Carabao Cup 2020/21

[Lineker]

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The Carabao Cup will kick off the 2020/21 EFL season, with the first four rounds of the tournament to be played in September.

First-round fixtures are scheduled to take place on September 5 but could be moved due to potential clashes with international fixtures.

Rounds two, three and four will then be played on consecutive midweeks, starting on September 15/16.

Premier League sides will enter the Carabao Cup at either round two or three, depending on their 2019/20 league placing.

The draw for round one will take place on Sky Sports News on August 18. As with last season, it will be divided into northern and southern sections and will be unseeded.

The EFL has also confirmed two-legged semi-finals will no longer be played in the competition, with one-off matches determining which teams reach the final.

The sides drawn first in each semi-final will host the tie.

Manchester City have won the last three Carabao Cups, with their most recent success coming courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in March.

Carabao Cup 2020/21 Schedule:

• Round one: September 5
• Round two: September 15/16
• Round three: September 22/23
• Round four: September 29/30
• Round five: December 22/23
• Semi-finals: January 5/6
• Final: February 28

[Bobfoc]

Ending the two-legged semi-finals seems overdue.

[Lineker]

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The Carabao Cup first round will see Barrow visit Derby for their first game in the competition since the 1971/72 season, while Newport will host Swansea in an all-Welsh tie.

Harrogate - who were promoted to the Football League for the first time in their history earlier this month - will make their debut in the Carabao Cup at Prenton Park, where they will take on Tranmere.

Championship play-off runners-up Brentford will begin their season at home to Wycombe, who won the League One play-offs last season.

There are several ties between former Premier League clubs, including Bolton hosting Bradford, with both sides now in League Two.

Stoke have been drawn at home to Blackpool, Sunderland will play Hull, Barnsley will host Nottingham Forest in an all-Championship affair and Charlton travel to Swindon.

The first round of the Carabao Cup is due to be played on Saturday, September 5, although this is also an international weekend, so some games may be rearranged.

Round One draw, Northern section
Tranmere vs Harrogate
Crewe vs Lincoln
Walsall vs Sheffield Wednesday
Rochdale vs Huddersfield
Preston vs Mansfield
Bolton vs Bradford
Blackburn vs Doncaster
Stoke vs Blackpool
Fleetwood vs Wigan
Grimsby vs Morecambe
Middlesbrough vs Shrewsbury
Derby vs Barrow
Scunthorpe vs Port Vale
Sunderland vs Hull
Burton vs Accrington
Salford vs Rotherham
Barnsley vs Nottingham Forest
Oldham vs Carlisle

Round One draw, Southern section
Bristol City vs Exeter
Plymouth vs QPR
Swindon vs Charlton
Forest Green vs Leyton Orient
MK Dons vs Coventry
Crawley vs Millwall
Stevenage vs Portsmouth
Peterborough vs Cheltenham
Brentford vs Wycombe
Northampton vs Cardiff
Luton vs Norwich
Birmingham vs Cambridge
Newport vs Swansea
Oxford vs AFC Wimbledon
Reading vs Colchester
Gillingham vs Southend
Ipswich vs Bristol Rovers

[DFF]

Worth noting that the winner of this year's cup goes into UEFA's new Europea League Conference competition for next season as England's sole representative. 

[Adam]

The English domestic season starts today!

Can't quite believe, after all this time off, we're actually playing too soon. Only had four weeks of pre-season training! I hope Blackburn don't trounce us.

[9 to 5]

2 hours ago, Adam said:

I hope Blackburn don't trounce us.

I do.

[Lineker]

No trouncing nor a cupset for Adam, in the end then.

[Bobfoc]

It was a close one, though.

[Adam]

A good game, we ran out of steam in the last 20 minutes but played really well in the second half up to that point. Blackburn bossed the first half completely and with better finishing would have been out of sight.

 

[Lineker]

Derby vs. Barrow is on Sky now.

[GA!]

grimsby already losing i'm off for a nap

[Kyle]

Carabao Cup second round

North draw

• Burnley vs Sheffield United
• Burton Albion vs Aston Villa
• Bradford City vs Lincoln City
• Leeds United vs Hull City
• Everton vs Salford City
• Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Stoke City
• Rochdale vs Sheffield Wednesday
• West Bromwich Albion vs Harrogate Town
• Middlesbrough vs Barnsley
• Derby County vs Preston North End
• Newcastle United vs Blackburn Rovers
• Morecambe vs Oldham Athletic
• Fleetwood Town vs Port Vale

South draw

• West Ham United vs Charlton Athletic
• Ipswich Town vs Fulham
• Oxford United vs Watford
• AFC Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
• Leyton Orient vs Plymouth Argyle
• Southampton vs Brentford
• Bristol City vs Northampton Town
• Reading vs Luton Town
• Millwall v Cheltenham Town
• Brighton & Hove Albion vs Portsmouth
• Newport County vs Cambridge United
• Gillingham vs Coventry City

Carabao Cup third round

• Bradford or Lincoln vs Liverpool
• Bristol City or Northampton vs Burton or Aston Villa
• Morecambe or Oldham vs Newcastle or Blackburn
• Reading or Luton vs Manchester United
• Derby or Preston vs Brighton or Portsmouth
• Ipswich or Fulham vs Rochdale or Sheffield Wednesday
• Manchester City vs Bournemouth or Crystal Palace
• Millwall or Cheltenham Town vs Burnley or Sheffield United
• Chelsea vs Middlesbrough or Barnsley
• Wolves or Stoke vs Gillingham or Coventry
• Leicester City vs Arsenal
• West Brom or Harrogate vs Southampton or Brentford
• Newport or Cambridge vs Oxford or Watford
• Fleetwood or Port Vale vs Everton or Salford
• Leyton Orient or Plymouth vs Tottenham Hotspur
• West Ham or Charlton vs Leeds or Hull

A somewhat favourable draw that we'll probably still manage to Everton.

[Lineker]

Knowing our luck it'll be Plymouth to progress - possibly the longest away trip we could get.

[Baddar]

Burton v Aston Villa is the Sky game tonight.

[9 to 5]

On 29/08/2020 at 17:13, Lineker said:

No trouncing nor a cupset for Adam, in the end then.

You are the bus rail replacement of people.

[Cymbols]

Great day for the Villa...up until conceding against Burton Albion in 64 seconds. That’s such a Villa thing to do.

[Lineker]

Thank fuck Orient beat Plymouth. A far more palatable away trip for us!

[Cymbols]

Job done, pretty comfortable once we equalised. Grealish with a right corker as well.

[Kyle]

Lads, just so everyone is aware, if after signing James Rodriguez we get knocked out of the cup by Salford, I will be throwing myself into the Mersey.  

[DFF]

We're pretty much treating tonight as a training game to get 2nd stringers and new signings some game time. 

 

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