| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg | Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 3 | Brentford | 2 | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | D 1 | Griffin Park | 5,352 | |
| Alexander 2 | Lineups | Chapman 2 | | | | |
| D 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 2 | Bradford City | D 2 | Goldstone Ground | 6,664 | |
| Wilson 3 (1p), Keown, Penney | Lineups | Hendrie 2 | | | | |
| D 3 | Bury | 1 | 2 | Manchester City | D 1 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 11,377 |
* |
| Ross (p) | Lineups | Melrose, Wilson | | | | |
| D 4 | Chester City | 1 | 2 | Coventry City | D 1 | Sealand Road | 4,863 | |
| Rimmer (p) | Lineups | Gibson, Bowman | | | | |
| D 3 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | Leicester City | D 1 | Baseball Ground | 12,504 | |
| MacLaren (p), Chandler | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Everton | 3 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | D 3 | Goodison Park | 13,930 | |
| Lineker, Marshall, Hefferman OG | Lineups | Clarke, Russell | | | | |
| D 4 | Exeter City | 1 | 4 | Aston Villa | D 1 | St James Park | 5,325 | |
| Kellow | Lineups | Stainro | D 4 | | | | |
| D 4 | Hereford United | 0 | 0 | Arsenal | D 1 | Edgar Street | 6,049 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 2 | Leeds United | 0 | 0 | Walsall | D 3 | Elland Road | 8,869 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 4 | Mansfield Town | 2 | 2 | Chelsea | D 1 | Field Mill | 6,018 | |
| Pollard, Cassells | Lineups | Speedie, Nevin | | | | |
| D 2 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | Southampton | D 1 | The Den, New Cross | 7,958 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Newcastle United | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | D 2 | St James' Park | 18,544 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | D 3 | City Ground | 10,530 | |
| Campbell 2,Rice, Clough | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Oxford United | 2 | 1 | Northampton Town | D 4 | Manor Ground | 5,644 | |
| Rhoades-Brown, Houghton | Lineups | Benjamin | | | | |
| Notes |
| *Bury opted to play game neutral venue |
