Teams up and down the country will be eyeing Carabao Cup glory this season as Manchester City look to make it FIVE wins in a row.
City claimed their fourth-straight Carabao Cup crown last term with Aymeric Laporte scoring a late winner against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola and his team will be looking to win yet another trophy in February but a host of clubs would love to end City’s dominance.
The third round is being played out this week with the Premier League big guns entering the tournament.
We’ve got plenty of action to come before we can start to think about the final but fans can make a note of the date for the showpiece match.
Carabao Cup final: Date and time
As ever, the Carabao Cup is the first major domestic competition to reach a conclusion in England.
This year’s final will be held at Wembley Stadium and will take place on Sunday, February 27.
The kick-off time has not been confirmed as of yet but will likely be at 4:30pm.
talkSPORT will be home to the best action in the Carabao Cup this season and we’ll be bringing you four third round ties live this week.
We will also have full coverage of the Wembley final live in February. More details on our cup final special will come later in the season.
Upcoming talkSPORT commentaries
WEDNESDAY 20th OCTOBER
- Swansea v West Brom – 19:45, Championship – talkSPORT 2 EXCLUSIVE
THURSDAY 21st OCTOBER
- Vitesse Arnhem v Tottenham – 17:45, Europa Conference League – talkSPORT 2
- Rangers v Brondby – 20:00, Europa League – talkSPORT 2 EXCLUSIVE
SATURDAY 23rd OCTOBER
- Chelsea v Norwich – 12:30, Premier League – talkSPORT EXCLUSIVE
- Crystal Palace v Newcastle – 15:00, Premier League – talkSPORT 2 EXCLUSIVE
- Brighton v Manchester City – 17:30, Premier League – talkSPORT EXCLUSIVE
SUNDAY 24th OCTOBER
- Nottingham Forest v Fulham – 15:00, Championship – talkSPORT 2 EXCLUSIVE
Carabao Cup: Full schedule
- Round Three – w/c 20 September 2021
- Round Four – w/c 25 October 2021
- Quarter-Finals – w/c 20 December 2021
- Semi-Final first legs – w/c 3 January 2022
- Semi-Final second legs – w/c 10 January 2022
- Final – Sunday 27 February 2022
Carabao Cup final: UECL qualification
The winner of the Carabao Cup will secure qualification to the UEFA Europa Conference League next season.
As City won the cup last term and had already secured Champions League football, the spot was handed to the next highest-placed team who had not qualified for a European tournament.
Tottenham claimed the place in the inaugural UECL this term.
