The Carabao Cup returns for its 63rd season in 2022-23 as 92 teams from the English football pyramid battle it out for silverware. Liverpool are defending champions and will have designs on retaining the trophy, but they will face plenty of competition too. Clubs from the Premier League down to League One take part in the competition, which begins in August and concludes in February. GOAL has all the details about the 2022-23 edition, including draw information, fixtures, dates, results and more. Carabao Cup third round draw The draw for the 2022-23 Carabao Cup third round took place on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Premier League clubs - Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, Leeds, Brighton, Newcastle and West Ham joined the 25 winners from the second round. There are 16 ties and no north-south split. Games will be played on the week commencing November 7. Manchester City versus Chelsea on November 9 and Manchester United versus Aston Villa on November 10 were chosen as the televised games. Date Fixture TV channel W/C Nov 7 Leicester vs Newport TBC W/C Nov 7 West Ham vs Blackburn TBC W/C Nov 7 Wolves vs Leeds TBC W/C Nov 7 Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham TBC W/C Nov 7 Bournemouth vs Everton TBC W/C Nov 7 Liverpool vs Derby TBC W/C Nov 7 Burnley vs Crawley TBC W/C Nov 7 Bristol City vs Lincoln TBC W/C Nov 7 Stevenage vs Charlton TBC W/C Nov 7 MK Dons vs Morecambe TBC W/C Nov 7 Newcastle vs Crystal Palace TBC W/C Nov 7 Arsenal vs Brighton TBC W/C Nov 7 Brentford vs Gillingham TBC W/C Nov 7 Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday TBC Nov 9 Man City vs Chelsea Sky Sports Football Nov 10 Man Utd vs Aston Villa Sky Sports Football Carabao Cup second round draw The draw for the 2022-23 Carabao Cup second round took place on Wednesday August 10, 2022. It was held following the televised tie between Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland. Thirteen Premier League clubs enter the competition, along with two Championship teams, at this stage and they join the 35 winners from the first round. North section Date Fixture Aug 23 Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Rochdale Aug 23 Shrewsbury Town 3-0 Burnley Aug 23 Barrow 2-2 Lincoln City (Pens: 1-3) Aug 23 Bolton 1-4 Aston Villa Aug 23 Bradford City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers Aug 23 Derby 1-0 West Brom Aug 23 Fleetwood Town 0-1 Everton Aug 23 Grimsby 0-3 Nottingham Forest Aug 23 Rotherham United 0-1 Morecambe Aug 23 Wolves 2-1 Preston Aug 23 Stockport County 0-1 Leicester Aug 24 Leeds United 3-1 Barnsley Aug 24 Tranmere 1-2 Newcastle United South section Date Fixture Aug 23 Cambridge Utd 0-3 Southampton Aug 23 Colchester 0-2 Brentford Aug 23 Crawley Town 2-0 Fulham Aug 23 Gillingham 0-0 Exeter City (Pens: 6-5) Aug 23 Newport County 3-2 Portsmouth Aug 23 Norwich 2-2 Bournemouth (Pens: 5-4) Aug 23 Oxford United 0-2 Crystal Palace Aug 23 Stevenage 1-0 Peterborough Aug 23 Walsall 0-1 Charlton Aug 23 Watford 0-2 MK Dons Aug 24 Forest Green 0-3 Brighton Aug 24 Wycombe 1-3 Bristol City Carabao Cup first round draw, fixtures and results The first round of the Carabao Cup is divided into two sections: north and south. Twenty-two teams from Championship are joined by 24 teams from League One and 24 teams from League Two. Games were played on the week commencing August 8. Fixtures chosen for live TV broadcast were: Bradford City and Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday and Sunderland. Those games are being shown live on Sky Sports. The draw was conducted by Clinton Morrison and Michael Dawson. North section Date Fixture August 9 Accrington Stanley 2-2 Tranmere (Pens: 11-12) August 9 Blackpool 0-0 Barrow (Pens: 3-4) August 9 Bolton 5-1 Salford City August 9 Bradford City 2-1 Hull City August 9 Doncaster Rovers 0-3 Lincoln City August 9 Fleetwood 1-0 Wigan Athletic August 9 Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe August 9 Harrogate 0-1 Stockport County August 9 Huddersfield 1-4 Preston August 9 Mansfield 1-2 Derby August 9 Morecambe 0-0 Stoke City (Pens: 5-3) August 9 Rochdale 2-0 Burton Albion August 9 Shrewsbury 3-2 Carlisle United August 10 Blackburn Rovers 4-0 Hartlepool August 10 Middlesbrough 0-1 Barnsley August 10 Port Vale 1-2 Rotherham August 10 Sheffield Wed 2-0 Sunderland August 11 West Brom 1-0 Sheffield United South section Date Fixture August 2 Cambridge United 1-0 Millwall August 9 Wimbledon 0-2 Gillingham August 9 Cardiff 0-3 Portsmouth August 9 Charlton 1-1 QPR (Pens: 5-3) August 9 Cheltenham 0-7 Exeter August 9 Crawley 1-0 Bristol Rovers August 9 Forest Green 2-0 Leyton Orient August 9 Ipswich 0-1 Colchester August 9 Luton 2-3 Newport August 9 Reading 1-2 Stevenage August 9 MK Dons 1-0 Sutton United August 9 Oxford United 2-2 Swansea City (Pens: 5-3) August 9 Northampton Town 1-2 Wycombe August 9 Norwich 2-2 Birmingham City (Pens: 4-2) August 9 Walsall 2-0 Swindon August 10 Plymouth 0-2 Peterborough August 10 Coventry 1-4 Bristol City Carabao Cup TV channel & live stream Sky Sports has the rights to broadcast Carabao Cup games in the UK. Matches are usually shown on Sky Sports Football and available to stream live online using the Sky Go facility. In the U.S., Carabao Cup games are broadcast on the ESPN network. When is the Carabao Cup 2022-23 final? The 2022-23 Carabao Cup final is scheduled for Sunday February 26, 2023. It will be held at Wembley Stadium, London, which is the traditional venue for national cup finals in England. Carabao Cup 2022-23 dates The 2022-23 Carabao Cup kicks off on the week commencing August 8, 2022 and will conclude on February 26, 2023. You can see the complete round dates and number of games in the table below. Round Games Date(s) First round 35 August 2, 8, 9, 10, 11 Second round 25 w/c August 22 Third round 16 w/c November 7 Fourth round 8 w/c December 19 Quarter-finals 4 w/c January 9 Semi-finals 4 (2 legs) w/c January 23 / 30 Final 1 February 26, 2023 Who won the Carabao Cup last season? Liverpool won the Carabao Cup in 2021-22. The Reds defeated Chelsea 11-10 on penalties after the game finished 0-0 in regulation and extra time. Jurgen Klopp's side clinched silverware after Caoimhin Kelleher scored their 11th spot kick and Kepa Arrizabalaga missed Chelsea's 11th penalty. The victory sealed Liverpool's ninth League Cup trophy, making them the single most successful team in the history of the competition.
