EFL Cup 2014-15 Facts & Trivia
The 2014-15 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 2014-15 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2014-15 facts.
1. Chelsea — champions
Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
John Terry and Diego Costa scored for Chelsea in the final.
3. Sheffield United's cup run
Sheffield United, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Dwight Gayle's hat-trick
Dwight Gayle scored a hat-trick for Crystal Palace in the 2nd Round (0-3 v Walsall) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester City beat Sheffield Wednesday 7-0 in the 3rd Round.
6. 12-goal thriller
Dagenham and Redbridge 6-6 Brentford was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 12 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Liverpool and Middlesbrough needed 27 penalties to settle their 3rd Round tie (14-13 on spot-kicks after 2-2).
8. Chelsea's road to glory
Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers, Shrewsbury Town, Derby County, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur 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 12.
10. Tottenham Hotspur fall short
Tottenham Hotspur reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 276 goals in the EFL Cup this season.