Liverpool won the first piece of trophy of the English football season, defeating Chelsea in a nail-biting penalty shootout in the Carabao Cup final 2022, know its prize money
We take a look at the final score, prize money, and top performers of the tournament.
The Carabao Cup final turned out to be a stalemate even after 120 minutes as both sides could not convert their chances. Liverpool managed to keep the score at 0-0 despite a relentless attack from Chelsea in the last few minutes.
Carabao Cup Final 2021-22 Chelsea vs Liverpool Winner, Result And Score
Hence, the match went on to penalties. Chelsea substituted their starting keeper Mendy to bring on Penalty specialist keeper Kepa. But this change proved a bad idea as all ten outfield players of both teams converted their penalties.
For the 11th penalty kick, the keepers Kepa and Kelleher walked up to the spot. Kelleher converted his penalty, whereas Kepa missed his penalty. After Kepa’s miss, Liverpool secured their first trophy of the season and their ninth league cup victory overall.
Result: Liverpool 0 (11)-0 (10) Chelsea
Carabao Cup 2022 Prize Money Pool Distribution
The overall prize pool for the competition is only £200,000, and it is only distributed to the four teams that advance to the semi-finals or beyond.
North-London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, who both exited the competition in the semi-finals, were each awarded £25,000 for their portion of the prize pool. The unfortunate losers Chelsea will grab a prize money of 50,000 Pounds while the champions Liverpool earned a prize money of 1,00,000 Pounds.
| Champion | 1,00,000 Pounds |
| Runner-up | 50,000 Pounds |
| Semi-final Losers | 25,000 Pounds |
Most Goals And Top Scorers
Brentford’s Marcus Forss finished as the top scorer of the 2021-22 Carabao Cup with five goals tied with Arsenal star Eddie Nketiah.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marcus Forss | Brentford | 5 |
| Eddie Nketiah | Arsenal | ||
| 2 | Cameron Archer | Aston Villa | 4 |
| Takumi Minamino | Liverpool | ||
| Aiden O’Brien | Sunderland | ||
| Emil Riis Jakobsen | Preston North End | ||
| Jay Rodriguez | Burnley | ||
| 3 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal | 3 |
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | Southampton | ||
| Diogo Jota | Liverpool | ||
| Morgan Whittaker | Swansea City | ||
| Yoane Wissa | Brentford |
Most Clean Sheets
Chelsea Goalkeeper had a terrible final at Wembley but still he finished the tournament with most clean sheets. Kepa finished the tournament with 3 clean-sheets.
What Next for Liverpool and Chelsea?
Liverpool will resume their title challenge in the Premier League and attempt to catch up to leaders Manchester City. Meanwhile, Chelsea will seek to regain their form in order to finish in the top 4 of EPL.
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