EFL Cup 2020-21 Facts & Trivia
The 2020-21 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 2020-21 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2020-21 facts.
1. Manchester City — champions
Manchester City beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorer
Aymeric Laporte scored for Manchester City in the final.
3. Brentford's cup run
Brentford, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Semi-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hat-trick
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a hat-trick for Everton in the Round of 16 (4-1 v West Ham United) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Newcastle United beat Morecambe 7-0 in the 3rd Round.
6. 9-goal thriller
Lincoln City 2-7 Liverpool was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Bournemouth and Crystal Palace needed 21 penalties to settle their 2nd Round tie (11-10 on spot-kicks after 0-0).
8. Manchester City's road to glory
Manchester City beat Bournemouth, Burnley, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Everton 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 Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 91 matches produced 249 goals in the EFL Cup this season.