2005 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2014 2005 Football League Cup final 2005 Football League Cup programme.jpg 200px Match programme cover 2004–05 Football League Cup Liverpool 2 Chelsea 3 After extra time 27 February 2005 Millennium Stadium Cardiff John Terry (Chelsea) Steve Bennett (Kent) 71,622 https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/4923 Chelsea 3-2 Liverpool lfchistory.net 27 November 2019 2004 2006 The 2005 Football League Cup final was a football match played between Liverpool and Chelsea on 27 February 2005 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was the final match of the 2004–05 Football League Cup, the 45th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and Football League. Liverpool were appearing in their tenth final; they had previously won seven and lost two while Chelsea were appearing in the final for the fourth time. They had previously won twice and lost once. As both teams were in the Premier League, they entered the competition in the third round. Liverpool's matches were generally close affairs, with only two victories secured by two goals or more. A 2–0 win over Middlesbrough in the fourth round was followed by a 4–3 victory in a penalty shootout after their quarter-final match with Tottenham Hotspur finished 1–1. Chelsea's matches were also close affairs, their only victory by more than one goal was against Newcastle United in the fourth round, which they won 2–0. Watched by a crowd of 78,000 Liverpool scored inside the first minute when John Arne Riise volleyed a Fernando Morientes pass into the Chelsea goal. Neither side was able to score despite a number of chances, until the 79th minute when Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard headed a Paulo Ferreira free-kick into his own net. José Mourinho was ordered to the stands after Chelsea's equaliser for making a gesture to the Liverpool fans. Despite the incident, Chelsea continued their dominance into extra-time and a goal each from Didier Drogba and Mateja Kežman gave them a 3–1 lead. A minute later Antonio Núñez of Liverpool scored a header to reduce the deficit to 3–2, but Chelsea held to win the match and the League Cup for the third time. Route to the final 2004–05 Football League Cup Liverpool Round Opponents Score3rd Millwall (a) 3–04th Middlesbrough (h) 2–0QF Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 (4–3 pen) SF Watford (h) 1–0 Watford (a) 1–0 As Liverpool were competing in the Premier League, they entered the competition in the third round and were drawn against Millwall, who were in the Championship. Liverpool fielded a team that did not feature many of their regular starters including Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso. Despite this, they won the match at Millwall's home ground The New Den, 3–0 courtesy of two goals from striker Milan Baroš and midfielder Salif Diao.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3947041.stm Millwall 0–3 Liverpool BBC Sport 26 October 2004 5 June 2015 Liverpool were drawn against fellow Premier League side Middlesbrough in the fourth round. Again Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez did not field many of his first choice players, however two goals from striker Neil Mellor secured a 2–0 victory at their home ground of Anfield.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3988401.stm Liverpool 2–0 Middlesbrough BBC Sport 9 November 2004 5 June 2015 Tottenham Hotspur were the opposition in the quarter-final held at their opponent's home ground White Hart Lane. With neither side scoring during 90 minutes, the match went to extra time. Tottenham took the lead in the 108th minute when striker Jermain Defoe scored. Tottenham appeared to be on course for victory, but a handball in their penalty area by Frédéric Kanouté resulted in a Liverpool penalty, which striker Florent Sinama Pongolle scored. With no further goals, the match went to a penalty shoot-out. Liverpool won the subsequent shootout 4–3 to progress to the semi-final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4047619.stm Tottenham 1–1 Liverpool BBC Sport 1 December 2004 5 June 2015 Championship side Watford were the opposition in the semi-final which were held over two legs. Unlike previous rounds, Benítez picked a near full-strength team for the first leg at Anfield. The only goal of the match was scored in the 56th minute by Liverpool captain Gerrard.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4157241.stm Liverpool 1–0 Watford 11 January 2005 5 June 2015 The second leg at Watford's home ground, Vicarage Road finished in the same scoreline, with Gerrard again scoring the winning goal. As a result, Liverpool won the match 1–0 and 2–0 on aggregate to progress to the final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4197547.stm Watford 0–1 Liverpool BBC Sport 25 January 2005 5 June 2015 Chelsea Round Opponents Score3rd West Ham United (h) 1–04th Newcastle United (a) 2–0 (a.e.t)QF Fulham (a) 2–1 SF Manchester United (h) 0–0 (h) Manchester United (a) 2–1 West Ham United were Chelsea's opposition, as they entered the competition in the third round due to being in the Premier League. The match held at Chelsea's home ground Stamford Bridge, saw a Mateja Kežman goal secure a 1–0 victory for Chelsea.