EFL (Carabao) Cup 2023-24 champions, final and scorers

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The EFL Cup 2023–24 was the 64th 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 2024–25 UEFA Conference League.
Manchester United were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Newcastle United, whom they had beaten in the previous season’s final, in the fourth round. The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 25 February 2024 between Liverpool and Chelsea. Liverpool secured a record-extending tenth title following a 1–0 win after extra time, courtesy of club captain Virgil van Dijk’s late header.

Champions: Liverpool Liverpool (10th title)
Runner-up: Chelsea Chelsea
Top Goal Scorer: England Morgan Rogers (5 goal)

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Third Round matches
A total of 32 clubs played in the third round: The 8 Premier League clubs involved in European competition, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, and West Ham United entered the competition at this stage plus the 24 winners from the second round.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
26 September 2023Bradford_City Bradford City0–2Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough
26 September 2023Exeter_City_FC Exeter City1–0Luton_Town Luton Town
26 September 2023Ipswich_Town Ipswich Town3–2Wolves_FC Wolves
26 September 2023Mansfield_Town_FC Mansfield Town2–2
3–1 (penalties)
Peterborough_United Peterborough United
26 September 2023Port_Vale Port Vale2–1Sutton_United_F.C Sutton United
26 September 2023Salford_City_FC Salford City0–4Burnley_FC Burnley
26 September 2023Manchester_United Manchester United3–0Crystal_Palace_FC Crystal Palace
27 September 2023Aston_Villa Aston Villa1–2Everton_FC Everton
27 September 2023Blackburn_Rovers Blackburn_Rovers5–2Cardiff_City Cardiff City
27 September 2023AFC_Bournemouth Bournemouth2–0Stoke City Stoke City
27 September 2023Brentford Brentford0–1Arsenal Arsenal
27 September 2023Chelsea Chelsea1–0Brighton Brighton
27 September 2023Fulham_FC Fulham2–1Norwich_City_FC Norwich City
27 September 2023Lincoln_City Lincoln City0–1West_Ham_United West Ham United
27 September 2023Liverpool Liverpool3–1Leicester_City Leicester City
27 September 2023Newcastle_United Newcastle United1–0Manchester_City Manchester City

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Fourth Round matches
A total of 16 teams played in the fourth round. League Two side Mansfield Town were the lowest-ranked team in the draw.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
31 October 2023Mansfield_Town_FC Mansfield Town0–1Port_Vale Port Vale
31 October 2023Exeter_City_FC Exeter City2–3Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough
1 November 2023West_Ham_United West Ham United3–1Arsenal Arsenal
1 November 2023Everton_FC Everton3–0Burnley_FC Burnley
1 November 2023Chelsea Chelsea2–0Blackburn_Rovers Blackburn_Rovers
1 November 2023Ipswich_Town Ipswich Town1–3Fulham_FC Fulham
1 November 2023AFC_Bournemouth Bournemouth1–2Liverpool Liverpool
1 November 2023Manchester_United Manchester United0–3Newcastle_United Newcastle United

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Quarter Final matches
A total of eight teams played in the quarter-finals. League One side Port Vale were the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which took place on 1 November.

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
19 December 2023Everton_FC Everton1–1
6–7 (penalties)
Fulham_FC Fulham
19 December 2023Port_Vale Port Vale0–3Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough
19 December 2023Chelsea Chelsea1–1
4–2 (penalties)
Newcastle_United Newcastle United
20 December 2023Liverpool Liverpool5–1West_Ham_United West Ham United

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Semi Final matches
A total of four teams played in the semi-finals. Championship side Middlesbrough were the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which took place on 20 December.

Team 1AggregateTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Middlesbrough_FC Middlesbrough2–6Chelsea Chelsea1–01–6
Liverpool Liverpool3–2Fulham_FC Fulham2–11–1

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Final match

25 February 2024 15:00 GMT, Wembley Stadium, London

Chelsea Chelsea 0–1 Liverpool Liverpool
Virgil Van Dijk Football 118′

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Top Goal Scorer List

RankPlayerClubGoals
1England Morgan RogersMiddlesbrough5
2Netherlands Cody GakpoLiverpool4
3England John BuckleyBlackburn Rovers3
4England Kelvin EhibhatiomhanReading3
5England Kion EteteCardiff City3
6England Jake GarrettBlackburn Rovers3
7England Curtis JonesLiverpool3
8France Jean-Philippe MatetaCrystal Palace3
9New Zealand Ben WainePlymouth Argyle3

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2023-24 Terms and conditions

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season’s EFL Cup. In the first round, all Championship, League One and League Two clubs entered.
The following round, the Premier League clubs not involved in the Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League entered.

First Round
A total of 72 clubs played in the first round: the 24 clubs from League Two the 24 clubs from League One and the 24 clubs from the Championship entered at this stage. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into “northern” and “southern” sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.

Second Round
A total of 48 clubs played in the second round: the 12 Premier League clubs not involved in European competition entered at this stage along with the 36 winners from the first round. The draw for this round was split on a geographical basis into “northern” and “southern” sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same section.

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