2008 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2014 2008 Football League Cup final League Cup Final 2008 Chelsea Spurs.jpg 200 2007–08 Football League Cup Chelsea 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 After extra time 24 February 2008 Wembley Stadium London Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham) Mark Halsey (Lancashire) 87,660Jonathan Stevenson Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7256729.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 24 February 2008 20 February 2014 Partly cloudy13 °C °Fhttp://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGLL/2008/2/24/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA Local Weather wunderground.com 2007 2009 The 2008 Football League Cup final was a football match played on 24 February 2008.League Cup Fixtures http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/fixtures/default.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20030809103351/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/fixtures/default.stm dead 9 August 2003 22 January 2008 BBC Sport 17 December 2009 It was 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 were Chelsea, who beat Arsenal in the 2007 final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6371613.stm Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal 25 February 2007 23 January 2008 BBC Sport The final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Arsenal 6–2 on aggregate in the semi-final,Tottenham 5–1 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7197913.stm Sanghera Mandeep BBC Sport 22 January 2008 23 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080127163433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7197913.stm 27 January 2008 live and Chelsea, who beat Everton 3–1 on aggregate.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7197922.stm Everton 0–1 Chelsea Chowdhury Saj BBC Sport 23 January 2008 23 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080127053204/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7197922.stm 27 January 2008 live Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea 2–1, after extra time, winning their first trophy in nine years. Chelsea took the lead in the 39th minute through a free kick from Didier Drogba. This goal made Drogba the first player to score in three League Cup finals, having scored in 2005 and 2007. In the 68th minute, Tottenham were awarded a penalty after Wayne Bridge handled the ball; Dimitar Berbatov converted the spot-kick and equalised. Three minutes into extra time, Jonathan Woodgate headed a Jermaine Jenas free kick onto Petr Čech, who in turn pushed it straight back onto Woodgate's head to score the winning goal. The win was important for Tottenham as not only did they end a 9-year trophy drought, but the win secured the club qualification for the following season's UEFA Cup, something they would not have achieved in the Premier League, as they finished 11th. This would be the last major trophy Tottenham would win for 17-years, until the club won the 2025 UEFA Europa League vs Manchester United. For Chelsea, it was the second of four competitions in which they would finish as runners-up that season, after they lost to Manchester United in the Community Shield and ended up finishing as runners-up to the same team in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. The two teams would meet again in the 2015 League Cup final, in which Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-0. Road to Wembley ChelseaRoundTottenhamOpponentScoreOpponentScoreHull City (A)4–0Round 3Middlesbrough (H)2–0Leicester City (H)4–3Round 4Blackpool (H)2–0Liverpool (H)2–0Round 5Manchester City (A)2–0Everton (H)2–1Semi-finalsArsenal (A)1–1Everton (A)1–0Arsenal (H)5–1Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregateTottenham Hotspur won 6–2 on aggregate As Premier League teams involved in UEFA competitions, both Chelsea and Tottenham entered the League Cup in the third round. Tottenham received a home draw against Middlesbrough, while Chelsea were drawn away to Hull City.Arsenal to host Newcastle in cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/6973938.stm BBC Sport 18 September 2007 27 July 2023 Chelsea won their tie 4–0; Scott Sinclair opened the scoring with his first goal for the club in the first half, while a brace from Salomon Kalou either side of another from Steve Sidwell completed the win.Caroline Cheese Hull 0-4 Chelsea https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7008019.stm BBC Sport 26 September 2007 27 July 2023 Meanwhile, second-half goals from Gareth Bale and Tom Huddlestone sent Tottenham through to the next round.Tottenham 2-0 Middlesbrough https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7008022.stm BBC Sport 26 September 2007 27 July 2023 Both teams were drawn at home in the fourth round; Chelsea would face Leicester City, while Tottenham would take on Blackpool.Coventry to meet West Ham in cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7017625.stm BBC Sport 29 September 2007 27 July 2023 Chelsea had to come from behind twice to beat Leicester; Frank Lampard had given them a 2–1 half-time lead after Gareth McAuley's early goal for Leicester, but DJ Campbell and Carl Cort put the visitors in front with two goals in the space of five second-half minutes. Andriy Shevchenko equalised for Chelsea in the 87th minute, before Lampard completed his hat-trick – and the Chelsea victory – in the final minute of the match.Chelsea 4-3 Leicester https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065182.stm BBC Sport 31 October 2007 27 July 2023 For Tottenham, Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the first half against Blackpool; Pascal Chimbonda doubled the lead in the second half, and the away side were unable to find a response.Tottenham 2-0 Blackpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7065202.stm BBC Sport 31 October 2007 27 July 2023 Chelsea were drawn at home again for the quarter-finals, this time against Liverpool, while Tottenham faced an away tie against Manchester City.Chelsea draw Reds in Carling Cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7076439.stm BBC Sport 3 November 2007 27 July 2023 Tottenham took an early lead through Jermain Defoe in their quarter-final at the City of Manchester Stadium, but a red card for Didier Zokora in