Manchester City guaranteed manager Manuel Pellegrini some silverware in his last season in charge with a penalty shootout defeat of Liverpool in the League Cup final after their match at Wembley ended 1-1.
Manager Roberto Martinez described Romelu Lukaku as the perfect striker for Everton after the Belgian bagged his 19th goal of the season to secure a 2-1 win over Manchester City.
John Terry embellished his status to Chelsea fans as "captain, leader, legend" by scoring the goal that set his side on the way to a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Capital One Cup final at a rain-sodden Wembley.
Liverpool's Raheem Sterling netted a sharply-taken double in a 3-1 win over Bournemouth to set up a League Cup semi-final with Chelsea as Tottenham Hotspur strolled into the last four with a 4-0 rout of Newcastle United.
Frank Lampard and Edin Dzeko scored twice as holders Manchester City sailed into the English League Cup fourth round with a crushing 7-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday, while Chelsea beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1.
Sunderland have beaten Manchester United 2-1 in a penalty shootout to book a place in the English League Cup final after United won a dramatic semi-final second leg 2-1 in extra time.
Premier League Swansea City clinically crushed fourth tier Bradford City 5-0 to win the English League Cup final at Wembley Stadium and mark their centennial season with their first major honour.
Swansea City reached their first major English final after holding Chelsea in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final to win 2-0 on aggregate but the match will be remembered more for the bizarre sending off of playmaker Eden Hazard.
Bradford City struck a blow for the paupers and restored the faith of those who say Premier League riches have killed the romance of English football by holding off Aston Villa to reach the League Cup final.
Fourth tier Bradford City have continued their heroics with a 3-1 home victory over Premier League Aston Villa in the Capital One (League) Cup semi-final first leg.
Chelsea came from behind three times to beat Manchester United 5-4 after extra time and book a spot in the League Cup quarterfinals, earning revenge for Sunday's controversial 3-2 league defeat.
Manchester United fielded a defence boasting only two first-team appearances but still proved too good for Premier League rivals Newcastle United with a 2-1 win in the League Cup third round at Old Trafford.
Premier League Everton have brushed aside Leyton Orient 5-0 in their League Cup second-round tie at Goodison Park.
Liverpool have won the English League Cup for the eighth time but were given a huge fright by Championship Cardiff City who snatched a goal deep into extra time to salvage a 2-2 draw before going down 3-2 in a penalty shootout.
Craig Bellamy scored the decisive goal against his former club as Liverpool reached the League Cup final on Wednesday by beating Manchester City 3-2 on aggregate.
Crystal Palace drew first blood in their League Cup semifinal against fellow Championship (second division) side Cardiff City on Tuesday by winning the first leg 1-0 at Selhurst Park.
Goal-happy Manchester City continued where they left off at Manchester United on Sunday as they came from behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-2 to march into the quarterfinals of the League Cup.
Debutant Owen Hargreaves scored his first goal for more than three years and Mario Balotelli grabbed his first of the season as Manchester City beat holders Birmingham City 2-0 in a League Cup third round tie at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Liverpool led the way into the third round of the English League Cup with a 3-1 win at third-tier Exeter on Wednesday after a series of surprises 24 hours earlier in which four Premier League sides including Sunderland were bundled out.
Birmingham won its first trophy in 48 years after a mix-up between Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny and defender Laurent Koscielny allowed Obafemi Martins to score an 89th-minute goal to clinch a 2-1 victory in the League Cup final today.
