2018–19 EFL Cup

Carabao Cup 2018–19
Region	England (89 clubs) Wales (3 clubs)
Dates	13 Aug 2018 – 24 Feb 2019
Number of teams	92
Defending champions	Manchester City
Champions	Manchester City (6th title)
Runner-up	Chelsea
Total matches played	93
Total goals scored	285
Top goal scorer	Gabriel Jesus (5 goals)
← 2017–18	2019–20 →

The 2018–19 EFL Cup was the 59th season of the EFL Cup. Known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, the competition is open to all 92 English and Welsh clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. The first round was played on 13 August 2018, nine days after the start of the Football League season. Manchester City are the defending champions. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 February 2019.

Changes

In June 2018, it was announced that there would be a number of changes to the competition after a vote by all of the English Football League clubs at their annual EFL Summer Conference in Portugal. Extra time would be scrapped for all rounds except for the final with the tie progressing straight to a penalty shoot-out in the event of a draw after 90 minutes. This was introduced in order to reduce "additional fatigue issues". The ABBA penalty system trial would also be scrapped and the format for a penalty shoot-out would return to the ABAB format. Seeding was removed for the first two rounds however the first two rounds remained organised on a regional basis. Video assistant referees (VAR) were also authorised for use at matches played at Premier League club grounds.

Access

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League will enter the 2018–19 EFL Cup. Access is distributed across leagues. For the first two rounds, the draw was regionalised into northern and southern clubs.

In the first round, 22 Football League Championship clubs and all Football League One and Football League Two clubs entering in this round.

The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs Swansea City and Stoke City (who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the 2017–18 Premier League season) will join, alongside the Premier League clubs not involved in either the UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League will enter.

Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all receive byes to the third round owing to their participation in European competition.

The first round draw was held on 15 June 2018 in Vietnam.

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	No of games
First round (70 clubs)	24 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 22 clubs from EFL Championship	N/A	35
Second round (50 clubs)	2 clubs from EFL Championship 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)	35 winners from first round	25
Third round (32 clubs)	7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)	25 winners from second round	16
Fourth round (16 clubs)	No other entries	16 winners from third round	8
Fifth round (8 clubs)	No other entries	8 winners from fourth round	4
Semi-finals (4 clubs)	No other entries	4 winners from fifth round	2
Final (2 clubs)	No other entries	2 winners from semi-finals	1

First round

Entry

A total of 70 clubs played in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 22 from the Championship (tier 2). The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.

Matches

Northern section

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Blackpool (3)	3–1	Barnsley (3)	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Nottingham  50' Pritchard  56' Gnanduillet  80'	Report	Moncur  19'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,937 Referee: Mark Heywood

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Carlisle United (4)	1–5	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Carlisle
19:45 BST	Hope  22'	Report	Armstrong  2', 54' Dack  6', 34' Palmer  40'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,156 Referee: Ross Joyce

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Crewe Alexandra (4)	1–1 (3–4 pen)	Fleetwood Town (3)	Crewe
19:45 BST	Wintle  32'	Report	Holt  52'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1,783 Referee: Trevor Kettle
	Penalties
	Jones Nicholls Reilly Pickering Ng		Madden Long Holt Biggins Hunter

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Grimsby Town (4)	0–2	Rochdale (3)	Grimsby
19:45 BST			Rathbone  39', 79'	Stadium: Blundell Park Referee: Darren England

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Leeds United (2)	2–1	Bolton Wanderers (2)	Leeds
19:45 BST	Bamford  27' Sáiz  35'		Oztumer  52'	Stadium: Elland Road Referee: Andy Haines

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Macclesfield Town (4)	1–1 (4-2 pen)	Bradford City (3)	Macclesfield
19:45 BST	Kelleher  60'		Colville  62'	Stadium: Moss Rose Referee: Jeremy Simpson
	Penalties
	Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick Rose Marsh		O'Connor Akpan Riley Payne