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3947055.stm Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle BBC Sport 27 October 2014 5 June 2015 Their opponents in the fourth round were fellow Premier League team Newcastle United. The match, held at Newcastle's home ground St James' Park, was goalless for the first 90 minutes and went to extra-time. Goals from Eiður Guðjohnsen and Arjen Robben resulted in a 2–0 victory for Chelsea.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3988419.stm Newcastle 0–2 Chelsea 10 November 2004 5 June 2015 Local rivals Fulham were Chelsea's opposition in the quarter-final, with the match held at Fulham's home ground, Craven Cottage. A goal in the 55th minute from midfielder Damien Duff gave Chelsea a 1–0 lead. However, Fulham equalised in the 74th minute when striker Brian McBride scored. With both teams pushing forward to score the winning goal, substitute Frank Lampard scored in the 88th minute to secure a 2–1 victory for Chelsea.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4047489.stm Fulham 1–2 Chelsea 30 November 2004 5 June 2015 Chelsea were drawn against Manchester United in the semi-final. The first leg at Stamford Bridge finished 0–0 with both teams missing chances to score.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4157097.stm Chelsea 0–0 Manchester United 12 January 2005 5 June 2015 The second leg was held at United's home ground Old Trafford. Chelsea took an early lead when Lampard scored in the 29th minute, but United equalised in the 67th minute when midfielder Ryan Giggs scored. In the 87th minute, Duff scored from a 50 yd m free kick to make the score 2–1. Thus, Chelsea won the tie 2–1 on aggregate to progress to the final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4197611.stm Manchester United 1–2 Chelsea 26 January 2005 5 June 2015 Match Background left|thumb|The Millennium Stadium, the venue of the Football League Cup final. Liverpool were appearing in their tenth final they had won seven (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003) and lost two (1978, 1987). This was Chelsea's fourth appearance in the final. They had won twice in 1965 and 1998 and lost once in 1972. The last match between the two sides before the final was on 1 January 2005, when an 80th-minute goal by midfielder Joe Cole secured a 1–0 victory for Chelsea at Anfield.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4114653.stm Liverpool 0–1 Chelsea BBC Sport 1 January 2005 5 June 2015 Both sides last match before the final was in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. They were playing the first leg of their round of 16 matches. Liverpool faced German team Bayer Leverkusen, whom they beat 3–1,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4281707.stm Liverpool 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen BBC Sport 22 February 2005 5 June 2015 while Chelsea were beaten 2–1 by Spanish team Barcelona.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4281719.stm Barcelona 2–1 Chelsea BBC Sport 23 February 2005 5 June 2015 Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez was adamant that opponents Chelsea were the team under the most pressure to win the match: "There will be more pressure on them, they have spent a lot of money and are the best team in the league, because they are in first position, but they've lost their last two important games. That means they will be under pressure. People will see them as the favourites, I'm sure, so the pressure is on them and not us." Benítez was confident that playing in a cup final would be beneficial to his players: "We need experiences like this to progress, when I decided to come here I said I wanted to win trophies. Our challenge is to win the Premier League, the Champions League, the Uefa Cup, the FA Cup and the Carling Cup. This is a chance to start."https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/26/newsstory.carlingcup0405 'The pressure is on them' claims Benítez The Guardian London 26 February 2005 6 June 2015 Dominic Fifield Goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek believed winning the competition in 2003 would benefit Liverpool: "It was great to win there before and I also had one of my best performances for Liverpool. There's a great buzz around the place; we know that the club expects to win trophies, and we're in a position to deliver that later this week." https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/24/newsstory.carlingcup0405 Dudek vows to keep calm in Cardiff as mistakes mount The Guardian London 24 February 2005 6 June 2015 Dominic Fifield Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole was keen to win his first trophy in the final: "We don't feel under any great pressure, but we do feel excited about the possibility of winning our first trophy, we've just been imagining what it would be like to lift the trophy, who's going where in the line if we win it, and how we'll run round Cardiff with it." Teammate Frank Lampard was also keen to win his first trophy: "If you haven't won anything, a runners-up medal is not what you want at all." He also stated that Chelsea manager José Mourinho's desire to win had been rubbing off on the players: "He actually gets angrier with each one, so every time we lose it's the worst I've seen him, he's a winner, though, that's what you expect, and that's the attitude that's needed at Chelsea these days."https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/27/newsstory.carlingcup0405 Cole burns with blue ambition The Guardian London 27 February 2005 6 June 2015 Paul Wilson Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who had played in four matches during the competition was suspended after being shown a red card in a FA Cup match against Newcastle United. He would be replaced by Petr Čech.