Carabao Cup (EFL Cup) Round-by-Round Progression
Round 3
Liverpool 3–1 FT Tottenham Hotspur
Tue 15 Sep 2026 · 3:00 PM EDT (ET) / 8:00 PM BST (UK) · Carabao Cup · Anfield · Full-time
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Round 4
Liverpool v Chelsea
Wed 28 Oct 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT (ET) / 8:00 PM GMT (UK) · Carabao Cup · Anfield · Scheduled
Scheduled
Quarter-Final
Conditional on Round 4
Two-Legged Semi-Final
Conditional on progression · draw and dates pending
First leg: conditional · Second leg: conditional · Aggregate: not yet available
Final
Conditional on progression · draw and dates pending
FA Cup Round-by-Round Progression
Third round draw/fixture not yet available; Premier League clubs enter in Round 3 around January 2027. This is an entry window, not a confirmed Liverpool kickoff.
Domestic Cup Rules, Two-Leg Semi-Finals & Penalty Shootout Guide
Follow Liverpool round by round
This tracker follows Liverpool’s domestic cup journey rather than showing a full bracket of every participating club. Each confirmed tie links to its own Match Centre, where the fixture’s latest status, venue and coverage can be checked. Carabao Cup and FA Cup records remain separate because a result in one competition has no effect on progress in the other. Future rounds are shown as conditional until Liverpool’s participation and the relevant draw are confirmed.
A scheduled fixture is not a result. Postponed, suspended and cancelled matches remain unresolved, and none of those states advances Liverpool automatically. When a completed tie has an explicitly confirmed winner, the tracker can show Advanced, Eliminated or Winner. If a result exists but progression is not confirmed, the page says so. This distinction matters for awarded matches, unusual interruptions and ties decided after extra time or a shootout.
Premier League clubs enter the FA Cup at the third round proper. The published 2026/27 calendar places that round around the weekend of 9 January 2027. That date is a round window, not a confirmed Liverpool fixture or kickoff. Until a Liverpool draw and fixture are available, the FA Cup section keeps an explicit pending message instead of creating a placeholder opponent or promising a home match.
Two legs, aggregate scores and penalties
The Carabao Cup semi-finals use two legs. Each leg has its own match result, while the aggregate compares goals across the tie. Winning the first leg does not itself mean Liverpool have reached the final. The tracker keeps the first-leg outcome separate from the final aggregate decision, and future participation remains conditional until the tie’s winner is confirmed. The final is a separate match, rather than a third semi-final leg.
Penalty shootout scores are displayed separately from match goals. A match recorded as 1–1 with a 5–4 shootout stays a 1–1 match result; it does not become 6–5. The same separation applies when reading an aggregate score. Extra time, shootouts and official winner confirmation describe different parts of the outcome, so a level full-time score alone cannot establish which club progressed.
Check the competition’s current rules for the procedure applying to a particular round. Draw announcements, television selections and rescheduling can change the practical calendar after a round window has been published. All operational dates here use Eastern Time, with the seasonal EDT or EST abbreviation; UK kickoff information is shown where relevant. Recheck the Match Centre and broadcaster schedule before making travel or viewing arrangements. The tracker updates from confirmed fixtures and retains an honest pending state when a round identity or result is incomplete.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The semi-final has two legs, with the tie outcome determined separately from either individual match result. The first-leg result alone does not confirm a place in the final.
Premier League clubs enter in the third round proper, scheduled around the weekend of 9 January 2027. Liverpool’s opponent and exact kickoff remain pending until confirmed.
No. Shootout kicks are shown separately from match goals and aggregate goals. Progression follows the confirmed tie winner.