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Mansfield Town (4)	6–1	Accrington Stanley (3)	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Walker  9' (pen.), 13' (pen.), 45+2' Khan  16' Rose  66' Hamilton  90+4'		Finley  6'	Stadium: Field Mill Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Middlesbrough (2)	3–3 (4-3 pen)	Notts County (4)	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Fletcher  27', 74' Mahmutovic  44'		Crawford  20' Stead  34', 63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Anthony Backhouse
	Penalties
	Leadbitter McNair Walker Tavernier		Stead Alessandra Hawkridge Patching Jones

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Nottingham Forest (2)	1–1 (10–9 pen)	Bury (4)	Nottingham
19:30 BST	Smith  33' Cash  90+3'	Report	O'Connell  2'	Stadium: City Ground Referee: Scott Duncan
	Penalties
	Lolley Osborn Dawson Murphy Watson Cash Hefele Robinson Byram Steele Lolley		O'Connell O'Shea Bunn Omotayo Stokes Miller Moore Thompson Dawson Murphy O'Connell

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Oldham Athletic (4)	0–2	Derby County (2)	Oldham
19:45 BST			Graham  36' (o.g.) Mount  70'	Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Darren Bond

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Port Vale (4)	0–4	Lincoln City (4)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST			Shackell  5' Green  48' (pen.) O'Connor  80' Akinde  82'	Stadium: Vale Park Referee: Robert Lewis

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Preston North End (2)	3–1	Morecambe (4)	Preston
19:45 BST				Stadium: Deepdale

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Rotherham United (2)	3–1	Wigan Athletic (2)	Rotherham
19:45 BST				Stadium: New York Stadium

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Scunthorpe United (3)	1–2	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST				Stadium: Glanford Park

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Sheffield United (2)	1–1 (5-4 pen)	Hull City (2)	Sheffield
19:45 BST				Stadium: Brammall Lane
	Penalties
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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Shrewsbury Town (3)	1–2	Burton Albion (3)	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST				Stadium: New Meadow

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Tranmere Rovers (4)	1–3	Walsall (3)	Birkenhead
19:45 BST				Stadium: Prenton Park

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)	Sunderland (3)	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Sunderland
19:45 BST		Report	Matias  29' Reach  79'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 13,890

Southern section

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Bristol City (2)	0–1	Plymouth Argyle (3)	Bristol
19:45 BST				Stadium: Ashton Gate

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Bristol Rovers (3)	2–1	Crawley Town (4)	Bristol
19:45 BST				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Cambridge United (4)	1–4	Newport County (4)	Cambridge
19:45 BST				Stadium: Abbey Stadium

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Cheltenham Town (4)	2–2 (6-5 pen)	Colchester United (4)	Cheltenham
19:45 BST				Stadium: Whaddon Road
	Penalties
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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Exeter City (4)	1–1 (4-2 pen)	Ipswich Town (2)	Exeter
19:45 BST				Stadium: St James Park
	Penalties
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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Millwall (2)	0–0 (3-1 pen)	Gillingham (3)	Bermondsey, London
19:45 BST				Stadium: The Den
	Penalties
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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	3–0	Charlton Athletic (3)	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST				Stadium: Stadium:MK

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Norwich City (2)	3–1	Stevenage (4)	Norwich
19:45 BST				Stadium: Carrow Road

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Oxford United (3)	2–0	Coventry City (3)	Oxford
19:45 BST	Browne  39' Whyte  50'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,551

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Portsmouth (3)	1–2	AFC Wimbledon (3)	Portsmouth
19:45 BST				Stadium: Fratton Park

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Queens Park Rangers (2)	2–0	Peterborough United (3)	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Freeman  3' Wszołek  6'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Gavin Ward

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Reading (2)	2–0	Birmingham City (2)	Reading
20:00 BST				Stadium: Madejski Stadium

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Southend United (3)	2–4	Brentford (2)	Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST				Stadium: Roots Hall

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Swindon Town (4)	0–1	Forest Green Rovers (4)	Swindon
19:45 BST			Campbell  60'	Stadium: The County Ground

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	West Bromwich Albion (2)	1–0	Luton Town (3)	West Bromwich
20:00 BST				Stadium: The Hawthorns

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	1–1 (7-6 pen)	Northampton Town (4)	High Wycombe
19:45 BST				Stadium: Adams Park
	Penalties
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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)	Yeovil Town (4)	0–1	Aston Villa (2)	Yeovil
19:45 BST		Report	Hourihane  77'	Stadium: Huish Park Stadium

Second round

Entry

A total of 50 clubs played in the second round with 13 teams from the Premier League joining in this round (teams without international liabilities), also the 2 remaining Championship teams entered. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.

