Carabao Cup final: Arsenal FC - Manchester City FC draws 1.282 million subscribers on Sky Sports

The Arsenal FC (Premier League) - Manchester City FC (Premier League) final of the 2017-18 Carabao Cup (0-3), played at Wembley Stadium (London) in front of 85,671 spectators, drew an average of 1,282,000 subscribers on the pay-TV channel Sky Sports Main Event in the United Kingdom, on Sunday 25/02/2018 (kick-off at 16:30 local time, pre-game from 16:00).

This figure represented an audience share of 7.7%, and placed the British private TV channel second in the UK pay-TV market for the day of 25/02/2018.

The final of the 2016-17 EFL Cup, Manchester United FC (Premier League) - Southampton FC (Premier League), 3-2, drew an average of 1.764 million viewers in the UK, on the pay-TV channel Sky Sports 1, on Sunday 26/02/2017 (kick-off at 16:30 local time, pre-game from 15:45).

Carabao, the Thai brand of energy drinks, became a title partner of the EFL Cup and an official partner of the EFL, for three seasons (2017-2020) on 04/11/2016. The EFL Cup has been renamed Carabao Cup since the 2017-18 season.