2024–25 EFL Cup

Carabao Cup 2024–25
Region	England (89 clubs) Wales (3 clubs)
Dates	13 August 2024–16 March 2025
Number of teams	92
Defending champions	Liverpool
Champions	Newcastle United
Runner-up	Liverpool
Total matches played	93
Total goals scored	300 (3.23 per match)
Top goal scorer	Cody Gakpo (5 goals)
← 2023–24	2025–26 →

The 2024–25 EFL Cup was the 65th season of the EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition is open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.

The winner of the competition qualifies for the play-off round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.

Liverpool were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea in the previous season's final but were beaten in this season's final by Newcastle United, who won their first EFL Cup and a first domestic trophy since the 1954–55 FA Cup.

Access

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 2023–24 Premier League season (Luton Town and Burnley), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League, Europa League or Conference League entered.

	Clubs entering in this round	Clubs advancing from previous round	Number of games	Main date
First round (70 clubs)	24 clubs from EFL League Two 24 clubs from EFL League One 22 clubs from EFL Championship	N/A	35	w/c 12th August 2024
Second round (40 clubs)	2 clubs from EFL Championship 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)	35 winners from first round	25	w/c 26th August 2024
Third round (32 clubs)	7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)	25 winners from second round	16	w/c 16th September 2024 w/c 23rd September 2024
Fourth round (16 clubs)	No clubs enter the fourth round	16 winners from third round	8	w/c 28th October 2024
Quarter-finals (8 clubs)	No clubs enter the quarter-finals	8 winners from fourth round	4	w/c 16th December 2024
Semi-finals (4 clubs)	No clubs enter the semi-finals	4 winners from quarter-finals	4 (two-legged)	w/c 6th January 2025 w/c 3rd February 2025
Final (2 clubs)	No clubs enter the final	2 winners from semi-finals	1	16th March 2025

First round

A total of 70 clubs played in the first round: 24 from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier 3), and 22 from the Championship (tier 2). 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.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Premier League	EFL Championship	EFL League One	EFL League Two	Total
20 / 20	24 / 24	24 / 24	24 / 24	92 / 92

Northern section

13 August 2024	Carlisle United (4)	0–2	Stoke City (2)	Carlisle
19:30 BST		Report	Anderson  48' Tezgel  79'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,441 Referee: Ben Toner

13 August 2024	Stockport County (3)	1–6	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Stockport
19:30 BST	Buckley  67' (o.g.)	Report	Szmodics  8', 25' Weimann  22' Ohashi  31' Gueye  72' Vale  88'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Ross Joyce

13 August 2024	Barrow (4)	3–2	Port Vale (4)	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST	Garner  1' Acquah  70' Jackson  76'	Report	Paton  26' Sang  66'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1,711 Referee: Scott Jackson

13 August 2024	Bolton Wanderers (3)	1–1 (5–4 pen)	Mansfield Town (3)	Bolton
19:45 BST	Thomason  68'	Report	Keillor-Dunn  83'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Adam Herczeg
		Penalties
	Adeboyejo Thomason Collins Williams Charles Matete Dacres-Cogley		Bowery Gregory Hewitt Boateng Lewis Macdonald Swan

13 August 2024	Burton Albion (3)	0–4	Blackpool (3)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST		Report	Finnigan  69' Pennington  76', 81' Evans  90+1'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Matthew Corlett

13 August 2024	Derby County (2)	2–1	Chesterfield (4)	Derby
19:45 BST	Thompson  38' Jackson  68'	Report	Dobra  29'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 8,538 Referee: Leigh Doughty

13 August 2024	Fleetwood Town (4)	2–1	West Bromwich Albion (2)	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Graydon  12' Coughlan  33'	Report	Faal  8'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,611 Referee: Thomas Kirk

13 August 2024	Grimsby Town (4)	1–1 (9–8 pen)	Bradford City (4)	Grimsby
19:45 BST	Wilson  36'	Report	Cook  76'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,082 Referee: David Coote
		Penalties
	Green Davies Vernam Cass Gardner Ainley Eastwood McJannet Khouri McEachran		Smallwood Halliday Oduor Sarcevic Cook Young Baldwin Shepherd Pointon Byrne

