⚽ EFL Carabao Cup 2025/26 Season

[abhiseshakana]

Slot needs to be sacked from Liverpool, because what on earth is this stupid performance? Last season, this was the same team that was leading both in the Premier League and the Champions League table, but just take a look at how everything got wasted. I am even surprised, why is their performance entirely out of control?

The game that they played in the Champions League against Frankfurt was something like the lucky game of the month for them, because I was surprised when I saw them winning 5 goals in the game. After that, they continued losing again. This game that they just lost against Crystal Palace was such a clean sheet that they were not even able to make an attempt to score back. It was totally disgraceful to them. Although they have now been knocked out, let’s see, out of the Champions League and Premier League, which will they focus more on now.

Arne Slot didn't buy any players in his first season, yet his performance was good. The squad left by Jurgen Klopp, which had already gelled well and ended up winning the English Premier League title. This season, they're spending a lot on crazy players, and many Liverpool players are leaving, like Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota, who passed away, etc. This makes the players' harmony less and requires adjustment, but actually, with many pre-season matches, the team should have been able to determine its best players and main lineup. However, if the losses keep happening and the main team is already playing, then the coach should be fired because four consecutive losses in the English league is something that is no longer normal.

It's quite strange that he could succeed with what Jurgen Klopp left behind, and when Arne Slot implemented his own system, it didn't work well, which means it wasn't him who was capable, but rather Klopp's legacy that made Liverpool get the trophy last season. Arne Slot spent a lot of money this season, but instead of improving, Liverpool is now getting worse. I think only Hugo Ekitike has had a decent performance so far, while the other new signings still look awkward and need more time to adapt.

It will be interesting to see whether Arne Slot will be able to turn things around and how much longer the Liverpool board can be patient. Things are still uncertain, but Slot is under a lot of pressure right now, so if he suffers another defeat, it could be the end of his story with Liverpool.

[IjawMan]

Its advantage drawing match for Chelsea will face EFL Championship team Cardiff City at quarter final EFL Cup, optimistic Chelsea will reach and qualifying to semifinal round. Crucial games for Chelsea last night when success eliminating Wolves over 3-4, indeed success securing the quarter final ticket of EFL Cup but its poorly bad performance of defense players how easily conceded until three goals. Chelsea played fully second composition teams last night but can dominance the games and braveness from Enzo Maresca by playing with many second composition players team.

What a lucky draw for Chelsea advancing to the semi finals in the wake of their conquest against Wolverhampton Wanderers in that 3-4 score.  A lower division club, Cardiff City should not be underestimated in a hurry when they will play with Chelsea for you to predict that it will be game over for Cardiff before it start.

Underdogs are dangerous when underestimated, and with Chelsea defence it will be a huge trouble for them if a red card is handed over to a Chelsea player with much time left to play.

When the red card was given to Delap, it was insufficient time that made Wolverhampton not to re-equalise the score and Chelsea should pray they do not entertain a red card with Cardiff City. It will be a disaster that will offset the game in Cardiff's advantage.

[Jessie2121]

They are all done for the night and we head for the next round which is the quarter finals and for tonight I so much love how the gunners played like the game is nothing to them but they won and I remember how they played last season with so much force to win trophy but this season is a very different Arsenal and they built in a very different way compared to 4 season's back and now they are enjoying their wins but can they beat Palace again in the next round after beating them last week, can Arteta get a win again against Palace? And which game will be more interesting to watch?

I will bet that Arsenal will beat Crystal Palace again and move to the semi finals. The draws for the next round looks good, but it is Chelsea fans that will be celebrating the most as they have been paired with Cardiff another weak side. Chelsea fans will be thanking their stars for yet another weak team that will give them clear access to the next round. Chelsea are always lucky when it comes to meeting smaller teams in cup competitions. I expect Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City to qualify to the next round, but Newcastle and Fulham I can't really say who will qualify at this stage.

I get your point, is hard to see these clubs you mentioned , Newcastle and Fulham, especially Fulham, they won't go far because of how inconsistent they have been over the couple of weeks, lose win and too much draws, that have been the way they handle their games which I don't think will help them go far this season and again, the team among the teams you said are the favorite I only see Chelsea as the team to mess up when the time comes because they are good at failing to beat the smaller side, yes indeed they are always lucky to face a smaller side in these type of competition but it can hardly be a work over, take the Sunderland game for instant, the Chelsea fans around my area were too confident they'll win the game but after the end of the game they lost their tongue, so I'll rather replace Newcastle to Chelsea.

