EFL (Carabao) Cup 2024-25 champions, matches and scorers

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 City	1–1 2–1 (penalties)	Fleetwood Town
17 September 2024	Blackpool	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday
17 September 2024	Brentford	3–1	Leyton Orient
17 September 2024	Everton	1–1 5–6 (penalties)	Southampton
17 September 2024	Preston North End	1–1 16–15 (penalties)	Fulham
17 September 2024	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Crystal Palace
17 September 2024	Manchester United	7–0	Barnsley
18 September 2024	Brighton	3–2	Wolves
18 September 2024	Coventry City	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur
24 September 2024	Chelsea	5–0	Barrow
24 September 2024	Manchester City	2–1	Watford
24 September 2024	Walsall	0–0 0–3 (penalties)	Leicester City
24 September 2024	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Aston Villa
25 September 2024	Arsenal	5–1	Bolton Wanderers
25 September 2024	Liverpool	5–1	West Ham United
1 October 2024	Newcastle United	1–0	AFC Wimbledon

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 fourth round matches

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
29 October 2024	Southampton	3–2	Stoke City
29 October 2024	Brentford	1–1 5–4 (penalties)	Sheffield Wednesday
30 October 2024	Brighton	2–3	Liverpool
30 October 2024	Aston Villa	1–2	Crystal Palace
30 October 2024	Manchester United	5–2	Leicester City
30 October 2024	Newcastle United	2–0	Chelsea
30 October 2024	Preston North End	0–3	Arsenal
30 October 2024	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	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	Arsenal	3–2	Crystal Palace
18 December 2024	Newcastle United	3–1	Brentford
18 December 2024	Southampton	1–2	Liverpool
19 December 2024	Tottenham Hotspur	4–3	Manchester United

EFL Cup (Carabao) 2024-25 semi final matches

Team 1	Aggregate	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal	0–4	Newcastle United	0–2	0–2
Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	Liverpool	1–0	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	Liverpool	5
2	Gabriel Jesus	Arsenal	4
3	Tom Ince	Watford	4
4	Alejandro Garnacho	Manchester United	3
5	Alexander Isak	Newcastle United	3

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.