The fourth round draw of the 2024/25 Carabao Cup was held on Wednesday, following a pair of matches. Arsenal and Liverpool both booked a place in the next round of the competition on the night. The Gunners took care of League One side Bolton, while Liverpool beat fellow Premier League club West Ham. Both victorious […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has claimed that the club will not "waste energy" on the Carabao Cup. Instead, the Spanish boss is set to focus on bigger competitions, such as the Premier League and Champions League. The coach's comments came following City's narrow Carabao Cup win against Watford on Tuesday. The reigning English champions […]

The English Football League (EFL) and Carabao Cup have found a new home in the United States. CBS Sports has officially agreed to become the exclusive American broadcaster of the competitions. The EFL consists of the second-tiered Championship, League One, and League Two. The Carabao Cup, also referred to as the League Cup, is an […]

English soccer officials are making changes to the 2024/25 EFL Cup, also known as the League Cup or the Carabao Cup. According to The Telegraph, next season's competition will see a new seeding system implemented to combat fixture congestion. Despite repeated concerns by players and coaches, FIFA and UEFA expanded several of their tournaments in […]

The English Football League Cup is at stake in Sunday's match between Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool and Mauricio Pochettino of Chelsea. With Jurgen Klopp at the helm for one last time, the Reds have booked a Wembley date after defeating Bournemouth, Fulham, West Ham, Leicester, and Fulham. This may be the first step toward Premier […]

Sunday's League Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool is the third time the two will meet at Wembley in the last three seasons. Liverpool won both of the previous fixtures, which came in the 2021/22 League Cup and FA Cup Finals. Since those games, Chelsea has gone under new ownership with Todd Boehly, and its […]

Relevent Sports, a media agency based in New York City, is lining up the EFL media rights in North America. The current rights deal for the EFL expires at the end of the 2023/24 season. Pitch International brokered the previous deal that sent the rights in the United States to ESPN. That includes the rights […]

Several Premier League teams have voiced their displeasure with the current fixture congestion. Thus, they have called for significant changes to the EFL Cup. Nonetheless, emotions are at an all-time high. The Premier League and the English Football League have once again found themselves on a collision course. There will still be a two-legged Carabao […]

Chelsea thrashed Middlesbrough on Tuesday night to advance to the League Cup Final for the second time in the last three seasons. A six-goal outburst at Stamford Bridge offset the shocking Middlesbrough win in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal. Cole Palmer, who was wasteful in that first leg, secured a brace at […]

Liverpool dismantled and dominated a poor West Ham side on Wednesday to advance to the League Cup semifinals for the 19th time. A five-goal outburst with four players on the scoresheet took advantage of a leaky West Ham defense at Anfield. Jürgen Klopp's side had the advantage in every statistical category on the night. For […]

Chelsea needed penalties to defeat Newcastle in the League Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. Newcastle held the lead for the majority of the game after Callum Wilson's opener. However, a mistake at the back from Kieran Trippier allowed Mykhailo Mudryk to equalize in stoppage time. Chelsea then scored all of its spot kicks while Newcastle erred […]

Once the ongoing 2023-24 season ends, the League Cup semifinals will no longer be played over two legs in an effort to reduce scheduling conflicts for Premier League teams. The English Football League organizes the League Cup. Fittingly, it also goes by the EFL Cup or its sponsorship name, the Carabao Cup. The tournament has […]

Manchester United did not have to win to reach the 2022/23 Carabao Cup Final. The Red Devils entered the game with a three-goal edge over Nottingham Forest from the first leg of the semi-final played at City Ground. However, the two-goal win in the return leg at Old Trafford on Wednesday night helps a side […]

Southampton surprisingly beat Manchester City 2-0 at home on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup. The victory advances the Saints to the semifinals of the tournament. Superb goals from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo propelled the hosts past one of the most dominant sides in the competition's recent history. Not only was the final scoreline shocking, […]