2015–16 Football League Cup

The 2015–16 Football League Cup (known as the Capital One Cup for sponsorship purposes) was the 56th season of the Football League Cup. It began on 11 August 2015 and concluded on 28 February 2016.[1] It is a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.

2015–16 Football League Cup
Capital One Cup, League Cup
Country England
 Wales
Dates11 August 2015 – 28 February 2016
Teams92
Defending championsChelsea
ChampionsManchester City (4th title)
Runners-upLiverpool
Matches played93
Goals scored284 (3.05 per match)
Attendance1,430,554 (15,382 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kevin De Bruyne
(5 goals)

Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the previous season's final.[2] However, they were eliminated in the fourth round by Stoke City on penalties.

Manchester City won the final on 28 February, defeating Liverpool 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra-time.[3]

This was the final season in which the tournament was known as the Football League Cup, as it was renamed the EFL Cup in 2016 after the Football League was rebranded as the English Football League (EFL).[4]

Format

The League Cup is open to all 92 members of the Premier League and the Football League and is divided into seven rounds, organised so that 32 teams remain by the third round.[5] Teams involved in European competition during the season receive a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League teams enter at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams enter at the first round.[5]

The League Cup is played as a knockout cup competition with each tie, except semi-finals, being played as a single match with the winner advancing to the next round. The semi-finals are played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, and the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the finals. If the score is level after 90 minutes, or if the aggregate score is level for semi-finals, then thirty minutes of extra time is played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. If the aggregate scores in semi-finals are still level at the end of extra time the tie shall be decided by goals scored away from home counting twice, according to away goals rule. If the tie has not been decided during extra time, it will be decided by penalty shoot-out.[6]

In the first five rounds, the team drawn first will play at home ground, and in the semi-finals the team drawn first will play the first leg at home. The final shall be played on a neutral ground.[6]

Team allocation

92 teams from the top four English tiers (Premier League, Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two) participated.

Distribution

The tournament was organised so that 32 teams remained by the third round.[5] Teams involved in European competition received a bye to the third round, the remaining Premier League teams entered at the second round, and the remaining Football League teams entered at the first round.[5]

  • Teams involved in European competition enter at the third round.
  • The remaining Premier League teams entered at the second round.
  • The remaining Football League teams entered at the first round.
Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from previous round
First round
(72 clubs)
  • 24 clubs from Football League Two
  • 24 clubs from Football League One
  • 24 clubs from Football League Championship
  • N/A
Second round
(48 clubs)
  • 12 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)
  • 36 winners from first round
Third round
(32 clubs)
  • 8 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)
  • 24 winners from second round
Fourth round
(16 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 16 winners from third round
Fifth round
(8 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 8 winners from fourth round
Semi-finals
(4 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 4 winners from fifth round
Final
(2 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 2 winners from semi-finals

Teams

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (the numbers are positions from previous league season meaning that teams promoted to Premier League is listed as Championship teams but ranked above the teams relegated to Football League Championship, and the same applies for all other promotions and relegations):