Matches

Northern section

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Leicester City (1)	4–0	Fleetwood Town (3)	Leicester
19:45 BST	Fuchs  8' Iborra  39' Iheanacho  46' Ghezzal  71'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 10,671 Referee: Lee Mason

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Leeds United (2)	0–2	Preston North End (2)	Leeds
19:45 BST		Report	Johnson  2' (pen.) Barker  45+1'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: Tony Harrington Referee: 18,652

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	Sheffield
19:45 BST		Report	Bonatini  53' Costa  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 13,597 Referee: Robert Jones

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Doncaster Rovers (3)	1–2	Blackpool (3)	Doncaster
19:45 BST	May  23'	Report	Nottingham  38' Pritchard  60'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 3,188 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Burton Albion (3)	1–0	Aston Villa (2)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Boyce  52'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Darren Bond

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Hull City (2)	0–4	Derby County (2)	Hull
19:45 BST		Report	Waghorn  24' Jozefzoon  39' Fleming  73' (o.g.) Mount  89'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 4,666 Referee: Oliver Langford

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Middlesbrough (2)	2–1	Rochdale (3)	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Johnson  37' Hugill  53'	Report	Delaney  83'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 10,344 Referee: Ben Toner

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Blackburn Rovers (2)	4–1	Lincoln City (4)	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Nuttall  4' Graham  49' Downing  61' Palmer  77'	Report	Luque  28'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,211 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	West Bromwich Albion (2)	2–1	Mansfield Town (4)	West Bromwich
19:45 BST	Leko  26' Edwards  75'	Report	Bishop  69'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 13,046 Referee: Steve Martin

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Walsall (3)	3–3 (1–3 pen)	Macclesfield Town (4)	Walsall
19:45 BST	Morris  33' Cook  63' Gordon  64'	Report	Grimes  10' Smith  25' Marsh  90+1'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Darren Drysdale
	Penalties
	*Cook Leahy Kouhyar Morris		* Whitaker Smith Fitzpatrick

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Stoke City (2)	2–0	Huddersfield Town (1)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Berahino  53' Bacuna  90+7' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 7,290 Referee: Peter Bankes

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29)	Everton (1)	3–1	Rotherham United (2)	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Sigurðsson  28' Calvert-Lewin  61', 87'	Report	Vaulks  86'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,972 Referee: Graham Scott

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29)	Nottingham Forest (2)	3–1	Newcastle United (1)	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Murphy  2' Cash  90+4' Dias  90+7'	Report	Rondón  90+2'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 13,942 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Southern section

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	0–1	Southampton (1)	Brighton
19:45 BST		Report	Austin  88'	Stadium: American Express Community Stadium Attendance: 13,651 Referee: Andre Marriner

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Queens Park Rangers (2)	3–1	Bristol Rovers (3)	London
19:45 BST	Osayi-Samuel  4' Wszołek  18' Smith  64'	Report	Upson  87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Charles Breakspear

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	AFC Wimbledon (3)	1–3	West Ham United (1)	London
19:45 BST	Pigott  2'	Report	Diop  63' Ogbonna  83' Hernández  90+2'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Attendance: 3,962 Referee: Tim Robinson

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Fulham (1)	2–0	Exeter City (4)	London
19:45 BST	Kamara  4', 48'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 9,333 Referee: Kevin Friend

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	2–2 (4–3 pen)	Forest Green Rovers (4)	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Kashket  55' Stewart  74'	Report	Grubb  57' Winchester  86'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 1,934 Referee: Antony Coggins
	Penalties
	* Jacobson Freeman McCarthy Stewart Saunders		* Doidge Gunning Grubb Brown Digby

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Cardiff City (1)	1–3	Norwich City (2)	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Ecuele Manga  77'	Report	Srbeny  26', 64' Aarons  69'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,953 Referee: Andrew Madley