[Abbatty]

Its advantage drawing match for Chelsea will face EFL Championship team Cardiff City at quarter final EFL Cup, optimistic Chelsea will reach and qualifying to semifinal round. Crucial games for Chelsea last night when success eliminating Wolves over 3-4, indeed success securing the quarter final ticket of EFL Cup but its poorly bad performance of defense players how easily conceded until three goals. Chelsea played fully second composition teams last night but can dominance the games and braveness from Enzo Maresca by playing with many second composition players team.

What a lucky draw for Chelsea advancing to the semi finals in the wake of their conquest against Wolverhampton Wanderers in that 3-4 score.  A lower division club, Cardiff City should not be underestimated in a hurry when they will play with Chelsea for you to predict that it will be game over for Cardiff before it start.

Underdogs are dangerous when underestimated, and with Chelsea defence it will be a huge trouble for them if a red card is handed over to a Chelsea player with much time left to play.

When the red card was given to Delap, it was insufficient time that made Wolverhampton not to re-equalise the score and Chelsea should pray they do not entertain a red card with Cardiff City. It will be a disaster that will offset the game in Cardiff's advantage.

I don’t think Chelsea will take that Cardiff game lightly, the tournament is already at a crucial stage and advancing to the semi final is a huge thing because it just two more wins and they will lift the trophy. At this point I think Enzo maresca will take this tournament serious, they need to bring in a trophy this season and getting the Corabao cup will be a plus.

Yesterday Chelsea struggled late in that game because they are still trying to find solutions to the long throw, they need to finds solutions as soon as possible if not other teams will also try using that to exploit them.

This weekend Chelsea will take on Tottenham, it a good thing they rested most of their players as the London derby always bring huge entertainment.

[aylabadia05]

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I'm just wondering if Arteta thinks of a rotation. You know the schedule is really tight.    They are going really serious for the Premier League championship this season. Maybe he might take some risks in the EFL Cup.

As the result suggested, Arteta benched almost all of his starting lineup against Brighton, though he also brought them on for the rest of the match. The score was 2-0.

I won't be surprised if Liverpool get eliminated already. Everything is going terrible for them in defense especially.

Lol. Liverpool were eliminated again. I thought Liverpool would end up with what they had received, but they lost against the team that had beaten them in the final. And they lost by a score of 3-0.
Arne Slot did indeed rest all of his key players for this match. Perhaps for Slot, this tournament wasn't important.

I think Newcastle can eliminate Tottenham. They have a really good match history against in the last 2 years too.

The result was true. Eddie Howe led Newcastle United to victory again. I thought before the match that it would be difficult for either of them to win in normal time, but in the 50 minutes, two goals were scored.

[Kaliandra]

As the host, I think Wolves played very well because they really put up a good fight against Chelsea, which is a team with a strong squad. Wolves scored three goals, which I think is an extraordinary achievement because Chelsea is the newly crowned club world cup champion. So, in my opinion, Wolves gave it their all, and even though they lost, they shouldn't be too embarrassed because Chelsea is a strong and difficult opponent to beat.

Chelsea has now advanced to the quarterfinals, which is certainly something that makes Chelsea fans happy because, of course, advancing to the quarterfinals is a good thing and certainly makes Chelsea fans proud. Santos, George, Estevao, and Gittens played well because they were able to score goals against Wolves. Enzo Maresca truly devised a good strategy for this match, which ultimately made Chelsea perform even better. The score of 4-3 in the Wolves vs. Chelsea match was unfortunately not what I predicted, as I thought the result would be 3-0 in Chelsea's favor. However, my guess about the score was wrong. Could Chelsea possibly win the League Cup trophy? I'd like to hear your opinions...

[Adbitco]

Amara Nallo has only made two appearances for Liverpool and ironically his been sent off on both occasions first was on the 29th of January 2025 and the second being just yesterday, 29 October 2025. Another twist is the fact that the date corresponds. 29th, could it be a coincidence?

