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2025 Carabao Cup Final ticket prices have hit record highs, with resale seats starting at £830 and climbing past £8,000 for matchday hospitality.
Pitting Newcastle United against Liverpool, the 2025 Carabao Cup Final is the first major domestic cup final of the season. Once seen as a minor trophy, it’s now one that the biggest clubs push for.
Guardiola, Mourinho, and Klopp have lifted the EFL Cup multiple times, using it as a springboard for Premier League and Champions League success. For other clubs, it’s a rare shot at silverware that may not come around again soon.
A trophy is a trophy, and the Carabao Cup Final brings an early high-stakes showdown under Wembley’s famous arch. But this year, "excited" doesn’t cut it—the fans are loopy, and demand for Carabao Cup Final tickets has exploded.
This article breaks down the staggering ticket prices, compares them to the clubs’ expected prices, and explains why demand for EFL Cup Final tickets is higher than ever.
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Carabao Cup Final Ticket Prices: The Numbers Are Shocking
At Ticket Compare, we aggregate the prices of football tickets on the secondary market and through the clubs’ official hospitality resellers.
When it comes to ticket price spikes, we have seen it all down the years. But even we are shocked by the sudden leap in the price of Carabao Cup Final tickets.
The secondary ticket market has exploded following Liverpool and Newcastle’s confirmation in the Carabao Cup Final. Prices have surged to unprecedented levels for a domestic final at Wembley. Here’s how the resale market is shaping up for those still looking to secure a seat:
- The Cheapest Ticket? More than £800…
- The most affordable ticket currently available is £830 for a shortside upper-tier seat in the Liverpool section.
- Prices for similar seats in the Newcastle home end start at £1,300, reflecting the Geordie fanbase’s desperation to witness their team in a Wembley final for the first time in 25 years.
Carabao Cup Final Ticket Prices: Crossing the £1,000 Barrier with Ease
So if you want a better view? Prepare to pay four figures:
- Longside upper-tier seats are just shy of £1,000, and quickly escalate past £1,500 as you move towards the centre.
- Shortside lower-tier seats (closer to the pitch) hover between £1,100 and £1,400.
Premium Seating? Expect to Pay £1,500+
- Club Wembley Seating—which includes padded seats and premium concourse access on Level 2—starts at around £1,400 and stretches well beyond £2,500.
- Some high-demand Club Wembley tickets in the neutral section are already hitting £3,000 per ticket.
Bobby Moore Hospitality – The Ultimate VIP Experience
For those looking for the most luxurious matchday experience, the Bobby Moore package is available—but at an eye-watering price:
- Seats on the halfway line behind the benches
- Four-course à la carte dining
- Complimentary champagne, wine, and beer throughout the match
- Mini-pies at halftime, cheese and biscuits post-match
- Match programme included
The cost? £4,000 per ticket—and that’s before fees.
The Most Expensive Ticket on the Market? A Staggering £8,000
If money is no object, an exclusive 8-seater VIP Box in the neutral section is listed for £8,000 per seat.
That means a group of eight fans would have to fork out an gut-wrenching £64,000 for the privilege of private seating and premium hospitality.
Carabao Cup Final Tickets: Face Value vs Resale Prices
The price for the general admission adult tickets for the EFL Cup final in 2025 is between £41 at the back of the top tier on Level 5, and £150 for premium non-hospitality seats on Level 2 of the Wembley Stadium seating plan. The good news is that this is a freeze on 2024 prices, which were identical.
The cheapest secondary market ticket is already over five times more expensive than the most expensive face-value ticket sold through official channels. In fact, it’s over 20 times pricier than the cheapest tickets available through official channels.
What Does this Mean For Supporters?
Many Liverpool and Newcastle fans are now facing impossible choices, as prices keep rising while availability shrinks. Our recent survey found 437 EFL Cup Final ticket listings from pre-vetted resellers. Let’s see if this tally rises or falls as the final approaches.
