2023–24 EFL Cup

Carabao Cup 2023–24
Region	England (89 clubs) Wales (3 clubs)
Dates	8 August 2023–25 February 2024
Number of teams	92
Defending champions	Manchester United
Champions	Liverpool
Runner-up	Chelsea
Total matches played	93
Total goals scored	322
Top goal scorer	Morgan Rogers (5 goals)
← 2022–23	2024–25 →

The 2023–24 EFL Cup was the 64th season of the EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition was open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.

The winner of the competition will qualify for the play-off round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

Manchester United are the defending champions, having beaten Newcastle United.

The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 25 February 2024 between Liverpool and Chelsea. Liverpool secured a record-extending tenth title following a 1–0 win after extra time, courtesy of club captain Virgil van Dijk's late header.

Access

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League enter the season's EFL Cup.

In the first round, all Championship League One and League Two clubs enter.

The following round, the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League enter.

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	Number of games	Main date
First round (72 clubs)	24 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 24 clubs from EFL Championship	N/A	36	w/c 7 August 2023
Second round (48 clubs)	12 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)	36 winners from first round	24	w/c 28 August 2023
Third round (32 clubs)	8 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)	24 winners from second round	16	w/c 26 September 2023
Fourth round (16 clubs)	No clubs enter the fourth round	16 winners from third round	8	w/c 30 October 2023
Quarter-finals (8 clubs)	No clubs enter the quarter-finals	8 winners from fourth round	4	w/c 19 December 2023
Semi-finals (4 clubs)	No clubs enter the semi-finals	4 winners from quarter-finals	4 (two-legged)	w/c 8 January 2024 w/c 22 January 2024
Final (2 clubs)	No clubs enter the final	2 winners from semi-finals	1	25 February 2024

First round

A total of 72 clubs will play in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 24 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.

Northern section

8 August 2023	Huddersfield Town (2)	2–3	Middlesbrough (2)	Huddersfield
19:00 BST	Harratt  4' Hudlin  90+4'	Report	Silvera  20' Jones  63' McGree  82'	Stadium: John Smiths Stadium Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Oliver Langford

8 August 2023	Mansfield Town (4)	2–0	Grimsby Town (4)	Mansfield
19:30 BST	Akins  28' (pen.) Oates  55'	Report		Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Scott Jackson

8 August 2023	Accrington Stanley (4)	1–1 (1–4 pen)	Bradford City (4)	Accrington
19:45 BST	Andrews  66'	Report	Pattison  45+1'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,368 Referee: Martin Coy
		Penalties
	Leigh Nolan Adedoyin		Cook Gilliead Walker Oduor

8 August 2023	Barnsley (3)	2–2 (6–7 pen)	Tranmere Rovers (4)	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Kane  45+3' Marsh  90+8'	Report	Norris  23' Taylor  47'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,343 Referee: Thomas Kirk
		Penalties
	Marsh Jalo Chapman Nejman Cotter Łopata Killip Shepherd		Hawkes Jennings Hemmings Hendry McAlear Saunders Leake Lewis

8 August 2023	Blackburn Rovers (2)	4–3	Walsall (4)	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Gilsenan  21' Ennis  40' Garrett  50' Buckley  67'	Report	McEntee  19' Tierney  37' Maher  84'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6,173 Referee: Ben Speedie

8 August 2023	Bolton Wanderers (3)	1–0	Barrow (4)	Bolton
19:45 BST	Ashworth  44'	Report		Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 4,871

8 August 2023	Derby County (3)	0–2	Blackpool (3)	Derby
19:45 BST		Report	Beesley  7', 32'	Stadium: Pride Park Referee: Jeremy Simpson

8 August 2023	Harrogate Town (4)	1–0	Carlisle United (3)	Harrogate
19:45 BST	Folarin  23'	Report		Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,177 Referee: Matthew Corlett

8 August 2023	Hull City (2)	1–2	Doncaster Rovers (4)	Hull
19:45 BST	Estupiñán  3'	Report	Miller  15', 61'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 6,577 Referee: Simon Mather