[Jatiluhung]

It's quite strange that he could succeed with what Jurgen Klopp left behind, and when Arne Slot implemented his own system, it didn't work well, which means it wasn't him who was capable, but rather Klopp's legacy that made Liverpool get the trophy last season. Arne Slot spent a lot of money this season, but instead of improving, Liverpool is now getting worse. I think only Hugo Ekitike has had a decent performance so far, while the other new signings still look awkward and need more time to adapt.

It will be interesting to see whether Arne Slot will be able to turn things around and how much longer the Liverpool board can be patient. Things are still uncertain, but Slot is under a lot of pressure right now, so if he suffers another defeat, it could be the end of his story with Liverpool.

I think Arne Slot became overconfident after winning the title with Liverpool last season. He should have realized that Klopp's efforts were imprinted on last season's Liverpool squad. This means that not everything was the result of his hard work, but rather the squad he built, and he simply continued it. He should have realized this and not taken the bold step of releasing several key players from the Liverpool squad in the last transfer window. If he wanted to make changes, he should have done so slowly, not hastily. And now the results are unclear. Even his future at Liverpool is uncertain. And yes, now he's under pressure that could even make him unable to focus on developing a better strategy.

[Agbamoni]

It will be interesting to see whether Arne Slot will be able to turn things around and how much longer the Liverpool board can be patient. Things are still uncertain, but Slot is under a lot of pressure right now, so if he suffers another defeat, it could be the end of his story with Liverpool.

I feel the pain every Liverpool fan is going through right now. Especially my buddy LFC_Bitcoin. It is very annoying that a wonder team that won the league last year after many years of struggling for it, is the same team that is breaking bad record currently. Since 1902, which was 10 years after Liverpool was founded, Liverpool has never lost 6 games in 7 matches, but it happened this year under Arne Slot. I know how they feel, but Ill leave it up to them to decide if they want Arne Slot to stay or they want him to leave.

[snipie]

Amara Nallo has only made two appearances for Liverpool and ironically his been sent off on both occasions first was on the 29th of January 2025 and the second being just yesterday, 29 October 2025. Another twist is the fact that the date corresponds. 29th, could it be a coincidence?

2 red cards in the two only matches played with Liverpool in only 16 minutes time played in both. That is not coincidence. It is called incompetence or zero luck or the player need to calm down and take a breath in another squad.
I saw the two red cards. In the first one he tried to pick the ball but ended up shooting two and in the other match, he was deliberately playing with his hands and feet to take down his rival. Both red cards were deserved and started from his bad position and mistakes.
I don't see him fitting Liverpool first team. He has to train more and play in other teams before judging how important will be for them.

[imamusma]

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TBH, losing in the Carabao Cup is kinda understandable, big teams usually rotate their squad, play the backups, or give the youngsters a run out. But man, what’s happening with Liverpool right now is just awful. Back to back losses, fans are frustrated, and I’m pretty sure the bettors have lost all trust in them too.

I’ve bet on Liverpool twice in a parlay, and both times they completely destroyed my ticket. So yeah, I’m done trusting them, no more Liverpool in my slips for a while.

BTW, what do you guys think about Isak? Has he finally started to live up to that expensive price tag? 

Right now it's probably better to avoid betting on Liverpool matches, as they have suffered six defeats in seven games. So, betting on their matches is a very risky choice. Arne Slot rotated almost all of his key players, and clearly wanted to save them for more important upcoming matches, against Aston Villa in the Premier League and Real Madrid in the Champions League. Amid concerns about the increasing number of injuries, rotating players was a wise move, but they were very unlucky and had to endure a humiliating 3-0 defeat in front of their own supporters. Regarding Isaak, I think if he can avoid injury setbacks, he might finally manage to perform up to expectations.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Amara Nallo has only made two appearances for Liverpool and ironically his been sent off on both occasions first was on the 29th of January 2025 and the second being just yesterday, 29 October 2025. Another twist is the fact that the date corresponds. 29th, could it be a coincidence?

Lol, what an unfortunate coincidence for the central defender Amara Nallo but looking his style of play he is really aggressive and lack discipline. The red card he got yesterday might even limit his chances of being featured in matches by Arne Slot. The reason why he was even featured in yesterday's match was because Arne Slot played the junior players if not i don't think he would have played. The red card he got also contributed to Liverpool's chaos because it was after the red card that Crystal Palace scored the third goal.

