Format - same as 1987-88 - 40 entrants, with eight teams (Coventry City, Everton, Luton Town,
Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday
and Wimbledon) exempt to the Third Round - based on final league positions
from the 1987-88 season.
First Round
Aston Villa 6-0 Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Manchester City
Bradford City 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion
Charlton Athletic 0-1 Sunderland
Chelsea 6-2 Plymouth Argyle
Crystal Palace 4-2 Walsall
Derby County 1-0 A F C Bournemouth
Leeds United 3-1 Shrewsbury Town
Millwall 1-1 Barnsley (Millwall won 3-0 on penalties)
Middlesbrough 1-0 Oldham Athletic
Norwich City 2-1 Swindon Town
Oxford United 2-3 Ipswich Town
Portsmouth 2-1 Hull City
Southampton 3-0 Stoke City
Watford 2-0 Leicester City
West Ham United 5-2 West Bromwich Albion
Second Round
Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Sunderland
Bradford City 2-3 Chelsea
Derby County 2-1 Aston Villa
Ipswich Town 1-0 Norwich City
Middlesbrough 2-1 Portsmouth
Millwall 2-0 Leeds United
Southampton 1-2 Crystal Palace
Watford 1-1 West Ham United
Third Round
Chelsea 1-4 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace 4-1 Luton Town
Everton 2-0 Millwall
Ipswich Town 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
Middlesbrough 1-0 Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Queens Park Rangers
Watford 2-1 Newcastle United
Wimbledon 0-0 Derby County (Wimbledon won 4-3 on penalties)
Quarter Finals
Ipswich Town 1-3 Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough 2-3 Crystal Palace
Watford 1-1 Queens Park Rangers (Queens Park Rangers won 2-1 on penalties)