8 August 2023	Notts County (4)	0–2	Lincoln City (3)	Nottingham
19:45 BST		Report	Roughan  23' Sørensen  48'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,468 Referee: Martin Woods

8 August 2023	Port Vale (3)	3–2	Fleetwood Town (3)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST	Chislett  18', 72' Thomas  58'	Report	Hayes  5' Graydon  47'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2,743 Referee: Edward Duckworth

8 August 2023	Preston North End (2)	2–2 (2–4 pen)	Salford City (4)	Preston
19:45 BST	Woodburn  44' Holmes  50'	Report	McLennan  5', 38'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 6,790 Referee: Tom Reeves
		Penalties
	Ledson Keane Best Frøkjær-Jensen		Smith McAleny Mallan Garbutt

8 August 2023	Rotherham United (2)	1–1 (4–2 pen)	Morecambe (4)	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Kayode  37'	Report	Mellon  22'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Thomas Parsons
		Penalties
	Hugill Rathbone Blackett Onyedinma		McKiernan Davenport Brown Taylor

8 August 2023	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	1–1 (4–1 pen)	Stockport County (4)	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Bakinson  90+7'	Report	Madden  16'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 10,886 Referee: Lewis Smith
		Penalties
	Windass Paterson Brennan Gregory		Madden Rydel Barry

8 August 2023	Stoke City (2)	2–1	West Bromwich Albion (2)	Stoke
19:45 BST	Griffiths  27' (o.g.) Vidigal  65'	Report	Thomas-Asante  64'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 10,583 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

8 August 2023	Sunderland (2)	1–1 (3–5 pen)	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Rigg  64'	Report	Offord  45+1'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 10,763 Referee: Scott Oldham
		Penalties
	Dack Pritchard Ekwah Triantis		Nevitt Long Adebisi Tabiner Cooney

8 August 2023	Wrexham (4)	0–0 (4–2 pen)	Wigan Athletic (3)	Wrexham
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,736 Referee: Sam Allison
		Penalties
	Young Lee O'Connor Dalby		Wyke Humphrys Hughes Aasgaard

9 August 2023	Leeds United (2)	2–1	Shrewsbury Town (3)	Beeston
19:45 BST	Gelhardt  52' Struijk  58'	Report	Perry  28'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,129 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

9 August 2023	Burton Albion (3)	0–2	Leicester City (2)	Burton
20:00 BST			Ịheanachọ  6' Ndidi  45+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,631 Referee: Gavin Ward

Southern section

8 August 2023	Newport County (4)	3–1	Charlton Athletic (3)	Newport
19:30 BST	Wildig  63' Evans  76' Palmer-Houlden  80'	Report	Kanu  43'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Scott Simpson

8 August 2023	Peterborough United (3)	1–1 (4–1 pen)	Swindon Town (4)	Peterborough
19:30 BST	Randall  7'	Report	Hepburn-Murphy  49'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3,440 Referee: Tom Nield
		Penalties
	Clarke-Harris Edwards Tomlinson Burrows		Blake-Tracy Kemp Young

8 August 2023	Swansea City (2)	3–0	Northampton Town (3)	Swansea
19:30 BST	Piroe  10', 53' Ginnelly  90+4'	Report		Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 6,923 Referee: Peter Wright

8 August 2023	Cheltenham Town (3)	0–2	Birmingham City (2)	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Bacuna  24', 32'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,026 Referee: Craig Hicks

8 August 2023	Exeter City (3)	2–1	Crawley Town (4)	Exeter
19:45 BST	Taylor  73' Scott  84'	Report	Lolos  15'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,560 Referee: Christopher Pollard

8 August 2023	Forest Green Rovers (4)	1–3	Portsmouth (3)	Nailsworth
19:45 BST	Omotoye  24'	Report	Yengi  30', 75' (pen.) Swanson  52'	Stadium: The New Lawn Referee: Sam Purkiss

