Carabao Cup Round Five Draw: When It Happens and How to Check the Fixtures

To check the Carabao Cup Round Five draw, start with the English Football League’s official announcement and then confirm the fixtures in its competition match hub. Round Five is the quarter-final stage, so the draw determines four ties involving the eight teams that progress from Round Four. As of the morning of October 28, 2026 in the United Kingdom, those pairings have not yet been officially announced.

When is the Carabao Cup Round Five draw?

The EFL has scheduled the 2026/27 quarter-final draw for Wednesday, October 28, 2026, live on Sky Sports after the Round Four match between Liverpool and Chelsea. That game kicks off at 8:00 p.m. in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+00:00), equivalent to 20:00 UTC. The EFL has not specified a fixed clock time for the draw itself, so do not treat the match kickoff as the draw start time.

Britain switched from British Summer Time to GMT on October 25, 2026. That matters when comparing listings: describing the October 28 kickoff as 8:00 p.m. BST would give the wrong UTC conversion. The official UK clock-change calendar confirms the seasonal change.

The EFL draw announcement, published October 26, says Sky Sports presenter Dave Jones will host the draw, with Conor Coady and Graham Le Saux involved. The EFL also said ball numbers would be published through its channels on Wednesday.

How to find the official draw and Round Five fixtures

1. Open the EFL draw announcement. Use the dated quarter-final draw details to check when the ceremony takes place and where it is shown. This is a schedule notice, not a list of completed pairings.
2. Return to the official competition page after the draw. The EFL Carabao Cup page has fixtures, results and a route to the match hub. Look for Round Five or quarter-final fixtures for the 2026/27 season.
3. Check the EFL’s news feed for the complete draw. An official draw-in-full report is the clearest way to distinguish a confirmed pairing from speculation or an earlier-round fixture list.
4. Check the clubs’ official channels for the final appointment. The teams and home/away order can be known before the exact match date, kickoff time, broadcast selection and ticket details are settled.
5. Recheck before making plans. Save the match page and revisit it when the EFL or the relevant clubs publish any scheduling changes.

A hypothetical example: following Liverpool’s route

Illustrative scenario only: Imagine you are a Liverpool supporter trying to arrange a December evening around a possible cup quarter-final. You know from the EFL’s confirmed Round Four schedule that Liverpool host Chelsea on October 28 at 8:00 p.m. in Liverpool (GMT, UTC+00:00; 20:00 UTC). You might initially search for “Liverpool Carabao Cup Round Five fixtures.”

At this point, the useful distinction is between a possible next opponent and a confirmed fixture. Liverpool must first advance past Chelsea. Even if the draw lists a future slot involving the winner of that tie, a club’s participation is conditional until its Round Four match has been decided. In this example, you would follow the Round Four result, read the completed EFL draw, and then wait for the exact December date and kickoff before booking travel.

There is another reason to read the full wording carefully: Everton versus Newcastle United is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2026, after the Wednesday draw. A Round Five pairing could therefore initially identify the winner of an unresolved Round Four tie rather than a named qualified club.

What to check in a Round Five fixture listing

A useful fixture entry should answer five practical questions:

• Which teams are paired? Confirm whether both clubs have already qualified or a placeholder still awaits a result.
• Who is at home? The draw’s team order matters for venue planning, but use the finalized fixture for confirmation.
• What is the exact date? The round’s scheduled week is not the date of every individual game.
• What time is kickoff? For matches staged in the UK in December, check the published UK time as GMT (UTC+00:00) and convert only after it is official.
• Where can it be watched? Consult the EFL’s broadcast information and your TV provider’s listing rather than assuming every match appears on the same Sky Sports channel.

When will Round Five matches be played?

The EFL’s 2026/27 competition calendar places Carabao Cup Round Five in the week commencing Monday, December 14, 2026. This is a confirmed round window, not confirmation that all four quarter-finals will start on Monday. Individual dates, venues and kickoff times should be taken from the subsequently published fixture schedule.

For context, the first legs of the semi-finals are scheduled for the week commencing January 11, 2027, and the second legs for the week commencing February 1, 2027. The final is scheduled for March 21, 2027. These later milestones do not establish the kickoff time of any Round Five tie.

Should you watch the draw or wait for the fixture list?

Watch live if you want the first announcement. The EFL says the draw will be shown on Sky Sports in the UK following Liverpool versus Chelsea. Because it follows a match, allow for a variable start rather than relying on an invented precise draw time.

Read the official draw report if you only need the pairings. The EFL’s own recap is easier to revisit, and it reduces the risk of mistaking a rumor, an old draw or a team still awaiting qualification for a settled tie.

Use the finalized fixtures if you need to travel or watch a specific game. Waiting for the EFL match hub and club confirmation is more useful than acting immediately on the four drawn matchups. TV choices and match dates may be announced separately, and a draw does not itself confirm ticket sales or broadcast details.

What if the Round Five draw is not listed yet?

First check the article date and season: “Round Five” and “quarter-finals” refer to the same stage here, whereas a September announcement could be about Round Four. Next, compare the page with the EFL’s official competition page. If the draw ceremony has not finished, there is nothing to infer from a blank quarter-final list. If the draw has finished but dates or kickoffs are missing, treat those fields as to be confirmed.

The most reliable approach is straightforward: use the October 28 EFL draw notice to track the ceremony, use the post-draw EFL report to identify the four pairings, and use the updated match hub and club notices for the final December schedule. That gives you the right information at the right stage without guessing the outcome of any match.