2009 Football League Cup final

2009 Football League Cup final 2009 League Cup Final.jpg 200 2008–09 Football League Cup Manchester United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 After extra time Manchester United won 4–1 on penalties 1 March 2009 Wembley Stadium London Ben Foster (Manchester United) Chris Foy (Merseyside) 88,217 Mostly cloudy11 °C °FWeather History for London, United Kingdom http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGLL/2009/3/1/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA wunderground.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140520040117/http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGLL/2009/3/1/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA 20 May 2014 dead 2008 2010 The 2009 Football League Cup final was the final match of the 2008–09 Football League Cup, the 49th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and The Football League. The match was played at Wembley Stadium on 1 March 2009, and was contested by Tottenham Hotspur, who won the competition in 2008, and Manchester United,Burnley face holders Spurs in cup https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7769023.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 6 December 2008 7 January 2009 who last won the competition in 2006. The two joint-top goalscorers played for each of the finalists. Roman Pavlyuchenko of Tottenham Hotspur, who scored in every match in which he played in the tournament up to the final, and Manchester United's Carlos Tevez; both players had six goals each. Manchester United won 4–1 on penalties, after the match ended as a goalless draw in normal time. United converted all four of their penalties, while Tottenham missed two of their three. It was only the second time that the League Cup final had been decided by a penalty shoot-out.Phil McNulty Phil McNulty Man Utd 0–0 Tottenham (aet) https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 1 March 2009 21 September 2009 The man of the match was Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster, who became the first goalkeeper since Jerzy Dudek in 2003 to win the Alan Hardaker Award.Carling Cup Final report http://www.carlingcup.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,11995~1572476,00.html carlingcup.premiumtv.co.uk 1 March 2009 1 March 2009 26 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120826142155/http://www.carlingcup.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,11995~1572476,00.html dead Retrospectively, the result of this game would have significant implications for the following season's UEFA Europa League. In winning the tournament, the qualifying spot for the League Cup went to the seventh-placed team in the Premier League by default, as Manchester United would later win the League and therefore qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Fulham, who finished seventh in the league, went on to progress to the final of the 2009–10 Europa League. Had Tottenham won the League Cup, they would have qualified in Fulham's place. Road to Wembley 2008–09 Football League Cup Manchester UnitedRoundTottenham HotspurOpponentResultOpponentResultMiddlesbrough (H)3–1Third roundClubs competing in UEFA competitions receive a bye to the third roundNewcastle United (A)2–1Queens Park Rangers (H)1–0Fourth roundLiverpool (H)4–2Blackburn Rovers (H)5–3Fifth roundWatford (A)2–1Derby County0–1 (A)Semi-finalBurnley4–1 (H)4–2 (H)2–3 (A)Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregateTottenham Hotspur won 6–4 on aggregate Match Team selection Sir Alex Ferguson promised before the game that he would give places in the Manchester United starting line-up to the young players who had played a part in getting them to the final, with Darron Gibson in the centre of midfield and Danny Welbeck up front.Daniel Taylor Fergie will continue to draw from the fountain of youth https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/28/manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur The Guardian Guardian News and Media 28 February 2009 13 January 2015 He also said he would make several changes from the team that drew away to Internazionale in the Champions League earlier in the week, citing the need to rotate players in the modern game. Goalkeeper Ben Foster, who had played in the fifth round against Blackburn Rovers and the second leg of the semi-final against Derby County, expressed a desire to play in the final as a way of making up for an injury-beset previous 12 months.Robin Lynch Foster dreams of Wembley ending to injury nightmare https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/27/ben-foster-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur-carling-cup-final