  • PL: Premier League
  • CH: Football League Championship
  • L1: Football League One
  • L2: Football League Two
  • FC: Football Conference
  • 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, etc.: League position
Third round
Chelsea (PL 1st) Arsenal (PL 3rd) Tottenham Hotspur (PL 5th) Southampton (PL 7th)
Manchester City (PL 2nd) Manchester United (PL 4th) Liverpool (PL 6th) West Ham United (PL 12th)
Second round
Swansea City (PL 8th) Everton (PL 11th) Newcastle United (PL 15th) AFC Bournemouth (CH 1st)
Stoke City (PL 9th) West Bromwich Albion (PL 13th) Sunderland (PL 16th) Watford (CH 2nd)
Crystal Palace (PL 10th) Leicester City (PL 14th) Aston Villa (PL 17th) Norwich City (CH 3rd)
First round
Hull City (PL 18th) Reading (CH 19th) Doncaster Rovers (L1 13th) Plymouth Argyle (L2 7th)
Burnley (PL 19th) Brighton & Hove Albion (CH 20th) Walsall (L1 14th) Luton Town (L2 8th)
Queens Park Rangers (PL 20th) Rotherham United (CH 21st) Oldham Athletic (L1 15th) Newport County (L2 9th)
Middlesbrough (CH 4th) Bristol City (L1 1st) Scunthorpe United (L1 16th) Exeter City (L2 10th)
Brentford (CH 5th) Milton Keynes Dons (L1 2nd) Coventry City (L1 17th) Morecambe (L2 11th)
Ipswich Town (CH 6th) Preston North End (L1 3rd) Port Vale (L1 18th) Northampton Town (L2 12th)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (CH 7th) Millwall (CH 22nd) Colchester United (L1 19th) Oxford United (L2 13th)
Derby County (CH 8th) Wigan Athletic (CH 23rd) Crewe Alexandra (L1 20th) Dagenham & Redbridge (L2 14th)
Blackburn Rovers (CH 9th) Blackpool (CH 24th) Burton Albion (L2 1st) AFC Wimbledon (L2 15th)
Birmingham City (CH 10th) Swindon Town (L1 4th) Shrewsbury Town (L2 2nd) Portsmouth (L2 16th)
Cardiff City (CH 11th) Sheffield United (L1 5th) Bury (L2 3rd) Accrington Stanley (L2 17th)
Charlton Athletic (CH 12th) Chesterfield (L1 6th) Southend United (L2 5th) York City (L2 18th)
Sheffield Wednesday (CH 13th) Bradford City (L1 7th) Notts County (L1 21st) Cambridge United (L2 19th)
Nottingham Forest (CH 14th) Rochdale (L1 8th) Crawley Town (L1 22nd) Carlisle United (L2 20th)
Leeds United (CH 15th) Peterborough United (L1 9th) Leyton Orient (L1 23rd) Mansfield Town (L2 21st)
Huddersfield Town (CH 16th) Fleetwood Town (L1 10th) Yeovil Town (L1 24th) Hartlepool United (L2 22nd)
Fulham (CH 17th) Barnsley (L1 11th) Wycombe Wanderers (L2 4th) Barnet (FC 1st)
Bolton Wanderers (CH 18th) Gillingham (L1 12th) Stevenage (L2 6th) Bristol Rovers (FC 2nd)

Round and draw dates

The schedule was as follows.[1][7]

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 16 June 2016[8] 10 August 2016
Second round 13 August 2016[9] 24 August 2016
Third round 25 August 2016[10] 21 September 2016
Fourth round 23 September 2016[11] 26 October 2016
Fifth round 28 October 2016 30 November 2016
Semi-finals 2 December 2016 4 January 2017 25 January 2017
Final 28 February 2017

Note: Matches are played the week commencing on dates above, except the final which is fixed on the 28 February 2017.

First round

Seeding

A total of 72 teams played in the first round: 24 teams from League Two (tier 4), 24 teams from League One (tier 3), and 24 teams from the Championship (tier 2).[8] The draw for the first round was held on 16 June 2015.[12] (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.)

Seeded Unseeded

Barnsley (3)
Birmingham City (2)
Blackburn Rovers (2)
Blackpool (3)
Bolton Wanderers (2)
Bradford City (3)
Brentford (2)
Brighton & Hove Albion (2)
Bristol City (2)
Burnley (2)
Cardiff City (2)
Charlton Athletic (2)

Chesterfield (3)
Derby County (2)
Fleetwood Town (3)
Fulham (2)
Gillingham (3)
Huddersfield Town (2)
Hull City (2)
Ipswich Town
Leeds United (2)
Middlesbrough (2)
Millwall (3)
Milton Keynes Dons (2)

Nottingham Forest (2)
Peterborough United (3)
Preston North End (2)
Queens Park Rangers (2)
Reading (2)
Rochdale (3)
Rotherham United (2)
Sheffield United (3)
Sheffield Wednesday (2)
Swindon Town (3)
Wigan Athletic (3)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)

Accrington Stanley (4)
AFC Wimbledon (4)
Barnet (4)
Bristol Rovers (4)
Burton Albion (3)
Bury (3)
Cambridge United (4)
Carlisle United (4)
Colchester United (3)
Coventry City (3)
Crawley Town (4)
Crewe Alexandra (3)