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Brentford (2)	1–0	Cheltenham Town (4)	London
19:45 BST	Jeanvier  40'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,384 Referee: Ross Joyce

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Swansea City (2)	0–1	Crystal Palace (1)	Swansea
19:45 BST		Report	Sørloth  70'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,122 Referee: John Brooks

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Newport County (4)	0–3	Oxford United (3)	Newport
19:45 BST		Report	Demetriou  2' (o.g.) Baptiste  4' Whyte  90+1'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,228 Referee: Scott Duncan

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)	Bournemouth (1)	3–0	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Mousset  15' Fraser  37' Ibe  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 9,747 Referee: James Linington

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29)	Millwall (2)	3–2	Plymouth Argyle (3)	London
19:45 BST	Williams  64' (pen.) Gregory  83' O'Brien  89'	Report	Ness  41' Ladapo  67'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 3,645 Referee: Darren England

29 August 2018 (2018-08-29)	Reading (2)	0–2	Watford (1)	Reading
20:00 BST		Report	Success  37' Quina  62'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9,265 Referee: Andy Davies

Third round

Entry

The draw was held on 30 August 2018. The seven remaining Premier League clubs involved in European competition joined the 25 match-winners from the previous round.

Matches

25 September 2018	West Bromwich Albion (2)	0–3	Crystal Palace (1)	West Bromwich
20:00 BST		Report	Townsend  6', 81' Van Aanholt  76'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 10,818 Referee: Peter Bankes

25 September 2018	Burton Albion (3)	2–1	Burnley (1)	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45 BST	Boyce  62' Allen  83'	Report	Long  40'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,449 Referee: Robert Jones

25 September 2018	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	3–4	Norwich City (2)	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Cowan-Hall  17' Saunders  61' (pen.) McCarthy  75'	Report	Rhodes  12', 14', 51' Trybull  41'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,947 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

25 September 2018	Oxford United (3)	0–3	Manchester City (1)	Oxford
19:45 BST		Report	Gabriel Jesus  36' Mahrez  78' Foden  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,956 Referee: Roger East

25 September 2018	Millwall (2)	1–3	Fulham (1)	London
19:45 BST	Elliott  61'	Report	Bryan  7' De la Torre  52' Christie  68'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,839 Referee: Darren Bond

25 September 2018	Bournemouth (1)	3–2	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Bournemouth
19:45 BST	Stanislas  14' Ibe  58' (pen.) Wilson  90+5'	Report	Conway  63' Armstrong  72' (pen.)	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,715 Referee: Simon Hooper

25 September 2018	Preston North End (2)	2–2 (3–4 pen)	Middlesbrough (2)	Preston
19:45 BST	Robinson  27' Barkhuizen  66'	Report	Fletcher  34' Tavernier  69'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Oliver Langford
	Penalties
	Ledson Robinson Moult Pearson Burke		Leadbitter Gestede McNair Tavernier

25 September 2018	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	0–0 (1–3 pen)	Leicester City (1)	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 21,562 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Penalties
	Saïss Jota Ashley-Seal Traoré		Fuchs Ghezzal Choudhury Iborra Iheanacho

25 September 2018	Blackpool (3)	2–0	Queens Park Rangers (2)	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Gnanduillet  28' Spearing  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Tim Robinson

25 September 2018	Manchester United (1)	2–2 (7–8 pen)	Derby County (2)	Old Trafford, Manchester
20:00 BST	Mata  3' Fellaini  90+5'	Report	Wilson  59' Marriott  85'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,227 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Penalties
	Lukaku Young Fellaini Fred Martial Dalot Matić Jones		Mount Jozefzoon Wilson Marriott Johnson Bryson Forsyth Keogh

26 September 2018	Nottingham Forest (2)	3–2	Stoke City (2)	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Osborn  19' Murphy  40' Lolley  50'	Report	Afobe  60' Berahino  83'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 12,915 Referee: Darren England

26 September 2018	Arsenal (1)	3–1	Brentford (2)	Holloway, London
19:45 BST	Welbeck  5', 37' Lacazette  90+3'	Report	Judge  58'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 49,586 Referee: Mike Dean]]

26 September 2018	Liverpool (1)	1–2	Chelsea (1)	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Sturridge  58'	Report	Emerson  79' Hazard  85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 45,503 Referee: Kevin Friend

