The EFL have confirmed that there will be a number of significant scheduling changes to this season’s Carabao Cup.
The biggest change is that two legged semi-finals will be replaced by a single tie and the first four rounds are scheduled to take place on consecutive weeks.
Round one fixtures are scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 5, but due to that weekend being an international weekend, ties may be played on alternative dates.
While the EFL have also confirmed that rounds two, three and four will be played on consecutive midweeks dates starting on either the 15 or 16 of September.
Premier League sides will enter the competition in round two or round three if they are competing in a European competition.
The dates for the 2020/21 Carabao Cup are as follows:
Round One - 5 September 2020 (alternative dates may apply)
Round Two - 15/16 September 2020
Round Three - 22/23 September 2020
Round Four - 29/30 September 2020
Round Five - 22/23 December 2020
Semi-Finals - 5/6 January 2021 (tie to be played at the venue of Club drawn out first)
Final - 28 February 2021
The EFL have also confirmed that the draw for the first round will take place on Sky Sports News on Tuesday, August 18, with a time still to be confirmed.
While as per the previous two seasons, the first round draw will be divided into a northern and southern section but sides will remain unseeded.
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