13 August 2024	Huddersfield Town (3)	3–0	Morecambe (4)	Huddersfield
19:45 BST	Headley  1' Marshall  38' Ward  43'	Report		Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Simon Mather

13 August 2024	Lincoln City (3)	1–2	Harrogate Town (4)	Lincoln
19:45 BST	Makama  85' (pen.)	Report	Folarin  49' Daly  61'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,507 Referee: Scott Tallis

13 August 2024	Preston North End (2)	2–0	Sunderland (2)	Preston
19:45 BST	Ledson  37' Frøkjær-Jensen  72'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 7,231 Referee: Ollie Yates

13 August 2024	Rotherham United (3)	2–1	Crewe Alexandra (4)	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Nombe  55' Odoffin  86'	Report	Holícek  50'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Scott Oldham

13 August 2024	Salford City (4)	0–2	Doncaster Rovers (4)	Salford
19:45 BST		Report	Sharp  21' Molyneux  90+1'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,328 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

13 August 2024	Shrewsbury Town (3)	3–3 (4–3 pen)	Notts County (4)	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Kayode  68' Shipley  71', 84'	Report	Grant  4' Austin  23' Jatta  89'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Ben Speedie
		Penalties
	Shipley Biggins Lloyd Bloxham Benning		McGoldrick Crowley Edwards Scott Jatta

13 August 2024	Tranmere Rovers (4)	3–0	Accrington Stanley (4)	Birkenhead
19:45 BST	Saunders  3' Williams  45' Patrick  71'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2,288 Referee: Scott Simpson

13 August 2024	Wigan Athletic (3)	1–1 (2–4 pen)	Barnsley (3)	Wigan
19:45 BST	Aasgaard  35' (pen.)	Report	Pines  48'	Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Will Finnie
		Penalties
	Aasgaard Jones Stones McHugh		Phillips Connell Earl Watters Russell

13 August 2024	Sheffield United (2)	4–2	Wrexham (3)	Sheffield
20:00 BST	Trusty  35' Brunt  57' (o.g.) Marsh  69' Slimane  85'	Report	Boyle  29' Revan  90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,446 Referee: Keith Stroud

14 August 2024	Hull City (2)	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST	Mehlem  9'	Report	McNeill  1', 10'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 9,281 Referee: Tom Nield

14 August 2024	Leeds United (2)	0–3	Middlesbrough (2)	Leeds
20:00 BST		Report	Dijksteel  50' Burgzorg  60' Coburn  67'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,150 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Southern section

13 August 2024	Leyton Orient (3)	4–1	Newport County (4)	Leyton
19:30 BST	Agyei  1' Jaiyesimi  45+7' Cooper  51' Kelman  74'	Report	Clarke  61'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,141 Referee: Craig Hicks

13 August 2024	Bristol City (2)	0–1	Coventry City (2)	Bristol
19:45 BST		Report	Simms  65'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 10,940 Referee: James Bell

13 August 2024	Bromley (4)	1–2	AFC Wimbledon (4)	Bromley
19:45 BST	Amantchi  19'	Report	Kelly  24' Pigott  61'	Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Carl Brook

13 August 2024	Cambridge United (3)	1–2	Queens Park Rangers (2)	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Digby  57'	Report	Frey  13' Smyth  36'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Paul Howard

13 August 2024	Cardiff City (2)	2–0	Bristol Rovers (3)	Cardiff
19:45 BST	McGuinness  68' Colwill  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,718 Referee: Charles Breakspear

13 August 2024	Charlton Athletic (3)	0–1	Birmingham City (3)	Charlton
19:45 BST		Report	Khela  32'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5,899 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

13 August 2024	Colchester United (4)	2–2 (4–3 pen)	Reading (3)	Colchester
19:45 BST	Hopper  3' Payne  55' (pen.)	Report	Savage  65' Wing  73'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Neil Hair
		Penalties
	Ihionvien Read Oni Gordon		Wareham Ehibhatiomhan Bindon Wing Mbengue

13 August 2024	Crawley Town (3)	4–2	Swindon Town (4)	Crawley
19:45 BST	Adeyemo  34' Roles  56', 88' Khaleel  89'	Report	Ofoborh  60' Smith  66'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,396 Referee: Ben Atkinson