26 September 2018	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	2–2 (4–2 pen)	Watford (1)	Milton Keynes
20:00 BST	Alli  82' Lamela  86'	Report	Success  46' Capoue  89'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 23,650 Referee: Lee Mason
	Penalties
	Son Lamela Llorente Alli		Success Capoue Hughes Quina

26 September 2018	West Ham United (1)	8–0	Macclesfield Town (4)	Stratford, London
19:45 BST	Antonio  29' Snodgrass  32', 60' Pérez  39' Fredericks  51' Ogbonna  54' Diangana  67', 82'	Report		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 24,833 Referee: Craig Pawson

2 October 2018	Everton (1)	1–1 (3–4 pen)	Southampton (1)	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Walcott  85'	Report	Ings  44'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 30,545 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Penalties
	Baines Tosun Richarlison Zouma Walcott		Ings Davis Højbjerg Targett Cédric

Fourth round

Entry

The fourth round draw took place on Saturday 29 September at 9pm BST.

Matches

30 October 2018	Bournemouth (1)	2–1	Norwich City (2)	Bournemouth
19:45	Stanislas  39' Cook  72'	Report	Hernández  70'	Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Lee Mason

30 October 2018	Burton Albion (3)	3–2	Nottingham Forest (2)	Burton-upon-Trent
19:45	Fraser  52', 64' Hesketh  82'	Report	Grabban  70' Appiah  90'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Referee: John Brooks

31 October 2018	Arsenal (1)	2–1	Blackpool (3)	Holloway, London
19:45	Lichtsteiner  33' Smith Rowe  50'	Report	O'Connor  66'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 48,168 Referee: David Coote

31 October 2018	Chelsea (1)	3–2	Derby County (2)	Fulham
19:45	Tomori  5' (o.g.) Keogh  21' (o.g.) Fàbregas  41'	Report	Marriott  9' Waghorn  27'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,564 Referee: Jonathan Moss

31 October 2018	West Ham United (1)	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Stratford, London
19:45	Pérez  71'	Report	Son  16', 54' Llorente  75'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 50,270 Referee: Stuart Attwell

31 October 2018	Middlesbrough (2)	1–0	Crystal Palace (1)	Middlesbrough
20:00	Wing  45+3'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 11,850 Referee: Paul Tierney

1 November 2018	Manchester City (1)	2–0	Fulham (1)	Manchester
19:45	Díaz  18', 65'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 35,271 Referee: Martin Atkinson

27 November 2018	Leicester City (1)	0–0 (6–5 pen)	Southampton (1)	Leicester
19:45		Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 22,150 Referee: Roger East
	Penalties
	Fuchs Albrighton Söyüncü Gray Vardy Mendy		Davis Højbjerg Redmond Vestergaard Cédric Gabbiadini

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final round draw took place on Wednesday 31 October at 10pm BST.

Matches

18 December 2018	Leicester City (1)	1–1 (1–3 pen)	Manchester City (1)	Leicester
19:45	Albrighton  73'	Report	De Bruyne  14'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 24,644 Referee: Lee Mason
	Penalties
	Maguire Fuchs Maddison Söyüncü		Gündoğan Sterling Gabriel Jesus Zinchenko

18 December 2018	Middlesbrough (2)	0–1	Burton Albion (3)	Middlesbrough
19:45		Report	Hesketh  48'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,342 Referee: Michael Oliver

19 December 2018	Arsenal (1)	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Holloway, London
19:45		Report	Son Heung-Min  20' Alli  59'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,016 Referee: Jonathan Moss

19 December 2018	Chelsea (1)	1–0	Bournemouth (1)	Fulham
19:45	Hazard  84'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,432 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 19 December.

