2019–20 EFL Cup

Carabao Cup 2019–20
Region	England (89 clubs) Wales (3 clubs)
Dates	6 August 2019 – 1 March 2020
Number of teams	92
Defending champions	Manchester City
Champions	Manchester City
Runner-up	Aston Villa
Total matches played	93
Total goals scored	303 (3.26 per match)
Top goal scorer	Liam Boyce (5 goals)
← 2018–19	2020–21 →

The 2019–20 EFL Cup was the 60th season of the EFL Cup. Also known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, the competition is open to all 92 clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. The first round will be played on the week of 12 August 2019, about ten days after the start of the Football League season. Manchester City are the defending champions, having won the 2019 final. The final will be held at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 March 2020.

Access

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League will enter the season's EFL Cup. Access is distributed across leagues. The distribution below is based on the one used in 2018–19 For the first two rounds, the draw was regionalised into northern and southern clubs.

In the first round, 22 from 24 Championship clubs and all League One, and League Two clubs entering in this round.

The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs Cardiff City and Fulham (who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the 2018–19 Premier League season), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League or Europa League will enter.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton Wanderers all received byes to the third round owing to their participation in European competitions.

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	Number 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 (over 2 legs each)
Final (2 clubs)	No other entries	2 winners from semi-finals	1

First round

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. The draw was made by John Barnes and Ray Parlour on 20 June 2019.

Northern section

13 August 2019	Accrington Stanley (3)	1–3	Sunderland (3)	Accrington
19:45 BST	Bishop 61' (pen)	Report	McNulty  17' McGeady  79' Wyke  90+4'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Darren Drysdale

13 August 2019	Barnsley (2)	0–3	Carlisle United (4)	Barnsley
19:45 BST		Report	McKirdy  24' Bridge  58' (pen.) Thomas  64'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 5,208 Referee: Ben Toner

13 August 2019	Blackburn Rovers (2)	3–2	Oldham Athletic (4)	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Dack  70' Downing  90+2' Rothwell  90+5'	Report	Nepomuceno  14' Maouche  80'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Tom Nield

13 August 2019	Blackpool (3)	2–2 (2–4 pen)	Macclesfield Town (4)	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Thompson  31' Gnanduillet  90' (pen.)	Report	Bushiri  39' (o.g.) Gomis  65'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,715 Referee: Martin Coy
		Penalties
	Pritchard Kaikai Delfouneso Thompson		Horsfall Archibald Osadebe Clarke Evans

13 August 2019	Bradford City (4)	0–4	Preston North End (2)	Bradford
19:45 BST		Report	Green  13' Barkhuizen  19', 53' Harrop  71'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Matthew Donohue

13 August 2019	Grimsby Town (4)	1–0	Doncaster Rovers (3)	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Cook  40'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 2,470 Referee: John Brooks

13 August 2019	Huddersfield Town (2)	0–1	Lincoln City (3)	Huddersfield
19:45 BST		Report	Anderson  55'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 6,908 Referee: Peter Wright

13 August 2019	Mansfield Town (4)	2–2 (5–6 pen)	Morecambe (4)	Mansfield
19:45 BST	Pearce  57' Sterling-James  68'	Report	Old  18', 59'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 1,884 Referee: Robert Lewis
		Penalties
	*Khan Sterling-James Benning Rose Pearce Tomlinson Smith Sweeney		*Miller Cranston O'Sullivan Lavelle Buxton Kenyon Brewitt Old

13 August 2019	Middlesbrough (2)	2–2 (2–4 pen)	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Fletcher  75' Bola  90+1'	Report	Porter  42' Kirk  45+1'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Referee: Michael Salisbury
		Penalties
	*Assombalonga Fletcher McNair Browne		*Porter Green Pickering Jones

13 August 2019	Nottingham Forest (2)	1–0	Fleetwood Town (3)	West Bridgford
19:45 BST	Silva  59'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 7,432 Referee: Alan Young

13 August 2019	Port Vale (4)	1–2	Burton Albion (3)	Burslem
19:45 BST	[[Mark Cullen (born 1992)	Cullen]]  53' (pen.)	Report	Boyce  9' Fraser  62'		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Paul Marsden