Dagenham & Redbridge (4)
Doncaster Rovers (3)
Exeter City (4)
Hartlepool United (4)
Leyton Orient (4)
Luton Town (4)
Mansfield Town (4)
Morecambe (4)
Newport County (4)
Northampton Town (4)
Notts County (4)
Oldham Athletic (3)

Oxford United (4)
Plymouth Argyle (4)
Port Vale (3)
Portsmouth (4)
Scunthorpe United (3)
Shrewsbury Town (3)
Southend United (3)
Stevenage (4)
Walsall (3)
Wycombe Wanderers (4)
Yeovil Town (4)
York City (4)

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 10 August 2015.[1][7]

11 August 2015 Accrington Stanley (4)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Hull City (2)Accrington
19:45 BST Crooks  105'
Gornell  115'
Report Akpom  92'
Luer  108'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: David Webb
Penalties
Mingoia
Windass
Kee
McConville
Gornell
Crooks
Luer
Maguire
Huddlestone
Akpom
Meyler
Davies
11 August 2015 Blackburn Rovers (2)1–2Shrewsbury Town (3)Blackburn
19:45 BST Lawrence  30' (o.g.) Report Collins  9'
Barnett  32'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,280
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
11 August 2015 Brentford (2)0–4Oxford United (4)Brentford, London
19:45 BST Report Sercombe  5'
Hylton  9'
Roofe  12'
Mullins  54'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Lee Collins
11 August 2015 Bristol Rovers (4)1–2Birmingham City (2)Bristol
19:45 BST Harrison  65' Report Maghoma  57'
Shinnie  68'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Andy Davies
11 August 2015 Cardiff City (2)1–0AFC Wimbledon (4)Cardiff, Wales
19:45 BST Noone  45' Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Brendan Malone
11 August 2015 Carlisle United (4)3–1 (a.e.t.)Chesterfield (3)Carlisle
19:45 BST Ibehre  75', 108'
Osei  120'
Report Dieseruvwe  84' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,950
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
11 August 2015 Charlton Athletic (2)4–1Dagenham & Redbridge (4)Charlton, London
19:45 BST Watt  26'
Ahearne-Grant  40'
Bergdich  57'
Ghoochannejhad  77'
Report Doidge  69' Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Stuart Attwell
11 August 2015 Colchester United (3)0–1 (a.e.t.)Reading (2)Colchester
19:45 BST Report Gunter  115' Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,706
Referee: Darren Drysdale
11 August 2015 Fleetwood Town (3)0–1Hartlepool United (4)Fleetwood
19:45 BST Report Paynter  58' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 1,892
Referee: Gary Sutton
11 August 2015 Huddersfield Town (2)1–2Notts County (4)Huddersfield
19:45 BST Wallace  35' Report Noble  42', 56' Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 4,238
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
11 August 2015 Ipswich Town (2)2–1Stevenage (4)Ipswich
19:45 BST Yorwerth  55'
Tabb  76'
Report Berra  34' (o.g.) Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 10,449
Referee: Frederick Graham
11 August 2015 Luton Town (4)3–1Bristol City (2)Luton
19:45 BST Marriott  44', 63'
Benson  59'
Report Robinson  71' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 3,948
Referee: James Linington
11 August 2015 Millwall (3)1–2 (a.e.t.)Barnet (4)Bermondsey, London
19:45 BST Morison  76' Report Akinde  11' (pen.)
Yiadom  102'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,454
Referee: Andrew Madley
11 August 2015 Milton Keynes Dons (2)2–1Leyton Orient (4)Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Baudry  90' (o.g.)
Baker  90'
Report Lewington  36' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 5,444
Referee: Simon Hooper
11 August 2015 Morecambe (4)0–1Sheffield United (3)Morecambe
19:45 BST Report Collins  90' Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Stephen Martin
11 August 2015 Northampton Town (4)3–0Blackpool (3)Northampton
19:45 BST Hackett  20'
Calvert-Lewin  24'
Hoskins  29'
Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: James Adcock
11 August 2015 Nottingham Forest (2)3–4Walsall (3)Nottingham
19:45 BST Walker  32'
Antonio  81', 90'
Report Bradshaw  11', 14', 90' (pen.)
Sawyers  79'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 5,237
Referee: Darren Handley
