FT: Chelsea 6-1 Middlesbrough (6-2 agg)
Chelsea become just the second side to score six goals in a EFL Cup semi-final second leg.
FT: Chelsea 6-1 Middlesbrough (6-2 agg)
Chelsea become just the second side to score six goals in a EFL Cup semi-final second leg.
Only three sides have reached the final of the League Cup 10+ times in the competition’s history:
◎ Liverpool (13)
◎ Man Utd (10)
◉ Chelsea
The Blues are off to Wembley.
10 - Chelsea have now reached the final of the EFL Cup for the 10th time in their history, only Liverpool (13) have reached the final more times in the competition’s history. Regulars.
20 - Only Ollie Watkins (22) has been involved in more goals for Premier League clubs in all competitions among English players this season than Cole Palmer (20 - 13 goals, 7 assists). Flourishing.
The EFL have decided to keep the two-leg Carabao Cup semi-finals after the failure of Premier League clubs to agree on a financial distribution deal to the lower leagues.
The Premier League wanted to reduce fixture congestion next season as Champions League clubs will play more matches.
(Source: @martynziegler)
Liverpool have reached the EFL Cup final for a record 14th time, at least four more times than any other side.
And they’re now just one game away from being the first team to lift the trophy 10 times.
Liverpool this season:
◉ Five points clear at the top of the Premier League
◉ Into the League Cup final
◉ Into the Europa League L16
◉ Unbeaten in their last 19 domestic games
◉ Still in the FA Cup
Take a bow, Jürgen Klopp.
13 - Liverpool have scored 13 goals in the League Cup this season – on the last four occasions they’ve netted that many in a season, they’ve won the trophy:
16 in 1994-95
20 in 2000-01
13 in 2002-03
14 in 2011-12.
Firepower.
Chelsea and Liverpool will meet in a domestic cup final for the fifth time in the last 20 years:
◉ 2004/05 League Cup
◉ 2011/12 FA Cup
◉ 2021/22 League Cup
◉ 2021/22 FA Cup
◉ 2023/24 League Cup
Rivalries to be renewed once again at Wembley.