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EFL Cup | Final
Feb 27, 2022 at 4.30pm UK
Wembley Stadium
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Chelsea
0 - 0
Liverpool


Kovacic (90'), Kante (99'), Havertz (105+2')
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Alexander-Arnold (105+2')
Liverpool win 11-10 on penalties

The Match

Match Report

Sports Mole provides highlights, stats and a match report from Liverpool's dramatic 11-10 penalty shootout victory over Chelsea in the EFL Cup final at Wembley.

Team News

Kepa Arrizabalaga and Romelu Lukaku are only named on the Chelsea substitutes' bench for the EFL Cup final with Liverpool.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's EFL Cup clash between Chelsea and Liverpool, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Sunday's EFL Cup final with Chelsea.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their EFL Cup final with Liverpool.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 44.02%. A win for Liverpool had a probability of 31.27% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.03%) and 2-0 (7.09%). The likeliest Liverpool win was 1-2 (7.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.6%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
ChelseaDrawLiverpool
44.02%24.71%31.27%
Both teams to score 57.32%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.39%45.61%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.07%67.93%
Chelsea Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.21%20.79%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.55%53.45%
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.37%27.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.82%63.18%
Score Analysis
    Chelsea 44.02%
    Liverpool 31.27%
    Draw 24.7%
ChelseaDrawLiverpool
2-1 @ 9.12%
1-0 @ 9.03%
2-0 @ 7.09%
3-1 @ 4.77%
3-0 @ 3.71%
3-2 @ 3.07%
4-1 @ 1.87%
4-0 @ 1.46%
4-2 @ 1.21%
Other @ 2.71%
Total : 44.02%
1-1 @ 11.6%
2-2 @ 5.86%
0-0 @ 5.75%
3-3 @ 1.32%
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 24.7%
1-2 @ 7.46%
0-1 @ 7.39%
0-2 @ 4.75%
1-3 @ 3.2%
2-3 @ 2.51%
0-3 @ 2.04%
1-4 @ 1.03%
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 31.27%

How you voted: Chelsea vs Liverpool

Chelsea
38.2%
Liverpool
61.8%
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Head to Head
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Build-up
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1Liverpool16123137162139
2Chelsea17105237191835
3Arsenal1796234161833
4Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest179442319431
5Bournemouth178452721628
6Aston Villa178452626028
7Manchester CityMan City178362925427
8Newcastle UnitedNewcastle177552721626
9Fulham176742422225
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton176742726125
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1772839251423
12Brentford177283232023
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd176472122-122
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham175572230-820
15Everton163761421-716
16Crystal Palace173771826-816
17Leicester CityLeicester173592137-1614
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1733112740-1312
19Ipswich TownIpswich172691632-1612
20Southampton1713131136-256
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