11 August 2015 Peterborough United (3)2–0Crawley Town (4)Peterborough
19:45 BST Washington  2'
Maddison  49'
Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Rob Lewis
11 August 2015 Plymouth Argyle (4)1–2Gillingham (3)Plymouth
19:45 BST Tanner  78' Report Dack  85'
Hessenthaler  87'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,120
Referee: Kevin Johnson
11 August 2015 Port Vale (3)1–0Burnley (2)Burslem
19:45 BST Moore  82' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,634
Referee: Trevor Kettle
11 August 2015 Rochdale (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Coventry City (3)Rochdale
19:45 BST McDermott  45' Report Tudgay  84' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Rose
Henderson
Kennedy
Rafferty
Andrew
Tudgay
Morris
Maddison
Lameiras
11 August 2015 Rotherham United (2)1–0Cambridge United (4)Rotherham
19:45 BST Bowery  45' Report Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
11 August 2015 Sheffield Wednesday (2)4–1Mansfield Town (4)Sheffield
19:45 BST João  13'
Semedo  19'
Lee  53'
Sougou  84'
Report Tafazolli  45' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: Mark Brown
11 August 2015 Southend United (3)0–1Brighton & Hove Albion (2)Southend
19:45 BST Report LuaLua  90' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Iain Williamson
11 August 2015 Swindon Town (3)1–2Exeter City (4)Swindon
19:45 BST Obika  65' Report Nicholls  37'
Wheeler  42'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: Charles Breakspear
11 August 2015 Wigan Athletic (3)1–2Bury (3)Wigan
19:45 BST Grigg  46' (pen.) Report L. Clarke  63', 89' (pen.) Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,484
Referee: Mark Heywood
11 August 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)2–1Newport County (4)Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Dicko  16'
Afobe  58' (pen.)
Report Boden  6' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 9,586
Referee: Darren Bond
11 August 2015 Wycombe Wanderers (4)0–1Fulham (2)High Wycombe
19:45 BST Report Kačaniklić  69' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Gavin Ward
11 August 2015 Yeovil Town (4)0–3Queens Park Rangers (2)Yeovil
19:45 BST Report Polter  16'
Emmanuel-Thomas  20'
Onouha  56'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 4,058
Referee: Oliver Langford
11 August 2015 York City (4)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Bradford City (3)York
19:45 BST Summerfield  49' (pen.)
James Berrett  85'
Report Routis  21'
Hanson  90'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,201
Referee: Mark Haywood
Penalties
Lowe
Hyde
Berrett
Thompson
Carson
McMahon
Morris
Routis
Hanson
11 August 2015 Bolton Wanderers (2)0–1Burton Albion (3)Bolton
20:00 BST Report Palmer  87' Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 5,842
Referee: Richard Clark
12 August 2015 Crewe Alexandra (3)1–3Preston North End (2)Crewe
19:45 BST King  36' Report Hugill  5' (pen.)
Keane  13'
Brownhill  86'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,852
Referee: Scott Duncan
12 August 2015 Oldham Athletic (3)1–3Middlesbrough (2)Oldham
19:45 BST Philliskirk  90' Report Wildschut  23'
Stuani  41', 61'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,182
Referee: Carl Boyeson
12 August 2015 Portsmouth (4)2–1Derby County (2)Portsmouth
19:45 BST McGurk  49'
Chaplin  76'
Report Shackell  73' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11,573
Referee: Paul Tierney
13 August 2015 Doncaster Rovers (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Leeds United (2)Doncaster
19:45 BST Williams  31' (pen.) Report L. Cook  14' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,361
Referee: Keith Hill
Penalties
Tyson
Williams
Forrester
Wellens
Antenucci
Murphy
Byram
Wood

Second round

Seeding

A total of 48 teams play in the second round: 12 teams which enter in this round, and the 36 winners of the first round. The 12 teams entering this round are the teams from the 2015–16 Premier League not involved in any European competition.[9] The draw for the second round was held on 13 August 2015.[13] (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.)

