Carabao Cup final set
Arsenal and Manchester City will meet in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final — Arsenal still chasing a rare quadruple and Arteta has stoked the team’s hunger while Guardiola has publicly pushed back at Arsenal’s 'dark arts' claims. Haaland is powering City’s attack this season — 33 goals and 8 assists are leading Man City’s G/A charts as they head into the final. (usatoday.com — worldsoccertalk.com — x.com)
Match details are set: the final is on Sunday, March 22, 2026 with a 4:30 p.m. GMT kick-off (11:30 a.m. ET) at Wembley Stadium. (espn.com) UK broadcast rights are with Sky Sports while U.S. coverage is listed under CBS / Paramount+. (espn.com) The EFL has appointed Peter Bankes as referee for the final, with Neil Davies and Steve Meredith as assistant referees, Tom Bramall as fourth official, John Brooks as VAR and Dan Robathan as AVAR. (efl.com) Arsenal reached Wembley by beating Chelsea 1-0 in the semi-final second leg to win 4-2 on aggregate, Kai Havertz scoring the stoppage-time winner at the Emirates. (skysports.com) Manchester City got to the final with a 3-1 second-leg win over Newcastle, sealing a 5-1 aggregate victory highlighted by an early Omar Marmoush brace. (mancity.com) For Arsenal it will be the club’s ninth League Cup final and only their second trophy in the competition, last won in 1993; Manchester City will be contesting what the EFL describes as their 10th League Cup final while seeking a ninth triumph. (arsenal.com) (efl.com) Peter Bankes has already refereed Arsenal in this season’s competition, having taken charge of the Gunners’ 1-0 semi-final second-leg win over Chelsea, meaning he will oversee Arsenal in two League Cup matches in a row. (dailycannon.com) Wembley’s seating capacity is 90,000 and the EFL reported the previous season’s final attracted 88,513 spectators, with nearly 1.8 million supporters passing through turnstiles across this season’s competition. (wembleystadium.com) (efl.com)