8 August 2023	Gillingham (4)	3–1	Southampton (2)	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Nadesan  12' McKenzie  51', 67'	Report	Alcaraz  89'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 7,775 Referee: Carl Brook

8 August 2023	Millwall (2)	0–4	Reading (3)	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		Report	Ehibhatiomhan  1', 51' Savage  67' Camara  88'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Leigh Doughty

8 August 2023	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Denbigh
19:45 BST			Hanlan  73' Forino-Joseph  82'	Stadium: Stadium MK Referee: James Bell

8 August 2023	Plymouth Argyle (2)	2–0	Leyton Orient (3)	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Waine  25', 38'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,324 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

8 August 2023	Stevenage (3)	1–1 (4–3 pen)	Watford (2)	Stevenage
19:45 BST	March  43'	Report	Bayo  6'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 4,495 Referee: Charles Breakspear
		Penalties
	Reid Roberts Forster-Caskey MacDonald Thompson		Hoedt Sierralta Porteous Healey Koné

8 August 2023	Sutton United (4)	2–2 (6–5 pen)	Cambridge United (3)	Sutton
19:45 BST	Smith  38' Beautyman  82' (pen.)	Report	Okenabirhie  18', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Daniel Middleton
		Penalties
	Eastmond Angol Milsom Goodliffe Kashket Patrick O'Brien		Ahadme Lankester Andrew Thomas Digby Janneh Dunk

9 August 2023	AFC Wimbledon (4)	2–1	Coventry City (2)	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Bugiel  86' McLean  90+2'	Report	Godden  17' (pen.)	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

9 August 2023	Bristol City (2)	5–1	Oxford United (3)	Bristol
19:45 BST	Cornick  15' Knight  35', 47' Wells  51' Naismith  62'	Report	Bodin  30'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 9,661 Referee: Ollie Yates

9 August 2023	Cardiff City (2)	2–2 (3–0 pen)	Colchester United (4)	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Colwill  19' Etete  35'	Report	Akinde  40' Taylor  44'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Will Finnie
		Penalties
	Colwill Romeo Ojo Ugbo		Fevrier Tchamadeu Hopper

9 August 2023	Ipswich Town (2)	2–0	Bristol Rovers (3)	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Taylor  12' Aluko  76'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,047 Referee: David Rock

16 August 2023	Queens Park Rangers (2)	0–1	Norwich City (2)	White City, London
19:45 BST		Report	Rowe  90+9'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,813 Referee: James Linington

Second round

A total of 48 clubs played in the second round: the 36 winners from the first round, plus the 12 Premier League clubs who were not in European competition. 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.

Northern section

29 August 2023	Bolton Wanderers (3)	1–3	Middlesbrough (2)	Bolton
19:45	Charles  23'	Report	Crooks  33' McGree  90+1' Rogers  90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 8,624 Referee: Stephen Martin

29 August 2023	Port Vale (3)	0–0 (2–0 pen)	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Burslem
19:45		Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,375 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
		Penalties
	Wilson Arblaster Sang		Nevitt Long Adebisi Tabiner

29 August 2023	Salford City (4)	1–1 (9–8 pen)	Leeds United (2)	Salford
20:00	Smith  34'	Report	Struijk  76'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Oliver Langford
		Penalties
	Mallan McAleny Watson Dackers McLennan Lund Bolton Mariappa Tilt Ashley		Greenwood Struijk Rutter Gnonto Sinisterra Hjelde Cresswell Ampadu Summerville Shackleton

29 August 2023	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	1–1 (4–5 pen)	Mansfield Town (4)	Sheffield
19:45	Musaba  28'	Report	Oates  85'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 10,724 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
		Penalties
	Smith Windass Bannan Vaulks Gregory Palmer		Bowery Maris Keillor-Dunn Swan Oates Flint

