The 2026 Carabao Cup final takes place this Sunday and it's the most hotly anticipated in years with Arsenal and Man City meeting at Wembley.
The Gunners currently sit nine points clear of City at the top of the Premier League having played a game more, and are on course for a first title in 22 years.
A first trophy in six years for Mikel Arteta would be a major psychological boost in that quest as well in their bid for an unprecedented quadruple.
The same can be said for Pep Guardiola who will hope that picking up his fifth Carabao Cup can lift his ailing side and put doubt in the mind of his former assistant's side.
With so much at stake, just who is the favourite to lift the first trophy of the season? Sky Bet are marking the final with a huge new customer offer — 50/1 for a goal to be scored at Wembley!
Carabao Cup Final Odds: Who is the favourite?
Arsenal are relatively strong favourites to win the 2026 Carabao Cup at odds of 7/5 to do so over 90 minutes and 4/5 in either extra time or on penalties. City are 23/10 to win in normal time and 6/5 to lift the trophy! Check out the latest odds at the time of writing:
You can follow the betting odds live with The Sporting News.
Arsenal vs. Man City Head-to-Head
This will be the 204th meeting between the two clubs with Arsenal having 97 wins to City's 58.
City have been dominant in the Carabao Cup specifically, winning the last four meetings including a 3-0 victory in the 2018 final.
Mikel Arteta is unbeaten in his last six games against Guardiola but has just three wins from 16 overall.
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Who won the 2025 Carabao Cup?
Newcastle won the Carabao Cup last year by beating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley, ending a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy for Magpies.
Local lad Dan Burn gave them the lead before now-Reds' striker Alexander Isak put the Geordies in dreamland early into the second half.
Federico Chiesa came off the bench to pull one back late on but Eddie Howe's side held out for a deserved victory.
Carabao Cup Winners Year by Year
Year Winner
1961 Aston Villa
1962 Norwich
1963 Birmingham City
1964 Leicester City
1965 Chelsea
1966 West Brom
1967 QPR
1968 Leeds United
1969 Swindon Town
1970 Manchester City
1971 Tottenham
1972 Stoke City
1973 Tottenham
1974 Wolves
1975 Aston Villa
1976 Manchester City
1977 Aston Villa
1978 Nottingham Forest
1979 Nottingham Forest
1980 Wolves
1981 Liverpool
1982 Liverpool
1983 Liverpool
1984 Liverpool
1985 Norwich City
1986 Oxford United
1987 Arsenal
1988 Luton Town
1989 Nottingham Forest
1990 Nottingham Forest
1991 Sheffield Wednesday
1992 Manchester United
1993 Arsenal
1994 Aston Villa
1995 Liverpool
1996 Aston Villa
1997 Leicester City
1998 Chelsea
1999 Tottenham
2000 Leicester City
2001 Liverpool
2002 Blackburn Rovers
2003 Liverpool
2004 Middlesbrough
2005 Chelsea
2006 Manchester United
2007 Chelsea
2008 Tottenham Hotspur
2009 Manchester United
2010 Manchester United
2011 Birmingham City
2012 Liverpool
2013 Swansea
2014 Manchester City
2015 Chelsea
2016 Manchester City
2017 Manchester United
2018 Manchester City
2019 Manchester City
2020 Manchester City
2021 Manchester City
2022 Liverpool
2023 Manchester United
2024 Liverpool
2025 Newcastle United