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The '''2008 Football League Cup Final''' is a [[association football|football]] match due to be played on [[24 February]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web |title=League Cup Fixtures |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/fixtures/default.stm |accessdate=2008-01-22 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] }}</ref> It will be the first [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] Final to be played at the new [[Wembley Stadium]], and the first to be played in [[England]] since the old Wembley was demolished in 2000. The defending champions are [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], who beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[2007 Football League Cup Final|2007 Final]] at [[Cardiff]]'s [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm |title=Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal |date=[[2007-02-25]] |accessdate=2008-01-23 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] }}</ref> The final will be contested by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], who beat Arsenal 6&ndash;2 on aggregate in the semi-final,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7197913.stm |author=Sanghera, Mandeep |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=[[2008-01-22]] |accessdate=2008-01-23 }}</ref> and Chelsea, who beat [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 3&ndash;1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7197922.stm |title=Everton 0-1 Chelsea |author=Chowdhury, Saj |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=[[2008-01-23]] |accessdate=2008-01-23 }}</ref>
The '''2008 Football League Cup Final''' is a [[association football|football]] match due to be played on [[24 February]] [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web |title=League Cup Fixtures |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/fixtures/default.stm |accessdate=2008-01-22 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] }}</ref> It will be the first [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] Final to be played at the new [[Wembley Stadium]], and the first to be played in [[England]] since the old Wembley was demolished in 2000. The defending champions are [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], who beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[2007 Football League Cup Final|2007 Final]] at [[Cardiff]]'s [[Millennium Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm |title=Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal |date=[[2007-02-25]] |accessdate=2008-01-23 |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] }}</ref> The final will be contested by [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], who beat Arsenal 6&ndash;2 on aggregate in the semi-final,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7197913.stm |author=Sanghera, Mandeep |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=[[2008-01-22]] |accessdate=2008-01-23 }}</ref> and Chelsea, who beat [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 3&ndash;1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7197922.stm |title=Everton 0-1 Chelsea |author=Chowdhury, Saj |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=[[2008-01-23]] |accessdate=2008-01-23 }}</ref>

Revision as of 17:45, 24 February 2008

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The 2008 Football League Cup Final is a football match due to be played on 24 February 2008.[1] It will be the first League Cup Final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, and the first to be played in England since the old Wembley was demolished in 2000. The defending champions are Chelsea, who beat Arsenal in the 2007 Final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.[2] The final will be contested by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Arsenal 6–2 on aggregate in the semi-final,[3] and Chelsea, who beat Everton 3–1 on aggregate.[4]

Match details

Chelsea1 v 2Tottenham Hotspur
Drogba 37' (a.e.t.) Berbatov 68'
Woodgate 92'
Chelsea
Tottenham
CHELSEA:
GK 1 Czech Republic Petr Čech
RB 35 Brazil Juliano Belletti
CB 26 England John Terry (c)
CB 6 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho
LB 18 England Wayne Bridge
DM 12 Nigeria Mikel Jon Obi
CM 8 England Frank Lampard
CM 5 Ghana Michael Essien
RM 24 England Shaun Wright-Phillips
CF 11 Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
LM 39 France Nicolas Anelka
Substitutes:
GK 23 Italy Carlo Cudicini
DF 33 Brazil Alex
MF 13 Germany Michael Ballack
MF 10 England Joe Cole
FW 21 Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou
Manager:
Israel Avram Grant
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:
GK 1 England Paul Robinson
RB 28 Scotland Alan Hutton
CB 39 England Jonathan Woodgate
CB 26 England Ledley King (c)
LB 2 France Pascal Chimbonda
RM 25 England Aaron Lennon
CM 8 England Jermaine Jenas
CM 4 Ivory Coast Didier Zokora Yellow card 37'
LM 15 France Steed Malbranque
CF 10 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane
CF 9 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutes:
GK 12 Czech Republic Radek Černý
DF 5 France Younes Kaboul
MF 6 Finland Teemu Tainio
MF 22 England Tom Huddlestone
FW 23 England Darren Bent
Manager:
Spain Juande Ramos

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

At the end of 90 minutes (and extra time) the score was equal at 1-1 and the match went into extra time.

Road to Wembley

Chelsea

Round 3[5] Hull City 0–4 Chelsea
Round 4 Chelsea 4–3 Leicester City
Quarter-final Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool
Semi-final (1st leg) Chelsea 2–1 Everton
Semi-final (2nd leg) Everton 0–1 Chelsea
  (Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate)

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 3[5] Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Middlesbrough
Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool
Quarter-final Manchester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final (1st leg) Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final (2nd leg) Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Arsenal
  (Tottenham Hotspur won 6–2 on aggregate)

See also

References

  1. ^ "League Cup Fixtures". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
  2. ^ "Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2008-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Sanghera, Mandeep (2008-01-22). "Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (2008-01-23). "Everton 0-1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b Clubs in the Premier League receive a bye to the second or third round

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