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| FA Women's League Cup 2023–24 | ||
| Region | England | |
| Dates | 11 October 2023–31 March 2024 | |
| Number of teams | 24 | |
| Defending champions | Arsenal | |
| Champions | Arsenal | |
| Runner-up | Chelsea | |
| Total matches played | 47 | |
| Total goals scored | 165 | |
| Top goal scorer | Rachel Daly Stina Blackstenius (8 goals each) | |
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The 2023–24 FA Women's League Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Women's Super League and Women's Championship's league cup competition. It is sponsored by Continental AG, who have sponsored the competition since its creation in 2011, and was officially known as the FA Women's Continental Tyres League Cup for sponsorship reasons. All 24 teams from the WSL and Championship will contest the competition. Arsenal are the defending champions.
Format[]
The competition kept the same format as the previous season, starting with a group stage split regionally. Teams competing in the UEFA Women's Champions League group stage are exempt from the League Cup group stage, earning a provisional bye to the quarter-finals. As a result, the initial group stage draw made on 1 August 2023 featured 21 of the 24 teams: one Northern group had five teams drawn into it with the remaining Northern group and all three Southern groups initially featuring four teams each. The three teams excluded from the draw were Chelsea, who automatically entered the Champions League group stage and therefore joined the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, and Manchester United and Arsenal who will take part in the Champions League qualifying rounds. Should either team be eliminated during qualification, they would enter the League Cup group stage and be drawn into an existing group of four in their geographical region.
The first place team in each of the five groups will qualify for the knock-out stage.
Group stage[]
Group A[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sunderland (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Aston Villa (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Durham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 7 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
| 11 October 2023 19:00 |
Durham | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Maiden Castle Attendance: 623 Referee: Ali Rahjoo |
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Noonan  2', 72' (pen.)Ryan-Doyle 90+1' (pen.)
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Report | Seed 19' Chandarana 29'
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| 11 October 2023 19:45 |
Sheffield United | 2–3 | Sunderland | Impact Arena Attendance: 264 Referee: Abby Dearden |
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| May 8' Bourne 33'
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Report | Scarr 30' (pen.) Rouse 45+3'Cassap 67'
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| 8 November 2023 19:30 |
Sunderland | 2–2 | Durham | Eppleton CW Attendance: 665 Referee: Phoebe Cross |
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| Fenton 15' Westrup 42'
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Report | Lambert 5' Noonan 90+3'
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| Penalties | ||||
Kitching  Scarr  Watson Jones
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1–3 | Noonan Lambert Andrews Salicki
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| 8 November 2023 19:45 |
Sheffield United | 0–5 | Aston Villa | Impact Arena Attendance: 554 Referee: Aaron Ford |
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| Report | Daly 7' (pen.), 9', 26' Salmon 31'Turner 56'
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| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Aston Villa | 7–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,579 Referee: Phoebe Cross |
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| Salmon 2' Lehmann 26', 68'Pacheco 40'Daly 65', 85'Magill 89'
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Report |
| 23 November 2023 19:00 |
Durham | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Maiden Castle Attendance: 624 Referee: Rebecca Welch |
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| Andrews 30'
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Report | Sigsworth 81'
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| Penalties | ||||
| 8–7 |
| 13 December 2023 18:00 |
Aston Villa | 5–1 | Durham | Bescot Stadium Attendance: 1,488 |
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| Leon 49' Corsie 53'Daly 68', 76', 89'
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Report | Andrews 87'
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| 13 December 2023 19:00 |
Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | Sunderland | Lancashire FA County Ground Attendance: 162 |
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| Report | Watson 33' Cassap 74'McInnes 82'
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| 24 January 2024 19:00 |
Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Sheffield United | Lancashire FA County Ground Attendance: 128 |
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| Shepherd 31', 36' Thomas 88'
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Report |
| 24 January 2024 19:30 |
Sunderland | H–W | Aston Villa | Eppleton CW Attendance: 870 |
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| Report |
Group B[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Manchester United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0 | |
| 5 | Everton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| 11 October 2023 19:00 |
Leicester City | 2–1 | Liverpool | Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 485 Referee: Lisa Benn |
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| Palmer 35' Cain 50'
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Report | Flint 45+3'
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| 11 October 2023 19:00 |
Everton | 1–2 | Manchester City | Walton Hall Park Attendance: 1,105 Referee: Megan Wilson |
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| Duggan 90+4'
