Here are all the standout stats you need to know ahead of this week's Carabao Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool:
● This will be the third EFL Cup final meeting between Chelsea and Liverpool, with the Blues winning 3-2 in 2005, and the Reds winning on penalties in 2022. It’s the first fixture to have been played in the final in three separate campaigns of the competition.
● Chelsea have won four of their last seven EFL Cup matches against Liverpool, drawing two and losing one. The most recent meeting, however, saw the Blues lose an epic penalty shootout 11-10 following a goalless draw in the 2022 final.
● Liverpool’s 4-1 win against Chelsea in the Premier League last time out ended a run of seven consecutive draws against the Blues in all competitions. They scored as many goals in that victory as they had in their previous eight against them combined.
● With Chelsea and Liverpool having met in two previous EFL Cup finals (2005 and 2022) and two previous FA Cup finals (2012 and 2022), this will be the first fixture to have been played in five different major domestic finals in English football history.
● This will be the fourth meeting between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium – the Blues won the 2012 FA Cup final 2-1, before the Reds won both the EFL Cup and FA Cup finals on penalties in 2022.
● Chelsea are featuring in their 10th EFL Cup final. The Blues have won five and lost four of their previous nine, losing each of the last two via a penalty shootout following a 0-0 draw (v Man City 2019 and Liverpool 2022).
● This is Liverpool’s 14th appearance in the EFL Cup final, more than any other side. They’ve won the competition a record nine times, alternating between not winning (2) and winning (2) in each of their
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