The EFL have confirmed the fixtures for next season's Carabao Cup and there's some major changes to the schedule due to the 2022 World Cup.
The first round draw takes place this afternoon (Thursday, June 23) but Liverpool won't be entering the competition until round three, when they look to begin their defence of the title. While the Reds typically begin their Carabao Cup run earlier in the campaign, this year, the third round fixtures will take place at a later date of the week commencing 9 November, 2022.
Round four, or the round-of-16, will kick-off in late December (21 December, 2022) shortly after the World Cup final in Qatar. The quarter-finals will be in early January, before the two-legged semi-final ties at the end of the month/beginning of February. The final will take place at Wembley on Sunday, February 26 2023.
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Liverpool clinched the trophy for a record-breaking ninth time last season after beating Chelsea on penalties in the final. It was their first final in the competition since 2016, when they were beaten on penalties at the hands of Manchester City.
Before their win last term, the Reds last collected the trophy in the 2011/12 season after they beat Cardiff City on penalties.
Liverpool's run to the final last season saw them overcome Norwich City, Preston North End, Leicester City and Arsenal before they took on Thomas Tuchel's side at Wembley in February. Jurgen Klopp will hope is side can replicate their domestic success in the upcoming campaign, having also collected the FA Cup trophy back in May.
Carabao Cup fixtures in full:
Round One – 10 August, 2022
Round Two – 24 August, 2022
Round Three – 9 November, 2022 (Liverpool enter at this stage)
Round Four – 21 December, 2022
Quarter-Final – 11 January, 2023
Semi-Final First Leg – 25 January, 2023
Semi-Final Second Leg – 1 February, 2023
Final – 26 February, 2023
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