EFL Cup Winner Prediction, Odds, Picks 2022/23

The 2021/22 edition of the EFL Cup began on July 31 and will conclude with the final at Wembley on February 27. Ninety-two teams entered the competition. The EPL Cup also known as the Carabao Cup was launched in 1960 by Alan Hardaker, the Football League Secretary.

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Manchester City have won four of the last five EFL Cups. Liverpool are the current holders of this competition. Chelsea and Manchester United are joint-third favorites. Arsenal are a little further back. The dark horses are Newcastle, Leicester and West Ham.

Liverpool won the EFL Cup 2021/22. They beat Norwich City, Preston North End and Leicester City to set up a semi-final against Arsenal. The Reds won that two-legged tie 2-0 on aggregate. Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties in the final.

Swansea City won the EFL Cup in 2013. Birmingham City also won it the previous year. The EPL's elite consider the competition less important than other competitions. It is usually finished by February or March.

There are EFL Cups in Scotland, Portugal, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Northern Ireland and Israel. Argentina, Japan, Uruguay and South Africa also have EPL Cups.

All 92 teams in the top four divisions of English soccer take part in EFL Cup. 48 teams from League One and League Two qualify for the first round. 22 of the 24 Championship teams qualify in second round and the remaining seven top-flight outfits in third round, with the exception of 13 Premier League clubs absent from European competition.

The EFL Cup is a straight knockout tournament featuring seven rounds of one-off matches. The semi-finals take place over two legs. There are no replays for tied games. Extra time was abolished for all rounds except the final in 2018/19.

The winners of the EFL Cup are awarded a trophy, a set of medals, £100,000 in prize money and a place in the history books. They also qualify for the Europa Conference League.

The EFL Cup is played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 2:45 pm or 3 pm Eastern. Soccer fans in the United States can watch the EPL Cup on ESPN.

Greg Lea is a freelance soccer journalist from London. He is the former editor of The Set Pieces and has contributed to the Guardian, FourFourTwo and ESPN. Greg is Crystal Palace's long-time fan.