[Woodie]

Liverpool losing to Crystal palace and failing to score a single goal makes Slots job very difficult, and looking at the upcoming fixtures were they have Aston Villa, Manchester City and for the UEFA games they must be facing Juventus which screams they are still in the red and don't see them winning any games, perhaps no win in 10games is coming  and we thought Reuben Amorim had a bad start, EPL is not for boys.

[AN Then]

As the host, I think Wolves played very well because they really put up a good fight against Chelsea, which is a team with a strong squad. Wolves scored three goals, which I think is an extraordinary achievement because Chelsea is the newly crowned club world cup champion. So, in my opinion, Wolves gave it their all, and even though they lost, they shouldn't be too embarrassed because Chelsea is a strong and difficult opponent to beat.

Chelsea has now advanced to the quarterfinals, which is certainly something that makes Chelsea fans happy because, of course, advancing to the quarterfinals is a good thing and certainly makes Chelsea fans proud. Santos, George, Estevao, and Gittens played well because they were able to score goals against Wolves. Enzo Maresca truly devised a good strategy for this match, which ultimately made Chelsea perform even better. The score of 4-3 in the Wolves vs. Chelsea match was unfortunately not what I predicted, as I thought the result would be 3-0 in Chelsea's favor. However, my guess about the score was wrong. Could Chelsea possibly win the League Cup trophy? I'd like to hear your opinions...

This Chelsea vs Wolves match was very exciting.Both teams showed their best performance in this match.Moreover, Chelsea led 3-0 in the first half and managed to score another goal in the second half.Chelsea's defense was a bit weak in this match, but their attack was much stronger.Moreover, Chelsea is undoubtedly a strong team and they have the ability to win the title.Moreover, watching this match, it can be said that Chelsea's defense has some weaknesses.But if they can turn these weaknesses into strengths, then I think Chelsea have a chance of winning the title.

[JeffBrad12]

Liverpool losing to Crystal palace and failing to score a single goal makes Slots job very difficult, and looking at the upcoming fixtures were they have Aston Villa, Manchester City and for the UEFA games they must be facing Juventus which screams they are still in the red and don't see them winning any games, perhaps no win in 10games is coming and we thought Reuben Amorim had a bad start, EPL is not for boys.

Slot seems struggle to implement his strategy on his own squad. His squad seems lack of depth, and it's the reason why his squad performed so poorly. In comparison with Klopp's legacy, his supermega squad ain't nothing. It seems the lose streak will continue as they won't be bounced back anytime soon.

The truth is telling us about how Kloop's squad which have far less valuation much more dynamic compared to his squad he builds by himself. So the experience of manager is telling us the truth here. So i refrain myself from betting on them due to the up and down their performance.

[mvdheuvel1983]

It will be interesting to see whether Arne Slot will be able to turn things around and how much longer the Liverpool board can be patient. Things are still uncertain, but Slot is under a lot of pressure right now, so if he suffers another defeat, it could be the end of his story with Liverpool.

I feel the pain every Liverpool fan is going through right now. Especially my buddy LFC_Bitcoin. It is very annoying that a wonder team that won the league last year after many years of struggling for it, is the same team that is breaking bad record currently. Since 1902, which was 10 years after Liverpool was founded, Liverpool has never lost 6 games in 7 matches, but it happened this year under Arne Slot. I know how they feel, but Ill leave it up to them to decide if they want Arne Slot to stay or they want him to leave.

You don't need to pity the Liverpool fans because the are facing a tough period right now I believe there is a reason why they are suffering the defeat remember some other teams have suffered the same thing and they came out strong Liverpool will bounce back if they can identify the problem of the team. Arne Slot is the same person that won them the league and he is finding it difficult to solve the problem of the team at the moment, they are losing games back to back and it is not like they don't have good players they have the best squad but they are not showing anything good at the moment they just need solutions and until they find the right thing to do it's difficult to see them stop losing.

[Solodoski]

They are all done for the night and we head for the next round which is the quarter finals and for tonight I so much love how the gunners played like the game is nothing to them but they won and I remember how they played last season with so much force to win trophy but this season is a very different Arsenal and they built in a very different way compared to 4 season's back and now they are enjoying their wins but can they beat Palace again in the next round after beating them last week, can Arteta get a win again against Palace? And which game will be more interesting to watch?

