Arsenal have reached the 2025-26 Carabao Cup final, offering Mikel Arteta\u2019s side the chance to secure the first piece of the quadruple they are chasing. The club and its supporters will also be mindful that a trophy would be Arsenal\u2019s first major prize in six years, since Arteta delivered the FA Cup in 2019\u201320.<\/p>\n
History in this competition has been unkind to Arsenal. The club\u2019s first League Cup final came in 1967\u201368 and, prior to 2026, their most recent appearance was in 2017\u201318. Across eight final outings, the Gunners have lifted the trophy on only two occasions.<\/p>\n
Those wins came in 1986\u201387, then called the Littlewood Challenge Cup, when Charlie Nicholas scored twice to beat Liverpool, and in 1992\u201393\u2019s Coca-Cola Cup, remembered for Steve Morrow breaking his arm while celebrating the decisive goal against Sheffield Wednesday. The other six final appearances ended in defeat, remarkably each time at the hands of a different opponent.<\/p>\n
Arsenal have been on the wrong end of some notable shocks in this competition. In 1968\u201369 Swindon Town produced a surprise 3-1 win despite being two leagues below Arsenal. In 2010\u201311 Birmingham City won after capitalising on a late mix up between Laurent Koscielny and Wojciech Szcz\u0119sny.<\/p>\n
A summary of Arsenal\u2019s League Cup final results listed in the club record: 1967\u201368 Leeds United 1\u20130 Arsenal; 1968\u201369 Arsenal 1\u20133 Swindon Town; 1986\u201387 Arsenal 2\u20131 Liverpool; 1987\u201388 Luton Town 3\u20132 Arsenal; 1992\u201393 Arsenal 2\u20131 Sheffield Wednesday; 2006\u201307 Chelsea 2\u20131 Arsenal; 2010\u201311 Arsenal 1\u20132 Birmingham City; 2017\u201318 Arsenal 0\u20133 Manchester City.<\/p>\n
In comparison with other clubs\u2019 final appearances, Liverpool have reached 15 (W10, L5), Manchester United 10 (W6, L4), Chelsea 10 (W5, L5) and Manchester City 9 (W8, L1). Arsenal\u2019s record of eight finals with two wins and six defeats remains one of the most uncomfortable in this competition. No club matches Arsenal\u2019s unwanted competition record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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