13 August 2024	Northampton Town (3)	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Northampton
19:45 BST		Report	Udoh  9' Mbete  45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Declan Bourne

13 August 2024	Norwich City (2)	4–3	Stevenage (3)	Norwich
19:45 BST	Kamara  26' Hernández  35', 60' Sainz  48'	Report	Goode  28' Appéré  45+1' Hills  88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,054 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

13 August 2024	Oxford United (2)	2–0	Peterborough United (3)	Oxford
19:45 BST	Goodrham  20' Phillips  41'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,693 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

13 August 2024	Portsmouth (2)	0–1	Millwall (2)	Portsmouth
19:45 BST		Report	Esse  13'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 13,913 Referee: Dean Whitestone

13 August 2024	Swansea City (2)	3–1	Gillingham (4)	Swansea
19:45 BST	Ronald  24' Cullen  70' Abdulai  90+6'	Report	Hawkins  87'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 6,019 Referee: David Rock

13 August 2024	Walsall (4)	1–1 (4–3 pen)	Exeter City (3)	Walsall
19:45 BST	Jellis  90+3'	Report	Alli  40'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,352 Referee: Jacob Miles
		Penalties
	Earing Okagbue Matt L. Gordon J. Gordon		Magennis Niskanen Alli Fitzwater Aitchison

13 August 2024	Watford (2)	5–0	Milton Keynes Dons (4)	Watford
19:45 BST	Pollock  24' Ince  45+1', 67', 74' Baah  64'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6,885 Referee: Lewis Smith

14 August 2024	Plymouth Argyle (2)	3–0	Cheltenham Town (4)	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Waine  62' Hardie  81' Bundu  84'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,058 Referee: Tom Reeves

Second round

A total of 50 clubs played in the second round: the 13 Premier League clubs not involved in European competition and the top 2 EFL Championship clubs entered at this stage along with the 35 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. The second round draw took place on 14 August.

Number of teams per tier still in competition

Premier League	EFL Championship	EFL League One	EFL League Two	Total
20 / 20	18 / 24	10 / 24	9 / 24	57 / 92

Northern section

27 August 2024	Middlesbrough (2)	0–5	Stoke City (2)	Middlesbrough
19:15 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481549	Tezgel  14' Mmaee  57' Koumas  60' Manhoef  65', 69'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 17,408 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

27 August 2024	Barnsley (3)	1–0	Sheffield United (2)	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Watters  52'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481550		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,739 Referee: Tom Reeves

27 August 2024	Barrow (4)	0–0 (3–2 pen)	Derby County (2)	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481547		Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
		Penalties
	Jackson Gotts Worrall Spence		Collins Mendez-Laing Brown Jackson Forsyth

27 August 2024	Blackburn Rovers (2)	1–2	Blackpool (3)	Blackburn
19:45 BST	Gueye  21' (pen.)	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481543	Beesley  72' Coulson  77'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,418 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

27 August 2024	Everton (1)	3–0	Doncaster Rovers (4)	Liverpool
19:45 BST	McNeil  53' Ndiaye  74' Beto  83'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481542		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,245 Referee: James Bell

27 August 2024	Fleetwood Town (4)	2–1	Rotherham United (3)	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Graydon  16', 29'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481544	McCart  2'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Ross Joyce

27 August 2024	Grimsby Town (4)	1–5	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Grimsby
19:45 BST	McJannet  18'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481541	Ugbo  53' J. Lowe  54' Paterson  72', 81' Valentín  90+3'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 6,364 Referee: Matt Corlett

27 August 2024	Harrogate Town (4)	0–5	Preston North End (2)	Harrogate
19:45 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481551	Greenwood  14', 37' (pen.) Osmajić  39', 45+1', 83'	Stadium: Wetherby Road Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Ben Speedie

27 August 2024	Leicester City (1)	4–0	Tranmere Rovers (4)	Leicester
19:45 BST	Ayew  38' Mavididi  51' (pen.) Ndidi  71' Winks  90'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481548		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 13,011 Referee: Lewis Smith

27 August 2024	Shrewsbury Town (3)	0–2	Bolton Wanderers (3)	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481545	Osei-Tutu  52' Charles  65'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