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/4284059.stm Cudicini misses Carling Cup final BBC Sport 22 February 2005 6 June 2015 Captain Steven Gerrard and striker Fernando Morientes were expected to return to the starting line-up for Liverpool, while midfielder Xabi Alonso would miss out after breaking his leg in the last fixture between the two sides. Going into the match Chelsea were the favourites with the bookmakers at Even odds to win the match, while Liverpool were 9–4.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/27/newsstory.carlingcup04051 Baros finally has chance to settle old score The Guardian London 27 February 2005 6 June 2015 Amy Lawrence However, a poll on the BBC Sport website had 63% of fans backing Liverpool to win.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4277763.stm Tactical masters fight for glory BBC Sport 25 February 2005 6 June 2015 Phil McNulty First half Within a minute of the kick-off, Liverpool had scored. Striker Fernando Morientes ran over to the right-hand side of the pitch, his cross to the edge of the Chelsea penalty area was met by midfielder John Arne Riise, who volleyed the ball into the Chelsea goal to give Liverpool a 1–0 lead. 2015 The goal was the fastest scored in a League Cup final.Liverpool 2–3 Chelsea http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4279679.stm BBC Sport 27 February 2005 16 February 2014 Liverpool continued to attack and two minutes later Riise had another chance, however his shot hit Chelsea defender Paulo Ferreira.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/feb/27/minutebyminute.carlingcup0405 Chelsea 3 Liverpool 2 The Guardian London 27 February 2005 6 June 2015 Paul Doyle Liverpool defender Sami Hyypiä received the first yellow card of the match in the 13th minute for a challenge on Didier Drogba.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4302317.stm Carling Cup clockwatch BBC Sport 27 February 2005 6 June 2015 Chelsea started to come into the game and they were awarded a free-kick in the 19th minute when Liverpool defender Steve Finnan was penalised for a foul on Damien Duff. However, the free kick from Ferreira was cleared by Liverpool. A run by Finnan in the 27th minute saw him go past Duff and defender William Gallas before he passed to Luis García, but his shot was blocked by Ricardo Carvalho. thumb|right|Didier Drogba, who scored Chelsea's second goal in the match. A minute later Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard was shown a yellow card for a foul on García. The resulting free-kick found Steven Gerrard, but he fell to the ground after a challenge from Claude Makélélé. The referee Steve Bennett ignored Liverpool claims for a penalty and Chelsea went straight on the attack, but an effort by Drogba went wide of the Liverpool goal. Chelsea continued to attack in an effort to score an equalising goal, but attempts by Duff and Joe Cole failed to find the target. Liverpool defender Djimi Traoré was the third player to be shown a yellow card for a foul on Ferreira in the 35th minute. However, minutes later he made an important tackle as Duff beat the Liverpool offside trap, but a poor touch outside of the Liverpool penalty area allowed Traoré to dispossess him. As half-time approached Liverpool were content to remain in their own half and allow Chelsea to attack them, but any attack was dealt with by the Liverpool defence. Second half Chelsea replaced midfielder Jiří Jarošík with striker Eiður Guðjohnsen at the start of the second half, and started the second half in the same manner that they finished the first, with Liverpool withholding the pressure on their penalty area. Cole passed the ball over the Liverpool defence to Drogba in the 54th minute, but defender Jamie Carragher was able to get back and clear the ball. The ball was played back into the penalty area and met by Guðjohnsen, whose header was saved by Dudek, the ball fell to Gallas and Dudek again saved the subsequent shot. Midfielder Antonio Núñez replaced Harry Kewell in the 56th minute. Against the run of play, Liverpool had an attack in the 64th minute. A counter-attack resulted in a Dietmar Hamann shot, but it was saved by Čech. Liverpool made another substitution following the attack as Igor Bišćan replaced an injured Djimi Traoré. Chelsea continued to push forward and were close to a goal in the 71st minute, but Riise cleared a Gallas after the ball was played to him by Makélélé. Both teams made substitutions in the following minutes. Striker Milan Baroš replaced Morientes for Liverpool while Chelsea substituted Gallas for striker Mateja Kežman. Liverpool had a chance to extend their lead in the 74th minute, but Gerrard was unable to score from a cross by Núñez, with his shot going wide of the Chelsea goal.https://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/02/27/carling.chelsea/ Chelsea claim English League Cup CNN 28 February 2005 6 June 2015 Liverpool pressed forward and a sliding tackle from Chelsea captain John Terry prevented Baroš from shooting in the Chelsea penalty area. Chelsea were awarded a free-kick in the 79th minute which was taken by Ferreira, the ball was met by Gerrard who intended to head it clear, but scored an own goal after heading the ball into the Liverpool goal. The score was now 1–1. Chelsea made their final substitution following the goal, with Glen Johnson replacing Cole. Chelsea manager Mourinho was sent off following the goal for making a gesture towards the Liverpool fans.