What Happens if Carabao Cup 3rd Round Games End in a Draw? Extra Time or Penalties?

ENGLISH football’s elite begin their Carabao Cup campaigns in the third round.

, , , and are all playing in the this season, which is why they start later in the competition.

Some third round ties look too close to call and could still be level at the end of normal time.

If the match ends all square, the question at the front of everyone’s mind is whether there is extra time and penalties.

brings you all the information you need.

Do Carabao Cup 3rd round ties go to extra time or straight to penalties if it ends as a draw after 90 minutes?

third round ties go straight to penalties if the score is level after 90 minutes.

Ahead of the 2018/19 season, organisers scrapped extra time to reduce “additional fatigue issues” following a vote by clubs.

Extra time is used only in the Carabao Cup in the second leg of the semi-finals (if the aggregate score is level) and in the final.

What happened in last year’s Carabao Cup final?

are the Carabao Cup holders after they beat 2-0 in last year’s final.

scored twice in four second-half minutes to fire his side to Wembley glory.

City’s triumph meant that became the first manager to win the League Cup a whopping five times.

The legendary gaffer left his post at the Etihad at the end of last season.