Manchester United vs Southampton, EFL Cup final: what time is the match, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?
What is it?
The final of the League Cup - which is now romantically named the EFL Cup.
Wembley will be the venue for the match as Manchester United meet Southampton for the chance to win the first silverware of the season.
When is it?
Sunday, February 26.
What time is it on?
According to the official EFL Cup website, the match is scheduled to kick off at 4:30pm.
However, the time is subject to change depending on police intelligence closer to the date of the game.
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 1 HD with build-up beginning from 3:30pm.
If you'd rather not watch the match on a television, you can follow all the build-up and minute-by-minute coverage of the game with our Telegraph live blog.
Who are the reigning champions?
Manchester City were the winners last season, beating Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool on penalties.
The trophy proved to be Manuel Pellegrini's last as manager of Manchester City as the Chilean made way for the incoming Pep Guardiola in July.
Manchester City's back up goalkeeper Willy Caballero was the hero last year as the Spaniard saved three of the four Liverpool spot-kicks he faced to hand City victory following a tense penalty shootout.
This year Manchester United will look to ensure the trophy stays in Manchester, while Southampton - who shocked Liverpool in the semi-finals - will be hoping to pull off their first Cup triumph in over 40 years.
How did both teams reach the final?
Manchester United managed to overcome Hull City to book their place at Wembley on Thursday evening.
Jose Mourinho's men lost their 17-match unbeaten run as Hull earned a 2-1 win on the night - enough for Manchester United to reach the final 3-1 on aggregate.
Tom Huddlestone had initially given Hull hope in the tie, scoring from the penalty spot to reduce their two-goal deficit from the first leg at Old Trafford.
The Hull midfielder cooly gave the home side the lead on the night after Marcos Rojo was harshly adjudged to have brought down Harry Maguire in the area.
However Paul Pogba's toe-poked effort drew United level on the night and gave Jose Mourinho's a two goal cushion in the tie.
Hull were given late hope of a comeback when Oumar Niasse converted David Meyler's well-cushioned cross.
Manchester United were able to hang on, however, booking their place at Wembley with a 3-2 win on aggregate.
Southampton earned themselves their first visit to Wembley in over 40 years as Shane Long's late goal gave Claude Puel's a 2-0 aggregate win over Liverpool.
The south-coast club have the distinction of reaching the EFL Cup final without conceding a single goal en route.
Nathan Redmond scored the only goal in a tense first leg the St Mary's meaning Liverpool at least had to score in the return leg if they hoped to stay in the EFL Cup.
However Liverpool were unable to breakdown a resolute Southampton back-line that had to do without their centre back and player of the season so far, Virgil van Djik.
EFL Cup final in numbers
23 - the number of teams who have won the competition.
36 - teams who have appeared in finals.
8 - Liverpool have won the competition eight times, the most in its history. Their 12 final appearances is also a record.
4 - United have won the competition four times and this is their ninth final in all. Southampton have appeared in only one previous final, losing 3-2 to Nottingham Forest in 1979.
4 - if he plays, this will be United captain Wayne Rooney's fourth final. The record is six, held by Ian Rush with Liverpool and Emile Heskey with Leicester, Liverpool and Aston Villa. Rush holds the record of five wins.
3 - there have been three different trophies, with the current - and original - model used from the competition's inauguration in 1960 until 1981 and again from the 1991 final onwards. In between times, then-sponsors the Milk Marketing Board and Littlewoods had their own trophies made.
5 - the biggest winning margin in a final, when Swansea beat Bradford 5-0 in 2013, and also the most goals in a one-leg final (on several occasions). West Brom's 5-3 aggregate win over West Ham in 1966 is the highest-scoring final all told, excluding penalty shoot-outs.
4 - four finals have gone to penalties, including United's win over Tottenham in 2009. Liverpool won in 2001 and 2012 but lost to Manchester City last season.
17 - the total number of finals to have been all square after 90 minutes. Eight have been settled in extra time and five required replays, most recently in 1997.
50 - Wembley first staged the League Cup final 50 years ago, in 1967, when QPR - then of the third tier - beat West Brom 3-2.
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What are the odds?
Manchester United 2/5
Southampton 7/4
What is our prediction?
On paper, Man Utd have the stonger team, as reflected by the odds. Jose Mourinho's team will win.
Predicted score: Man Utd 2 Southampton 0