13 August 2019	Rochdale (3)	5–2	Bolton Wanderers (3)	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Henderson  27' (pen.) Pyke  64' Camps  66', 73' Rathbone  86'	Report	Darcy  14' Politic  48'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Andy Haines

13 August 2019	Salford City (4)	0–3	Leeds United (2)	Salford
19:45 BST		Report	Nketiah  43' Berardi  50' Klich  58'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 4,518 Referee: Keith Stroud

13 August 2019	Scunthorpe United (4)	0–1	Derby County (2)	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST		Report	Buchanan  78'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Robert Jones

13 August 2019	Shrewsbury Town (3)	0–4	Rotherham United (3)	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST		Report	Crooks  2' Vassell  3' Ladapo  45' Wood  84'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

13 August 2019	Tranmere Rovers (3)	0–3	Hull City (2)	Birkenhead
19:45 BST		Report	Toral  1' Milinković  6' Tafazolli  45'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

13 August 2019	Wigan Athletic (2)	0–1	Stoke City (2)	Wigan
19:45 BST		Report	Collins  10'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 3,821 Referee: Dean Whitestone

13 August 2019	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	w/o	Bury (3)	Sheffield
				Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

Southern section

6 August 2019	Portsmouth (3)	3–0	Birmingham City (2)	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Harrison  30', 54' Close  39'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,913 Referee: Neil Hair

13 August 2019	AFC Wimbledon (3)	2–2 (2–4 pen)	Milton Keynes Dons (3)	Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST	Wagstaff  8' O'Neill  90+4'	Report	McGrandles  16' Kasumu  50'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,191 Referee: Craig Hicks
		Penalties
	O'Neill Reilly Hartigan Pigott		Poole Martin Cargill McGrandles Gilbey

13 August 2019	Brentford (2)	1–1 (4–5 pen)	Cambridge United (4)	Brentford
19:45 BST	Forss  69'	Report	Richards  3'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Lee Swabey
		Penalties
	*Jensen Marcondes Mbeumo Watkins Forss Racic		* Hannant Lewis Dunk Lambe Darling Knibbs

13 August 2019	Bristol Rovers (3)	3–0	Cheltenham Town (4)	Horfield
19:45 BST	Smith  38', 49' Clarke-Harris  67'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Graham Salisbury

13 August 2019	Charlton Athletic (2)	0–0 (3–5 pen)	Forest Green Rovers (4)	Charlton, London
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 2,693 Referee: John Busby
		Penalties
	Bonne Sarr Morgan Oshilaja		J. Mills Grubb Adams Morton McCoulsky

13 August 2019	Colchester United (4)	3–0	Swindon Town (4)	Colchester
19:45 BST	Eastman  77' Senior  90+2' Comley  90+7'	Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 1,595 Referee: Charles Breakspear

13 August 2019	Coventry City (3)	4–1	Exeter City (4)	Birmingham
19:45 BST	Hiwula  2', 28' Godden  23' Bakayoko  88'	Report	Sweeney  81'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Scott Oldham

13 August 2019	Gillingham (3)	2–2 (1–4 pen)	Newport County (4)	Gillingham, Kent
19:45 BST	Hanlan  26' (pen.) Ndjoli  90' (pen.)	Report	Abrahams  26' Amond  90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Referee: Trevor Kettle
		Penalties
	*Jones Mandron Marshall		*Sheehan Amond Demetriou Abrahams

13 August 2019	Luton Town (2)	3–1	Ipswich Town (3)	Luton
19:45 BST	Jones  8' Lee  17' (pen.) Shinnie  55'	Report	Dobra  74'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5,435 Referee: Brett Huxtable

13 August 2019	Oxford United (3)	1–0	Peterborough United (3)	Oxford
19:45 BST	Brannagan  88'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,798 Referee: Oliver Yates

13 August 2019	Plymouth Argyle (4)	2–0	Leyton Orient (4)	Plymouth
19:45 BST	McFadzean  59' Telford  62'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,573 Referee: Antony Coggins

