Carabao Cup 2020-21: Fixtures, groups, draw dates & all you’ll want to know

All 92 golf equipment competing within the Premier League and the English Soccer League entered the 2020-21 Carabao Cup, with participation distributed throughout the divisions.

The competitors was performed over seven rounds, with single-leg ties all through. The earlier two-legged tie for the semi-final was scrapped in favour of 1.

In spherical one, the draw was break up into northern and southern golf equipment with 22 Championship sides and all League One and League Two golf equipment coming into.

Manchester Metropolis have been the winners of the 2021 Carabao Cup remaining, defeating Tottenham 1-0 at Wembley. 

It was their fourth time in a row successful the event and their eighth time lifting the trophy general.

The Carabao Cup 2020-21 remaining was performed at Wembley Stadium on Sunday April 25, 2021. It kicked off at 4pm GMT (11am ET)

It had initially been scheduled for February 28, 2021, however the EFL made the choice to rearrange the date with the intention to improve the probabilities of supporters having the ability to attend – which they did.

The Carabao Cup 2020-21 semi-finals have been performed on January 4 and 5, 2021, with the ties contested over one leg slightly than two to assist with fixture congestion.

Tottenham booked their place within the remaining after seeing off Championship facet Brentford with a 2-0 win in north London.

They have been joined within the remaining by defending champions Manchester Metropolis, who overcame Manchester United at Previous Trafford in an enormous derby encounter.

The quarter-final ties have been performed the week beginning December 21.

Manchester Metropolis compounded Mikel Arteta’s woes by inflicting a 4-1 defeat on Arsenal on the Emirates Stadium, closing off a possible avenue for redemption for the Gunners boss.

They have been to be joined within the remaining 4 by native rivals Manchester United, who scored two late objectives to see of Everton.

Championship promotion contenders Brentford sprung a shock by beating Newcastle United.

Tottenham additionally confronted Championship opposition within the type of Stoke Metropolis, beating them 3-1 on the bet365 Stadium.

The fourth spherical ties have been performed the week commencing September 28.

Tottenham superior to the quarter-finals over Chelsea by way of penalty shootout, whereas Liverpool have been outdone by Arsenal in the identical method.

Man Utd beat Brighton 3-0 to progress, whereas Man Metropolis registered victory in opposition to Burnley by the identical scoreline.

The likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester Metropolis, Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have been robotically registered for the third spherical because of their participation in European competitions.

Fifty groups have been concerned in spherical two of the Carabao Cup, together with Premier League golf equipment that aren’t collaborating in European competitors.

Like earlier years, the draw was once more break up into ‘northern’ and ‘southern’ sections. The draw for the second spherical was made on September 6.

Seventy golf equipment participated within the first spherical, with 24 groups from League Two (tier 4), 24 from League One (tier three), and 22 from the Championship (tier two).

The draw was divided between ‘northern’ and ‘southern’ sections. Groups have been drawn in opposition to a group from the identical part.

In the UK, the Carabao Cup might be broadcast and live-streamed on Sky Sports activities.

In the US, the competitors might be proven on ESPN channels.

If each groups are stage after the tip of full-time throughout the second leg of both of the semi-final ties, the sport will go on to a penalty shoot-out with a  no away objectives rule applied – a rule which started in 2018-19.

Beforehand, the away-goal rule was used within the semi-final stage in the identical method as it’s within the Champions League knockout rounds. If, as an example, the away group scored a objective within the first leg that resulted in a 1-1 draw, with the second leg ending 0-0, then that group would have progressed to the ultimate courtesy of the away-goals rule.

Now, no such rule might be thought of and second-leg stalemates might be determined finally by a penalty shoot-out.

Why is the League Cup referred to as the Carabao Cup?

Till 2016, the event was named the English Soccer League Cup (EFL Cup) as an alternative of the League Cup, following the rebranding of the Soccer League to the English Soccer League.

Formally, the EFL Cup is called the Carabao Cup because of the power drink being the event’s official sponsors.

Previous to Carabao’s sponsorship of the event ranging from 2017, the competitors was referred to as the EFL Cup (2016-17), the Capital One Cup (2012-13 to 2015-16), the Carling Cup (sponsored by Molson Coors from 2003-04 to 2011-12), the Worthington Cup (sponsored by Worthington’s from 1998-99 to 2002-03), and the Coca-Cola Cup (from 1992-93 to 1997-98).

Liverpool have received the Carabao Cup essentially the most occasions, successful their eighth in 2012 after they defeated Cardiff Metropolis on penalties.

Behind them are Man Metropolis, who lifted their seventh Carabao Cup in 2020 after they beat Aston Villa by way of penalty shootout. Manchester United, Aston Villa and Chelsea have all received the Carabao Cup 5 occasions every.

Tottenham and Nottingham Forest have each received the competitors 4 occasions apiece.

Solely lists groups who’ve received the competitors essentially the most occasions.