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mourinhos-dismissal-mars-his-first-chelsea-triumph-13221.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/mourinhos-dismissal-mars-his-first-chelsea-triumph-13221.html 1 May 2022 subscription Mourinho's dismissal mars his first Chelsea triumph The Independent London 28 February 2005 7 June 2015 Sam Wallace Chelsea nearly took the lead in the 82nd minute, but Duff's shot was saved by Dudek. Chelsea had a few chances to score in the following exchanges, but all the efforts missed the Liverpool goal. Liverpool's only chance in the rest of the half fell to Baroš, but he also put his shot wide. With the scores at 1–1, following the end of 90 minutes the match went to extra time. Extra time Chelsea had the first chance in extra time when Duff's cross was met by Drogba, but his header hit the post. The pace of the game had slowed in extra time, neither side dominated the match. The best chances for both sides came in the final minutes of the first half of extra time. A García cross was met by Bišćan, but he headed the ball over the crossbar while Kežman had a shot saved by Dudek. However, in the first minute of the second half of extra time Chelsea had scored. A long throw-in to the near post of the Liverpool goal was missed by Terry and Hyypiä, but Drogba beat Carragher to the ball and gave Chelsea a 2–1 lead. Four minutes later, Chelsea had extended their lead to 3–1. A Lampard free-kick was punched clear by Dudek, but the ball fell to Guðjohnsen who played the ball across the Liverpool goal to Kežman who scored. Two minutes later Liverpool scored. A Gerrard free-kick was headed in by Núñez to make the score 3–2. However, Liverpool were unable to find an equalising goal in the remaining minutes and Chelsea won 3–2 to win the League Cup for the third time. 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Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. Post-match 120px|thumb|Chelsea manager José Mourinho defended the gesture which saw him dismissed in the final Following the match, Chelsea manager José Mourinho claimed that the gesture he made had been intended for the media and not Liverpool fans: "The signal of close your mouth was not for them but for the press, they speak too much and in my opinion they try to do everything to disturb Chelsea. Wait, don't speak too soon. We lost two matches and in my opinion you (the media) try to take confidence from us and put pressure on us." Mourinho was happy that Chelsea had won but said the victory was not special: "It's just one more. I had a few before this, I'm very happy to win. It's important for the fans, for the club and especially for the players." Striker Eiður Guðjohnsen said Chelsea's victory was down to their hard work ethic: "It was a very intense and even game and it was hard to break them down, but hard work pays off in the end."http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4296791.stm Mourinho blasts press after win BBC Sport 27 February 2005 7 June 2015 Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was determined to move on from the final after scoring an own goal: "Losing cup finals and scoring an own goal is a bad day for myself, but I'll look forward to the next game now." He also said that Chelsea deserved the victory: "We scored early on and tried to see the clock out because we were 15 minutes away from lifting the cup, but credit to Chelsea they came back and deserved the win." Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez believed that Liverpool would have won the match had they scored when they were leading 1–0: "If you have clear chances at 1–0 and you score the second goal you finish the game, but we made some mistakes and at the end we conceded in our own goal." Despite the defeat he was proud of his players' efforts: "I say to the players we must be proud because we played a good game, Chelsea controlled the game when they started playing, but we re-organised the team with three midfielders and had some opportunities."http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4296747.stm Dejected Gerrard accepts defeat BBC Sport 27 February 2005 7 June 2015 The two sides faced each other again in the semi-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League. A goalless first leg at Stamford Bridge was followed by a 1–0 victory for Liverpool in the second leg as they progressed to the final. A 3–2 victory in a penalty shootout against Milan after the match finished 3–3 ensured Liverpool won the UEFA Champions League for the fifth time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4573159.stm AC Milan 3–3 Liverpool (aet) BBC Sport 25 May 2005 7 June 2015 Chelsea would go on to win the 2004–05 FA Premier League, their first League title since 1955.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4476063.stm Bolton 0–2 Chelsea BBC Sport 30 April 2005 7 June 2015 References External links Full match (broadcast on YouTube) Category:2004–05 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup final 2005 League Cup final 2005 League Cup final Category:EFL Cup finals Category:2000s in Cardiff Category:February 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:Football finals in Wales Category:Football competitions in Cardiff