27 August 2024	Walsall (4)	3–2	Huddersfield Town (3)	Walsall
19:45 BST	Lowe  63', 70' Helik  77' (o.g.)	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481552	Koroma  16' Ruffels  53'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Edward Duckworth

28 August 2024	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	2–0	Burnley (2)	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Guedes  38', 54'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481553		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 19,236 Referee: Josh Smith

28 August 2024	Nottingham Forest (1)	1–1 (3–4 pen)	Newcastle United (1)	Nottingham
20:00 BST	Silva  50'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481546	Willock  1'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,083 Referee: Sam Allison
		Penalties
	Hudson-Odoi Milenković Williams Sangaré Awoniyi		Isak Joelinton Bruno Guimarães Gordon Longstaff

Southern section

27 August 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	4–0	Crawley Town (3)	Brighton and Hove
19:45 BST	Adingra  31' Sarmiento  48' Webster  84' O'Mahony  86'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481536		Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 19,175 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

27 August 2024	Coventry City (2)	1–0	Oxford United (2)	Coventry
19:45 BST	Thomas-Asante  57'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481529		Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 11,808 Referee: Will Finnie

27 August 2024	Millwall (2)	0–1	Leyton Orient (3)	Bermondsey
19:45 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481539	Agyei  14'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 5,875 Referee: David Rock

27 August 2024	Queens Park Rangers (2)	1–1 (4–1 pen)	Luton Town (2)	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST	Santos  11'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481535	Nelson  16'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 7,132 Referee: Leigh Doughty
		Penalties
	Celar Dembélé Clarke-Salter Paal		Woodrow Doughty Chong

27 August 2024	Watford (2)	2–0	Plymouth Argyle (2)	Watford
19:45 BST	Rajović  17', 72'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481533		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 8,319 Referee: Andy Davies

27 August 2024	Birmingham City (3)	0–2	Fulham (1)	Birmingham
20:00 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481532	Jiménez  10' (pen.) Stansfield  14'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 11,949 Referee: Keith Stroud

27 August 2024	Crystal Palace (1)	4–0	Norwich City (2)	Selhurst
20:00 BST	Kamada  2' Mateta  57', 68' Eze  84'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481537		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 12,503 Referee: Matt Donohue

28 August 2024	AFC Wimbledon (4)	2–2 (4–2 pen)	Ipswich Town (1)	Wimbledon
19:45 BST	Bugiel  40' Stevens  56'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481531	Al-Hamadi  3' Chaplin  86'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,934 Referee: James Linnington
		Penalties
	Pigott Stevens Reeves Biler Ogundere		Delap Burgess Taylor Hutchinson

28 August 2024	Cardiff City (2)	3–5	Southampton (1)	Cardiff
19:45 BST	Colwill  21' Edwards  48' (o.g.) Robertson  57'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481538	Fernandes  10' Amo-Ameyaw  30' Archer  55', 90+4' Bree  90+1'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 7,225 Referee: Tom Nield

28 August 2024	Colchester United (4)	0–1	Brentford (1)	Colchester
19:45 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481540	Lewis-Potter  45'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 6,716 Referee: Paul Howard

28 August 2024	Swansea City (2)	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	Swansea
19:45 BST		[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481530	Kone  40'	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ben Toner

28 August 2024	West Ham United (1)	1–0	Bournemouth (1)	Stratford
19:45 BST	Bowen  88'	[https://www.efl.com/match-centre/g2481534		Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 47,381 Referee: Peter Bankes

Third round

A total of 32 clubs played in the third round: the 7 Premier League clubs involved in European competitions, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur entered at this stage along with the 25 winners from the second round. The draw took place on 28 August, where conditions were implemented to ensure clubs participating in the UEFA Champions League does not draw clubs participating in the UEFA Europa League due to fixture clashes.