Seeded Unseeded

AFC Bournemouth (1)
Aston Villa (1)
Birmingham City (2)
Brighton & Hove Albion (2)
Cardiff City (2)
Charlton Athletic (2)
Crystal Palace (1)
Everton (1)
Fulham (2)
Hull City (2)
Ipswich Town (2)
Leicester City (1)

Middlesbrough (2)
Newcastle United (1)
Norwich City (1)
Queens Park Rangers (2)
Reading (2)
Sheffield Wednesday (2)
Stoke City (1)
Sunderland (1)
Swansea City (1)
Watford (1)
West Bromwich Albion (1)
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)

Barnet (4)
Barnsley (3)
Burton Albion (3)
Bury (3)
Carlisle United (4)
Doncaster Rovers (3)
Exeter City (4)
Gillingham (3)
Hartlepool United (4)
Luton Town (4)
Milton Keynes Dons (2)
Northampton Town (4)

Notts County (4)
Oxford United (4)
Peterborough United (3)
Port Vale (3)
Portsmouth (4)
Preston North End (2)
Rochdale (3)
Rotherham United (2)
Sheffield United (3)
Shrewsbury Town (3)
Walsall (3)
York City (4)

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 24 August 2015.[1][7]

25 August 2015 Aston Villa (1)5–3 (a.e.t.)Notts County (4)Aston, Birmingham
19:45 BST Traoré  24'
Sinclair  50', 78' (pen.), 99'
Bennett  111'
Report Snijders  16'
Stead  45' (pen.)
Burke  56'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,430
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
25 August 2015 Walsall (3)2–1Brighton & Hove Albion (2)Walsall
19:45 BST Lalkovič  65'
Henry  86'
Report Jake Forster-Caskey  39' (pen.) Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Peter Bankes
25 August 2015 Crystal Palace (1)4–1 (a.e.t.)Shrewsbury Town (3)Selhurst, London
19:45 BST Gayle  41' (pen.)
Murray  95' (pen.)
Lee Chung-yong  97'
Zaha  114'
Report Tootle  9' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,978
Referee: Darren Bond
25 August 2015 Sheffield Wednesday (2)1–0Oxford United (4)Sheffield
19:45 BST Nuhiu  55' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 11,799
Referee: David Webb
25 August 2015 Portsmouth (4)1–2Reading (2)Portsmouth
19:45 BST Chaplin  40' Report Blackman  64'
McCleary  84'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,190
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 August 2015 Hartlepool United (4)0–4AFC Bournemouth (1)Hartlepool
19:45 BST Report Kermorgant  30'
Gosling  34'
Stanislas  44', 64'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Carl Boyeson
25 August 2015 Fulham (2)3–0Sheffield United (3)London
19:45 BST McCormack  62' (pen.), 75'
Dembélé  90'
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 5,927
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 August 2015 Milton Keynes Dons (2)2–1 (a.e.t.)Cardiff City (2)Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Baker 78'
Murphy 108'
Report Revell 53' Stadium: Stadium:MK
Attendance: 5,617
Referee: Tim Robinson
25 August 2015 Hull City (2)1–0Rochdale (3)Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Luer  9' Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 10,430
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 August 2015 Sunderland (1)6–3Exeter City (4)Sunderland
19:45 BST Rodwell  12', 64'
Defoe  16', 39', 87'
Watmore  78'
Report Oyeleke  19'
Wheeler  31'
McCready  43'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 14,360
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 August 2015 Bury (3)1–4Leicester City (1)Bury
19:45 BST Mayor  49' Report Dodoo  25', 86', 90'
Kramarić  41'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,914
Referee: Andrew Madley
25 August 2015 Doncaster Rovers (3)1–4 (a.e.t.)Ipswich Town (2)Doncaster
19:45 BST Williams  23' Report Pitman  58'
McGoldrick  102'
Alabi  105'
Fraser  113'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 3,729
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 August 2015 Rotherham United (2)1–2Norwich City (1)Rotherham
19:45 BST Green 80' Report Howson 22'
van Wolfswinkel 68'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 5,648
Referee: Kevin Wright
25 August 2015 Swansea City (1)3–0York City (4)Swansea
19:45 BST Dyer  2'
Grimes  64'
Emnes  88'
Report Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 10,174
Referee: James Adcock
25 August 2015 Queens Park Rangers (2)1–2Carlisle United (4)London
19:45 BST Emmanuel-Thomas  40' Report Asamoah  37'
Kennedy  79'
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 5,501
Referee: James Linington
25 August 2015 Peterborough United (3)1–4Charlton Athletic (2)Peterborough
19:45 BST J Anderson  90' Report Kennedy  3'
Ahearne-Grant  53' (pen.)
Kashi  76'
Vetokele  87'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 2,771
Referee: Gary Sutton
25 August 2015 Birmingham City (2)2–0Gillingham (3)Birmingham
19:45 BST Thomas  35', 72' Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 9,275
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 August 2015 Newcastle United (1)4–1Northampton Town (4)Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:45 BST Thauvin  3'
de Jong  8'
Janmaat  56'
Williamson  63'
Report Richards  10' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,923
Referee: David Coote
25 August 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)2–1Barnet (4)Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Enobokhare  3'
Ojo  58'
Report Dembélé  76' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 7,384
Referee: Mark Heywood
25 August 2015 Burton Albion (3)1–2 (a.e.t.)Middlesbrough (2)Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST Friend  24' (o.g.) Report Stuani  70', 109' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Mark Brown
25 August 2015 Luton Town (4)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
Stoke City (1)Luton
19:45 BST McGeehan  90' Report Walters  67' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,099
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
Benson
McGeehan
Lee
Wilkinson
Hall
O'Donnell
Smith
Griffiths
Walters
Joselu
Bardsley
Sidwell
Wilson
Diouf
Wollscheid
Cameron
25 August 2015 Preston North End (2)1–0Watford (1)Preston
19:45 BST Vermijl  8' Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Stephen Martin
26 August 2015 Barnsley (3)3–5 (a.e.t.)Everton (1)Barnsley
19:45 BST Winnall  22'
Watkins  28'
Crowley  60'
Report Mirallas  51'
Naismith  59'
Lukaku  78', 115'
Roberts  96' (o.g.)
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,290
Referee: Simon Hooper