13 August 2019	Queens Park Rangers (2)	3–3 (5–4 pen)	Bristol City (2)	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST	Wells  13' Chair  26' Manning  86' (pen.)	Report	Diédhiou  13' Hunt  41' Walsh  59'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 5,795 Referee: Andy Davies
		Penalties
	Manning Mlakar Wells Smith Barbet Chair Amos		Diédhiou Walsh O'Dowda Eliasson Moore Rowe Wright

13 August 2019	Stevenage (4)	1–2	Southend United (3)	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Parrett  14'	Report	Kelman  47', 55'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Christopher Sarginson

13 August 2019	Swansea City (2)	3–1	Northampton Town (4)	Swansea
19:45 BST	Ayew  80', 88' Byers  83'	Report	Warburton  61'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,058 Referee: Kevin Johnson

13 August 2019	Walsall (4)	2–3	Crawley Town (4)	Walsall
19:45 BST	Lavery  54' (pen.), 71'	Report	Morais  21' Dallison  48' Nadesan  56'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,451 Referee: Carl Boyeson

13 August 2019	West Bromwich Albion (2)	1–2	Millwall (2)	West Bromwich
19:45 BST	Austin  9'	Report	Bradshaw  28' O'Brien  55'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Ross Joyce

13 August 2019	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	1–1 (2–4 pen)	Reading (2)	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Samuel  59'	Report	Pușcaș  63'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,802 Referee: Darren England
	Penalties
	Gape Freeman Pattison Onyedinma		Pușcaș Baldock Swift Loader

Second round

A total of 50 teams take part in the second round, including Fulham and Cardiff City from the Championship, as well as the Premier League clubs that are not involved in European competition. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into 'northern' and 'southern' sections. The draw was made on 13 August 2019 by Gary Neville and Paul Robinson.

Northern section

27 August 2019	Burton Albion (3)	4–0	Morecambe (4)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Boyce  34', 45+2', 74' Edwards  51'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

27 August 2019	Crewe Alexandra (4)	1–6	Aston Villa (1)	Crewe
19:45 BST	Wintle  84'	Report	Konsa  4' Hourihane  24', 45+3' Davis  69' Guilbert  76' Grealish  87'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 7,173 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 August 2019	Leeds United (2)	2–2 (4–5 pen)	Stoke City (2)	Leeds
19:45 BST	Nketiah  67' Costa  81'	Report	Batth  39' Vokes  44'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,002 Referee: Oliver Langford
		Penalties
	Douglas Costa Phillips Nketiah Harrison		Vokes Duffy Etebo Clucas Butland

27 August 2019	Nottingham Forest (2)	3–0	Derby County (2)	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Adomah  25' Lolley  35' Carvalho  79'	Report		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,971 Referee: John Brooks

27 August 2019	Preston North End (2)	2–2 (5–4 pen)	Hull City (2)	Preston
19:45 BST	Huntington  20' Harrop  26'	Report	Magennis  34' (pen.) Bowen  90+5'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,093 Referee: David Webb
		Penalties
	Harrop Ledson Stockley Bodin Browne		Magennis Eaves Toral Lopes Stewart

27 August 2019	Rochdale (3)	2–1	Carlisle United (4)	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Morley  11' Done  31'	Report	Bridge  71' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,974 Referee: Peter Wright

27 August 2019	Sheffield United (1)	2–1	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Stearman  31' Norwood  45+3'	Report	Gallagher  72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 9,714 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

28 August 2019	Burnley (1)	1–3	Sunderland (3)	Burnley
19:45 BST	Rodriguez  12'	Report	Grigg  35' Flanagan  47' Dobson  50'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 7,445 Referee: Darren England

28 August 2019	Lincoln City (3)	2–4	Everton (1)	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Anderson  1' Andrade  70'	Report	Digne  36' Sigurðsson  59' (pen.) Iwobi  81' Richarlison  88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,971 Referee: Darren Bond

28 August 2019	Newcastle United (1)	1–1 (2–4 pen)	Leicester City (1)	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Muto  53'	Report	Maddison  34'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22,727 Referee: Tim Robinson
		Penalties
	Muto Shelvey Schär Hayden		Fuchs Maddison Tielemans Barnes Vardy

28 August 2019	Rotherham United (3)	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Rotherham
19:45 BST		Report	Nuhiu  90+6'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,679 Referee: Charles Breakspear