Number of teams per tier still in the competition

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
17 / 20	6 / 24	5 / 24	4 / 24	32 / 92

17 September 2024	Stoke City (2)	1–1 (2–1 pen)	Fleetwood Town (4)	Stoke-on-Trent
19:30 BST	Rose  54'	Report	Bennett  90+1'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 8,927 Referee: Tim Robinson
		Penalties
	Cannon Tezgel Sidibe Burger		Patterson Graydon Odubeko Bonds Broom

17 September 2024	Blackpool (3)	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Blackpool
19:45 BST		Report	Bernard  34'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,429 Referee: Thomas Kirk

17 September 2024	Brentford (1)	3–1	Leyton Orient (3)	Brentford
19:45 BST	Carvalho  17' Damsgaard  26' Nørgaard  45'	Report	Cooper  11'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 13,634 Referee: Lewis Smith

17 September 2024	Everton (1)	1–1 (5–6 pen)	Southampton (1)	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Doucouré  20'	Report	Harwood-Bellis  32'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 33,842 Referee: Darren Bond
		Penalties
	Keane McNeil Ndiaye Lindstrøm Harrison Young		Fernandes Stewart Brereton Díaz Harwood-Bellis Aribo Bree

17 September 2024	Preston North End (2)	1–1 (16–15 pen)	Fulham (1)	Preston
19:45 BST	Ledson  35'	Report	Nelson  61'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,530 Referee: Bobby Madley
		Penalties
	Whiteman Greenwood Okkels McCann Osmajić Ledson Lindsay Storey Kesler-Hayden Hughes Woodman Whiteman Greenwood Okkels McCann Osmajić Ledson		Jiménez Lukić Berge Iwobi Sessegnon Castagne Smith Rowe Diop Cuenca Godo Benda Jiménez Lukić Berge Iwobi Sessegnon Castagne

17 September 2024	Queens Park Rangers (2)	1–2	Crystal Palace (1)	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST	Field  53'	Report	Nketiah  16' Eze  64'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,945 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill

17 September 2024	Manchester United (1)	7–0	Barnsley (3)	Trafford
20:00 BST	Rashford  16', 58' Antony  35' (pen.) Garnacho  45+2', 49' Eriksen  81', 85'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 72,063 Referee: Gavin Ward

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18 September 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	3–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	Brighton and Hove
19:45 BST	Baleba  14' Adingra  31' Kadıoğlu  85'	Report	Guedes  44' Doyle  90+1'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 16,018 Referee: John Brooks

18 September 2024	Coventry City (2)	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Coventry
20:00 BST	Thomas-Asante  63'	Report	Spence  88' Johnson  90+2'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 24,616 Referee: Darren England

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24 September 2024	Chelsea (1)	5–0	Barrow (4)	Fulham
19:45 BST	Nkunku  8', 15', 75' Farman  28' (o.g.) Neto  48'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,868 Referee: Oliver Langford

24 September 2024	Manchester City (1)	2–1	Watford (2)	Manchester
19:45 BST	Doku  5' Nunes  38'	Report	Ince  86'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,584 Referee: David Webb

24 September 2024	Walsall (4)	0–0 (0–3 pen)	Leicester City (1)	Walsall
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 8,010 Referee: Tom Nield
		Penalties
	Allen Okagbue L. Gordon		Pereira Coady Skipp

24 September 2024	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	1–2	Aston Villa (1)	High Wycombe
20:00 BST	Kone  90+5'	Report	Buendía  55' Durán  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,158 Referee: Sam Allison

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25 September 2024	Arsenal (1)	5–1	Bolton Wanderers (3)	Holloway
19:45 BST	Rice  16' Nwaneri  37', 49' Sterling  64' Havertz  77'	Report	Collins  53'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,056 Referee: Josh Smith

25 September 2024	Liverpool (1)	5–1	West Ham United (1)	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Diogo Jota  25', 49' Salah  74' Gakpo  90', 90+3'	Report	Quansah  74' (og) Álvarez  67', 76'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 60,044 Referee: Andrew Madley

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1 October 2024	Newcastle United (1)	1–0	AFC Wimbledon (4)	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,739 Referee: Darren Bond

Fourth round

A total of 16 teams will play in the fourth round. The draw was made by Jamie Redknapp and Kevin Nolan on Wednesday 25th September 2024 following the Liverpool v West Ham match. Championship sides Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw.

