2018 EFL Cup final - wikipedia 2018 EFL Cup final 2018 EFL Cup Final Event 2017 -- 18 EFL Cup Arsenal Manchester City 0 Date 25 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 25 ) Venue Wembley Stadium, London Man of the Match Vincent Kompany ( Manchester City ) Referee Craig Pawson ( South Yorkshire ) Attendance 85,671 ← 2017 2019 → The 2018 EFL Cup Final, or 2018 Carabao Cup Final, was the final association football match of the 2017 -- 18 EFL Cup that took place on 25 February 2018 at Wembley Stadium. It was the first League Cup final contested under the `` Carabao Cup '' name following the sponsorship of Carabao Energy Drink. It was contested between Manchester City and Arsenal and won, 3 -- 0 by Manchester City who will enter the Second Qualifying Round of the 2018 -- 19 UEFA Europa League, unless they qualify directly for the 2018 - 19 UEFA Champions League. The match was Manchester City 's sixth League Cup Final, and their third in five seasons -- qualification for the final also marked the first time Pep Guardiola reached a final with Manchester City. For Arsenal, the final was their eighth total in the competition, and their third of Arsène Wenger 's managerial reign. Contents 1 Route to the final 1.1 Manchester City 1.2 Arsenal 2 Match 2.1 Summary 2.2 Details 3 See also 4 References Route to the final Main article : 2017 -- 18 EFL Cup The EFL Cup is a cup competition open to clubs in the Premier League and English Football League. It is played on a knockout basis, with the exception of the semi-finals, which are contested over a two - legged tie. Manchester City Round Opposition Score 3rd West Brom ( A ) 2 -- 1 4th Wolves ( H ) 0 -- 0 ( 4 -- 1 p. ) 5th Leicester City ( A ) 1 -- 1 ( 4 -- 3 p. ) Semi-final Bristol City ( H ) 2 -- 1 Bristol City ( A ) 3 -- 2 Key : ( H ) = Home venue ; ( A ) = Away venue. Manchester City, a Premier League club involved in the UEFA Champions League, started their League Cup campaign in the third round, where they had been drawn away to fellow divisional opponents West Bromwich Albion. At The Hawthorns, winger Leroy Sané scored twice to give City a 2 -- 1 victory. In the fourth round they faced Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers at home. The visitors defended well and became the first team to keep a cleansheet against the Premier League leaders. Neither side scored after normal and extra time meaning the tie was decided by a penalty shoot - out. City progressed as 4 -- 1 winners. For the quarter - finals, Manchester City were drawn away to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Midfielder Bernardo Silva scored for the visitors, but deep into added time, striker Jamie Vardy equalised for Leicester from the penalty spot. The game finished 1 -- 1 and much like the previous round City needed penalties to progress, winning the shoot - out 4 -- 3. The semi-final pitted Manchester City against Championship side Bristol City. The first leg played at the Etihad Stadium saw the visitors take the lead towards the end of the first half, having been awarded a penalty that Bobby Reid converted. Kevin De Bruyne equalised for Manchester City and in injury time his teammate Sergio Agüero scored the winner to put the team firmly in control of the tie. Bristol City scored twice at Ashton Gate in the return leg, but Manchester City progressed to the final having won by three goals and recording a 5 -- 3 aggregate score. Arsenal Round Opposition Score 3th Doncaster Rovers ( H ) 1 -- 0 4rd Norwich City ( H ) 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) 5th West Ham ( H ) 1 -- 0 Semi-final Chelsea ( A ) 0 -- 0 Chelsea ( H ) 2 -- 1 Key : ( H ) = Home venue ; ( A ) = Away venue. Arsenal, like Manchester City were involved in Europe ( UEFA Europa League and entered the League Cup in the third round. They were drawn at home against Football League One side Doncaster Rovers. At the Emirates Stadium, Theo Walcott 's goal in the 25th minute was enough to settle the outcome in favour of Arsenal. In the next round they faced Championship club Norwich City at home. Arsenal progressed with a 2 -- 1 win after extra time after Eddie Nketiah was brought on as a substitute and scored his first two goals for the club. Arsenal played against West Ham United in the quarter - finals, where at home they won 1 -- 0 thanks to a goal from Danny Welbeck. The semi-finals pitted Arsenal against London rivals