Third round

Teams

A total of 32 teams play in the third round: 8 teams which enter in this round, and the 24 winners of the second round. The 8 teams entering this round are the teams from the 2015–16 Premier League involved in European competition in the 2015–16 season. There was no seeding in this round. The lowest ranked team in this round is Carlisle United who play in the Football League Two in the fourth division of English football.[14]

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 21 September 2015.[1][7]

22 September 2015 Middlesbrough (2)3–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Adomah  37', 64'
Fabbrini  57'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 13,368
Referee: Kevin Wright
22 September 2015 Hull City (2)1–0Swansea City (1)Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST Meyler  41' Report Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,286
Referee: James Linington
22 September 2015 Leicester City (1)2–1 (a.e.t.)West Ham United (1)Leicester
19:45 BST Dodoo  6'
King  116'
Report Zárate  27' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,268
Referee: Peter Bankes
22 September 2015 Aston Villa (1)1–0Birmingham City (2)Aston, Birmingham
19:45 BST Gestede  62' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,442
Referee: Robert Madley
22 September 2015 Fulham (2)0–1Stoke City (1)Fulham, London
19:45 BST Report Crouch  33' Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 9,100
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 September 2015 Sunderland (1)1–4Manchester City (1)Sunderland
19:45 BST Toivonen  83' Report Agüero  9' (pen.)
De Bruyne  25'
Mannone  33' (o.g.)
Sterling  36'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 21,644
Referee: Roger East
22 September 2015 Preston North End (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)
AFC Bournemouth (1)Preston
19:45 BST Hugill  84'
Johnson  118' (pen.)
Report MacDonald  23'
Pugh  96'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5,643
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Hugill
Keane
Reid
Browne
Johnson
Stanislas
Cook
Gosling
Pugh
22 September 2015 Reading (2)1–2Everton (1)Reading
20:00 BST Blackman  36' Report Barkley  62'
Deulofeu  73'
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 19,435
Referee: Keith Hill
23 September 2015 Norwich City (1)3–0West Bromwich Albion (1)Norwich
19:45 BST Jarvis  62'
Lafferty  85'
Pocognoli  90' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,015
Referee: Craig Pawson
23 September 2015 Tottenham Hotspur (1)1–2Arsenal (1)Tottenham, London
19:45 BST Chambers  56' (o.g.) Report Flamini  26', 78' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,687
Referee: Andre Marriner
23 September 2015 Crystal Palace (1)4–1Charlton Athletic (2)Selhurst, London
19:45 BST Campbell  51'
Gayle  59' (pen.), 74' (pen.), 86'
Report Sarr  65' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,576
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
23 September 2015 Newcastle United (1)0–1Sheffield Wednesday (2)Newcastle-upon-Tyne
19:45 BST Report McGugan  76' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,986
Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
23 September 2015 Walsall (3)1–4Chelsea (1)Walsall
19:45 BST O'Connor  45' Report Ramires  10'
Rémy  41'
Kenedy  52'
Pedro  90'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Lee Mason
23 September 2015 Milton Keynes Dons (2)0–6Southampton (1)Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Report Rodriguez  5', 48' (pen.)
Mané  10', 25'
Long  68', 75'
Stadium: Stadium:mk
Attendance: 10,189
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 September 2015 Manchester United (1)3–0Ipswich Town (2)Old Trafford, Manchester
