Manchester United Complete Nottingham Forest Rout To Reach 10th EFL Cup Final

Manchester United have become only the 2nd team in the history of the EFL Cup to qualify for at least 10 finals. United beat Nottingham Forest 5-0 in the semis.

Robert Summerscales | Feb 1, 2023

Manchester United Complete Nottingham Forest Rout To Reach 10th EFL Cup Final /

Manchester United have become only the second team in the history of the EFL Cup to qualify for at least 10 finals.

United booked their 10th final appearance by beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 in Wednesday's semi-final second leg.

The Red Devils had won the first leg 3-0 at the City Ground seven days earlier.

Forest battled hard at Old Trafford but conceded twice in four minutes late in the second half as Anthony Martial and Fred extended the aggregate score to 5-0.

Both of United's goals were assisted by Marcus Rashford, who had started the game on the bench.

Fred (left) pictured celebrating his goal with Marcus Rashford (center) during Manchester United's 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final in February 2023 — Fred (left) pictured celebrating his goal with Marcus Rashford (center) during Manchester United's 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final :: IMAGO/Sportimage/Andrew Yates

United will play Newcastle in the 2022/23 final at Wembley on February 26.

It will be Newcastle's second EFL Cup final appearance, after they lost 2-1 to Manchester City in the 1976 event.

Liverpool have contested 13 EFL Cup finals, winning nine and losing four.

United have won five and lost four of their previous nine finals.

Four other clubs have competed in exactly nine EFL Cup finals, including Manchester City, who have won eight and lost just one.

Most EFL Cup Final Appearances

Club	EFL Cup Finals	Won	Years Won	Years Runner-Up
Liverpool	13	9	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022	1978, 1987, 2005, 2016
Manchester United	10*	5	1992, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2017	1983, 1991, 1994, 2003
Manchester City	9	8	1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021	1974
Chelsea	9	5	1965, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2015	1972, 2008, 2019, 2022
Aston Villa	9	5	1961, 1975, 1977, 1994, 1996	1963, 1971, 2010, 2020
Tottenham	9	4	1971, 1973, 1999, 2008	1982, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2021
Arsenal	8	2	1987, 1993	1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018

Published Feb 1, 2023

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.