Get set for this weekend’s clash between Arsenal & Manchester City at Wembley Stadium with the official EFL Carabao Cup Final Playlist on Spotify
After six rounds of competition since last August, the champions of the EFL Cup – currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship purposes – for the 2025/26 season will be crowned this weekend at the home of football, as the Premier League’s top two sides, Arsenal and Manchester City, face off to decide who will climb the stairs to the Royal Box at Wembley and hoist the trophy on Sunday 22nd March.
The game is a rematch of the 2018 final, which City won comfortably 3-0, with that game also being Arsenal’s last appearance in the final. The Gunners hold the record for the most runners-up appearances in the competition and will be looking to lift the trophy for the first time since 1993 this weekend. Mikel Arteta’s top flight leaders entered the competition in the Third Round, picking up wins against Port Vale, Brighton, a penalty shootout victory over Crystal Palace and a 4-2 aggregate win over Chelsea in the Semi-Final to book their place at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola’s City are making their eleventh appearance in the final this weekend and first since they won the competition for the ninth time five years ago. Like their opponents, City also entered the competition in the Third Round, notching up victories against Huddersfield, Swansea, Brentford and a 5-1 aggregate win against holders Newcastle in the Semi-Final to seal their spot in the final.
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 2026 Playlist, which you can listen to below and follow on Spotify.
Arsenal are represented on the playlist by club walkout tracks and anthems from Louis Dunford and Eminem, plus ‘Good Old Arsenal’ and ‘She Wore a Yellow Ribbon’. Gunners supporters featured include Ezra Collective, TKandz, Myles Smith, Wolf Alice, Foo Fighters, Rudimental, Patoranking, Maverick Sabre, Kid Kapichi, My First Time, Nectar Woode and more.
Manchester City club anthems include Paul Hand’s version of the iconic ‘Blue Moon’, ‘Boys In Blue’ and ‘Pounding’ by Doves. Cityzens fans featured on the playlist include Oasis, Johnny Marr, VILLANELLE, Virus Syndicate, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Liam Gallagher, Sonny Fodera, Felix Green, Alex Spencer, Twin Atlantic and more.
The playlist also features iconic stadium anthems and some of the biggest new tunes, provided courtesy of Sport Playlists from John Newman, Perfecto Allstarz, Fatboy Slim, Joy Anonymous, Jonas Blue, James Hype, Jack Savoretti, David Guetta x HYPATON, Alex Warren, Freya Ridings, Ewan McVicar, Maisie Peters, Skindred and more.
