2020–21 EFL Cup
The 2020–21 EFL Cup is the 61st season of the competition. Manchester City are the three-time defending champions. The winner will qualify for the play-off round of the newly introduced UEFA Europa Conference League. The semi-finals will be single matches, instead of a two-legged fixture. The final will be played on 25 April 2021 at Wembley.
About 2020–21 EFL Cup in brief
The 2020–21 EFL Cup is the 61st season of the competition. It is open to all clubs participating in the Premier League and the English Football League. Manchester City are the three-time defending champions, having retained the trophy in 2020, defeating Aston Villa in the final at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 March 2020. This is the first season that the winner will qualify for the play-off round of the newly introduced UEFA Europa Conference League. The semi-finals will be single matches, instead of a two-legged fixture. The final will be played on 25 April 2021 at Wembley, having been rescheduled from 28 February 2021.
The draw was conducted on Sky Sports News by Paul Merson on 18 August 2020. For the first two rounds, the draw was regionalised into northern and southern clubs. In the first round, 22 of 24 Championship clubs and all League One, and League Two clubs entered. The following round, the two remaining Championship clubs Bournemouthand Watford, and Premier League clubs not involved in either the Champions League or Europa League entered.
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