29 August 2023	Stoke City (2)	6–1	Rotherham United (2)	Stoke
19:45	Burger  2' Mmaee  18' Laurent  29', 55' Campbell  43' Léris  72'	Report	Morrison  22'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 9,410 Referee: Michael Salisbury

29 August 2023	Tranmere Rovers (4)	0–2	Leicester City (2)	Birkenhead
19:45		Report	Ndidi  55' Vardy  59'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,610 Referee: Ben Toner

29 August 2023	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	5–0	Blackpool (3)	Wolverhampton
19:45	Kalajdžić  10' Silva  25' Doherty  60', 66' Fraser  84'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Referee: Jarred Gillett

29 August 2023	Wrexham (4)	1–1 (3–4 pen)	Bradford City (4)	Wrexham
19:45	Boyle  72'	Report	Smith  3' (pen.)	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9,816 Referee: Ben Speedie
		Penalties
	Young Lee Palmer McClean Jones		Derbyshire Smallwood Wilson Halliday Oyegoke

30 August 2023	Doncaster Rovers (4)	1–2	Everton (1)	Doncaster
20:00	Ironside  44'	Report	Beto  73' Danjuma  88'	Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium Attendance: 11,430 Referee: Tom Reeves

30 August 2023	Harrogate Town (4)	0–8	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Harrogate
19:45		Report	Garrett  10' Gallagher  13' Buckley  34', 52' (pen.) Markanday  45+1' Gilsenan  67' Bloxham  72' Edmondson  75'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Will Finnie

30 August 2023	Nottingham Forest (1)	0–1	Burnley (1)	West Bridgford
19:45		Report	Amdouni  90'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,766 Referee: Bobby Madley

30 August 2023	Sheffield United (1)	0–0 (2–3 pen)	Lincoln City (3)	Sheffield
19:45		Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,040 Referee: Paul Tierney
		Penalties
	Norwood Marsh Osula Traoré Egan		Mandroiu Bishop Hamilton Sørensen

Southern section

29 August 2023	Birmingham City (2)	1–3	Cardiff City (2)	Birmingham
	Hogan  70'	Report	R. Colwill  3' Wintle  68' Etete  90+4'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 11,405 Referee: Leigh Doughty

29 August 2023	Bristol City (2)	0–1	Norwich City (2)	Bristol
		Report	Płacheta  49'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 9,408 Referee: Sam Allison

29 August 2023	Exeter City (3)	1–1 (5–3 pen)	Stevenage (3)	Exeter
	Hartridge  5'	Report	Roberts  69'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Andrew Kitchen
		Penalties
	Trevitt Carroll Aimson Taylor Sweeney		Reid Roberts Butler Sweeney

29 August 2023	Fulham (1)	1–1 (5–3 pen)	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Fulham
19:45	Van de Ven  19' (o.g.)	Report	Richarlison  56'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Josh Smith
		Penalties
	Pereira Jiménez Wilson Palhinha Tete		Son Kulusevski Sánchez Maddison

29 August 2023	Luton Town (1)	3–2	Gillingham (4)	Luton
	Brown  2' Doughty  28' Woodrow  66'	Report	Clarke  55' Nichols  88'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,468 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

29 August 2023	Newport County (4)	1–1 (0–3 pen)	Brentford (1)	Newport
	Rai  90+6'	Report	Jensen  87'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,845 Referee: Scott Oldham
		Penalties
	Lewis Wood Morris		Mbeumo Wissa Lewis-Potter

29 August 2023	Plymouth Argyle (2)	2–4	Crystal Palace (1)	Plymouth
	Waine  6' Cundle  46'	Report	Édouard  58' Mateta  61', 62', 83'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,826 Referee: Dean Whitestone

29 August 2023	Portsmouth (3)	1–1 (4–5 pen)	Peterborough United (3)	Portsmouth
	Saydee  51'	Report	Ajiboye  29'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 6,594 Referee: Charles Breakspear
		Penalties
	Bishop Raggett Pack Saydee Kamara Morrell		Knight de Havilland Tomlinson Jones Corbett Ajiboye

