Content blocked. captain for Wednesday night's Carabao Cup defeat to Hull.Brighton face Portsmouth in a South Coast derby on Thursday - with next week's Carabao Cup third-round Sky Sports ties also announced.Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the only goal of the game to put Fulham through to the third round of the Carabao Cup in a 1-0 victory over Ipswich at Portman Road.Goals from Michael Keane, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Moise Kean put Everton through with a 3-0 Carabao Cup win over Salford City. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. Richards described the competition's formation as an "interim step" on the way to the league's re-organisation.Hardaker felt that the Football League needed to adapt to the times, as the English game was losing prestige. They also changed the playing strip from tangerine to red, white and black (a move that angered some hardcore supporters) re-designed the badge and rebuilt the stadium.Further financial clout was secured shortly after when billionaire Peter Lim, owner of Valencia, bought a 50% stake. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.In the United Kingdom, the Carabao Cup will be broadcast and live-streamed on Sky Sports.In the United States, the competition will be shown on ESPN channels.The English Football League (EFL) clubs voted to implement a number of changes to this year's Carabao Cup at the annual EFL Summer Conference in.This was introduced in order to limit issues of "additional fatigue", as Carabao Cup fixtures typically take place in the middle of the week, with Premier League matches occurring at the weekend a few days before and after.The ABBA penalty system trial was also eliminated, with the format for penalty shoot-outs now reverting to the standard ABAB penalty-taker order.Seeding has also been removed from the first two rounds.Video assistant refereeing (VAR) will continue to be in use in fixtures played at Premier League grounds.Following on from the abolition of extra-time, if both teams are level after the end of full-time during the second leg of either of the semi-final ties, the game will go directly to a penalty shoot-out with a,In previous editions of the competition, the away-goal rule was used in the semi-final stage in the same manner as it is in the.Now, though, no such rule will be considered and second-leg stalemates will be decided ultimately by a penalty shoot-out.As regulation 14.5 of the tournament explains: "In the semi-final ties, if the aggregate score is level at the end of the second game no extra time shall be played and the tie shall be decided by the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with procedures as approved by IFAB.

The 2019 EFL Cup Final was an association football match that took place on 24 February 2019 at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to determine the winners of the 2018–19 EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images They are lower league opposition but it is still a huge game for us.”.A home tie against League Two opposition should be relatively straight forward, though Salford’s rapid rise means they are likely to be a tougher prospect than their league position suggests.Still, if Everton take the game seriously they should have enough to progress. Following the Carabao Cup Round Two Draw, Sky Sports have chosen the following fixtures for live TV coverage.

The draw was made on 18 December 2019, by.The match was awarded to Sheffield Wednesday on 20 August 2019, following Bury's failure to provide clarity or evidence to the EFL regarding their ability to fulfill their financial obligations.Original match on 27 August 2019 was abandoned at half-time due to inclement weather, with the score 0–0. Luton edged past Reading 1-0 in an all-Championship Carabao Cup second-round clash to set up a home tie with Manchester United in round three. 7 September 2020. But backed by that fresh investment they soon rose up the divisions, going fully professional in 2017.They earned four promotions in five years to reach the Football League in 2019, finishing 11th in League Two last season, with the final standings decided on a points-per-game basis.Wednesday’s game will see a return to Goodison Park for midfielder.Salford beat Championship side Rotherham on penalties in their first game of the season to reach this stage, before being thrashed 6-0 by Manchester United U21s in the EFL Trophy. All 92 clubs competing in the Premier League and the English Football League enter the 2019-20 Carabao Cup, with participation distributed across the divisions.The competition will be played over seven rounds, with single-leg ties throughout, except in the semi-finals.In round one, the draw was split into northern and southern clubs with 22 Championship sides and all League One and League Two clubs entering.The Carabao Cup final was played at Wembley on March 1 between.The first legs of the ties were played on the week beginning January 6, with the second legs taking place three weeks later.Holders Manchester City were drawn away to Oxford United and an all-Premier League tie between.Fixtures were played the week of December 17, 2019.The fourth round of the Carabao Cup delivered two heavyweight clashes: Chelsea against Manchester United and Liverpool against,Elsewhere, there were three other all-Premier League ties, including Manchester City taking on.The ties were played on the week commencing October 28, 2019.The final seven Premier League sides joined the Carabao Cup at the third-round stage, including the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and defending champions Manchester City.Colchester United completed a shock giant-killing victory over,Arsenal registered an emphatic 5-0 win over.Manchester United barely survived by defeating League One side Rochdale on penalties, while Oxford United stunned West Ham with a 4-0 win.Thirteen Premier League clubs have now joined the Carabao Cup at the second-round stage, with an additional two clubs from the Championship to add to the first-round winners.