10 September 2019	Grimsby Town (4)	0–0 (5–4 pen)	Macclesfield Town (4)	Grimsby
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Referee: Darren Drysdale
		Penalties
	Green Hanson Cardwell Ogbu Hessenthaler Whitehouse		Ironside Horsfall Archibald Arthur Gnahoua Evans Kirby

Southern section

27 August 2019	Bristol Rovers (3)	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	Bristol
19:45 BST	Nichols  64'	Report	Connolly  55' Murray  90+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Matt Donohue

27 August 2019	Cardiff City (2)	0–3	Luton Town (2)	Cardiff
19:45 BST		Report	Hoilett  43' (o.g.) Sheehan  63' Jervis  73'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 4,111 Referee: Tony Harrington

27 August 2019	Crawley Town (4)	1–0	Norwich City (1)	Crawley
19:45 BST	Lubala  17'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,109 Referee: John Busby

27 August 2019	Crystal Palace (1)	0–0 (4–5 pen)	Colchester United (4)	Selhurst, London
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Referee: Andy Woolmer
		Penalties
	Townsend Ayew Benteke Camarasa Zaha		Norris Nouble Brown Cowan-Hall Chilvers

27 August 2019	Fulham (2)	0–1	Southampton (1)	Fulham, London
19:45 BST		Report	Obafemi  57'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 8,467 Referee: Robert Jones

27 August 2019	Newport County (4)	0–2	West Ham United (1)	Newport
19:45 BST		Report	Wilshere  43' Fornals  65'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,382 Referee: Steve Martin

27 August 2019	Oxford United (3)	2–2 (4–2 pen)	Millwall (2)	Oxford
19:45 BST	Sykes  87' Henry  90+4' (pen.)	Report	Böðvarsson  29', 52'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,693 Referee: Craig Hicks
		Penalties
	Thorne Woodburn Henry Mousinho		McCarthy Böðvarsson Ferguson Williams

27 August 2019	Plymouth Argyle (4)	2–4	Reading (2)	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Taylor  22' Baxter  55'	Report	Barrett  35', 72' Méïté  87' (pen.), 90+1'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,365 Referee: Kevin Johnson

27 August 2019	Southend United (3)	1–4	MK Dons (3)	Southend
19:45 BST	Goodship  54'	Report	Healey  35' Brittain  41' Boateng  82' Nombe  90+2'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2,433 Referee: Neil Hair

27 August 2019	Watford (1)	3–0	Coventry City (3)	Watford
19:45 BST	Janmaat  37' Sarr  56' Peñaranda  69'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,257 Referee: Gavin Ward

28 August 2019	Bournemouth (1)	0–0 (3–0 pen)	Forest Green Rovers (4)	Bournemouth
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 9,657 Referee: Dean Whitestone
		Penalties
	King Solanke Ibe Billing		Mills Dawson Morton

28 August 2019	Queens Park Rangers (2)	0–2	Portsmouth (3)	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST		Report	Marquis  77' (pen.) Harness  81'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,783 Referee: Ross Joyce

28 August 2019	Swansea City (2)	6–0	Cambridge United (4)	Swansea
19:45 BST	Peterson  1' Byers  20' Surridge  24', 45+1' Garrick  31' Routledge  76'	Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 8,763 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Third round

A total of 32 teams played in this round. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wolverhampton Wanderers entered in this round due to their European qualification. The draw was conducted on 28 August 2019 by Andy Hinchcliffe and Don Goodman. The ties were played on the week commencing 23 September 2019.

