| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 | Arsenal | 4 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | D 3 | Highbury | 23,871 | |
| Woodcock, Anderson, Nicholas 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | D 3 | St Andrew's | 7,964 | |
| Clarke, Hopkins, Harford, Rees | Lineups | Staniforth | | | | |
| D 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | D 2 | Ewood Park | 6,441 | |
| Garner | Lineups | Rhoades-Brown | | | | |
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | Aldershot | D 4 | Goldstone Ground | 8,024 | |
| Connor 2, Worthington | Lineups | Foyle | | | | |
| D 3 | Bristol City | 2 | 2 | West Ham United | D 1 | Ashton Gate | 15,894 | |
| Morgan, Walsh | Lineups | Cottee, Walford | | | | |
| D 2 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | 1 | Notts County | D 2 | The Valley | 4,012 | |
| | Lineups | Goodwin | | | | |
| D 2 | Fulham | 2 | 0 | Carlisle United | D 2 | Craven Cottage | 3,340 | |
| Coney 2 | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Gillingham | 1 | 2 | Leeds United | D 2 | Priestfield Stadium | 8,881 | |
| Cascarino | Lineups | Wright, Ritchie | | | | |
| D 2 | Grimsby Town | 3 | 0 | Barnsley | D 2 | Blundell Park | 3,577 | |
| Bonnyman (p), Wilkinson, Moore K | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Ipswich Town | 4 | 2 | Derby County | D 3 | Portman Road | 10,809 | |
| Gates, Osman, Sunderland, Putney | Lineups | Wilson 2 | | | | |
| D 2 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | Blackpool | D 4 | Maine Road | 13,344 | |
| Wilson, Cunningham 2, McCarthy | Lineups | Windridge, Greenall | | | | |
| D 3 | Orient | 1 | 4 | Luton Town | D 1 | Brisbane Road | 3,080 | |
| Cornwell | Lineups | Donaghy, Stein B 2, Parker | | | | |
| D 2 | Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Fratton Park | 20,409 | |
| Biley | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | Preston North End | 3 | 3 | Norwich City | D 1 | Deepdale | 5,265 | |
| Houghton, Wilkins, Twentyman | Lineups | Deehan, Bruce, Watson | | | | |
| D 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | D 2 | Hillsborough | 16,139 | |
| Sterland (p), Marwood, Chapman | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3 | Gay Meadow | 3,720 | |
| MacLaren 2 | Lineups | Chandler, Oghani | | | | |
| D 1 | Southampton | 3 | 2 | Hull City | D 3 | The Dell | 11,824 | |
| Moran 2, Jordan | Lineups | Roberts G, Roberts D | | | | |
| D 1 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace | D 2 | Roker Park | 11,696 | |
| Wylde 2 | Lineups | Cummins | | | | |
| D 3 | Walsall | 1 | 2 | Coventry City | D 1 | Fellows Park | 6,399 | |
| Shakespeare | Lineups | Singleton, Gibson | | | | |
| D 1 | Watford | 3 | 1 | Cardiff City | D 2 | Vicarage Road | 12,844 | |
| Barnes 3 | Lineups | Gibbins | | | | |
| D 3 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | D 1 | Springfield Park | 6,209 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 3 | York City | 2 | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | D 1 | Bootham Crescent | 10,012 | |
| Houchen, Walwyn | Lineups | Bannister 2, Fenwick (p), Fereday | | | | |