20:00 BST Rooney  23'
Pereira  60'
Martial  90+2'
Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 56,607
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 September 2015 Liverpool (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
Carlisle United (4)Liverpool
20:00 BST Ings  23' Report Asamoah  34' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,518
Referee: Andrew Madley
Penalties
Milner
Can
Lallana
Coutinho
Ings
Grainger
Dicker
Joyce
McQueen
Héry

Fourth round

Teams

A total of 16 teams play in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. There is no seeding in this round. The draw for the fourth round was held on 23 September 2015 after the North London derby.[11] (Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2015–16 season.) The lowest ranked teams in this round are Hull City, Middlesbrough, and Sheffield Wednesday who all play in the Football League Championship in the second division of English football.[15]

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 26 October 2015.[1][7][16]

27 October 2015 Everton (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Norwich City (1)Liverpool
19:45 GMT Osman  68' Report Bassong  51' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,694
Referee: Roger East
Penalties
Deulofeu
Barkley
Lukaku
Gibson
Dorrans
Whittaker
Hoolahan
Grabban
Redmond
27 October 2015 Sheffield Wednesday (2)3–0Arsenal (1)Sheffield
19:45 GMT Wallace  27'
Lucas João  40'
Hutchinson  51'
Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 35,065
Referee: Graham Scott
27 October 2015 Hull City (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Leicester City (1)Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Hernández  106' Report Mahrez  100' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,818
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Penalties
Hernández
Maloney
Huddlestone
Akpom
Meyler
Mahrez
Drinkwater
Inler
Wasilewski
Vardy
27 October 2015 Stoke City (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Chelsea (1)Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Walters  52' Report Rémy  90+1' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 24,886
Referee: Kevin Friend
Penalties
Adam
Odemwingie
Shaqiri
Wilson
Arnautović
Willian
Oscar
Rémy
Zouma
Hazard
28 October 2015 Manchester City (1)5–1Crystal Palace (1)Manchester
19:45 GMT Bony  22'
De Bruyne  44'
Iheanacho  59'
Yaya Touré  76' (pen.)
García  90'
Report Delaney  89' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,585
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 October 2015 Liverpool (1)1–0AFC Bournemouth (1)Liverpool
19:45 GMT Clyne 17' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,948
Referee: Mike Jones
28 October 2015 Southampton (1)2–1Aston Villa (1)Southampton
19:45 GMT Yoshida  51'
Pellè  77'
Report Sinclair  90' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,314
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 October 2015 Manchester United (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(
1–3 p)
Middlesbrough (2)Manchester
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,258[17]
Referee: Lee Mason
Penalties
Rooney
Pereira
Carrick
Young
Leadbitter
Nugent
Downing
Gibson

Fifth round

Teams

A total of 8 teams play in the fifth round, all winners of the fourth round. There is no seeding in this round. The draw for the fifth round was held on 28 October after the completion of the fourth round.[18]

Matches

The matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2015.[1][7] The lowest ranked teams in this round are Hull City, Middlesbrough, and Sheffield Wednesday who all play in the Football League Championship in the second division of English football.

