The Carabao Cup, otherwise known as the EFL Cup, has been around for decades now and never failed to deliver its fair share of drama on the pitch.While not quite as treasured as the FA Cup, the competition still provides clubs with a great chance of silverware each season.The Carabao Cup is no stranger to upsets either with the likes of Swansea City and Birmingham City lifting the title over the past 12 years.As Cody Barton Jersey a relatively new tournament in English football terms, the Carabao Cup hasn't been afraid to make changes to its format over the years with its stance on what do in the case of a draw after 90 minutes recently changing.MORE: As a knockout competition, a winner is required after every Carabao Cup tie.The tournament, however, doesn't use extra time until the semifinals to decide who progre ses should the score be level after 90 minutes.Extra time was used in each round of the Carabao Cup until the 2018/19 campaign whenEFL clubs voted Jason Myers Jersey in favour of cutting back on having to play an extra 30 minutes."The rationale put forward by the EFL is that withdrawing the additional 30 minutes of play would directly addre s any additional fatigue i sues that are occasionally caused when the midweek ties go beyond the traditional 90-minute period," an at the time read.Extra time will therefore only be used in the second leg of a semifinal or the final itself.85% of the games finish within 90 minutes we're only talking about a small number that will be affected.Shaun Harvey on the removal of extra time in the Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) With no extra time until the semifinal stage, Carabao Cup games that are drawn after 90 minutes now go directly to a penalty shootout.These spot kicks currently follow the traditional format, but the competition did trial theABBA concept in 2017/18.As the name alludes to, this approach involved C. J. Prosise Jersey teams taking consecutive penalties at every point after the first attempt. For example, if Arsenal took the first penalty, Chelsea would then take the second and third, with Arsenal stepping up for the fourth and fifth attempt.This penalty shootout format was short-lived, however, with the Carabao Cup reverting to the original system in 2018/19.Four Carabao Cup finals between 2012 and 2022 alone were decided on penalties.MORE: The Carabao Cup currently doesn't employ replays of matches at any stage of the tournament.Replays, in fact, haven't been used in the competition since the 1990s with either extra time or penalties deciding a winner if required.Semifinals in the Carabao Cup are played over two legs though and this is the only time where the same fixture will Michael Dickson Jersey be played more than once in the same season.Who remembers this crazy penalty shootout between and in 2014?! 's MJ Williams looks back on his senior debut for in Round Three of the . | Carabao Cup (@Carabao_Cup) With all that in mind, let's break down how a game will be decided in the Carabao Cup if both teams are level after 90 minutes:For any match from the 1st Round to the quarterfinals, a penalty shootout will be used to determine awinner.For the second leg of a semifinal or the Rashaad Penny Jersey final, the match will go to extra time with a penalty shootout then applied if scores are still level after those additional 30 minutes.