2017–18 EFL Cup

[5] In June 2017, the English Football League announced that the draw for the first round of the competition would be held in Bangkok, Thailand, as a result of their new sponsorship deal with Thai company Carabao.

[4] There were plans for the 2017–18 EFL Cup to trial video assistant referees during matches in their first use in England.

[7] The first round draw was made as follows:[8] Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2017–18 season.

[7][12] The second round draw was made as follows:[13] Note: The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2017–18 season.

If the aggregate score was level after 90 minutes in the second leg of a semi-final two 15-minute periods of extra time were played each way.

The lowest ranked side to reach this stage of the competition was Championship club Bristol City.

Many fans experienced problems with the sound on the live stream from Thailand, and had to rely on the graphics.

However, these contained a number of errors: Charlton Athletic were shown to be drawn in two ties, while a number of other teams including AFC Wimbledon, Brentford, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Forest Green Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Yeovil Town were all shown to have been given wrong draws.

[10] The English Football League later issued a statement apologising for the errors that had been made and stating that the draw had not been compromised with all clubs receiving confirmation of their ties.