalties?
Should they finish level after 90 minutes, EFL Cup ties go straight to penalties until the semi-finals, which take place over two legs.
If the scoreline is level after the second leg, extra time and – if necessary – penalties are used to separate teams.
The final is a one-off match at Wembley Stadium, with extra time and penalties used if required.
Liverpool beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties in the 2021/22 final and edged the same fixture after extra time in 2023/24 through Virgil van Dijk’s 118th-minute winner.
Newcastle beat Liverpool 2-1 in the 2024/25 final to win their first domestic trophy since 1955.