EFL Cup 2017-18 Facts & Trivia
The 2017-18 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Manchester City. 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 2017-18 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2017-18 facts.
1. Manchester City — champions
Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Sergio Agüero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva scored for Manchester City in the final.
3. Bristol City's cup run
Bristol City, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Michy Batshuayi's hat-trick
Michy Batshuayi scored a hat-trick for Chelsea in the 3rd Round (5-1 v Nottingham Forest) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Bristol City beat Plymouth Argyle 5-0 in the 1st Round.
6. 7-goal thriller
Barnsley 4-3 Morecambe was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
7. Manchester City's road to glory
Manchester City beat West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City, Bristol City and Arsenal on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Bristol City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 19.
9. Arsenal fall short
Arsenal reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Bristol City.
11. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 304 goals in the EFL Cup this season.