2016 Football League Cup final

February 2016 2016 Football League Cup final 2016 Capital One Final programme.jpg Match programme cover 2015–16 Football League Cup Liverpool 1 Manchester City 1 After extra time Manchester City won 3–1 on penalties 2016 2 28 yes Wembley Stadium London Man of the Match Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) Michael Oliver (Northumberland) 86,206 2015 2017 The 2016 Football League Cup final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 28 February 2016 to determine the winner of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, the 56th edition of the Football League Cup, a competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and Football League. It was contested by Liverpool and Manchester City, with Manchester City winning 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/feb/28/liverpool-v-manchester-city-capital-one-cup-final-live Liverpool 1 Man City 1 (Man City win 3-1 on penalties) 28 February 2016 The Guardian 8 March 2016 They would have qualified for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, but they ultimately qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League instead by virtue of their league position.http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2015-18-uefa-access-list-explanations.pdf UEFA access list 2015–18 Kassiesa 26 January 2016 4 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190404101248/https://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2015-18-uefa-access-list-explanations.pdf dead Background Liverpool were participating in a record 12th League Cup final, having previously won a record eight, most recently in 2012 against Cardiff City. Their last loss was in 2005 to Chelsea.JJ Bull https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/12122276/Liverpool-Stoke-City-Capital-One-League-Cup-semi-final-second-leg-TV-live.html Liverpool vs Stoke City, League Cup semi-final: Mignolet sends Liverpool to Wembley with penalty shootout saves Daily Telegraph 26 January 2016Hunter Andy Joe Allen fires Liverpool to Wembley in shootout win over Stoke City https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/26/liverpool-stoke-city-capital-one-cup-match-report 7 February 2016 The Guardian Manchester City made their fifth appearance in the final, having won three previous times, the last of which as recently as 2014 against Sunderland.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26311649 Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland BBC Sport 2 March 2014 1 February 2016 Route to the final 2015–16 Football League Cup Liverpool Round Opponents Score3 Carlisle United (H) 1–1 (3–2 pen)4 AFC Bournemouth (H) 1–05 Southampton (A) 1-6 SF Stoke City (A) 0-1 Stoke City (H) 0–1 (6–5 pen) Liverpool, as a Premier League team involved in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, started the competition in the third round. In this they were drawn against Football League Two team Carlisle United, at their home ground, Anfield. After extra time the score was 1–1 but Liverpool advanced after a 3–2 penalty shoot out win.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34265500 Liverpool 1–1 Carlisle United (3–2 pens) BBC Sport 26 January 2016 In the fourth round they were drawn at home again, this time against fellow Premier League team AFC Bournemouth; they won the game 1–0 after Nathaniel Clyne's debut goal for Liverpool.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34589602 Liverpool 1–0 Bournemouth BBC Sport 26 January 2016 In the quarter finals, they were drawn away to fellow Premier League team Southampton. At St. Mary's Stadium, Liverpool won 6–1 with a hat-trick from Divock Origi, two goals from Daniel Sturridge and one from Jordon Ibe.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34918281 Southampton 1–6 Liverpool BBC Sport 26 January 2016 In the two-legged semi-final, Liverpool were drawn against Stoke City. At the Britannia Stadium, Liverpool won the first leg 1–0 due to a goal from Ibe.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35155369 Stoke City 0–1 Liverpool BBC Sport 26 January 2016 However, they lost the second leg 1–0 at Anfield, their first home loss in a League Cup semi-final, necessitating a penalty shoot out which Liverpool won 6–5; goalkeeper Simon Mignolet saved from Peter Crouch and Marc Muniesa with Joe Allen scoring the winner.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35349469 Liverpool 0–1 Stoke City (agg 1–1, pens 6–5) BBC Sport 26 January 2016 Manchester City Round Opponents Score3 Sunderland (A) 1-44 Crystal Palace (H) 5–15 Hull City (H) 4–1 SF Everton (A) 1-2 Everton (H) 3–1 Manchester City, as a Premier League team involved in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, started in the third round, in which they were drawn away against Sunderland. At the Stadium of Light, Manchester City won 4–1 with goals from Sergio Agüero, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and an own goal from Vito Mannone.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34253381 Sunderland 1–4 Manchester City BBC Sport 22 September 2015 27 January 2016 In the next round they were drawn at home against Crystal Palace. At the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester City won 5–1 with goals from Wilfried Bony, De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Yaya Touré and Manu García.