The EFL Cup 2022–23 was the 63rd season of the EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition was open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Liverpool were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea on penalties to secure a record 9th title in the previous season’s final, but were eliminated by Manchester City in the fourth round. The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 26 February 2023 between Manchester United and Newcastle United, with Manchester United winning 2–0 for their sixth title.
Champions: 
Manchester United (6th title)
Runner-up: 
Newcastle United
Top Goal Scorer: 
Marcus Rashford (6 goal)
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2022-23 Fourth Round Matches
A total of 16 teams played in the fourth round. League Two side Gillingham was the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which was made on 10 November 2022.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
20 December 2022 
Milton Keynes Dons0–3 
Leicester City
20 December 2022 
Wolves2–0 
Gillingham
20 December 2022 
Southampton2–1 
Lincoln City
20 December 2022 Newcastle United1–0 
Bournemouth
21 December 2022 
Blackburn_Rovers1–4 
Nottingham Forest
21 December 2022 
Charlton Athletic0–0
4–3 (penalties)
Brighton
21 December 2022 Manchester United2–0 
Burnley
21 December 2022 
Manchester City3–2 
Liverpool
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2022-23 Quarter Final Matches
A total of eight teams played in the quarter-finals. League One side Charlton Athletic was the lowest-ranked team in the draw and the only non-Premier League team left.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
10 January 2023 Manchester United3–0 Charlton Athletic
10 January 2023 Newcastle United2–0 Leicester City
11 January 2023 Nottingham Forest1–1
4–3 (penalties) Wolves
11 January 2023 Southampton2–0 Manchester City
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2022-23 Semi Final Matches
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nottingham Forest0–5 
Manchester United0–3 0–2
Southampton1–3 Newcastle United0–1 1–2
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2022-23 Final Match
26 February 2023 16:30 GMT, Wembley Stadium, London
| Manchester United |
2–0 | Newcastle United |
Casemiro  33′Rashford 39′ |
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2022-23 Top Goal Scorer List
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marcus Rashford Manchester United6
2 
Ché Adams Southampton5
3 Tommy Conway
Bristol_City3
4 Andy Cook
Bradford City3
5 
Ronan Curtis
Portsmouth3
6 
Raúl Jiménez Wolves3
7 Jamie Vardy Leicester City3
EFL Tournament Access policy
All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season’s EFL Cup. Access was distributed across the top 4 leagues of the English football league system. In the first round, 22 of 24 Championship clubs, and all League One and League Two clubs entered.
The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs, who finished 18th and 19th in the 2021–22 Premier League season (Burnley and Watford), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League entered.