Prices are expected to climb even further as we get closer to the March 16 showdown. If you’re planning to buy a ticket, now might be the last chance before prices climb to painful levels.
On the other hand, there is a possibility that more tickets may come onto the market, helping these prices to ease. Prices for last-minute football tickets have been known to drop shortly before kick-off. Is that a risk you’re willing to take?
Why Is Demand for Carabao Cup Final Tickets so High?
Simply put, Newcastle United and Liverpool are two clubs with huge fanbases and a massive appetite for tickets. Anfield Stadium and St. James’ Park sell out for all home matches, without fail.
And the League Cup final is no ordinary match. For Reds fans, Liverpool tickets offer the chance to celebrate the start of the Slot era in style. After dropping out of the FA Cup to Plymouth, the EFL Cup takes on even greater importance.
For Newcastle, it’s an opportunity to lift major silverware for the first time since 1955, exactly 70 years ago, after falling at the final hurdle just two years before against Manchester United.
So, I think we can say that buying Carabao Cup Final tickets is no easy task. An oversubscribed match like this will inevitably sell out before most ordinary club members will get a sniff of tickets.
Why Fans Are Scrambling for Carabao Cup Final Tickets
To answer that question, let’s look a little deeper at the situation for Newcastle tickets: Season ticket holders—32,000 in Newcastle’s case—will usually get priority access to the club’s official allocation, which tends to be just under 32,000 at Wembley (90,000 total capacity).
It’s also worth pointing out that only about 75% of that 32,000 allocation will be made available as “general supporter” tickets. The remainder is sold to the club’s own hospitality members, commercial partners and matchday officials.
General admission tickets are scarce given the sheer size of both fanbases. But it’s also worth noting that nearly a third of Wembley—around 24,000 seats—is allocated to corporate partners and sponsors unaffiliated with either team. Frankly, it leaves everyday fans in a difficult position.
EFL Cup final tickets will go on sale to Toon fans with more loyalty points, and with a history of attendance in the Carabao Cup. So if you only attend occasional Newcastle United matches, you may be out of luck.
This gives you an idea of why so many fans are turning to the secondary market for Newcastle United vs Liverpool tickets.
How Hard Is it to Buy Carabao Cup Final Tickets through the Clubs?
For Reds and Magpies fans it’s a proper headache getting hold of Carabao Cup final tickets directly from the clubs. With only 32,196 Liverpool tickets and 31,939 Newcastle tickets allocated, demand exceeds supply to a dizzying degree.
First off, Liverpool's EFL Final ticket sales are staggered based on attendance history. Season ticket holders and members who attended three or more Carabao Cup matches could buy from February 14-17, while those with two games must enter a ballot (registration closes February 13, with results announced February 20).
If any tickets remain, fans who were unsuccessful in the ballot are placed on a waiting list and will be contacted in numerical order on February 27.
Newcastle operates a six-tier priority system, with Pot 1 sales starting February 12 for season ticket holders who attended five Carabao Cup matches. The lower the priority, the greater the likelihood of entering a ballot, with the final Pot 6 ballot taking place on February 24-25—if any tickets are left, which is unlikely.
If nothing else, this highlights that fans who haven’t attended matches regularly will likely need to turn to the secondary market to secure a seat for this momentous clash.
2025 Carabao Cup Final Tickets: Skyrocketing Demand & Soaring Prices
When it comes to pricing on the secondary market, the two headlines are scarcity and demand. The reality is that there aren’t many Carabao Cup Final tickets floating around, while two of English football’s most fervent fanbases are desperate to snap them up.
With prices soaring above £800 and demand peaking, buying Newcastle United vs Liverpool tickets now may be your best hope. Keep checking Ticket Compare for the latest availability, for both the Newcastle end and the Liverpool end for the big match at Wembley.
If EFL Cup Final ticket prices do come down, Ticket Compare will be first to show you. We compile tickets for a host of major competitions, including Premier League tickets, La Liga, Serie A, and Champions League tickets to help you find the best prices and the seats that suit your matchday needs.
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