2024–25 EFL Cup

The 2024–25 EFL Cup was the 65th season of the English Football League Cup. It was sponsored by Carabao Energy Drink and known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons. The EFL Cup was open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League. Liverpool were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in the previous season's final but were beaten in this season's final by Newcastle United, who won their first EFL Cup and a first domestic trophy since the 1954–55 FA Cup.

Infobox

Country

EnglandWales

Dates

13 August 2024 – 16 March 2025

Teams

Defending champions

Liverpool

Champions

Newcastle United (1st title)

Runners-up

Liverpool

Matches played

Goals scored

300 (3.23 per match)

Attendance

1,793,877 (19,289 per match)

Top goal scorer(s)

Cody Gakpo(5 goals)

Tables

· Teams

First round(70 clubs)

Col 1

First round(70 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

24 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 22 clubs from EFL Championship

Clubs advancing from previous round

N/A

Number of games

Main date

13 August 2024

Second round(50 clubs)

Col 1

Second round(50 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

2 clubs from EFL Championship 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competitions)

Clubs advancing from previous round

35 winners from first round

Number of games

Main date

27 August 2024

Third round(32 clubs)

Col 1

Third round(32 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competitions)

Clubs advancing from previous round

25 winners from second round

Number of games

Main date

17 September 2024 24 September 2024

Fourth round(16 clubs)

Col 1

Fourth round(16 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

—

Clubs advancing from previous round

16 winners from third round

Number of games

Main date

30 October 2024

Quarter-finals(8 clubs)

Col 1

Quarter-finals(8 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

—

Clubs advancing from previous round

8 winners from fourth round

Number of games

Main date

18 December 2024

Semi-finals(4 clubs)

Col 1

Semi-finals(4 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

—

Clubs advancing from previous round

4 winners from quarter-finals

Number of games

4 (two-legged)

Main date

6 January 2025 3 February 2025

Final(2 clubs)

Col 1

Final(2 clubs)

Clubs entering in this round

—

Clubs advancing from previous round

2 winners from semi-finals

Number of games

Main date

16 March 2025

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	Number of games	Main date
First round(70 clubs)	24 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 22 clubs from EFL Championship	N/A	35	13 August 2024
Second round(50 clubs)	2 clubs from EFL Championship 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competitions)	35 winners from first round	25	27 August 2024
Third round(32 clubs)	7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competitions)	25 winners from second round	16	17 September 2024 24 September 2024
Fourth round(16 clubs)	—	16 winners from third round	8	30 October 2024
Quarter-finals(8 clubs)	—	8 winners from fourth round	4	18 December 2024
Semi-finals(4 clubs)	—	4 winners from quarter-finals	4 (two-legged)	6 January 2025 3 February 2025
Final(2 clubs)	—	2 winners from semi-finals	1	16 March 2025

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · First round

20 / 20

Premier League

20 / 20

Championship

24 / 24

League One

24 / 24

League Two

24 / 24

Total

92 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	24 / 24	24 / 24	92 / 92

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · Second round

20 / 20

Premier League

20 / 20

Championship

18 / 24

League One

10 / 24

League Two

9 / 24

Total

57 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
20 / 20	18 / 24	10 / 24	9 / 24	57 / 92

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · Third round

17 / 20

Premier League

17 / 20

Championship

6 / 24

League One

5 / 24

League Two

4 / 24

Total

32 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
17 / 20	6 / 24	5 / 24	4 / 24	32 / 92

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · Fourth round

13 / 20

Premier League

13 / 20

Championship

3 / 24

League One

0 / 24

League Two

0 / 24

Total

16 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
13 / 20	3 / 24	0 / 24	0 / 24	16 / 92

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · Quarter-finals

8 / 20

Premier League

8 / 20

Championship

0 / 24

League One

0 / 24

League Two

0 / 24

Total

8 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
8 / 20	0 / 24	0 / 24	0 / 24	8 / 92

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · Semi-finals

4 / 20

Premier League

4 / 20

Championship

0 / 24

League One

0 / 24

League Two

0 / 24

Total

4 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
4 / 20	0 / 24	0 / 24	0 / 24	4 / 92

· Semi-finals

Arsenal (1)

Team 1

Arsenal (1)

Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score

0–4

Team 2

Newcastle United (1)

1st leg

0–2

2nd leg

0–2

Tottenham Hotspur (1)

Team 1

Tottenham Hotspur (1)

Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score

1–4

Team 2

Liverpool (1)

1st leg

1–0

2nd leg

0–4

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal (1)	0–4	Newcastle United (1)	0–2	0–2
Tottenham Hotspur (1)	1–4	Liverpool (1)	1–0	0–4

Number of teams per tier still in the competition · Final

2 / 20

Premier League

2 / 20

Championship

0 / 24

League One

0 / 24

League Two

0 / 24

Total

2 / 92

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
2 / 20	0 / 24	0 / 24	0 / 24	2 / 92

· Top goalscorers

Rank

Player

Cody Gakpo

Club

Liverpool

Goals

Rank

Player

Gabriel Jesus

Club

Arsenal

Goals

Tom Ince

Rank

Tom Ince

Player

Watford

Rank

Player

Simon Adingra

Club

Brighton & Hove Albion

Goals

Cameron Archer

Rank

Cameron Archer

Player

Southampton

Eberechi Eze

Rank

Eberechi Eze

Player

Crystal Palace

Alejandro Garnacho

Rank

Alejandro Garnacho

Player

Manchester United

Gonçalo Guedes

Rank

Gonçalo Guedes

Player

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ryan Graydon

Rank

Ryan Graydon

Player

Fleetwood Town

Alexander Isak

Rank

Alexander Isak

Player

Newcastle United

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Rank

Jean-Philippe Mateta

Player

Crystal Palace

Christopher Nkunku

Rank

Christopher Nkunku

Player

Chelsea

Ethan Nwaneri

Rank

Ethan Nwaneri

Player

Arsenal

Milutin Osmajić

Rank

Milutin Osmajić

Player

Preston North End

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Cody Gakpo	Liverpool	5
2	Gabriel Jesus	Arsenal	4
2	Tom Ince	Watford	4
4	Simon Adingra	Brighton & Hove Albion	3
	Cameron Archer	Southampton
	Eberechi Eze	Crystal Palace
	Alejandro Garnacho	Manchester United
	Gonçalo Guedes	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	Ryan Graydon	Fleetwood Town
	Alexander Isak	Newcastle United
	Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace
	Christopher Nkunku	Chelsea
	Ethan Nwaneri	Arsenal
	Milutin Osmajić	Preston North End

References

Premier League teams joined the competition in the second and third rounds.
Two Championship teams joined the competition in the second round.
The seven Premier League teams involved in European competitions joined the competition in the third round.
Sky Sports
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13159810/first-round-draw-for-2024-25-carabao-cup-sheffield-united-vs-wrexham-leeds-vs-middlesbrough-and-plymouth-vs-cheltenham-among-the-standout-ties
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/mar/16/newcastle-sink-liverpool-to-savour-taste-of-glory-after-decades-of-drought
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/june/27/carabao-cup-round-one-draw-confirmed
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/august/14/carabao-cup-round-two-draw-confirmed
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/august/28/carabao-cup-round-three-draw-confirmed
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cpqz28rgwqlo
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/september/25/draw-made-for-carabao-cup-round-four
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/october/30/carabao-cup--quarter-final-draw
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https://www.efl.com/news/2024/december/19/draw-for-carabao-cup-semi-final
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https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co61/se75074/statistics-goals/