EFL Cup 2024-25 was the 65th season of the English Football League Cup. Sponsored by Carabao Energy Drink, it was officially known as the Carabao Cup. The competition was open to all clubs from the Premier League and the English Football League (EFL). The winner of the tournament earned a spot in the play-off round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.
Liverpool, the defending champions after defeating Chelsea in the previous season’s final, were unsuccessful in retaining their title. They were beaten by Newcastle United in this season’s final. This victory marked Newcastle United’s first-ever EFL Cup triumph and their first domestic trophy since winning the 1954–55 FA Cup.
Champions: 
Newcastle United (1st title)
Runner-up: 
Liverpool
Top Goal Scorer: 
Cody Gakpo (5 goal)
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 third round matches
In the third round of the 2024–25 EFL Cup, the seven Premier League clubs competing in European competitions — Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur — entered the tournament. They were joined by the 25 winners from the second round.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
17 September 2024 
Stoke City1–1
2–1 (penalties)
Fleetwood Town
17 September 2024 
Blackpool0–1 
Sheffield Wednesday
17 September 2024 
Brentford3–1 
Leyton Orient
17 September 2024 
Everton1–1
5–6 (penalties)
Southampton
17 September 2024 
Preston North End1–1
16–15 (penalties)
Fulham
17 September 2024 
Queens Park Rangers1–2 
Crystal Palace
17 September 2024 
Manchester United7–0 
Barnsley
18 September 2024 
Brighton3–2 
Wolves
18 September 2024 
Coventry City1–2 
Tottenham Hotspur
24 September 2024 
Chelsea5–0 
Barrow
24 September 2024 
Manchester City2–1 
Watford
24 September 2024 
Walsall0–0
0–3 (penalties)
Leicester City
24 September 2024 
Wycombe Wanderers1–2 
Aston Villa
25 September 2024 
Arsenal5–1 
Bolton Wanderers
25 September 2024 Liverpool5–1 
West Ham United
1 October 2024 Newcastle United1–0 
AFC Wimbledon
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 fourth round matches
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
29 October 2024 Southampton3–2 Stoke City
29 October 2024 Brentford1–1
5–4 (penalties) Sheffield Wednesday
30 October 2024 Brighton2–3 Liverpool
30 October 2024 Aston Villa1–2 Crystal Palace
30 October 2024 Manchester United5–2 Leicester City
30 October 2024 Newcastle United2–0 Chelsea
30 October 2024 Preston North End0–3 Arsenal
30 October 2024 Tottenham Hotspur2–1 Manchester City
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 Quarter final matches
The quarter-finals of the 2024–25 EFL Cup featured the eight winners from the fourth round. Notably, for the first time since the 2009–10 season, all eight remaining teams were from the Premier League.
Date Team 1 Result Team 2
18 December 2024 Arsenal3–2 Crystal Palace
18 December 2024 Newcastle United3–1 Brentford
18 December 2024 Southampton1–2 Liverpool
19 December 2024 Tottenham Hotspur4–3 Manchester United
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 semi final matches
Team 1 Aggregate Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Arsenal0–4 Newcastle United0–2 0–2
Tottenham Hotspur1–4 Liverpool1–0 0–4
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 final match
16 March 2025 16:30 GMT, Wembley Stadium, London
| Liverpool |
1–2 | Newcastle United |
Chiesa  90+4′ |
Burn 45′ Isak 52′ |
EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 top goal scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Cody Gakpo Liverpool5
2 
Gabriel Jesus Arsenal4
3 
Tom Ince Watford4
4 
Alejandro Garnacho Manchester United3
5 
Alexander Isak Newcastle United3
EFL Cup 2024-25 Teams
The 2024–25 EFL Cup featured participation from all 92 clubs across the Premier League and the English Football League (EFL). Entry was structured according to the hierarchy of the English football league system:
First Round: 22 of the 24 Championship clubs, along with all League One and League Two clubs, entered the competition.
Second Round: The two remaining Championship clubs — Luton Town and Burnley, who finished 18th and 19th in the 2023–24 Premier League season — joined the tournament.
Premier League clubs not participating in the Champions League, Europa League, or Conference League also entered at this stage.
