A total of 50 clubs played in the second round: the 35 winners from the first round, the 2 clubs from the Championship (tier 2) who did not enter in the first round, plus the 13 Premier League clubs who were not in European competition.
A total of 32 teams played in the third round. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United entered in this round.
A total of eight teams played in the quarter-finals. League One side Charlton Athletic was the lowest-ranked team in the draw and the only non-Premier League team left.
A total of four teams, all of them from the Premier League, played in this round. Nottingham Forest lost 3-0 to Manchester United, and Southampton fell 1-0 to Newcastle United.
A total of four teams, all of them from the Premier League, played in this round. Nottingham Forest lost 5-0 on aggregate to Manchester United, and Southampton fell 3-1 on aggregate to Newcastle United.
Newcastle aimed to end a long trophy drought, with their last being the 1968-69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Nonetheless, Manchester United reigned victorious winning their first competitive trophy since 2017.