Arsenal v Manchester City, 22 March 2026
| Score | 2-0 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Peter Bankes |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 88,486 |
View Arsenal v Manchester City head to head
Kick-off: 4.30pm
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This was the 66th League Cup Final, the ninth under the sponsorship of Carabao.
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This was the 53rd League Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium.
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This was the first time that the top two in the top division on the day of the game had met in a League Cup Final.
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Manchester City had now won their last five League Cup meetings with Arsenal by an aggregate score of 13-1.
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The Alan Hardaker Trophy Man of the Match award was won by Nico O'Reilly.
0 Arsenal
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender
Gabriel
Defender
Piero Hincapié
Defender
William Saliba
Defender
Ben White
Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bukayo Saka
(captain)
Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder
Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz
Forward
Viktor Gyökeres
Substitutions:
| Riccardo Calafiori for Piero Hincapié | 65 |
| Noni Madueke for Kai Havertz | 66 |
| Gabriel Jesus for Ben White | 82 |
| Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard | 82 |
Cards:
| Piero Hincapié | 16 | Y |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | 51 | Y |
| Ben White | 69 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
David Raya
Defender
Riccardo Calafiori
Defender
Cristhian Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder
Christian Norgaard
Midfielder/Forward
Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward
Noni Madueke
Forward
Gabriel Jesus
Forward
Gabriel Martinelli
Comments:
Arsenal had now lost more League Cup Finals than any other team (seven). . Since their most recent success in 1993, the Gunners had now lost in their last four appearances at League Cup Finals: versus Chelsea in 2006-07, Birmingham City in 2010-11 and Manchester City in 2017-18. . Bukayo Saka had now become the second youngest player to captain Arsenal in a major Final after 21-year-old Tony Adams against Luton Town in the League Cup Final in 1988. [c/o Tom Ede]2 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
| Nico O'Reilly | 60 |
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| Nico O'Reilly | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
James Trafford
Goalkeeper
Nathan Aké
Defender
Abdukodir Khusanov
Defender
Matheus Nunes
Defender/Midfielder
Nico O'Reilly
Defender/Midfielder
Rodri
Defender/Midfielder
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Rayan Cherki
Midfielder/Forward
Jérémy Doku
Midfielder/Forward
Erling Haaland
Forward
Antoine Semenyo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Phil Foden for Rayan Cherki | 90 |
Cards:
| Abdukodir Khusanov | 32 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Defender/Midfielder
Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Midfielder
Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder
Tijjani Reijnders
Midfielder/Forward
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Nico González
Midfielder/Forward
Sávio
Forward
Omar Marmoush