2020–21 EFL Cup

Manchester City were the three-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2020, defeating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 March 2020.

[10] On 25 September, it was confirmed that Tottenham had received a bye into the fourth round, due to Orient's inability to fulfil the fixture.

The draw was conducted on 17 September 2020 by Laura Woods and Lee Hendrie live on Sky Sports.

[12] League Two side Newport County was the only club from the bottom two divisions of the EFL to participate in this round.

The draw was conducted on 1 October 2020 following the Liverpool v Arsenal match live on Sky Sports and was made by Jamie Redknapp.

[1] Championship sides Brentford and Stoke City were the only non-Premier League clubs to participate in this round.

The draw was conducted on 23 December 2020 following the Everton v Manchester United match live on Sky Sports and was made by Darren Bent.

[15] This round was played on a single-leg basis like the rest of the tournament (in previous years the semi-finals were two-legged home and away fixtures).