| Final | | date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Sun 09.04.89 | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Luton Town | 0-1 | 76,310 | 0-1 Mike Harford 1T --- Nigel Clough 2(1p), Webb |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Wed 15.02.89 | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Bristol City | | | | Sun 26.02.89 | Bristol City | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | | | | Sun 12.02.89 | West Ham United | 0-3 | Luton Town | | | | Wed 01.03.89 | Luton Town | 2-0 | West Ham United | | 12,020 | | 1-0 Harford, 2-0 Wegerle |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Wed 18.01.89 | Nottingham Forest | 5-2 | Queens Park Rangers | | | | Wed 18.01.89 | Bradford City | 0-1 | Bristol City | | | | Wed 18.01.89 | West Ham United | 2-1 | Aston Villa | | | | Wed 18.01.89 | Luton Town | 1-1 | Southampton | | | | Wed 25.01.89 | Southampton | 1-2 | Luton Town | | |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | att. | | Tue 29.11.88 | Bristol City | 1-0 | Tranmere Rovers | | 11,120 | | 1-0 Shutt | | Tue 29.11.88 | Luton Town | 3-1 | Manchester City | | 10,178 | | Oldfield, Wegerle 2 --- White | | Tue 29.11.88 | Southampton | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | | 17,375 | | Cockerill, Moore --- Osman OG | | Wed 30.11.88 | Aston Villa | 6-2 | Ipswich Town | | 16,284 | | McInnally 2, Platt 4 --- Stockwell, Atkinson | | Wed 30.11.88 | Leicester City | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | 26,704 | | | | Wed 14.12.88 | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Leicester City | | | | Wed 30.11.88 | Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Wimbledon | 0-0 | 10,504 | | | | Wed 14.12.88 | Wimbledon | 0-1 | Queens Park Rangers | | | | Wed 30.11.88 | West Ham United | 4-1 | Liverpool | | 26,971 | | Ince 2, Staunton, Gale --- Aldridge | | Wed 14.12.88 | Bradford City | 3-1 | Everton | | |
| date | Home | score | Away | HT | | Tue 01.11.88 | Bristol City | 4-1 | Crystal Palace | | | | Tue 01.11.88 | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Leyton Orient | | | | Tue 01.11.88 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-0 | | | Wed 09.11.88 | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | | | | Tue 01.11.88 | Tranmere Rovers | 1-0 | Blackpool | | | | Tue 01.11.88 | West Ham United | 5-0 | Derby County | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Millwall | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Bradford City | 1-1 | Scunthorpe United | | | | Tue 22.11.88 | Scunthorpe United | 0-1 | Bradford City | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Leeds United | 0-2 | Luton Town | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Leicester City | 2-0 | Norwich City | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Liverpool | 1-1 | Arsenal | | | | Wed 09.11.88 | Arsenal | 0-0 | Liverpool | 0-0 | | | Wed 23.11.88 | Liverpool | 2-1 | Arsenal | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Manchester City | 4-2 | Sheffield United | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Coventry City | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Scarborough | 2-2 | Southampton | | | | Tue 22.11.88 | Southampton | 1-0 | Scarborough | | | | Wed 02.11.88 | Wimbledon | 2-1 | Manchester United | | | | Tue 08.11.88 | Everton | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | | | | Tue 29.11.88 | Oldham Athletic | 0-2 | Everton | | 14,573 | | 0-1 Cotee, 0-2 Cotee |
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