24 September 2019	Arsenal (1)	5–0	Nottingham Forest (2)	Holloway, London
19:45 BST	Martinelli  31', 90+2' Holding  71' Willock  77' Nelson  84'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 53,160 Referee: Darren England

24 September 2019	Colchester United (4)	0–0 (4–3 pen)	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Colchester
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 9,481 Referee: Jarred Gillett
		Penalties
	Norris Nouble Brown Cowan-Hall Lapslie		Eriksen Alli Lamela Son Lucas

24 September 2019	Crawley Town (4)	1–1 (5–3 pen)	Stoke City (2)	Crawley
19:45 BST	Ferguson  38'	Report	Vokes  23'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Kevin Johnson
		Penalties
	Lubala Sesay Dallison Nathaniel-George Palmer		Vokes Smith Duffy Etebo

24 September 2019	Luton Town (2)	0–4	Leicester City (1)	Luton
19:45 BST		Report	Gray  34' Justin  44' Tielemans  79' Iheanacho  86'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,260 Referee: Matt Donohue

24 September 2019	Portsmouth (3)	0–4	Southampton (1)	Portsmouth
19:45 BST		Report	Ings  21', 44' Cédric  77' Redmond  86'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Kevin Friend

24 September 2019	Preston North End (2)	0–3	Manchester City (1)	Preston
19:45 BST		Report	Sterling  19' Gabriel Jesus  35' Ledson  42' (o.g.)	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 22,025 Referee: Lee Mason

24 September 2019	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	0–2	Everton (1)	Sheffield
19:45 BST		Report	Calvert-Lewin  6', 10'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 21,485 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

24 September 2019	Watford (1)	2–1	Swansea City (2)	Watford
19:45 BST	Welbeck  28' Pereyra  79'	Report	Surridge  34'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,903 Referee: Darren Bond

25 September 2019	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	1–3	Aston Villa (1)	Brighton
19:45 BST	Roberts  61'	Report	Jota  22' Hourihane  33' Grealish  78'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 14,982 Referee: Graham Scott

25 September 2019	Burton Albion (3)	2–0	Bournemouth (1)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Sarkic  14' Broadhead  72'	Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,505 Referee: John Busby

25 September 2019	Chelsea (1)	7–1	Grimsby Town (4)	Fulham, London
19:45 BST	Barkley  4' Batshuayi  7', 86' Pedro  43' (pen.) Zouma  56' James  82' Hudson-Odoi  89'	Report	Green  19'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 39,674 Referee: Keith Stroud

25 September 2019	Milton Keynes Dons (3)	0–2	Liverpool (1)	Milton Keynes
19:45 BST		Report	Milner  41' Hoever  69'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 28,521 Referee: Oliver Langford

25 September 2019	Oxford United (3)	4–0	West Ham United (1)	Oxford
19:45 BST	Moore  55' Taylor  71' Fosu  84' Bpatiste  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,450 Referee: Robert Jones

25 September 2019	Sheffield United (1)	0–1	Sunderland (3)	Sheffield
19:45 BST		Report	Power  9'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,675 Referee: Tim Robinson

25 September 2019	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	1–1 (4–2 pen)	Reading (2)	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Jordão  27'	Report	Boyé  90+9'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 20,702 Referee: Peter Bankes
		Penalties
	Neves Vallejo Bennett Vinagre Miazga		Pușcaș Swift Boyé

25 September 2019	Manchester United (1)	1–1 (5–3 pen)	Rochdale (3)	Manchester
20:00 BST	Greenwood  68'	Report	Matheson  76'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 58,314 Referee: John Brooks
		Penalties
	Mata Pereira Fred Greenwood James		Andrew Keohane Morley Wilbraham

Fourth round

A total of 16 teams will play in this round. The draw was conducted at Stadium MK following the third round match between MK Dons and Liverpool on 25 September 2019. Ties will be played on the week commencing 28 October 2019.

29 October 2019	Burton Albion (3)	1–3	Leicester City (1)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Boyce  52'	Report	Iheanacho  7' Tielemans  20' Maddison  89'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 6,186 Referee: Darren England

29 October 2019	Crawley Town (4)	1–3	Colchester United (4)	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Bulman  20'	Report	Norris  22' Luyambula  53' (o.g.) Gambin  79'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 5,612 Referee: Tony Harrington

29 October 2019	Everton (1)	2–0	Watford (1)	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Holgate  72' Richarlison  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Simon Hooper

29 October 2019	Manchester City (1)	3–1	Southampton (1)	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Otamendi  20' Agüero  38', 56'	Report	Stephens  75'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 37,143 Referee: Jonathan Moss