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Report | Park 21' Shaw 48'
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| 8 November 2023 19:00 |
Liverpool | 3–4 | Manchester City | Prenton Park Referee: Elizabeth Simms |
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| Bonner 45' Flint 47'Enderby 90+6'
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Report | Angeldahl 33' Park 48'Kelly 69', 81'
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| 9 November 2023 19:00 |
Manchester United | v | Everton | Leigh Sports Village |
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| Report |
| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Liverpool | 0–1 | Manchester United | Prenton Park Referee: Melissa Burgin |
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| Report | Parris 41'
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| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Manchester City | 2–2 | Leicester City | Joie Stadium Referee: James Bell |
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| Castellanos 49' Coombs 70'
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Report | Cayman 41' Howard 44'
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| Penalties | ||||
| Greenwood Fowler Castellanos Hasegawa Roord Houghton
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3–4 | Rantala Petermann Whelan Cayman Cain Howard
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| 13 December 2023 19:00 |
Everton | v | Liverpool | Walton Hall Park |
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| Report |
| 14 December 2023 19:00 |
Manchester United | v | Leicester City | Leigh Sports Village |
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| Report |
| 24 January 2024 19:00 |
Manchester City | v | Manchester United | Joie Stadium |
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| Report |
| 24 January 2024 19:00 |
Leicester City | v | Everton | King Power Stadium |
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| Report |
Group C[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | London City Lionesses | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Lewes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Watford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| 11 October 2023 19:00 |
London City Lionesses | 2–2 | Watford | Princes Park Attendance: 216 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill |
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| Joel 21' Neville 49'
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Report | Rossiter 16' Haines 87'
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| Penalties | ||||
| Groves Fitzgerald Joel Mukandi Neville Alexander Culver Satchell
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6–7 | Davison León Rossiter Haines Baptiste Meiwald Henson McLean
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| 11 October 2023 19:30 |
Lewes | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | The Dripping Pan Attendance: 403 Referee: Jade Wardle |
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| Oakley 90+5'
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Report | Hughes 64' (pen.)
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| Penalties | ||||
| Palmer Olding Hamilton
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2–0 | Nolan Hopcroft Reilly Bailey-Gayle
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| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Crystal Palace | 3–0 | Watford | VBS Community Stadium Referee: Aaron Ford |
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| Reilly 52' Dennis 72'Hughes 77'
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Report |
| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Lewes | 0–1 | London City Lionesses | The Dripping Pan Attendance: 315 Referee: Levi Gray |
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| Report | Mooney 86' (o.g.)
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| 24 January 2024 19:00 |
London City Lionesses | v | Crystal Palace | Princes Park |
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| Report |
| 24 January 2024 19:30 |
Watford | v | Lewes | Grosvenor Vale |
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| Report |
Group D[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
| 5 | Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| 11 October 2023 19:30 |
Bristol City | 1–1 | Southampton | Robins High Performance Centre Attendance: 597 Referee: Will Finnie |
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| Ward 34'
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Report | Lloyd-Smith 50'
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| Penalties | ||||
| Rodgers Teisar Ward Jones Napier Aspin
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3–4 | Peake Peplow Purfield Thompson Kraft Morris
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| 11 October 2023 19:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0 | Reading | Brisbane Road Attendance: 531 Referee: Amy Fearns |
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| Zhang Linyan 12' Graham 21'Ale 47'Percival 56'Naz 62'Thomas 71'
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Report |
| 8 November 2023 19:00 |
Reading | 0–1 | Southampton | Aldershot EBB Stadium Referee: Stacey Fullicks |
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| Report | Lloyd-Smith 85'
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| 9 November 2023 19:00 |
Arsenal | 3–1 | Bristol City | Meadow Park Referee: Lisa Benn |
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| Maanum Wubben-Moy Blackstenius
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Report | Struck 72'
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| 22 November 2023 19:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Bristol City | Brisbane Road Attendance: 506 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill |
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| Graham 19' (pen.) Ayane 29', 72'
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Report |
| 23 November 2023 18:30 |
Southampton | 1–2 | Arsenal | St Mary's Attendance: 13,438 Referee: Stacey Pearson |
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| Pike 55'
