Football tournament season
The 2017–18 EFL Cup was the 58th season of the EFL Cup. The rival was open to all 92 clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. It was known as the Carabao Cup due to the start of a sponsorship cope with Carabao Energy Drinks after the tournament was unsponsored the previous class. [ 1 ] The final examination took place at Wembley Stadium in London. Manchester City won their fifth title after a 3–0 win over Arsenal in the concluding. [ 2 ] manchester United were the champion champions, but they were eliminated by Bristol City in the fifth polish. [ 3 ]

access [edit ]

All 92 clubs in the top four divisions of English football enter. In the beginning turn, all the clubs in EFL League Two and EFL League One will enter aboard 22 of the 24 EFL Championship teams except for Hull City and Middlesbrough who received byes to the adjacent circle as the highest end teams relegated from the 2016–17 Premier League. [ 4 ] In the second gear cycle, all Premier League clubs not involved in european competition insert. Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur all received byes to the third gear round owing to their engagement in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. [ 5 ] In June 2017, the English Football League announced that the pull for the foremost attack of the contest would be held in Bangkok, Thailand, as a consequence of their new sponsorship deal with Thai party Carabao. [ 4 ] There were plans for the 2017–18 EFL Cup to test video assistant referees during matches in their beginning practice in England. however the plans were scrapped due to a delay and would alternatively be trialled in the 2017–18 FA Cup from the third round alternatively. [ 6 ]

distribution [edit ]

  • Clubs involved in European competition entered at the third round.
  • The remaining Premier League clubs and two Championship clubs who finished 18th and 19th in Premier League the previous season entered at the second round.
  • The remaining English Football League clubs entered at the first round.[7]
Clubs entering in this round Clubs advancing from previous round
First round
(70 clubs)
  • 24 clubs from EFL League Two
  • 24 clubs from EFL League One
  • 22 clubs from EFL Championship
  • N/A
Second round
(50 clubs)
  • 2 clubs from EFL Championship
  • 13 Premier League clubs (not involved in European competition)
  • 35 winners from first round
Third round
(32 clubs)
  • 7 Premier League clubs (involved in European competition)
  • 25 winners from second round
Fourth round
(16 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 16 winners from third round
Fifth round
(8 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 8 winners from fourth round
Semi-finals
(4 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 4 winners from fifth round
Final
(2 clubs)
  • No other entries
  • 2 winners from semi-finals

first rung [edit ]

introduction [edit ]

A sum 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 geographic footing into ‘northern ‘ and ‘southern ‘ sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the same segment. [ 7 ]

Matches [edit ]

The first beat describe was made as follows : [ 8 ]
Morecambe (4)Barnsley (2) v

8 August 2017

 ( )

4–3 Barnsley
19:45 BST Bradshaw Goal 2

, 46


Lund Goal ‘ (o.g.) 22
Hedges Goal 90+5

Report Lavelle Goal 45+1


Rose Goal ‘ (pen.) 49
Oliver Goal 82

Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,062
Referee: Darren Bond

note : The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2017–18 season.

second base rung [edit ]

introduction [edit ]

A total of 50 clubs played in the second round : 15 that entered in this round and the 35 winners from the first round. The 15 clubs entering this round were the 13 clubs from the 2017–18 Premier League not involved in any european competition, plus two clubs from the EFL Championship. The two clubs from the Championship are the two clubs that finished 18th and 19th in the 2016–17 Premier League. The draw for the second round off was held on 10 August 2017 and was split on a geographic basis into ‘northern ‘ and ‘southern ‘ sections. Teams were drawn against a team from the like section. [ 7 ] [ 12 ]

Matches [edit ]

The second round pull was made as follows : [ 13 ]
bill : The numbers in parentheses are the tier for the team during the 2017–18 season .

third round [edit ]

entry [edit ]

A entire of 32 clubs played in the third round : seven that entered in this round and the 25 winners from the moment round. The clubs entering in this round were the seven from the 2017–18 Premier League involved in european competition. The attract for the third round was held on 24 August 2017. [ 14 ]

Matches [edit ]

The one-third turn draw was made as follows : [ 15 ]
note : The numbers in parentheses are the grade for the team during the 2017–18 season .

Fourth round [edit ]

entrance [edit ]

A total of 16 clubs played in the one-fourth beat, all winners from the third round. The draw for the fourthly round was held on 20 September 2017. [ 16 ]

Matches [edit ]

The fourthly round draw was made as follows : [ 17 ]

Fifth turn [edit ]

entry [edit ]

A sum of eight clubs played in the one-fifth round, all winners from the one-fourth round of golf. The fifth round draw was held on 26 October 2017. [ 18 ]

Matches [edit ]

entry [edit ]

A entire of four clubs played in the semi-finals, all winners of the fifth round. There was no seed in this attack and the draw was held on 20 December at Ashton Gate immediately after Bristol City knocked out defending champions Manchester United in the fifth round. [ 19 ]

Matches [edit ]

The semi-finals were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored the most goals on sum over the two legs advanced to the final. If the aggregate score was tied after 90 minutes in the second peg of a semi-final two 15-minute periods of extra time were played each way. If the aggregate grade in a semi-final was inactive level at the end of extra time the tie was decided by the aside goals rule, i.e. the team that scored most goals aside from home over the two legs advanced. If a semi-final tie was distillery degree, the result was determined by a punishment shoot-out. The lowest rank side to reach this stage of the competition was Championship club Bristol City .

first leg [edit ]

second leg [edit ]

final [edit ]

The final was played on 25 February 2018 at Wembley Stadium .

Controversies regarding disembowel [edit ]

There were a number of errors in the draw for the foremost beat. many fans experienced problems with the sound on the hot stream from Thailand, and had to rely on the graphics. however, these contained a phone number of errors : Charlton Athletic were shown to be drawn in two ties, while a count of other teams including AFC Wimbledon, Brentford, Swindon Town, Norwich City, Forest Green Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Yeovil Town were all shown to have been given wrong draws. [ 9 ] The English Football League late issued a statement apologising for the errors that had been made and stating that the draw had not been compromised with all clubs receiving confirmation of their ties. [ 8 ] confusion besides arose over the telecast assign of the second rung disembowel, in which four second base round matches were announced with the incorrect placement. [ 20 ] The cup attracted evening further criticism for its hook when it was announced that the third base cycle draw would take place in Beijing at 11:15 China Standard Time ( 04:15 british Summer Time ). [ 21 ] further errors continued for the draw of the one-fifth round. This was due to technical problems at Twitter, which led to the draw being delayed for over an hour. [ 22 ] The draw last appeared in a pre-recorded television about two hours former .

top goalscorers [edit ]

Notes [edit ]

References [edit ]