1 December 2015 Middlesbrough (2)0–2Everton (1)Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Report Deulofeu  20'
Lukaku  28'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Roger East
1 December 2015 Stoke City (1)2–0Sheffield Wednesday (2)Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Afellay  30'
Bardsley  75'
Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,779
Referee: Jon Moss[19]
1 December 2015 Manchester City (1)4–1Hull City (2)Manchester
19:45 GMT Bony  12'
Iheanacho  80'
De Bruyne  82', 87'
Report Robertson  90+2' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 38,246
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
2 December 2015 Southampton (1)1–6Liverpool (1)Southampton
19:45 GMT Mané  1' Report Sturridge  25', 29'
Origi  45', 68', 86'
Ibe  73'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,592
Referee: Robert Madley

Semi-finals

Teams

A total of four teams played in the Semi-finals, all winners of the fifth round. There was no seeding in this round. The draw for the semi-final was held on 2 December 2015 and all of the teams were from Premier League (top tier).[20]

Matches

The semi-finals are played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home, and the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the finals.

First leg

The first leg matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2016.[1][7]

5 January 2016 (2016-01-05) Stoke City (1)0−1Liverpool (1)Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Report Ibe  37' Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,369
Referee: Anthony Taylor
6 January 2016 (2016-01-06) Everton (1)2–1Manchester City (1)Liverpool
20:00 GMT Funes Mori  45'
Lukaku  78'
Report Navas  76' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,027
Referee: Robert Madley

Second leg

The second leg were played on 26 and 27 January 2016.[1][7]

26 January 2016 (2016-01-26) Liverpool (1)0−1 (a.e.t.)
(1−1 agg.)
(6−5 p)
Stoke City (1)Liverpool
19:45 GMT Report Arnautović  45+1' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,091
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Penalties
Lallana
Can
Benteke
Firmino
Milner
Lucas
Allen
Walters
Crouch
Whelan
Afellay
Shaqiri
Van Ginkel
Muniesa
27 January 2016 (2016-01-27) Manchester City (1)3–1
(4–3 agg.)
Everton (1)Manchester
19:45 GMT Fernandinho  24'
De Bruyne  70'
Agüero  76'
Report Barkley  18' Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 50,048
Referee: Martin Atkinson

Final

The League Cup Final was held on 28 February 2016 at Wembley Stadium.[1][7]

Liverpool1−1 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
Coutinho  83' Report Fernandinho  49'
Penalties
Can
Lucas
Coutinho
Lallana
1−3 Fernandinho
Navas
Agüero
Touré
Attendance: 86,206

Top goalscorers

Kevin De Bruyne was the top scorer in the competition with five goals for Manchester City.

[21]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City 5
2 Joe Dodoo Leicester City 4
Dwight Gayle Crystal Palace
Romelu Lukaku Everton
Scott Sinclair Aston Villa
Cristhian Stuani Middlesbrough
7 Tom Bradshaw Walsall 3
Jermain Defoe Sunderland
Sadio Mané Southampton
Divock Origi Liverpool

Broadcasting rights

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription channel Sky Sports, who have held rights to the competition since 1996–97 apart from 2001-02 when the short-lived ITV Digital had exclusive coverage of that season's League Cup competition as part of the original three year TV deal with The Football League.

These matches were televised live by Sky Sports:

Round Live TV games
First round Portsmouth vs Derby County, Doncaster Rovers vs Leeds United[22]
Second round Luton Town vs Stoke City, Barnsley vs Everton[23]
Third Round Aston Villa vs Birmingham City, Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal[24]
Fourth Round Sheffield Wednesday vs Arsenal, Liverpool vs AFC Bournemouth[25]
Fifth Round Middlesbrough vs Everton, Southampton vs Liverpool[26]
Semi-finals All 4 Matches
Final Liverpool vs Manchester City

See also

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