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Report | Maanum 60' Ilestedt 90+3'
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| 13 December 2023 19:00 |
Arsenal | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Meadow Park |
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| Report |
| 13 December 2023 19:30 |
Bristol City | v | Reading | Robins High Performance Centre |
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| Report |
| 24 January 2024 19:00 |
Reading | v | Arsenal | Select Car Leasing Stadium |
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| Report |
| 25 January 2024 19:45 |
Southampton | v | Tottenham Hotspur | Silverlake Stadium |
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| Report |
Group E[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
| 11 October 2023 19:00 |
Birmingham City | 0–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | St Andrew's Attendance: 588 Referee: Phoebe Cross |
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| Report | Rule 16' Robinson 49'Terland 86'
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| 11 October 2023 19:00 |
West Ham United | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Chigwell Construction Stadium Attendance: 413 Referee: Lauren Impey |
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| Harries 58' Atkinson 78'
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Report | Humphrey 20'
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| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Charlton Athletic | v | Birmingham City | The Oakwood |
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| Report |
| 22 November 2023 19:00 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | v | West Ham United | Broadfield Stadium |
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| Report |
| 24 January 2024 19:00 |
Charlton Athletic | v | Brighton & Hove Albion | The Oakwood |
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| Report |
| 25 January 2024 19:00 |
Birmingham City | v | West Ham United | St Andrew's |
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| Report |
Ranking of second-placed teams[]
Due to Arsenal's and Manchester United's failure to progress from Champions League qualifying, they entered the League Cup group stage. With only one team receiving bye to the League Cup quarter-finals, two best-placed runner-up team progressed with the five group winners to make up the final eight. The ranking to determine which two second-placed teams progressed was calculated on a points-per-game basis.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
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| 1 | D | Tottenham Hotspur (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | 2.50 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | A | Aston Villa (Q) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 9 | 2.25 | |
| 3 | B | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | 2.25 | |
| 4 | C | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 1.33 | |
| 5 | E | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 1.00 |
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Knock-out stage[]
Quarter-finals[]
Chelsea will enter the League Cup at the quarter-final stage, having been exempt from the group stage due to their participation in the Champions League group stage. The quarter-finals will take place on 7 February 2024.The draw took place on 29 January 2024.
| 14 February 2024 19:00 |
London City Lionesses (2) | 0–4 | Arsenal (1) | Princes Park, Dartford Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Lisa Benn |
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| Report | Lacasse 39', 57' |
| 7 February 2024 19:00 |
Brighton & Hove Albion (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
Aston Villa (1) | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Lauren Impey |
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| Sarri 35'
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Report | Hanson 69'
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| Penalties | ||||
| Losada Lee Terland Olme
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0–2 | Mayling Leon Corsie Patten
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| 7 February 2024 19:00 |
Chelsea (1) | 5–0 | Sunderland (2) | Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames Attendance: 765 Referee: Phoebe Cross |
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| Nüsken 26', 44' Beever-Jones 46'Kirby 83', 90+1'
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Report |
| 7 February 2024 19:30 |
Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 0–1 | Manchester City (1) | Brisbane Road, Leyton Attendance: 731 Referee: Amy Fearns |
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| Report | Hasegawa 34'
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Semi-finals[]
The semi-finals took place on 6 and 7 March 2024. The draw took place on 9 February 2024.
| 6 March 2024 19:15 |
Arsenal (1) | 4–0 | Aston Villa (1) | Meadow Park, Borehamwood Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Paul Howard |
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| Blackstenius 8', 11', 40' Maanum 18'
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Report |
| 7 March 2024 19:15 |
Manchester City (1) | 0–1 | Chelsea (1) | Academy Stadium, Manchester Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
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| Report | James 8'
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Final[]
- Main article: 2024 FA Women's League Cup Final
On 15 December 2023, it was announced that the 2024 FA Women's League Cup Final would be held at Molineux Stadium, the home of Wolverhampton Wanderers, for the first time. The final took place on 31 March 2024.
| 31 March 2024 15:00 |
Arsenal (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Chelsea (1) | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton Attendance: 21,462 Referee: Cheryl Foster |
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| Blackstenius 116'
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Report |
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