| League Cup Round 3 |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| PL | Arsenal | 2 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Ch | Arsenal Stadium | 56,592 | |
| Watt, Vela | Lineups | | | | | |
| Ch | Barnsley | 3 | 2 | Burnley | PL | Oakwell | 6,270 | |
| Macken, Anderson, Colace | Lineups | Fletcher S, Eagles | | | | |
| PL | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | West Ham United | PL | Reebox Stadium | 8,050 | aet |
| Davies K, Cahill, Elmander | Lineups | Ilunga | | | | |
| L 1 | Carlisle United | 1 | 3 | Portsmouth | PL | Brunton Park | 7,042 | |
| Harte (p) | Lineups | Dindane, Webber, Vanden Borre | | | | |
| L 1 | Leeds United | 0 | 1 | Liverpool | PL | Elland Road | 38,168 | |
| | Lineups | N'Gog | | | | |
| Ch | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | PL | City Ground | 11,553 | |
| | Lineups | McCarthy | | | | |
| Ch | Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | Ch | London Road | 10,298 | |
| Mackail-Smith, Williams | Lineups | | | | | |
| Ch | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 0 | Port Vale | L 2 | Vale Park | 3,383 | aet |
| Hayes, McCann | Lineups | | | | | |
| PL | Stoke City | 4 | 3 | Blackpool | Ch | Britannia Stadium | 13,957 | |
| Higginbotham, Etherington, Fuller, Griffin | Lineups | Vaughan, Clarke, Burgess | | | | |
| PL | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Birmingham City | PL | Stadium of Light | 20,576 | |
| Henderson, Campbell | Lineups | | | | | |