First leg

8 January 2019	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	1–0	Chelsea (1)	Wembley, London
20:00 GMT	Kane  26' (Pen)	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 44,371 Referee: Michael Oliver

9 January 2019	Manchester City (1)	9–0	Burton Albion (3)	Manchester
19:45 GMT	De Bruyne  5' Jesus  30', 34', 57', 65' Zinchenko  37' Foden  62' Walker  70' Mahrez  83'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 32,089 Referee: Mike Dean

Second leg

23 January 2019	Burton Albion (3)	0–1 (0–10 agg.)	Manchester City (1)	Burton upon Trent
GMT	Agüero  26'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,519 Referee: Kevin Friend

24 January 2019	Chelsea (1)	2–1 (2–2 agg.) (4–2 pen)	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Fulham, London
19:45 GMT	Kanté  27' Hazard  38'	Report	Llorente  50'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,610 Referee: Martin Atkinson
	Penalties
	Willian Azpilicueta Jorginho Luiz		Eriksen Lamela Dier Lucas

Final

Main article:2019 EFL Cup Final

The final will be played at Wembley Stadium.

24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) 16:30 GMT	Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Manchester City	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 81,775 Referee: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)
		Report
		Penalties
	Jorginho Azpilicueta Emerson David Luiz Hazard	3–4	Gündoğan Agüero Sané B. Silva Sterling

Broadcast rights

These matches were televised live in the UK and Ireland by Sky Sports:

Round	Live TV Games
First round	Yeovil Town vs Aston Villa, Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday
Second round	AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham United, Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
Third round	Manchester United vs Derby County, Liverpool vs Chelsea
Fourth round	Burton Albion vs Nottingham Forest, Chelsea vs Derby County
Quarter-finals	Leicester City vs Manchester City, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

External Links

• EFL Cup

2018–19 EFL Cup Matches

Round 1

Blackpool v Barnsley · Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers · Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town · Grimsby Town v Rochdale · Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers · Macclesfield Town v Bradford City · Mansfield Town v Accrington Stanley · Middlesbrough v Notts County · Nottingham Forest v Bury · Oldham Athletic v Derby County · Port Vale v Lincoln City · Preston North End v Morecambe · Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic · Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers · Sheffield United v Hull City · Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion · Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday · Tranmere Rovers v Walsall · Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle · Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town · Cambridge United v Newport County · Cheltenham Town v Colchester United · Exeter City v Ipswich Town · Millwall v Gillingham · Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic · Norwich City v Stevenage · Oxford United v Coventry City · Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon · Queens Park Rangers v Peterborough United · Reading v Birmingham City · Southend United v Brentford · Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers · West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town · Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town · Yeovil Town v Aston Villa

Round 2

Leicester City v Fleetwood Town · Leeds United v Preston North End · Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers · Doncaster Rovers v Blackpool · Burton Albion v Aston Villa · Hull City v Derby County · Middlesbrough v Rochdale · Blackburn Rovers v Lincoln City · West Bromwich Albion v Mansfield Town · Walsall v Macclesfield Town · Stoke City v Huddersfield Town · Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton · Queens Park Rangers v Bristol Rovers · AFC Wimbledon v West Ham United · Fulham v Exeter City · Wycombe Wanderers v Forest Green Rovers · Cardiff City v Norwich City · Brentford v Cheltenham Town · Swansea City v Crystal Palace · Newport County v Oxford United · Bournemouth v Milton Keynes Dons · Reading v Watford · Everton v Rotherham United · Millwall v Plymouth Argyle · Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

Round 3

West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace · Burton Albion v Burnley · Wycombe Wanderers v Norwich City · Oxford United v Manchester City · Millwall v Fulham · Bournemouth v Blackburn Rovers · Preston North End v Middlesbrough · Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City · Blackpool v Queens Park Rangers · Manchester United v Derby County · Nottingham Forest v Stoke City · Arsenal v Brentford · Liverpool v Chelsea · Tottenham Hotspur v Watford · West Ham United v Macclesfield Town · Everton v Southampton

Round 4

Bournemouth v Norwich City · Burton Albion v Nottingham Forest · Arsenal v Blackpool · Chelsea v Derby County · West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur · Middlesbrough v Crystal Palace · Manchester City v Fulham · Leicester City v Southampton

Quarter-finals

Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur · Leicester City v Manchester City · Middlesbrough v Burton Albion · Chelsea v Bournemouth

Semi-finals

Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea · Manchester City v Burton Albion · Burton Albion v Manchester City · Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur

Final

Chelsea v Manchester City