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EFL Cup top scorers 2026

Who has scored, set up and been booked the most in EFL Cup this season. Player statistics, not betting tips.

Top scorer: H. Leonard with 4 goals. Most assists: J. Anthony and M. Rogers, with 3 assists each.

Updated 17 October 2026 · 224 goals by 188 different scorers; 1,685 players have played.

Top scorers

#	Player	Goals	Pen.	Assists	Apps	Min
1	H. Leonard Peterborough	4	1	0	3	242
2	Y. Salech Cardiff	3	1	1	2	113
2	T. Barry Everton	3	0	1	2	140
2	R. Cleary Barnsley	3	0	1	3	275
2	R. Christie Bournemouth	3	0	0	1	90
2	V. Castellanos West Ham	3	0	0	3	145
2	D. Welbeck Chelsea	3	0	0	2	163
2	C. Evans Fleetwood Town	3	0	0	3	206
9	J. Strand Larsen Crystal Palace	2	0	1	1	73
9	J. Bowen West Ham	2	0	1	3	168
9	V. Torp Coventry	2	1	1	2	180
9	T. Abraham Aston Villa	2	0	0	1	69
9	F. Samba Manchester City	2	0	0	1	90
9	M. Dowman Arsenal	2	0	0	1	90
9	N. Collins Brentford	2	0	0	1	90
9	R. Boženík Stoke City	2	0	0	2	94
9	J. Ajala West Ham	2	0	0	3	111
9	W. Lankshear Middlesbrough	2	0	0	3	121
9	C. Palmer Chelsea	2	1	0	2	135
9	H. Barnes Newcastle	2	0	0	2	135

Players level on goals share a place; within a place, more assists and then fewer minutes come first. Goals include penalties. Totals count every match of this competition's season in our provider's data, play-off and relegation play-off matches included where the competition has them. Some official top-scorer awards count the regular season only.

Most assists

#	Player	Assists	Apps	Min
1	J. Anthony Brentford	3	2	103
1	M. Rogers Chelsea	3	2	113
3	B. Woods Peterborough	2	2	90
3	R. Aït-Nouri Manchester City	2	1	90
3	J. Clarke Ipswich	2	2	110
3	D. Ouattara Brentford	2	2	122
3	Mateus Fernandes Tottenham	2	2	123
3	L. Billington Crewe	2	2	128
3	A. Dedić Newcastle	2	2	135
3	H. White Plymouth	2	2	149

Most yellow cards

#	Player	Yellow	Min
1	C. Piergianni Stevenage	2	135
1	Arkelle Nicholas Cecil Jude-Boyd Shrewsbury	2	145
1	Isaac Moore Walsall	2	154
1	J. Ramsey Newcastle	2	173
1	M. Peart-Harris Middlesbrough	2	180
1	C. Barker Crawley Town	2	192
1	H. Leonard Peterborough	2	242
1	L. McCann Fleetwood Town	2	270
9	Ethan Sutherland Exeter City	1	22
9	R. Taylor Bromley	1	28

Sent off

#	Player	Red	2nd yellow
1	X. Simons Bolton	1	0
1	W. Aimson Salford City	1	0
1	L. Gibson Preston	1	0
4	Ethan Sutherland Exeter City	0	1
4	R. Taylor Bromley	0	1
4	J. Debayo Swindon Town	0	1
4	S. Stubbs Shrewsbury	0	1
4	Z. Ashworth Blackpool	0	1

Straight red cards and second-yellow dismissals, as our data provider counts them.

Source: player season statistics from API-Football, our data provider, refreshed after matches are played. Totals add up every club a player has represented in this competition this season. A player can be missing until the provider lists him.

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