Chelsea and Liverpool to face off in EFL Cup Final

Chelsea and Liverpool have made it to the final of the EFL Cup and will face off for the trophy at Wembley on the 25^th of February. They previously faced off in the 2021/22 EFL Cup final, in which Liverpool defeated Chelsea with 11 penalties to 10, after no goals were scored during regular match time.

Chelsea came back after Newcastle held a 1-0 lead in the 92^nd minute of the game in which Mudryk scored the equaliser in the quarter-finals. The game then went to penalties, which saw Chelsea defeat Newcastle 4-2. After this, in the first leg of the semi-finals, Chelsea shockingly lost 1-0 to Middleborough, but brought it back in the second leg with their dominating 6-1 victory, landing them a spot in the final.

Liverpool dominated in the quarter-finals, beating West Ham 5-1. In the first leg of the semi-final, they beat Fulham 2-1 at Anfield, then drew 1-1 in the second leg. With the aggregate being 3-2 to Liverpool, Fulham was knocked out and Liverpool advanced to the final.

Recently, Chelsea and Liverpool faced off for a Premier League match that saw Liverpool dominate the Blues and win 4-1. If Chelsea want to stand a chance of redemption for their previous loss of the title to Liverpool, they will have to massively improve their teamwork and coordination. Liverpool had 13 shots on target in comparison to Chelsea’s 3 shots on target. Currently, it seems Liverpool has a better chance of being the 2023/24 EFL Cup winners.