EFL Cup 2018-19 Facts & Trivia
The 2018-19 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 2018-19 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2018-19 facts.
1. Manchester City — champions
Manchester City beat Chelsea on penalties (3-4) after a 0-0 draw to win the EFL Cup.
2. Settled from the spot
The final finished goalless and was decided by a penalty shootout — Manchester City held their nerve to lift the trophy.
3. Domestic cup double
Manchester City won both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Burton Albion's cup run
Burton Albion, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Gabriel Jesus's haul
Gabriel Jesus scored 4 for Manchester City in the Semi-Final (9-0 v Burton Albion) (3 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester City beat Burton Albion 9-0 in the Semi-Final.
7. 7-goal thriller
Mansfield Town 6-1 Accrington Stanley was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Nottingham Forest and Bury needed 19 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (10-9 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
9. Manchester City's road to glory
Manchester City beat Oxford United, Fulham, Leicester City, Burton Albion and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Manchester City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 16.
11. Chelsea fall short
Chelsea reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Manchester City and Burton Albion.