EFL Cup 2024-25 Facts & Trivia
The 2024-25 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) was won by Newcastle United. 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.
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1. Newcastle United — champions
Newcastle United beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the EFL Cup.
2. Final scorers
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak scored for Newcastle United in the final.
3. Stoke City's cup run
Stoke City, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Round of 16 — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Gabriel Jesus's hat-trick
Gabriel Jesus scored a hat-trick for Arsenal in the Quarter-Final (3-2 v Crystal Palace) (4 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester United beat Barnsley 7-0 in the 3rd Round.
6. 8-goal thriller
Cardiff City 3-5 Southampton was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 8 goals.
7. Spot-kick marathon
Preston North End and Fulham needed 31 penalties to settle their 3rd Round tie (16-15 on spot-kicks after 1-1).
8. Newcastle United's road to glory
Newcastle United beat Nottingham Forest, AFC Wimbledon, Chelsea, Brentford, Arsenal and Liverpool on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
9. Sharpest shooters
Manchester United scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 15.
10. Liverpool fall short
Liverpool reached the final but finished runners-up.
11. The last four
The semi-finalists were Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle United.
12. By the numbers
91 ties across 93 matches produced 301 goals in the EFL Cup this season.