Number of teams per tier still in the competition

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
13 / 20	3 / 24	0 / 24	1 / 24	17 / 92

29 October 2024	Southampton (1)	3–2	Stoke City (2)	Southampton
19:45 GMT	Harwood-Bellis  19' Armstrong  35' (pen.) Bree  88'	Report	Phillips  45' Cannon  54'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 16,092 Referee: Lewis Smith

29 October 2024	Brentford (1)	1–1 (5–4 pen)	Sheffield Wednesday (2)	Brentford
20:00 GMT	Schade  11'	Report	Gassama  57'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,701 Referee: Will Finnie
		Penalties
	Mbeumo Lewis-Potter Damsgaard Wissa Janelt		Smith Windass J. Lowe Johnson Palmer

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30 October 2024	Brighton & Hove Albion (1)	2–3	Liverpool (1)	Brighton
19:30 GMT	Adingra  81' Lamptey  90'	Report	Gakpo  46', 63' Díaz  85'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Darren Bond

30 October 2024	Aston Villa (1)	1–2	Crystal Palace (1)	Birmingham
19:45 GMT	Durán  23'	Report	Eze  8' Kamada  64'	Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Samuel Barrott

30 October 2024	Manchester United (1)	5–2	Leicester City (1)	Manchester
19:45 GMT	Casemiro  15', 39' Garnacho  28' Fernandes  36', 59'	Report	El Khannous  33' Coady  45+3'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,470 Referee: Andrew Madley

30 October 2024	Newcastle United (1)	2–0	Chelsea (1)	Newcastle
19:45 GMT	Isak  23' Disasi  26' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 51,934 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

30 October 2024	Preston North End (2)	0–3	Arsenal (1)	Preston
19:45 GMT		Report	Gabriel Jesus  24' Nwaneri  33' Havertz  57'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 21,811 Referee: Peter Bankes

30 October 2024	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	2–1	Manchester City (1)	London
20:15 GMT	Werner  5' Sarr  25'	Report	Nunes  45+4'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 66,797 Referee: Robert Jones

Quarter-finals

A total of eight teams will play in the quarter-finals. All teams left are Premier League teams. The draw was made on 30 October 2024 by Jamie Redknapp and Izzy Christiansen.

Number of teams per tier still in the competition

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
8 / 20	0 / 24	0 / 24	0 / 24	8 / 92

18 December 2024	Arsenal (1)	3–2	Crystal Palace (1)	London
19:30 GMT	Jesus  54', 73', 81'	Report	Mateta  4' Nketiah  85'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Referee: Andrew Madley

18 December 2024	Newcastle United (1)	3–1	Brentford (1)	Newcastle
19:45 GMT	Tonali  9', 43' Schär  69'	Report	Wissa  90+1'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 51,765 Referee: Samuel Barrott

18 December 2024	Southampton (1)	1–2	Liverpool (1)	Southampton
20:00 GMT	Archer  59'	Report	Núñez  24' Elliott  32'	Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium Attendance: 26,503 Referee: Simon Hooper

19 December 2024	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	4–3	Manchester United (1)	London
20:00 GMT	Solanke  15', 54' Kulusevski  46' Son  88'	Report	Zirkzee  63' Diallo  70' Evans  90+4'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee: John Brooks

Semi-finals

The four winners from the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The draw was made on 19 December 2024 after the Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United match. It was made by Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp.

Number of teams per tier still in the competition

Premier League	Championship	League One	League Two	Total
4 / 20	0 / 24	0 / 24	0 / 24	4 / 92

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Arsenal (1)	0–4	Newcastle United (1)	0–2	0–2
Tottenham Hotspur (1)	1–4	Liverpool (1)	1–0	0–4

7 January 2025 20:00 GMT	Arsenal (1)	0–2	Newcastle United (1)	Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,125 Referee: John Brooks
		Report	Isak  37' Gordon  51'

5 February 2025 20:00 GMT	Newcastle United (1)	2–0	Arsenal (1)	St. James' Park Attendance: 52,173 Referee: Simon Hooper
	Murphy  19' Gordon  52'	Report

Newcastle United won 4–0 on aggregate.

