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2022–23 EFL Cup

Wembley Stadium hosted the final
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Dates	2 August 2022 – 26 February 2023
Teams	92
Defending champions	Liverpool
Final positions
Champions	Manchester United (6th title)
Runner-up	Newcastle United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	93
Goals scored	241 (2.59 per match)
Attendance	1,554,555 (16,716 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Marcus Rashford (6 goals)
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The 2022–23 EFL Cup was the 63rd season of the EFL Cup (known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons). The competition was open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League.

The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Liverpool were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea on penalties to secure a record 9th title in the previous season's final, but were eliminated by Manchester City in the fourth round.

The final was played at Wembley Stadium on 26 February 2023 between Manchester United and Newcastle United, with Manchester United winning 2–0 for their sixth title.

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 2021–22 Premier League season (Burnley and Watford), and the Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League, Europa League or Europa Conference League entered.

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.

Northern section

Southern section

10 August 2022	Coventry City (2)	1–4	Bristol City (2)	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Allen 62'	Report	Naismith 12' Conway 18', 30' Weimann 90+4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Peter Wright

Second round

A total of 50 clubs played in the second round: the 35 winners from the first round, the 2 clubs from the Championship (tier 2) who did not enter in the first round, plus the 13 Premier League clubs who were not in European competition. 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

23 August 2022	Bolton Wanderers (3)	1–4	Aston Villa (1)	Horwich
19:45	Charles 24'	Report	Douglas Luiz 36' Ings 63' (pen.) Digne 66' Bailey 87'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 20,064 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

23 August 2022	Bradford City (4)	1–2	Blackburn Rovers (2)	Bradford
19:45	Cook 18'	Report	Dack 31' Markanday 39'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 7,821 Referee: Ross Joyce

23 August 2022	Derby County (3)	1–0	West Bromwich Albion (2)	Derby
19:45	Sibley 15'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 10,638 Referee: Robert Madley

23 August 2022	Fleetwood Town (3)	0–1	Everton (1)	Fleetwood
19:45		Report	Gray 28'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,267 Referee: Tom Reeves

23 August 2022	Rotherham United (2)	0–1	Morecambe (3)	Rotherham
19:45		Report	Gnahoua 72'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 3,808 Referee: Peter Wright

23 August 2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)	2–1	Preston North End (2)	Wolverhampton
19:45	Jiménez 8' Traoré 29'	Report	Woodburn 48'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 21,946 Referee: Thomas Bramall

24 August 2022	Leeds United (1)	3–1	Barnsley (3)	Beeston
19:45	Sinisterra 21' Klich 32' (pen.), 56'	Report	Andersen 35'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,472 Referee: John Brooks

24 August 2022	Tranmere Rovers (4)	1–2	Newcastle United (1)	Birkenhead
19:45	Nevitt 21'	Report	Lascelles 40' Wood 52'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 10,961 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Southern section

23 August 2022	Walsall (4)	0–1	Charlton Athletic (3)	Walsall
19:00		Report	Jaiyesimi 57'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Ollie Yates

23 August 2022	Stevenage (4)	1–0	Peterborough United (3)	Stevenage
19:45	Reid 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,292 Referee: Christopher Pollard

24 August 2022	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	1–3	Bristol City (2)	High Wycombe
19:45	Al-Hamadi 50'	Report	Kadji 7' Wilson 77' Semenyo 90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Andy Davies

Third round

A total of 32 teams played in the third round. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, and West Ham United entered in this round due to their participation in either the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, and the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League. The draw was made on 24 August 2022. The third round consisted of 19 clubs from the Premier League, three from the Championship, six from League One and four from League Two. Ties were scheduled to be played in the week commencing 7 November 2022.

Fourth round

A total of 16 teams played in the fourth round. League Two side Gillingham was the lowest-ranked team in the draw, which was made on 10 November 2022.

Quarter-finals

A total of eight teams played in the quarter-finals. League One side Charlton Athletic was the lowest-ranked team in the draw and the only non-Premier League team left.

Semi-finals

A total of four teams, all of them from the Premier League, played in this round.

Summary

Manchester United won 5–0 on aggregate.

Newcastle United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Marcus Rashford	Manchester United	6
2	Ché Adams	Southampton	5
3	Tommy Conway	Bristol City	3
	Andy Cook	Bradford City
	Ronan Curtis	Portsmouth
	Raúl Jiménez	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	Jamie Vardy	Leicester City

Notes

1. The match was moved to Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium due to an unplayable pitch at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

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