| League Cup Round 3 | Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Portsmouth | D 2 | Odsal Stadium | 4,885 | |
| Goodman, Ormondroyd, Abbott (p) | Lineups | Quinn | | | | |
| D 2 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | D 1 | Selhurst Park | 12,020 | |
| Irvine, Gray | Lineups | Pearce (p), Birtles | | | | |
| D 2 | Derby County | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | D 1 | Baseball Ground | 19,374 | |
| Harbey | Lineups | Daley | | | | |
| D 1 | Liverpool | 4 | 1 | Leicester City | D 1 | Anfield Road | 20,248 | |
| McMahon 3, Dalglish | Lineups | Moran | | | | |
| D 1 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | Southampton | D 1 | Old Trafford | 23,639 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Norwich City | 4 | 1 | Millwall | D 2 | Carrow Road | 10,277 | |
| Hodgson 3, Drinkell (p) | Lineups | Byrne | | | | |
| D 1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | Sheffield United | D 2 | Manor Ground | 6,502 | |
| Aldridge, Briggs, Slatter | Lineups | Stancliffe | | | | |
| D 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 0 | Birmingham City | D 2 | White Hart Lane | 15,542 | |
| Roberts, Allen C 2, Hoddle, Waddle | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Watford | 2 | 3 | West Ham United | D 1 | Vicarage Road | 17,523 | |
| Jackett (p), Bardsley | Lineups | Dickens, Goddard, Ward | | | | |