The Guardian Guardian News and Media 27 February 2009 13 January 2015 Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp named Heurelho Gomes as his goalkeeper for the final, despite the Brazilian having made several high-profile errors, as the club's number-one 'keeper, Carlo Cudicini, was cup-tied; Cudicini was signed from Chelsea during the January transfer window and had appeared for the Blues in the League Cup earlier in the season.David Hytner Redknapp puts his faith in Gomes for Carling Cup final https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/23/redknapp-gomes-carling-cup-final-tottenham The Guardian Guardian News and Media 23 February 2009 14 January 2015 Defender Jonathan Woodgate, who scored the winning goal in the 2008 final, suffered a head wound in a 2–1 win over Hull City the week before the game; he declared himself fit the next day, but was ultimately left out of the squad.Woodgate declares himself fit for Carling Cup final https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/24/tottenham-manchester-united-woodgate-carling The Guardian Guardian News and Media 24 February 2009 14 January 2015 Striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, however, was selected for the game, despite his earlier fears that he might miss out if Redknapp opted to play Darren Bent as a lone striker;David Hytner Pavlyuchenko concerned about starting for Spurs in the Carling Cup final https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/feb/24/roman-pavlyuchenko-spurs-carling-cup The Guardian Guardian News and Media 24 February 2009 14 January 2015 in the end, Pavlyuchenko and Bent started together up front. Details 1 March 2009 15:00 GMT Manchester United 0–0 yes https://archive.today/20120802154617/http://www.football-league.co.uk/carlingcup/news/20090301/carling-cup-final-match-report_2293330_1573891 Report Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium, London 88,217 Chris Foy (Merseyside)Officials named for Carling Cup Final http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/CarlingCupNews/0,,10794~1534088,00.html football-league.co.uk The Football League 26 January 2009 30 January 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090131081142/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/News/CarlingCupNews/0%2C%2C10794~1534088%2C00.html 31 January 2009 Giggs Tevez Ronaldo Anderson 4–1 O'Hara Ćorluka Bentley _manutdh0709 _thinblackline _whiteline E20E0E E20E0E E20E0E FFFFFF 000000 Manchester United _borderonwhite _thfc0809h _borderonwhite _black_stripes 000033 000033 000033 000033 FFFFFF Tottenham Hotspur GK 12ENG Ben FosterRB 22IRL John O'Shea 57 76CB 5 ENG Rio Ferdinand (c)CB 23NIR Jonny EvansLB 3 FRA 1974 Patrice EvraRM 7 POR Cristiano Ronaldo 67CM 28IRL Darron Gibson 91CM 18ENG Paul Scholes 108LM 17POR NaniCF 19ENG Danny Welbeck 56CF 32ARG Carlos TevezSubstitutes:GK 29POL Tomasz KuszczakDF 15SRB 2004 Nemanja Vidić 76DF 42ENG Richard EckersleyMF 8 BRA Anderson 56MF 11WAL Ryan Giggs 91MF 13KOR 1997 Park Ji-sungMF 34BRA Rodrigo PossebonManager:SCO Sir Alex Ferguson300px GK 1 BRA Heurelho GomesRB 22CRO Vedran ĆorlukaCB 20ENG Michael DawsonCB 26ENG Ledley King (c)LB 32CMR Benoît Assou-EkottoRM 7 ENG Aaron Lennon 102CM 8 ENG Jermaine Jenas 98CM 4 CIV Didier ZokoraLM 14CRO Luka ModrićCF 10ENG Darren BentCF 9 RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko 65Substitutes:GK 27ENG Ben AlnwickDF 3 WAL Gareth Bale 98DF 16WAL Chris GunterMF 5 ENG David Bentley 102MF 6 ENG Tom HuddlestoneMF 19MAR Adel TaarabtMF 24ENG Jamie O'Hara 65Manager:ENG Harry Redknapp Man of the Match Ben Foster (Manchester United)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 Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup (Northamptonshire) Andy Butler (Lancashire) Fourth official: Andre Marriner (West Midlands) Reserve assistant referee: Robert Pollock (Merseyside)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Statistics StatisticSpurs suffer Wembley woe http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261331&cc=5739 ESPNsoccernet ESPN Inc. 1 March 2009 8 May 2012 4 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304181533/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=261331&cc=5739 dead Manchester United Tottenham HotspurTotal shots 23 12Shots on target 10 7Ball possession 53% 47%Corner kicks 9 4Fouls committed 12 16Offsides 2 2Yellow cards 3 0Red cards 0 0 References June 2017 Category:2008–09 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Football League Cup Final 2009 League Cup Final 2009 League Cup Final 2009 Football League Cup Final