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34589630 Manchester City 5–1 Crystal Palace BBC Sport 28 October 2015 27 January 2016 In the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Hull City at home, where they won 4–1 with goals from Bony, Iheanacho and two from De Bruyne.Jurejko Jonathan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34907256 Manchester City 4–1 Hull City BBC Sport 1 December 2015 27 January 2016 In the semi-finals, they were drawn against Everton where despite losing 2–1 at Goodison Park,McNulty Phil https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35155377 Everton 2–1 Manchester City BBC Sport 6 January 2016 27 January 2016 Manchester City won 3–1 at the City of Manchester Stadium, which included a controversial goal as Raheem Sterling failed to keep the ball from crossing the dead ball line, but the officials missed it and allowed the goal to stand thus reaching the final 4–3 on aggregate and also preventing a Merseyside derby final.McNulty Phil https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35358806 Manchester City 3–1 Everton (agg 4–3) BBC Sport 1 January 1970 27 January 2016 Match Summary In the 49th minute Fernandinho opened the scoring for Man City with a low shot from a tight angle on the right of the box that went into the far corner under Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. In the 60th minute Raheem Sterling had a chance to make it 2-0 but he passed the ball wide of the near post from six yards out. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Sturridge drilled the ball in from the right beyond the far post, the ball came to Adam Lallana whose shot hit the face of the near post with the ball coming back to Philippe Coutinho, who scored with a low right foot shot from 12 yards out.Liverpool vs Manchester City, League Cup final - live: City win the cup as hero Caballero makes three penalty saves https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/12176573/Liverpool-vs-Manchester-City-League-Cup-final-2016-TV-channel-live.html Daily Telegraph 28 February 2016 4 August 2016 There were no more goals in the 90 minutes or in the 30 minutes of extra-time with the match going to a penalty shoot-out. Emre Can scored the first penalty of the shoot-out for Liverpool before Fernandinho missed the first spot-kick for Man City, hitting the post. Lucas Leiva then missed the next kick for Liverpool, with Willy Caballero diving to his left to save. Jesús Navas then scored with his kick before Philippe Coutinho missed with the next kick for Liverpool, Caballero saving again to his left. Sergio Agüero then scored before Caballero dived to his right to save from Adam Lallana. Yaya Touré scored with a low shot to the left to win the game for Man City 3-1 on penalties.Liverpool v Manchester City: Capital One Cup final – as it happened https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/feb/28/liverpool-v-manchester-city-capital-one-cup-final-live The Guardian 28 February 2016 4 August 2016 Details 28 February 2016 16:30 GMT Liverpool 1–1 yes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164 Manchester City Coutinho 83 Fernandinho 49 Wembley Stadium, London 86,206 Michael Oliver 1–3 Can Lucas Coutinho Lallana Fernandinho Navas Agüero Touré _liverpool1516h _liverpool1516h _liverpool1516h _liverpool1516h _liverpool1516h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Liverpool _mancity1516h _mancity1516H _mancity1516h _mancity1516h _mancity1516h 71AFFA 71AFFA 71AFFA FFFFFF 71AFFA Manchester City GK 22BEL Simon MignoletRB 2 ENG Nathaniel Clyne 53CB 21BRA Lucas LeivaCB 17FRA Mamadou Sakho 25LB 18ESP Alberto Moreno 65 72DM 23GER Emre Can 85CM 14ENG Jordan Henderson (c)CM 7 ENG James MilnerAM 10BRA Philippe Coutinho 83CF 11BRA Roberto Firmino 80CF 15ENG Daniel SturridgeSubstitutes:GK 34HUN Ádám BogdánDF 4 CIV Kolo Touré 25DF 38ENG Jon FlanaganMF 20ENG Adam Lallana 118 72MF 24WAL Joe AllenFW 9 BEL Christian BentekeFW 27BEL Divock Origi 80Manager:GER Jürgen Klopp300px GK 13ARG Willy CaballeroRB 3 FRA Bacary Sagna 90CB 4 BEL Vincent Kompany (c) 87CB 30ARG Nicolás Otamendi 109LB 22FRA Gaël ClichyDM 25BRA Fernandinho 119DM 6 BRA Fernando 76 90CM 42CIV Yaya Touré 118RF 21ESP David Silva 110CF 10ARG Sergio AgüeroLF 7 ENG Raheem SterlingSubstitutes:GK 1 ENG Joe HartDF 5 ARG Pablo Zabaleta 90DF 11SRB Aleksandar KolarovDF 26ARG Martín DemichelisMF 15ESP Jesús Navas 90FW 14CIV Wilfried Bony 110FW 72NGR Kelechi IheanachoManager:CHI Manuel Pellegrini Post-match In winning, Manchester City qualified for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League; however, they subsequently qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League via their league position. The vacant UEFA Europa League berth was instead allocated to the club ranked highest in the 2015–16 Premier League that had not already qualified for Europe, which was seventh-placed West Ham United. See also 2016 FA Cup final References 30em 2016 Category:2015–16 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Category:2016 in sport in London Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium League Cup final 2016 League Cup final 2016 Category:February 2016 sports events in the United Kingdom