Kick-off First round
Salford City
1–1
Shrewsbury Town
After penaltiesShrewsbury Town win 4–3 on penaltiesShrewsbury Town go through
Finished Result checked:
Carabao Cup · 2026/27
Salford City Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Salford's 2023/24 League Cup run required two penalty victories before a third-round meeting with Burnley. The longer shoot-out came against Leeds, after familiar faces combined for the Ammies' goal. The current fixtures above show this season's matches; this guide follows the separate Preston and Leeds ties and explains their different penalty scores.
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Salford City: cup campaign
League Two · Eliminated
Salford City 1–1 Shrewsbury Town. After penalties. Shrewsbury Town win 4–3 on penalties. Shrewsbury Town go through. Salford City are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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Salford City fixtures, results and UK TV
1 matchesKick-off First round
Salford City
1–1
Shrewsbury Town
After penaltiesShrewsbury Town win 4–3 on penaltiesShrewsbury Town go through
Finished Result checked:
Smith's header and Ashley's decisive penalty
Salford drew 1–1 with Leeds on 29 August 2023 and won the shoot-out 9–8. Matt Smith headed in Luke Garbutt's cross in the 34th minute, with two former Leeds players combining to give the home side the lead.
Pascal Struijk equalised in the 76th minute. Salford goalkeeper Alex Cairns had made important saves during the match, and the teams went on to penalties. Jamie Shackleton missed late in the shoot-out before Ossama Ashley converted the decisive kick.
The large 9–8 tally belongs to the penalties, not the match itself. Salford scored once during normal play, through Smith, and secured progress from the spot after Leeds had drawn level. The official Leeds report records the scoring sequence and the individual kicks, helping supporters distinguish the early lead from the later shoot-out outcome.
Preston and Leeds before the Burnley tie
Salford had already won on penalties in the first round of 2023/24. A 2–2 away draw at Preston was followed by a 4–2 shoot-out success. Leeds then visited for round two, before Burnley won 4–0 at Salford in round three.
The campaign therefore reached three rounds without Salford winning either of the first two matches before penalties. That does not diminish the progress; it explains why the shoot-out figures are necessary when reading the club's results. The Preston and Leeds match scores were different, as were the winning penalty margins.
Leeds had also visited in Salford's 2019/20 League Cup campaign, winning 3–0 in the first round. Another later route, in 2020/21, began with a penalty victory over Rotherham before defeat at Everton. Those earlier meetings are separate from the 2023 Preston–Leeds–Burnley sequence.
Salford's 2023 cup penalty questions
Who scored Salford's goal against Leeds?
Matt Smith headed in Luke Garbutt's cross. Pascal Struijk later equalised, leaving the second-round match level at 1–1.
Who converted the decisive Salford penalty?
Ossama Ashley scored after Jamie Shackleton's miss, completing a 9–8 shoot-out victory on 29 August 2023.
Was Leeds Salford's first shoot-out win that season?
No. Salford had already beaten Preston 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 first-round draw. Burnley then ended the run in round three.
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