the 20th minute allowed City back into the game; however, Spurs secured victory and a place in the quarter-finals when Steed Malbranque scored in the 82nd minute.Man City 0-2 Tottenham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7145783.stm BBC Sport 18 December 2007 27 July 2023 The next day, Chelsea had to wait almost an hour to open the scoring against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard scoring his fourth goal of the competition; Peter Crouch was sent off for the visitors a minute later, and Shevchenko confirmed the win in the final minute.Mandeep Sanghera Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7145789.stm BBC Sport 19 December 2007 27 July 2023 In the semi-finals, which would be played over two legs, Tottenham were drawn against their North London rivals Arsenal for the second season in a row, while Chelsea were paired with Everton, the city rivals of their opponents in the previous round.Arsenal & Spurs face cup showdown https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7153068.stm BBC Sport 19 December 2007 27 July 2023 Tottenham were held in their first leg at the Emirates Stadium, thanks to a deflected goal by Theo Walcott; after Jermaine Jenas opened the scoring for Spurs in the first half, Walcott equalised when the ball ricocheted back off him in the midst of a challenge by Lee Young-pyo before looping over Tottenham goalkeeper Radek Černý.Paul Fletcher Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7172903.stm BBC Sport 9 January 2008 27 July 2023 In the second leg at White Hart Lane, there was no doubt about the result, as Tottenham ran out 5–1 winners, their first victory over Arsenal in any competition since November 1999. Jenas was again on the scoresheet inside three minutes, before an own goal from Nicklas Bendtner gave Spurs a 2–0 half-time lead; Robbie Keane and Aaron Lennon doubled their advantage before Arsenal scored their first goal through Emmanuel Adebayor, but Malbranque scored in the final minute to secure a 6–2 aggregate victory.Mandeep Sanghera Tottenham 5-1 Arsenal https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7197913.stm BBC Sport 22 January 2008 27 July 2023 Chelsea took the advantage in the first leg of their semi-final at Stamford Bridge despite John Obi Mikel's red card thanks to an own goal by Joleon Lescott in second-half injury time; Shaun Wright-Phillips opened the scoring midway through the first half, but Yakubu equalised in the 64th minute, only for Lescott to head a cross from Wright-Phillips into his own net.Paul Fletcher Chelsea 2-1 Everton https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7172852.stm BBC Sport 9 January 2008 27 July 2023 In the second leg at Goodison Park, Joe Cole scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute, giving Chelsea a 3–1 aggregate victory and sending them to their third League Cup final in the last four seasons.Saj Chowdhury Everton 0-1 Chelsea https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7197922.stm BBC Sport 23 January 2008 27 July 2023 Match Details 24 February 2008 15:00 GMT Chelsea 1–2 (a.e.t.) Report Tottenham Hotspur Berbatov 70 pen.Woodgate 94 Drogba 39 Wembley Stadium, London 87,660 Mark Halsey (Lancashire)Carling Cup officials announced http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CarlingCupDetailx/0,,10794~1227439,00.html football-league.co.uk The Football League 29 January 2008 30 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306155919/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/CarlingCupDetailx/0%2C%2C10794~1227439%2C00.html 6 March 2009 dead dmy-all _chelsea0608h _chelsea0608h _chelsea0608h _chelsea0608h _3_stripes_white 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Chelsea _spurs0708H FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tottenham Hotspur GK 1 CZE Petr Čech 120+4RB 35BRA Juliano BellettiCB 26ENG John Terry (c)CB 6 POR Ricardo Carvalho 104LB 18ENG Wayne BridgeDM 12NGA Mikel John Obi 96 98CM 8 ENG Frank LampardCM 5 GHA Michael Essien 88RW 24ENG Shaun Wright-Phillips 72LW 39FRA 1974 Nicolas AnelkaCF 11CIV Didier DrogbaSubstitutes:GK 23ITA Carlo CudiciniDF 33BRA AlexMF 10ENG Joe Cole 98MF 13GER Michael Ballack 88FW 21CIV Salomon Kalou 72Manager:ISR Avram Grant300px GK 1 ENG Paul RobinsonRB 28SCO Alan HuttonCB 39ENG Jonathan WoodgateCB 26ENG Ledley King (c)LB 2 FRA 1974 Pascal Chimbonda 61RM 25ENG Aaron Lennon 120+1CM 8 ENG Jermaine Jenas 120+3CM 4 CIV Didier Zokora 38LM 15FRA 1974 Steed Malbranque 75CF 10IRL Robbie Keane 102CF 9 BUL Dimitar BerbatovSubstitutes:GK 12CZE Radek ČernýDF 5 FRA 1974 Younès Kaboul 102MF 6 FIN Teemu Tainio 116 75MF 22ENG Tom Huddlestone 61FW 23ENG Darren BentManager:ESP Juande Ramos Assistant referees: Andrew Garratt (West Midlands) Martin Yerby (Kent) Fourth official: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) Reserve assistant referee: David Bryan (Lincolnshire) Man of the match Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham Hotspur)Alan Hardaker Trophy Winners http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/AlanHardakerTrophyWinners/0,,10794~1354852,00.html The Football League 26 February 2012 8 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120421013843/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/AlanHardakerTrophyWinners/0%2C%2C10794~1354852%2C00.html 21 April 2012 Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Statistics thumb|The Tottenham players celebrate after having won their first trophy in nine years. ChelseaTottenhamTotal shots 17 14Shots on target 11 7Ball possession 52% 48%Corner kicks 10 5Fouls committed 17 20Offsides 3 2Yellow cards 2 4Red cards 0 0 Source: ESPNTottenham 2-1 Chelsea: Woody nods winner http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=235283&cc=5739 ESPNsoccernet ESPN Inc. 24 February 2008 8 May 2012 9 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009145803/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=235283&cc=5739 dead Notes Didier Drogba's goal made him the all-time leading scorer in League Cup Finals with four. He also became the first player to score in three League Cup finals and the first to score in three consecutive English domestic cup finals.January 2009 References Category:2007–08 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup final 2008 League Cup final 2008 League Cup final 2008 Football League Cup final