29 October 2019	Oxford United (3)	1–1 (4–2 pen)	Sunderland (3)	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Hall  25'	Report	McNulty  78'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,108 Referee: Steve Martin
		Penalties
	Henry Forde Fosu Mousinho		Power O'Nien Grigg McNulty

30 October 2019	Liverpool (1)	5–5 (5–4 pen)	Arsenal (1)	Liverpool
19:30 BST	Mustafi  6' (o.g.) Milner  43' (pen.) Oxlade-Chamberlain  58' Origi  62', 90+4'	Report	Torreira  19' Martinelli  26', 36' Maitland-Niles  54' Willock  70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,694 Referee: Andre Marriner
		Penalties
	Milner Lallana Brewster Origi Jones		Bellerín Guendouzi Martinelli Ceballos Maitland-Niles

30 October 2019	Aston Villa (1)	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	El Ghazi  28' Elmohamady  57'	Report	Cutrone  54'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 34,962 Referee: Lee Mason

30 October 2019	Chelsea (1)	1–2	Manchester United (1)	Fulham, London
20:05 GMT	Batshuayi  61'	Report	Rashford  25' (pen.), 73'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,645 Referee: Paul Tierney

Quarter-finals

A total of 8 teams will play in this round. The draw was made on 31 October 2019, by David James and Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show. Ties will be played in the week commencing 16 December 2019.

17 December 2019	Aston Villa (1)	5–0	Liverpool (1)	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Hourihane  14' Boyes  17' (o.g.) Kodjia  37', 45' Wesley  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,323 Referee: Lee Mason

18 December 2019	Everton (1)	2–2 (2–4 pen)	Leicester City (1)	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Davies  70' Baines  90+1'	Report	Maddison  26' Evans  29'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39,027 Referee: Jonathan Moss
		Penalties
	Tosun Baines Holgate Calvert-Lewin		Maddison Chilwell Pereira Gray Vardy

18 December 2019	Oxford United (3)	1–3	Manchester City (1)	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Taylor  46'	Report	Cancelo  22' Sterling  50', 70'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,817 Referee: Andrew Madley

18 December 2019	Manchester United (1)	3–0	Colchester United (4)	Manchester
20:00 GMT	Rashford  51' Jackson  56' (og) Martial  61'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 57,559 Referee: David Coote

Semi-finals

A total of four teams will play in this round. The draw was made on 18 December 2019, by Dennis Wise and Chris Kamara at Oxford United's Kassam Stadium. First leg ties are scheduled to be played in the week commencing 6 January 2020, while the second legs will be played in the week commencing 27 January 2020.

7 January 2020 20:00 GMT	Manchester United (1)	1–3	Manchester City (1)	Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 69,023 Referee: Mike Dean
	Rashford  70'	Report	B. Silva  17' Mahrez  33' Pereira  39' (o.g.)

29 January 2020 19:45 GMT	Manchester City (1)	0–1	Manchester United (1)	Etihad Stadium, Manchester Referee: Kevin Friend
		Report	Matić  35'  76'

Manchester City won 3–2 on aggregate.

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8 January 2020 20:00 GMT	Leicester City (1)	1–1	Aston Villa (1)	King Power Stadium, Leicester Attendance: 31,280 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
	Kelechi Iheanacho  75'	Report	Frédéric Guilbert  28'

28 January 2020 19:45 GMT	Aston Villa (1)	2–1	Leicester City (1)	Villa Park, Birmingham Attendance: 39,300 Referee: Mike Dean
	Targett  12' Trézéguet  90+3'	Report	Iheanacho  72'

Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article:2020 EFL Cup Final

The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2020.

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 16:30 GMT	Aston Villa	1–2	Manchester City	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 82,145 Referee: Lee Mason
	Samatta  41'	Report	Agüero  20' Rodri  30'

Top goalscorers

As of 29 January 2020.

Note: Players and teams in bold are still active in the competition.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Liam Boyce	Burton Albion	5
2	Conor Hourihane	Aston Villa	4
	Kelechi Iheanacho	Leicester City
	Gabriel Martinelli	Arsenal
	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United
6	Michy Batshuayi	Chelsea	3
	James Maddison	Leicester City
	Raheem Sterling	Manchester City
	Sam Surridge	Swansea City
10	31 players		2

External Links

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