EFL Cup 2004-05 Facts & Trivia
The 2004-05 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Chelsea. Below are the facts, records and trivia from that cup run — the final, the giant-killings, the biggest wins, the hat-tricks and the shootouts.
See the full EFL Cup 2004-05 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2004-05 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Liverpool 3-2 after extra time to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Didier Drogba and Mateja Kežman scored for Chelsea in the final.
3. Watford's cup run
Watford, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Dexter Blackstock's hat-trick
Dexter Blackstock scored a hat-trick for Southampton in the 3rd Round (3-2 v Colchester United) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester City beat Barnsley 7-1 in the 2nd Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Manchester City 7-1 Barnsley was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Blackburn Rovers and AFC Bournemouth needed 13 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (6-7 on spot-kicks after 3-3).
8. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat West Ham United, Newcastle United, Fulham, Manchester United and Liverpool on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Tottenham Hotspur scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 14.
10. Liverpool fall short
Liverpool reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Liverpool, Watford, Chelsea and Manchester United.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 295 goals in the EFL Cup this season.