Arne Slot told when he can win first Liverpool trophy as cup games announced

Liverpool's full fixture list for the new season has just become clearer after the English Football League (EFL) confirmed its games on Wednesday.

The Reds already found out their full Premier League schedule on Tuesday 18 June, with EFL teams having to wait a further week to find out their fixtures. Dates for this season's Champions League and FA Cup were already confirmed, with Liverpool knowing how they would fall into schedule as a result.

But Arne Slot's side now know dates for this season's League Cup campaign after the EFL released them along with its own members' league fixtures. The EFL has organized the League Cup, known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, since its inception in 1960.

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Liverpool is the reigning holders of the League Cup after defeating Chelsea in last year's final and has won the competition more times than any other side. Consequently, the Reds will be looking to win the tournament for a record 11th time in what would offer Slot his first chance of silverware after succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout.

Due to its participation in the Champions League, Liverpool won't enter the League Cup until the third round. And with fixtures split across two dates, Liverpool's own tie will take place on the week commencing September 22.

The fourth round is scheduled for the week commencing October 27, days after the Reds have travelled to Arsenal in the Premier League, with the quarter-finals then taking place on the week commencing December 15 to kick-off a hectic festive period.

Despite Jurgen Klopp's previous objections, two-legged semi-finals are still a part of the English soccer landscape. However, with the Champions League group stages now extended to eight matchdays, the first legs will be held on the week commencing January 5 and the second legs a month later on the week commencing February 2.

In another scheduling shift, the League Cup final has been moved further back in the English football calendar to Sunday 16 March. Apart from the rescheduled 2021 edition, which was shifted to allow more fans during the Covid-19 pandemic, this is the latest date for the final since 1999.

While Liverpool's opponents for the Champions League group, League Cup third round and FA Cup third round are yet to be determined, Slot's players have a clear view of their preliminary schedule. If Slot can steer his team towards an unlikely quadruple challenge, he could find himself managing up to an incredible 67 matches in his debut season as head coach.

This would equal the longest campaign in Liverpool's history, matching Joe Fagan's treble-winning 1983/84 season. The Reds recently played 63 matches in the 2021/22 season while competing for four major titles, and have only exceeded this number in a single season four times. No wonder Klopp claimed he was running out of energy!

Liverpool's full fixture list for the 2024/25 season

• Aug 17 Ipswich Town (A)

• Aug 24 Brentford (H)

• Aug 31 Manchester United (A)

• Sep 14 Nottingham Forest (H)

• Sep 17-19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 1

• Sep 21 Bournemouth (H)

• W/C Sep 22 LEAGUE CUP R3

• Sep 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

• Oct 1-2 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 2

• Oct 5 Crystal Palace (A)

• Oct 19 Chelsea (H)

• Oct 22-23 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 3

• Oct 26 Arsenal (A)

• W/C Oct 27 LEAGUE CUP R4

• Nov 2 Brighton and Hove Albion (H)

• Nov 5-6 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 4

• Nov 9 Aston Villa (H)

• Nov 23 Southampton (A)

• Nov 26-27 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 5

• Nov 30 Manchester City (H)

• Dec 4 Newcastle United (A)

• Dec 7 Everton (A)

• Dec 10-11 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 6

• Dec 14 Fulham (H)

• W/C Dec 15 LEAGUE CUP QF

• Dec 21 Tottenham Hotspur (A)

• Dec 26 Leicester City (H)

• Dec 29 West Ham United (A)

• Jan 4 Manchester United (H)

• W/C Jan 5 LEAGUE CUP SF 1

• Jan 11-12 FA CUP R3

• Jan 14 Nottingham Forest (A)

• Jan 18 Brentford (A)

• Jan 21-22 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 7

• Jan 25 Ipswich Town (H)

• Jan 28 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GS 8

• Feb 1 Bournemouth (A)

• W/C Feb 2 LEAGUE CUP SF 2

• Feb 8 FA CUP R4

• Feb 11-12 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KO PLAY-OFFS 1

• Feb 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

• Feb 18-19 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE KO PLAY-OFFS 2

• Feb 22 Manchester City (A)

• Feb 26 Newcastle United (H)

• Mar 1-2 FA CUP R5

• Mar 4-5 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R16 1

• Mar 8 Southampton (H)

• Mar 11-12 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE R16 2.

• Mar 15 Aston Villa (A)

• Mar 16 LEAGUE CUP FINAL (N)

• Mar 29-30 FA CUP QF

• Apr 2 Everton (H)

• Apr 5 Fulham (A)

• Apr 8-9 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QF 1

• Apr 12 West Ham (H)

• Apr 15-16 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QF 2

• Apr 19 Leicester City (A)

• Apr 26 Tottenham Hotspur (H)

• Apr 26-27 FA CUP SF

• Apr 29-30 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SF 1

• May 3 Chelsea (A)

• May 6-7 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SF 2

• May 10 Arsenal (H)

• May 17 FA CUP FINAL (N)

• May 18 Brighton and Hove Albion (A)

• May 31 Champions League Final (N)