Chelsea. After a goalless first leg at Stamford Bridge, Arsenal progressed to the final after a 2 -- 1 win at the Emirates Stadium due to an own goal from Chelsea 's Antonio Rüdiger and a goal from Granit Xhaka. As a result, Arsenal reached the final without leaving London as four of their five games were at home, with the away leg of the semi final being played in London. Their tally of six goals on their way to the final represented the lowest goal - tally of any side to reach a League Cup final. Match Summary In the 18th minute of the match Sergio Agüero opened the scoring when he ran in on goal and lobbed the ball over the advancing goalkeeper David Ospina with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area after an initial clash with Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi who appealed for a foul. Vincent Kompany got the second in the 58th minute. A corner from the right by Kevin De Bruyne found İlkay Gündoğan on the edge of the penalty area, and his low shot was diverted into the net by Kompany with his left leg from seven yards out. David Silva got the third in the 65th minute when he shot low across and past the goalkeeper with his left foot from inside the left of the penalty area from seven yards out. Details 25 February 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 25 ) 16 : 30 GMT Arsenal 0 -- 3 Manchester City Report Agüero 18 ' Kompany 58 ' D. Silva 65 ' Wembley Stadium, London Attendance : 85,671 Referee : Craig Pawson ( South Yorkshire ) Arsenal Manchester City GK 13 David Ospina CB 21 Calum Chambers 47 ' 65 ' CB 20 Shkodran Mustafi CB 6 Laurent Koscielny ( c ) RM 24 Héctor Bellerín 24 ' CM 10 Jack Wilshere 88 ' CM 29 Granit Xhaka LM 18 Nacho Monreal 26 ' RW 11 Mesut Özil LW 8 Aaron Ramsey 32 ' 73 ' CF 14 Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang Substitutes : GK 33 Petr Čech DF Per Mertesacker DF 31 Sead Kolašinac 26 ' MF 30 Ainsley Maitland - Niles MF 35 Mohamed Elneny FW 17 Alex Iwobi 73 ' FW 23 Danny Welbeck 65 ' Manager : Arsène Wenger GK Claudio Bravo RB Kyle Walker CB Vincent Kompany ( c ) 80 ' CB 30 Nicolás Otamendi LB Danilo CM 8 İlkay Gündoğan CM 25 Fernandinho 36 ' 52 ' CM 21 David Silva RW 17 Kevin De Bruyne LW 19 Leroy Sané 77 ' CF 10 Sergio Agüero 89 ' Substitutes : GK 31 Ederson DF John Stones DF 14 Aymeric Laporte MF 20 Bernardo Silva 52 ' MF 35 Oleksandr Zinchenko MF 47 Phil Foden 89 ' FW 33 Gabriel Jesus 77 ' Manager : Pep Guardiola Man of the Match : Vincent Kompany ( Manchester City ) Assistant referees : Gary Beswick ( Durham ) Adam Nunn ( Wiltshire ) Fourth official : Graham Scott ( Berks & Bucks ) Fifth official : Ian Hussin ( Liverpool ) Video assistant referee : Neil Swarbrick ( Lancashire ) Assistant video assistant referee : Peter Kirkup ( Northamptonshire ) Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot - out ( ABBA ) if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time. See also 2018 FA Cup Final References ^ Jump up to : `` Review : Manchester City crowned 2018 Carabao Cup Champions ''. efl.com. English Football League. 25 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Match Officials confirmed for Carabao Cup Final ''. EFL.com. English Football League. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018. Jump up ^ `` Key Dates ''. English Football League. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Preliminary Access List 2018 / 19 ''. UEFA. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018 -- via Kassiesa. Jump up ^ `` Bristol City 2 -- 3 Manchester City ( Agg 3 -- 5 ) : Pep Guardiola 's side reach Carabao Cup final ''. Sky Sports. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Bristol City 2 Manchester City 3 ( 3 -- 5 agg ) : Guardiola through to first English final ''. goal.com. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Arsenal 2 -- 1 Chelsea ''. BBC Sport. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` FA Cup : Arsene Wenger 's record in finals at Arsenal ahead of Wembley showdown with Chelsea ''. Eurosport. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` West Bromwich Albion 1 -- 2 Manchester City ''. BBC Sport. 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Man City 0 -- 0 Wolves ( aet, 4 -- 1 on pens ) ''. BBC Sport. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` Man City 0 -- 0 Wolves ( aet, 4 -- 1 on pens ) ''. 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