Firstly I expect Chelsea to go through to the semi final and the other matches should be interesting. Talking about Arsenal vs Crystal Palace, which I feel most people will be waiting to watch, based on Arsenal's recent form. I believe Arsenal will win the match and even go on to win the trophy,  because I really don't think any of the teams are in the same level with them right now.
Arsenal had a shaky first half against Brighton after Arteta made 10 changes to his starting 11, but they still find a way to win the match with a clean sheet. Arsenal are definitely the best team in England right now and I will not be surprised if they win all the trophy in England this season. They are the team to beat and I am predicting they will win the trophy.

[asriloni]

It's another shite performance by Liverpool, but in the different day. They can't create chance de to the lack of creativity. It gets worsen with how they can't also defense caused by how garbage their defense. Slot obviously wasted almost a half of billion for nothing.

The went from EPL winner performance to the relegation club performance in just 4 months. Crazy to see how they regressed so hard just because they signed flop players who can't carry them.

Slot obviously throw away this cup so easily.

I thought that Liverpool had found a turning point when they got a big win against Frankfurt, but it seems I was wrong because instead of getting better, Liverpool now looks even worse. They may not be playing with their first team, but they still have great players on the pitch, and they have the advantage of playing at home, so it was quite a surprise to find out they lost to Crystal Palace. Moreover, this was not just a defeat, but they were slaughtered 3-0 without reply.

I don't think Arne Slot is okay with the defeat after defeat he is experiencing, but on the one hand, he still has to be the first person who is responsible for this matter. There are no rumors regarding his future at this time, but if the situation doesn't improve (or even gets worse) I think it's possible that Arne Slot will be kicked out of Liverpool.

Slot seems upset with the way his club performed. He seems think his team still lack of team, and i've heard that his recent lost made his team to hold the talk with the purpose to hand him a new contract. It seems he started to lose the trust not only by the locker room, but also team's management. It's not a bad situation for him, though he won them EPL title last season.

[Callido]

Liverpool losing to Crystal palace and failing to score a single goal makes Slots job very difficult, and looking at the upcoming fixtures were they have Aston Villa, Manchester City and for the UEFA games they must be facing Juventus which screams they are still in the red and don't see them winning any games, perhaps no win in 10games is coming  and we thought Reuben Amorim had a bad start, EPL is not for boys.

Crystal Palace will be so happy whenever they get the opportunity of playing against Liverpool. Gamblers who saw the opening before the game and took the bet, really understood how both head to head meetings have been for the both teams. Three goals was too much for Liverpool to concede at Anfield, Arne Slot should be more worried concerning his stay in the club, any more losses from here, it will be a new breaking news, one that will be threat to his position as the coach.

[Mame89]

It will be interesting to see whether Arne Slot will be able to turn things around and how much longer the Liverpool board can be patient. Things are still uncertain, but Slot is under a lot of pressure right now, so if he suffers another defeat, it could be the end of his story with Liverpool.

I feel the pain every Liverpool fan is going through right now. Especially my buddy LFC_Bitcoin. It is very annoying that a wonder team that won the league last year after many years of struggling for it, is the same team that is breaking bad record currently. Since 1902, which was 10 years after Liverpool was founded, Liverpool has never lost 6 games in 7 matches, but it happened this year under Arne Slot. I know how they feel, but Ill leave it up to them to decide if they want Arne Slot to stay or they want him to leave.

This is a stark contrast to Liverpool's performance. Last season they performed well, but this season, the opposite is true. Here we can also assess Arne Slot's quality in team building. Last season he had a squad inherited from Klopp, and this season, he has begun to build a squad based on his own selection of players, especially when recruiting players. Liverpool's performance has been unstable and even worsened after the loss to Crystal Palace. Liverpool's current situation is very complicated, especially with their confidence declining due to the consecutive defeats.

I see Liverpool currently playing an uncalculated attack, making them vulnerable to counterattacks through quick recoveries and long passes. If they can develop an effective attacking game, they will have more opportunities to regain possession when one of their players loses possession, making them more threatening in attack. Arne Slot must improve this immediately, as firing the coach is not a solution. I think Liverpool's management will give Slot time to improve soon. Arne slot also has to be able to reserve players who are playing below standard for a few months, starting from the bench, to understand what is needed.