Birmingham City v Liverpool, 25 February 2001
| Score | 1-1 :: penalties 5-4 to Liverpool |
| Referee | David Elleray |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Attendance | 73,500 |
View Birmingham City v Liverpool head to head
Kick-off: 3:00pm.
Liverpool won 5-4 on penalties.
1-1 after extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes.
This was the first League Cup Final to be played at the Millennium Stadium due to the re-development of Wembley Stadium.
The victory was Liverpool's first major trophy in six years since winning the same competition in 1995.
The Reds went on to win the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup in a unique treble of trophies in 2001.
1 (4) Birmingham City
Manager: Trevor Francis
Goals:
| Darren Purse | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ian Bennett
Defender/Right back
Nicky Eaden
Defender/Centre back
Michael Johnson
Defender/Centre back
Darren Purse
Defender/Left back
Martin Grainger
Midfielder
Stan Lazaridis
Midfielder
Jon McCarthy
Midfielder
Martin O'Connor
Midfielder
Danny Sonner
Forward
Dele Adebola
Forward
Geoff Horsfield
Substitutions:
| Andrew Johnson for Dele Adebola | 46 |
| Bryan Hughes for Danny Sonner | 71 |
| Marcelo for Geoff Horsfield | 80 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Kevin Poole
Defender/Centre back
David Holdsworth
Midfielder
Bryan Hughes
Forward
Andrew Johnson
Forward
Marcelo
Comments:
Penalty shoot-out details (Birmingham City went second) 1 - Martin Grainger [saved] 2 - Darren Purse [scored] 3 - Marcelo [scored] 4 - Stan Lazaridis [scored] 5 - Bryan Hughes [scored] 6 - Andrew Johnson [saved]1 (5) Liverpool
Manager: Gerard Houllier
Goals:
| Robbie Fowler | 30 |
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Starting lineup:
Sander Westerveld
Goalkeeper
Markus Babbel
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Stéphane Henchoz
Defender
Sami Hyypiä
Defender
Igor Bišćan
Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder
Vladimír Smicer
Midfielder
Robbie Fowler
Forward
(captain)
Emile Heskey
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gary McAllister for Steven Gerrard | 78 |
| Nick Barmby for Vladimír Smicer | 83 |
| Christian Ziege for Igor Bišćan | 96 |
Cards:
| Dietmar Hamann | 109 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pegguy Arphexad
Midfielder
Gary McAllister
Midfielder
Christian Ziege
Midfielder/Forward
Nick Barmby
Forward
Michael Owen