29 August 2023	Reading (3)	2–2 (1–3 pen)	Ipswich Town (2)	Reading
20:00	Williams  2' (o.g.) Ehibhatiomhan  87'	Report	Humphreys  45+5' Ladapo  59'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 7,867 Referee: Lewis Smith
		Penalties
	Knibbs Savage Vickers Elliott		Chaplin Evans Aluko Taylor

29 August 2023	Swansea City (2)	2–3	Bournemouth (1)	Swansea
12:30	Grimes  9' (pen.) Paterson  79'	Report	Brooks  55' Traorè  68' Christie  90+1'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Matt Donohue

29 August 2023	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	0–1	Sutton United (4)	High Wycombe
		Report	O'Brien  19'	Stadium: Adams Park Referee: Christopher Pollard

30 August 2023	Chelsea (1)	2–1	AFC Wimbledon (4)	Fulham
19:45	Madueke  45+1' (pen.) Fernández  72'	Report	Tilley  19' (pen.)	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,794 Referee: Tony Harrington

Third round

A total of 32 clubs will play in the third round: the 24 winners from the second round, plus the 8 Premier League clubs who were in European competition.

26 September 2023	Bradford City (4)	0–2	Middlesbrough (2)	Bradford
19:45		Report	Latte Lath  21' Rogers  54'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,754 Referee: Tom Nield

26 September 2023	Exeter City (3)	1–0	Luton Town (1)	Exeter
19:45	Mitchell  83'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,360 Referee: James Bell

26 September 2023	Ipswich Town (2)	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	Ipswich
19:45	Hutchinson  28' Ladapo  39' Taylor  58'	Report	Hwang Hee-chan  4' Toti  15'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 20,236 Referee: Samuel Barrott

26 September 2023	Mansfield Town (4)	2–2 (3–1 pen)	Peterborough United (3)	Mansfield
19:45	Swan  5' (pen.) Akins  90+3' (pen.)	[ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66850669 Report]	Clarke-Harris  30', 47'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,372 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
		Penalties
	Akins Bowery Flint Clarke Keillor-Dunn		Clarke-Harris Edwards Mason-Clark Knight

26 September 2023	Port Vale (3)	2–1	Sutton United (4)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Thomas  49' Ojo  83'	Report	Coley  70'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,113 Referee: Will Finnie

26 September 2023	Salford City (4)	0–4	Burnley (1)	Salford
19:45		Report	Berge  12' Bruun Larsen  20' O'Shea  27' Odobert  81'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

26 September 2023	Manchester United (1)	3–0	Crystal Palace (1)	Trafford
20:00	Garnacho  21' Casemiro  27' Martial  55'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: Michael Salisbury

27 September 2023	Aston Villa (1)	1–2	Everton (1)	Birmingham
19:45	Tony Harrington	Report	Garner  15' Calvert-Lewin  50'	Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Tony Harrington

27 September 2023	Blackburn Rovers (2)	5–2	Cardiff City (2)	Blackburn
19:45	Garrett  13' Sigurðsson  36' Moran  49', 54' Markanday  69'	Report	Robinson  18' Etete  45+3'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

27 September 2023	Bournemouth (1)	2–0	Stoke City (2)	Bournemouth
19:45	Solanke  51' Rothwell  54'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Referee: Graham Scott

27 September 2023	Brentford (1)	0–1	Arsenal (1)	Brentford
19:45		[ Report]	Nelson  8'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,688 Referee: Darren Bond

27 September 2023	Chelsea (1)	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	Fulham
19:45	Jackson  50'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,516 Referee: Thomas Bramall

27 September 2023	Fulham (1)	2–1	Norwich City (2)	Fulham
19:45	Carlos Vinícius  12' Iwobi  72'	Report	Sainz  70'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 12,831 Referee: Craig Pawson

27 September 2023	Lincoln City (3)	0–1	West Ham United (1)	Lincoln
19:45		Report	Souček  70'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Josh Smith

27 September 2023	Liverpool (1)	3–1	Leicester City (2)	Liverpool
19:45	Gakpo  48' Szoboszlai  70' Jota  89'	Report	McAteer  3'	Stadium: Anfield Referee: Tim Robinson

27 September 2023	Newcastle United (1)	1–0	Manchester City (1)	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00	Isak  53'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,692 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Fourth round

A total of 16 teams played in the fourth round. League Two side Mansfield Town are the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which was made on 27 September 2023.

