Liverpool’s history with 1 goal leads in EFL Cup

After tonight’s Premier League match against Bournemouth, Liverpool will shift their focus towards the Carabao Cup. On Wednesday they play away against Fulham, defending a 2-1 lead. In this article we dive a bit deeper in Liverpool’s history in the EFL Cup, known as Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons. Have they even been 1 goal up in a semi-final tie before and how did they managed to do in the second leg? That’s the question we’re going to answer in this article.

Liverpool EFL Cup history

Liverpool is multiple record holder in this exciting tournament. They’ve won it 9 times, which is more than any other team. Only Manchester City comes close with 8 wins. At the same time Liverpool holds the record for the most finals played, 13. Manchester United comes second with 10 finals. So the first thing we can say is that Liverpool is a very successfull club in the Carabao Cup. They are the team that knows how to get through tot he final, can they do that again in 2024?

One goal lead common for Liverpool

Fans of the Reds won’t be too surprised about they team going into the second leg of a semi-final tie with a one goal lead. This semi-final is the 18th time Liverpool plays an EFL Cup semi-final tie. Out of the previous 17, they went into the second leg with a 1 goal lead for a whopping 8 times. THis year is the 9th time Liverpool leads with 1 goal at the start of leg 2. Out of the previous 8 times, only once it wasn’t good enough. In 1997-1998 the Reds led with 2-1 thanks to Robbie Fowler and Jamie Redknapp against Middlesbrough, who scored via Merson. The same Paul Merson, who led Middlesbrough with an goal and assist to a 2-0 win in the second leg. In all the other editions, a one goal lead was more than enough for Liverpool to get through to the final.

EFL Cup final tickets

Liverpool is the club to get the most EFL Cup/Carabao Cup final tickets so far, but how it is for fans? We’ve listed all available EFL Cup final tickets on our website. Fans who feel confident about this match, can book their tickets securely online in advance.