The FA Cup is open to all eligible clubs in the top nine divisions of domestic football in the English league football system, and is the oldest national football competition in the world.

Thirty-six first round winners are joined by 12 teams from the Premier League League who are not competing in any European competition. Anthony Gordon's goal helped earn a 1-1 draw at Chelsea last month to bring the curtain down on a magnificent 2022/23 season - and United supporters will hope there will also be plenty to celebrate by the time they converge on the Bees' Gtech Community Stadium in just under a year's time. United are unbeaten in their previous four final-day outings away from home, with Fulham twice having been beaten at Craven Cottage and Burnley being dispatched at Turf Moor at the end of 2021/22. Reigning champions Manchester United were knocked out in the previous round by Newcastle, who had eliminated Manchester City in the previous stage.Arsenal were knocked out by London rivals West Ham, while Newcastle United dumped out the holders, Manchester United. Lucas Hernandez soon scored to leave us with something like 40 minutes to hold onto our two-goal advantage.

On Sunday, Liverpool and Manchester United scored five and four respectively to fight off pesky lower-league opponents, while Wolves beat West Brom in a Black Country derby which was marred by crowd trouble and the game had to be delayed before it was later finished. The Premier League have committed to giving supporters a minimum of six weeks' notice (from the first match of the relevant month) on broadcast selections until December 2023, and five weeks from January 2024 until Match Round 37.There was Kylian Mbappe - that bloke off the telly and the World Cup Final - warming up on our patch of grass and with his expensively assembled colleagues, he was about to give us a footballing lesson, so it seemed. Eight more Premier League teams enter the Carabao Cup in the third round, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle, Liverpool, Brighton and West Ham all coming into the competition.

Miggy Almiron tucked away the first beautifully after Alexander Isak's shot had been parried and when Dan Burn threw everything at a Bruno cross to set off the referee's goal line alarm, VAR took an age to confirm the goal was legitimate.

In what will be the first piece of major silverware of the 2023/24 season, the Carabao Cup final is scheduled for Sunday February 25, 2024. And 2020-21 saw sixth-tier Chorley besting Championship side Derby County, while Premier League outfit Leeds bowed out at League Two’s Crawley Town. Matches are usually shown on Sky Sports Football and available to stream live online using the Sky Go facility. Chelsea, who are chasing their sixth League Cup, will play nine-time winners Liverpool in the final. The 2023-24 Carabao Cup kicks off on the week commencing August 7, 2023 and will conclude on February 25, 2024.

Last Name * Please enter a Last Name Please enter a valid Last Name, the maximum length is 50 characters.The 2023-24 FA Cup tournament continues to deliver shocks and drama and there are plenty of giants still in the hunt. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Eddie Howe's side, who secured a fourth-placed finish last term, then travel to the Etihad Stadium to face champions Manchester City on August 19, before hosting Liverpool on August 26. What followed will live forever with those that were there and just a few months on, is already looking even better with every subsequent result. Including games in the Champions League, Europa League, UEFA Conference League, UEFA Super Cup, if applicable.