EFL Cup 2021-22 Facts & Trivia
The 2021-22 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Liverpool. 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 2021-22 bracket and results. Or read the FA Cup 2021-22 facts.
1. Liverpool — champions
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties (10-11) 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 — Liverpool held their nerve to lift the trophy.
3. Domestic cup double
Liverpool won both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Sunderland's cup run
Sunderland, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Marcus Forss's haul
Marcus Forss scored 4 for Brentford in the 3rd Round (7-0 v Oldham Athletic) (8 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Southampton beat Newport County 8-0 in the 2nd Round.
7. 7-goal thriller
Manchester City 6-1 Wycombe Wanderers was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 7 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Crawley Town and Gillingham needed 19 penalties to settle their 1st Round tie (9-10 on spot-kicks after 2-2).
9. Liverpool's road to glory
Liverpool beat Norwich City, Preston North End, Leicester City, Arsenal and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 5 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Arsenal 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 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Arsenal.