Get set for this weekend’s clash between Liverpool and Newcastle at Wembley Stadium with the official EFL Carabao Cup Final Playlist on Spotify
After six rounds of competition since last August, the 2024/25 EFL Cup – currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship purposes – champions will be crowned this weekend at the home of football, as defending champions Liverpool and Premier League rivals Newcastle United face off to decide who will climb the stairs of the Royal Box to hoist the trophy at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 16 March.
Liverpool begun their defence of the trophy in the Third Round, with Arne Slot’s side seeing off Premier League rivals West Ham, Brighton and Southampton to reach the Semi-Finals, before overcoming a 1-0 deficit in the first leg against Tottenham to win 4-1 and reach Wembley. The Anfield side are the most successful side in the competition’s history, with a win on Sunday sealing an 11th EFL Cup victory.
Eddie Howe’s Magpies needed penalties to see off Nottingham Forest in the Second Round, before going on to beat AFC Wimbledon, Chelsea and Brentford to reach the Semi-Finals, where they comfortably saw off Arsenal 4-0 on aggregate. The EFL Cup is one of the few domestic trophies Newcastle haven’t won in their storied history, with their last appearance in the final being a 2-0 loss to Manchester United in 2023.
Both sides set to lock horns this weekend come from cities with a rich history of music, along with a multitude of musicians who are fans of the club. This is reflected in the tracks picked for the EFL Carabao Cup Final Playlist 2025, which you can listen to below and like on Spotify.
Liverpool are represented on the playlist by hometown heroes including Jamie Webster, The Farm, Brad Kella, The Zutons and Circa Waves, along with Calvin Harris, Tom Speight and more.
Newcastle are backed by Geordie favourites Sam Fender, Sonny Tennet, Andrew Cushin and The Pale White, plus Bradley Simpson, Will Atkinson, The K’s and more.
The playlist also features iconic stadium anthems and some of the biggest new tunes, provided courtesy of Sport Playlists from David Guetta x Sia, Wilkinson, Bryan Adams, Sigma, Ezra Collective, Primal Scream, Charlotte Plank, Myles Smith and more