31 October 2023	Mansfield Town (4)	0–1	Port Vale (3)	Mansfield
19:45 GMT		Report	Devine  50'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,432 Referee: Thomas Bramall

31 October 2023	Exeter City (3)	2–3	Middlesbrough (2)	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Trevitt  13', 66'	Report	Rogers  49' Silvera  59' Latte Lath  82' (pen)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,601 Referee: Graham Scott

1 November 2023	West Ham United (1)	3–1	Arsenal (1)	London
19:30 GMT	White  16' (o.g.) Kudus  50' Bowen  60'	Report	Ødegaard  90+6'	Stadium: London Stadium Referee: Simon Hooper

1 November 2023	Everton (1)	3–0	Burnley (1)	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Tarkowski  13' Onana  53' Young  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,841 Referee: Michael Salisbury

1 November 2023	Chelsea (1)	2–0	Blackburn Rovers (2)	London
19:45 GMT	Badiashile  30' Sterling  59'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Tim Robinson

1 November 2023	Ipswich Town (2)	1–3	Fulham (1)	Ipswich
19:45 GMT	Baggott  59'	Report	Wilson  9' Muniz  50' Cairney  77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,221 Referee: Lewis Smith

1 November 2023	Bournemouth (1)	1–2	Liverpool (1)	Bournemouth
19:45 GMT	Kluivert  64'	Report	Gakpo  31' Núñez  70'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,116 Referee: John Brooks

1 November 2023	Manchester United (1)	0–3	Newcastle United (1)	Manchester
20:15 GMT		Report	Almirón  28' Hall  36' Willock  60'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,484 Referee: Robert Jones

Quarter-finals

A total of 8 teams will play in the quarter-finals. League One side Port Vale are the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

19 December 2023	Everton (1)	1–1 (6–7 pen)	Fulham (1)	Liverpool
19:45 GMT	Beto  82'	Report	Keane  41' (og)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,715 Referee: Graham Scott
		Penalties
	Beto McNeil Keane Danjuma Onana Tarkowski Godfrey Gueye		Pereira Cairney Palhinha Decordova-Reid Carlos Vinícius Tete Robinson Adarabioyo

19 December 2023	Port Vale (3)	0–3	Middlesbrough (2)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT		Report	Howson  11' Rogers  23' Crooks  53'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,006 Referee: Michael Salisbury

19 December 2023	Chelsea (1)	1–1 (4–2 pen)	Newcastle United (1)	Fulham
20:00 GMT	Mudryk  90+2'	Report	Wilson  16'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,058 Referee: Jarred Gillett
		Penalties
	Palmer Gallagher Nkunku Mudryk		Wilson Trippier Guimarães Ritchie

20 December 2023	Liverpool (1)	5–1	West Ham United (1)	Liverpool
20:00 GMT	Szoboszlai  28' Jones  56', 84' Gakpo  71' Salah  82'	Report	Bowen  77'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 57,332 Referee: Tim Robinson

Semi-finals

A total of four teams played in the semi-finals. Championship side Middlesbrough were the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which took place on 20 December.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Middlesbrough	2–6	Chelsea	1–0	1–6
Liverpool	3–2	Fulham	2–1	1–1

1st leg

9 January 2024 20:00 GMT	Middlesbrough (2)	1–0	Chelsea (1)	Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,097 Referee: Samuel Barrott
	Hackney  37'	Report

10 January 2024 20:00 GMT	Liverpool (1)	2–1	Fulham (1)	Anfield Attendance: 56,724 Referee: David Coote
	Jones  68' Gakpo  71'	Report

2nd leg

23 January 2024 20:00 GMT	Chelsea (1)	6–1	Middlesbrough (2)	Stamford Bridge Attendance: 37,754 Referee: John Brooks
	Howson  15' (o.g.) Fernández  29' Disasi  36' Palmer  42', 77' Madueke  81'	Report	Rogers  88'

Chelsea won 6–2 on aggregate.

