Kick-off Second round
Bradford City
0–0
Burnley
After penaltiesBradford City win 4–2 on penaltiesBradford City go through
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Carabao Cup · 2026/27
Burnley Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Burnley's 2008/09 League Cup run combined a Stamford Bridge shoot-out win with a three-goal comeback at Turf Moor. Follow the current Clarets fixtures above and revisit that campaign below.
UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT
Burnley: cup campaign
Championship · Eliminated
Bradford City 0–0 Burnley. After penalties. Bradford City win 4–2 on penalties. Bradford City go through. Burnley are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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Burnley fixtures, results and UK TV
2 matchesKick-off First round
Burnley
1–1
Notts County
After penaltiesBurnley win 4–3 on penaltiesBurnley go through
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Kick-off Second round
Bradford City
0–0
Burnley
After penaltiesBradford City win 4–2 on penaltiesBradford City go through
Finished Result checked:
Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal fall to Burnley
Burnley opened their 2008/09 League Cup campaign with a 2–0 win at Bury and a 3–0 home victory over Oldham Athletic. A 1–0 win against Fulham was followed by a 1–1 draw at Chelsea, where Burnley won the penalty shoot-out 5–4. They then beat Arsenal 2–0 in the quarter-final.
That sequence brought three London opponents in succession, with two home wins around the away shoot-out. The Chelsea result needs both numbers to be understood: the match was drawn, while the separate penalty tally sent the Clarets through. Arsenal were then beaten on the match score itself.
The semi-final began with a 4–1 defeat away to Tottenham. It left Burnley needing a substantial response at home, but the earlier victories meant the campaign already contained several notable results before the dramatic second leg.
Three goals at Turf Moor, then late extra-time heartbreak
On 21 January 2009, Burnley led Tottenham 3–0 after 90 minutes at Turf Moor. Robbie Blake, Chris McCann and Jay Rodriguez scored as the home side recovered the three-goal deficit from the first leg. The tie continued into extra time rather than ending with a Burnley place in the final.
Late goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe changed the outcome. Burnley still won the individual match 3–2, but Tottenham progressed 6–4 on aggregate. The distinction explains why a match list can show a Clarets win beside an account of elimination.
The contemporary report also discusses the away-goals rules used for that tie. Those historical conditions belong to the 2009 competition and should not be assumed to govern a new semi-final. For a current Burnley tie, read its own round information and confirmed arrangements; for this old match, retain the extra-time label and both legs when interpreting the result.
Burnley League Cup questions
Why did Burnley go out after beating Spurs 3–2?
Tottenham had won the first leg 4–1. After the second leg's extra-time goals, Spurs led 6–4 across the two games, despite losing the match at Turf Moor.
Who scored in Burnley's three-goal comeback?
Robbie Blake, Chris McCann and Jay Rodriguez scored during normal time. Tottenham's two goals came late in extra time, changing the aggregate outcome.
Was the Chelsea tie another aggregate contest?
No. Burnley drew that match 1–1 and advanced through a 5–4 penalty shoot-out. It was a separate round before the Arsenal quarter-final and Tottenham semi-final.
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