Do Carabao Cup 1st round ties have extra-time or go straight to penalties if drawn?
A new season of Carabao Cup action is here - and there is always one question at the front of everyone's mind.
Is there extra time and penalties if the tie ends all square after two legs?
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Newcastle are the current Carabao Cup champions
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Will Carabao Cup first round ties go to extra-time and penalties?
If the scoreline is level after 90 minutes, no extra-time will be played.
The winners will be determined by a penalty shootout.
Extra-time is only used in the Carabao Cup from the second leg of the semi-finals and onwards.
What happened in the final last year?
Last year, Newcastle ended their 70-year wait for major trophy after they beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the Carabao Cup.
Local hero Dan Burn opened the scoring just before half-time with a bullet header from a Kieran Trippier corner.
Seven minutes into the second half, Alexander Isak's stunning first-time finish doubled the Magpies' lead and sent the Toon Army wild at Wembley.
Liverpool set up a grandstand finish after Federico Chiesa came off the bench to make it 2-1 with minutes of additional time to play.
Eddie Howe's men hung on to claim a historic win as Newcastle took home the trophy back to Tyneside.
When is the Carabao Cup 2026 final?
The 2026 Carabao Cup final is set to take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, March 22.
Kick-off time has not yet been confirmed, but the 2025 final kicked off at 4.30pm BST.
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