Carabao Cup 2026/27 Dates: When to Catch the Exciting 3rd Round Matches?

FANS are dreaming of a trip to Wembley in the Carabao Cup.

won last year, beating 2-0 in the final.

The nine teams playing in Europe enter the competition in round three, with the others in the hat from round two.

bring you all the key dates for your diary this year.

Carabao Cup 2026/27 round dates

• Round One: Weekend of 7-9 August 2026
• Round Two: w/c 24 August 2026
• Round Three: w/c 7 September and w/c 14 September 2026
• Round Four: w/c 26 October 2026
• Round Five: w/c 14 December 2026
• Semi-Final First Leg: w/c 11 January 2027
• Semi-Final Second Leg: w/c 1 February 2027
• Final: Sunday 21 March 2027

Is there extra-time in the Carabao Cup 2026/27?

There is in the Carabao Cup until the semi-final.

All ties before the last four go straight to penalties if level after 90 minutes.

But if the score is level on aggregate at the end of the two-legged semi-final, an extra 30 minutes will be played with no away goals rule.

That will be followed by penalties if there is still nothing to seperate them.

This is the same with the final at Wembley.