24 January 2024 20:00 GMT	Fulham (1)	2–1	Liverpool (1)	Craven Cottage Attendance: 56,724 Referee: David Coote
	Jones  68' Gakpo  71'	Report	Willian  19'

Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2024 EFL Cup Final

25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) 15:00 GMT	Chelsea	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,868 Referee: Chris Kavanagh
		Report	van Dijk  118'

External Links

• Official website

2023–24 EFL Cup Matches

Round 1

Huddersfield Town v Middlesbrough · Mansfield Town v Grimsby Town · Accrington Stanley v Bradford City · Barnsley v Tranmere Rovers · Blackburn Rovers v Walsall · Bolton Wanderers v Barrow · Derby County v Blackpool · Harrogate Town v Carlisle United · Hull City v Doncaster Rovers · Notts County v Lincoln City · Port Vale v Fleetwood Town · Preston North End v Salford City · Rotherham United v Morecambe · Sheffield Wednesday v Stockport County · Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion · Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra · Wrexham v Wigan Athletic · Leeds United v hrewsbury Town · Burton Albion v Leicester CityNewport County v Charlton Athletic · Peterborough United v Swindon Town · Swansea City v Northampton Town · Cheltenham Town v Birmingham City · Exeter City v Crawley Town · Forest Green Rovers v Portsmouth · Gillingham v Southampton · Millwall v Reading · Milton Keynes Dons v Wycombe Wanderers · Plymouth Argyle v Leyton Orient · Stevenage v Watford · Sutton United v Cambridge United · AFC Wimbledon v Coventry City · Bristol City v Oxford United · Cardiff City v Colchester United · Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

Round 2

Harrogate Town v Blackburn Rovers · Nottingham Forest v Burnley · Sheffield United v Lincoln City · Doncaster Rovers v Everton · Chelsea v AFC Wimbledon · Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough · Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra · Sheffield Wednesday v Mansfield Town · Stoke City v Rotherham United · Tranmere Rovers v Leicester City · Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackpool · Wrexham v Bradford City · Salford City v Leeds United · Swansea City v AFC Bournemouth · Birmingham City v Cardiff City · Bristol City v Norwich City · Exeter City v Stevenage · Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur · Luton Town v Gillingham · Newport County v Brentford · Plymouth Argyle v Crystal Palace · Portsmouth v Peterborough United · Wycombe Wanderers v Sutton United · Reading v Ipswich Town

Round 3

Bradford City v Middlesbrough · Exeter City v Luton Town · Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers · Mansfield Town v Peterborough United · Port Vale v Sutton United · Salford City v Burnley · Manchester United v Crystal Palace · Aston Villa v Everton · Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City · AFC Bournemouth v Stoke City · Brentford v Arsenal · Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion · Fulham v Norwich City · Lincoln City v West Ham United · Liverpool v Leicester City · Newcastle United v Manchester City

Round 4

Mansfield Town v Port Vale · Exeter City v Middlesbrough · West Ham United v Arsenal · Everton v Burnley · Chelsea v Blackburn Rovers · Ipswich Town v Fulham · Bournemouth v Liverpool · Manchester United v Newcastle United

Quarter-finals

Everton v Fulham · Chelsea v Newcastle United · Port Vale v Middlesbrough · Liverpool v West Ham United

Semi-finals

Middlesbrough v Chelsea · Liverpool v Fulham · Chelsea v Middlesbrough · Fulham v Liverpool

Final

Chelsea v Liverpool