2018–19 EFL Cup

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2018–19 EFL Cup
Carabao Cup, League Cup
Country England
Wales
Dates 14 August 2018 – 24 February 2019
Teams 92
Champions Manchester City
Runners-up Chelsea
Matches played 93
Goals scored 285 (3.06 per match)
Attendance 1,277,957 (13,741 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Gabriel Jesus
(5 goals)
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 EFL Cup was the 59th season of the EFL Cup. Also known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, the competition was open to all 92 clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. The first round was played on 14 August 2018, ten days after the start of the Football League season.[1] Manchester City successfully defended their title,[2] their first step in becoming the first English team to complete a domestic treble for the football season, as they later won the 2018–19 Premier League and the 2018–19 FA Cup. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 24 February 2019.[3]

Format

In June 2018, it was announced that there would be a number of changes to the competition after a vote by all of the English Football League clubs at their annual EFL Summer Conference in Portugal.[4][5] Extra time would be scrapped for all rounds except for the final with the tie progressing straight to a penalty shoot-out in the event of a draw after 90 minutes.[6] This was introduced in order to reduce "additional fatigue issues".[6] The ABBA penalty system trial would also be scrapped and the format for a penalty shoot-out would return to the ABAB format.[6] Seeding was removed for the first two rounds however the first two rounds remained organised on a regional basis.[6] Video assistant referees (VAR) were also authorised for use at matches played at Premier League club grounds.[6]

Access

All 92 clubs in the Premier League and English Football League entered the season's EFL Cup. Access was distributed across leagues.[7]

In the first round, the draw was regionalised into northern and southern clubs with 22 Championship clubs and all League One and League Two clubs entering in this round.[7]

The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs Swansea City and Stoke City (who finished 18th and 19th respectively in the 2017–18 Premier League season), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League or Europa League entered.[7]

Arsenal, Burnley, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all received byes to the third round owing to their participation in European competitions.[8]

The first round draw was held on 15 June 2018 in Vietnam.[7] The second round draw was held on 16 August 2018 in England, drawn by Mick McCarthy and Chris Waddle.[9]

Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from previous round No of games
First round
(70 clubs)
  • 24 clubs from EFL League Two
  • 24 clubs from EFL League One
  • 22 clubs from EFL Championship
  • N/A
 35
Second round
(50 clubs)
  • 2 clubs from EFL Championship
  • 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)
  • 35 winners from first round
 25
Third round
(32 clubs)
  • 7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)
  • 25 winners from second round
 16
Fourth round
(16 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 16 winners from third round
 8
Fifth round
(8 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 8 winners from fourth round
 4
Semi-finals
(4 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 4 winners from fifth round
 2 (over 2 legs each)
Final
(2 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 2 winners from semi-finals
 1

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. The draw was made on 15 June 2018.[10]

Northern section

Southern section

Second round

A total of 50 clubs played in the second round with 13 teams from the Premier League joining in this round (teams without international liabilities), also the 2 remaining Championship teams entered. 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.

Northern section

Southern section

Third round

A total of 32 teams played in this round. The seven remaining Premier League clubs involved in European competition joined the 25 match-winners from the second round.[11] The draw was held on 30 August 2018.[12]

Fourth round

The fourth round draw took place on 29 September 2018.[14]

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw took place on 31 October and was made by Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.[16]

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on 19 December and was made by Peter Crouch and Piers Morgan.[17]

First leg

Second leg

Final

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Main article: 2019 EFL Cup Final

The final was played at Wembley Stadium.

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Broadcasting

These matches were televised live in the UK and Ireland by Sky Sports:

Round Matches
First round Yeovil Town vs Aston Villa, Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday
Second round AFC Wimbledon vs West Ham United, Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
Third round Manchester United vs Derby County, Liverpool vs Chelsea
Fourth round Burton Albion vs Nottingham Forest, Chelsea vs Derby County
Quarter-finals Leicester City vs Manchester City, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-finals All games
Final

Notes

  1. ↑ This match was moved to Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, as neither Wembley Stadium nor Tottenham Hotspur Stadium were available to host.[13]
  2. ↑ This match was postponed on 28 October, following the 2018 Leicester helicopter crash and death of Leicester City's chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.[15]

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