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8 January 2025 20:00 GMT	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	1–0	Liverpool (1)	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 59,037 Referee: Stuart Attwell
	Bergvall  86'	Report

6 February 2025 20:00 GMT	Liverpool (1)	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	Anfield Attendance: 60,395 Referee: Craig Pawson
	Gakpo  34' Salah  51' (pen.) Szoboszlai  75' van Dijk  80'	Report

Liverpool won 4–1 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2025 EFL Cup Final

16 March 2025 (2025-03-16) 16:30 GMT	Liverpool	1–2	Newcastle United	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,513 Referee: John Brooks
	Chiesa  90+4'	Report	Burn  45' Isak  52'

Top goalscorers

As of 5 February 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Cody Gakpo	Liverpool	5
2	Gabriel Jesus	Arsenal	4
	Tom Ince	Watford
4	Simon Adingra	Brighton & Hove Albion	3
	Cameron Archer	Southampton
	Eberechi Eze	Crystal Palace
	Alejandro Garnacho	Manchester United
	Gonçalo Guedes	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	Ryan Graydon	Fleetwood Town
	Jean-Philippe Mateta	Crystal Palace
	Christopher Nkunku	Chelsea
	Ethan Nwaneri	Arsenal
	Milutin Osmajić	Preston North End

External Links

• Official website

2024–25 EFL Cup Matches

Round 1

Salford City (4) v Crewe Alexandra (3) · Carlisle United (4) v Stoke City (2) · Leeds United (2) v Middlesbrough (2) · Barrow (4) v Port Vale (4) · Burton Albion (3) v Blackpool (3) · Tranmere Rovers (4) v Accrington Stanley (4) · Fleetwood Town (4) v West Bromwich Albion (2) · Shrewsbury Town (3) v Notts County (4) · Lincoln City (3) v Harrogate Town (4) · Derby County (2) v Chesterfield (4) · Bolton Wanderers (3) v Mansfield Town (3) · Preston North End (2) v Sunderland (2) · Sheffield United (2) v Wrexham (3) · Huddersfield Town (3) v Morecambe (4) · Wigan Athletic (3) v Barnsley (3) · Hull City (2) v Sheffield Wednesday (2) · Stockport County (3) v Blackburn Rovers (2) · Grimsby Town (4) v Bradford City (4) · Cambridge United (3) v Queens Park Rangers (2) · Walsall (4) v Exeter City (3) · Crawley Town (3) v Swindon Town (4) · Oxford United (2) v Peterborough United (3) · Norwich City (2) v Stevenage (3) · Bromley (4) v AFC Wimbledon (4) · Portsmouth (2) v Millwall (2) · Northampton Town (3) v Wycombe Wanderers (3) · Bristol City (2) v Bristol Rovers (3) · Charlton Athletic (3) v Birmingham City (3) · Watford (2) v MK Dons (4) · Swansea City (2) v Gillingham (4) · Plymouth Argyle (2) v Cheltenham Town (4) · Leyton Orient (3) v Newport County (4) · Colchester United (4) v Reading (3)

Round 2

Northern section Middlesbrough v Stoke City · Barnsley v Sheffield United · Barrow v Derby County · Blackburn Rovers v Blackpool · Everton v Doncaster Rovers · Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United · Grimsby Town v Sheffield Wednesday · Harrogate Town v Preston North End · Leicester City v Tranmere Rovers · Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers · Walsall v Huddersfield Town · Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley · Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United Southern section Brighton & Hove Albion v Crawley Town · Coventry City v Oxford United · Millwall v Leyton Orient · Queens Park Rangers v Luton Town · Watford v Plymouth Argyle · Birmingham City v Fulham · Crystal Palace v Norwich City · AFC Wimbledon v Ipswich Town · Cardiff City vSouthampton · Colchester United v Brentford · Swansea City v Wycombe Wanderers · West Ham United v Bournemouth

Round 3

Stoke City v Fleetwood Town · Blackpool v Sheffield Wednesday · Brentford v Leyton Orient · Everton v Southampton · Preston North End v Fulham · Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace · Manchester United v Barnsley · Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers · Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur · Chelsea v Barrow · Manchester City v Watford · Walsall v Leicester City · Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa · Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers · Liverpool v West Ham United · Newcastle United v AFC Wimbledon

Round 4

Southampton v Stoke City · Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday  · Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool · Aston Villa v Crystal Palace · Manchester United v Leicester City · Newcastle United v Chelsea · Preston North End v Arsenal · Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

Quarter-finals

Arsenal v Crystal Palace · Newcastle United v Brentford · Southampton v Liverpool · Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

Semi-finals

Arsenal v Newcastle United · Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool · Newcastle United v Arsenal · Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

Final

Liverpool v Newcastle United