| League Cup Round 2 1st Leg |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| PL | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | Millwall | D 1 | Highbury | 20,940 | |
| Campbell | Lineups | Roberts | | | | |
| D 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 3 | Wimbledon | PL | Burnden Park | 5,049 | |
| Stubbs | Lineups | Fashanu, Ardley, Jones | | | | |
| D 1 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | Sheffield United | PL | Ashton Gate | 6,922 | |
| Edwards, Scott (p) | Lineups | Rogers | | | | |
| D 3 | Bury | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | D 1 | Gigg Lane | 2,393 | |
| | Lineups | | | | | |
| D 1 | Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | Stoke City | D 2 | Abbey Stadium | 3,428 | |
| Chapple, Philpott | Lineups | Stein 2 | | | | |
| D 3 | Carlisle United | 2 | 2 | Norwich City | PL | Brunton Park | 10,328 | |
| Barnsley (p), Edmondson | Lineups | Robins, Goss | | | | |
| PL | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | Lincoln City | D 3 | Selhurst Park | 6,947 | |
| Southgate, Salako, McGoldrick | Lineups | Bressington | | | | |
| D 2 | Exeter City | 0 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | PL | St James Park | 4,375 | |
| | Lineups | Henry | | | | |
| PL | Leeds United | 4 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | D 3 | Elland Road | 10,113 | |
| Strachan, Chapman, Speed, Shutt | Lineups | Helliwell | | | | |
| PL | Liverpool | 4 | 4 | Chesterfield | D 3 | Anfield Road | 12,533 | |
| Rosenthal, Walters, Hutchison, Wright | Lineups | Lancaster 2, Norris 2 | | | | |
| D 1 | Notts County | 3 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 1 | Meadow Lane | 4,197 | |
| Lund 2, Robinson | Lineups | Bull, Cook (p) | | | | |
| D 1 | Watford | 2 | 2 | Reading | D 2 | Vicarage Road | 4,036 | |
| Furlong 2 | Lineups | Quinn, Williams | | | | |
| D 2 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | 2 | Ipswich Town | PL | Springfield Park | 2,684 | |
| Johnson, Worthington | Lineups | Johnson, Robertson OG | | | | |
