Aston Villa v Manchester City, 01 March 2020
| Score | 2-1 to Manchester City |
| Referee | Lee Mason |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Wembley Stadium |
| Attendance | 82,145 |
View Aston Villa v Manchester City head to head
Kick-off: 4.30pm
This was the 60th League Cup final and the third under the sponsorship of Carabao.
This was the first meeting in a cup final and the second-ever meeting at a neutral venue. City beat Villa 6-1 in a FA Cup semi-final at Leeds Road, Huddersfield in 1934.
Manchester City had now won the League Cup seven times. Only Liverpool had now won more (eight).
City had now won the League Cup in five of the last seven seasons, and became the second team to do so in three consecutive years. Liverpool won it in four consecutive years (1981 to 1984).
This was the ninth time that Aston Villa had reached the League Cup final. Only Liverpool had played in more (12).
Villa became the fourth newly-promoted Premier League team to reach a League Cup final. Leicester City (1996-97) and Blackburn Rovers (2001-02) both won while Wigan Athletic (2005-06) lost.
This game took place seven weeks after City had beaten Villa 6-1 in a Premier League game at Villa Park.
1 Aston Villa
Manager: Dean Smith
Goals:
| Mbwana Samatta | 41 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Orjan Nyland
Defender
Björn Engels
Defender
Frederic Guilbert
Defender
Tyrone Mings
Defender
Matt Targett
Defender/Midfielder
Ahmed Elmohamady
Midfielder
Douglas Luiz
Midfielder
Anwar El Ghazi
Midfielder/Forward
Jack Grealish
(captain)
Midfielder/Forward
Marvelous Nakamba
Midfielder/Forward
Mbwana Samatta
Substitutions:
| Conor Hourihane for Anwar El Ghazi | 70 |
| Trézéguet for Ahmed Elmohamady | 70 |
| Keinan Davis for Mbwana Samatta | 80 |
Cards:
| Ahmed Elmohamady | 68 | Y |
| Marvelous Nakamba | 72 | Y |
| Tyrone Mings | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pepe Reina
Defender/Midfielder
Ezri Konsa
Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor
Midfielder
Conor Hourihane
Midfielder
Henri Lansbury
Midfielder
Trézéguet
Forward
Keinan Davis
Comments:
Mbwana Samatta became the first player from Tanzania and fifth from Africa to score in a League Cup final. Dean Smith failed in his attempt to become the first English manager to win a League Cup final since Steve McClaren for Middlesbrough against Bolton Wanderers at Cardiff in 2004.2 Manchester City
Manager: Pep Guardiola
Goals:
| Sergio Agüero | 20 |
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| Rodri | 30 |
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Starting lineup:
Claudio Bravo
Goalkeeper
Kyle Walker
Defender
Fernandinho
Defender/Midfielder
Rodri
Defender/Midfielder
John Stones
Defender/Midfielder
Olexsandr Zinchenko
Defender/Midfielder
David Silva
Midfielder
(captain)
Ilkay Gündogan
Midfielder
Phil Foden
Midfielder/Forward
Raheem Sterling
Midfielder/Forward
Sergio Agüero
Forward
Substitutions:
| Kevin De Bruyne for Ilkay Gündogan | 58 |
| Bernardo Silva for David Silva | 77 |
| Gabriel Jesus for Sergio Agüero | 84 |
Cards:
| Raheem Sterling | 57 | Y |
| Rodri | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ederson
Defender
Benjamin Mendy
Defender
Nicolás Otamendi
Midfielder/Forward
Bernardo Silva
Midfielder/Forward
Kevin De Bruyne
Midfielder/Forward
Riyad Mahrez
Forward
Gabriel Jesus