Chelsea v Liverpool, 25 February 2024

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionLeague Cup Final
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance88,888

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Kick-off: 3.00pm . After extra time. . This was the 64th League Cup Final, the seventh under the sponsorship of Carabao. . This was the 51st League Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium and the 19th to go into extra time. . This was the first time that the same two clubs had met in a domestic major cup final for a fifth time (FA Cup in 2012 and 2022 and League Cup in 2005 and 2022). . Five of the 23 meetings between Chelsea and Liverpool in all competitions since October 2015 had been decided by more than a one-goal margin (excludes penalty shoot-outs). . Liverpool won both of the Finals meetings in 2022 (FA Cup and League Cup) on penalties after the games finished 0-0 at the end of extra time. . The Alan Hardaker Trophy Man of the Match award was won by Virgil Van Dijk. He became the fourth player to win the accolade twice after Ben Foster, John Terry and Vincent Kompany. . Initially, the game was scheduled to kick off at 4.30pm but was brought forward to 3pm after it was deemed to be a high-risk fixture by the Metropolitan Police.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 118 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Ben Chilwell (captain)
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender (captain)
Conor Bradley Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Harvey Elliott Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Christopher Nkunku for Raheem Sterling 67
Mykhailo Mudryk for Nicolas Jackson 90
Noni Madueke for Conor Gallagher 97
Trevoh Chalobah for Ben Chilwell 113

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Ryan Gravenberch 28
Bobby Clark for Conor Bradley 72
Jayden Danns for Cody Gakpo 87
James McConnell for Alexis Mac Allister 87
Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 87
Jarell Quansah for Ibrahima Konaté 106

Cards:

Ben Chilwell 45+3 Y
Cole Palmer 120+2 Y

Cards:

Conor Bradley 45+3 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 81 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 82 Y
James McConnell 107 Y
Joe Gomez 120+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Defender/Midfielder Billy Gee
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Jimi Tauriainen

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder/Forward Jayden Danns
Midfielder/Forward Lewis Koumas
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni
Forward Bobby Clark

Comments:

This was Chelsea’s tenth appearance in a League Cup Final (won five). . The Blues had now become the first team to lose six consecutive major cup Finals in England; including three versus Liverpool. . They had now failed to score for the first time in their last six games in all competitions but failed to keep a clean sheet in the same run of games.

Comments:

Liverpool made their 14th appearance in a League Cup Final and had now lifted the trophy for a record tenth time; two more than any other team. . Only two of their ten League Cup Finals victories had now been achieved without extra time being played (against Bolton Wanderers in 1995 and Manchester United in 2003). . Virgil van Dijk's goal was the latest League Cup Final winner since Brian Little's for Aston Villa against Everton in 1977 (119th minute). . Three teenagers played for the Reds during this game (Jayden Danns [18], Bobby Clark [19] and James McConnell [19]; the most to appear in a team in a League Cup Final since four for Arsenal against Chelsea in 2007 (Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Armand Traoré). . Virgil van Dijk scored in the 60th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.

0 Chelsea

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Djorđe Petrović
Defender Ben Chilwell (captain)
Defender Levi Colwill
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Malo Gusto
Defender/Midfielder Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder Enzo Fernández
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Jackson
Midfielder/Forward Cole Palmer
Midfielder/Forward Raheem Sterling

Substitutions:

Christopher Nkunku for Raheem Sterling 67
Mykhailo Mudryk for Nicolas Jackson 90
Noni Madueke for Conor Gallagher 97
Trevoh Chalobah for Ben Chilwell 113

Cards:

Ben Chilwell 45+3 Y
Cole Palmer 120+2 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Goalkeeper Robert Sánchez
Defender Trevoh Chalobah
Defender Alfie Gilchrist
Defender/Midfielder Billy Gee
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mykhailo Mudryk
Midfielder/Forward Christopher Nkunku
Midfielder/Forward Jimi Tauriainen

Comments:

This was Chelsea’s tenth appearance in a League Cup Final (won five). . The Blues had now become the first team to lose six consecutive major cup Finals in England; including three versus Liverpool. . They had now failed to score for the first time in their last six games in all competitions but failed to keep a clean sheet in the same run of games.

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Virgil van Dijk 118 G

Starting lineup:

Caoimhin Kelleher Goalkeeper
Ibrahima Konaté Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender (captain)
Conor Bradley Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo Defender/Midfielder
Andy Robertson Defender/Midfielder
Harvey Elliott Midfielder
Ryan Gravenberch Midfielder
Alexis Mac Allister Midfielder
Luis Díaz Midfielder/Forward
Cody Gakpo Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Gomez for Ryan Gravenberch 28
Bobby Clark for Conor Bradley 72
Jayden Danns for Cody Gakpo 87
James McConnell for Alexis Mac Allister 87
Kostas Tsimikas for Andy Robertson 87
Jarell Quansah for Ibrahima Konaté 106

Cards:

Conor Bradley 45+3 Y
Alexis Mac Allister 81 Y
Ibrahima Konaté 82 Y
James McConnell 107 Y
Joe Gomez 120+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Jarell Quansah
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder/Forward Jayden Danns
Midfielder/Forward Lewis Koumas
Midfielder/Forward James McConnell
Midfielder/Forward Trey Nyoni
Forward Bobby Clark

Comments:

Liverpool made their 14th appearance in a League Cup Final and had now lifted the trophy for a record tenth time; two more than any other team. . Only two of their ten League Cup Finals victories had now been achieved without extra time being played (against Bolton Wanderers in 1995 and Manchester United in 2003). . Virgil van Dijk's goal was the latest League Cup Final winner since Brian Little's for Aston Villa against Everton in 1977 (119th minute). . Three teenagers played for the Reds during this game (Jayden Danns [18], Bobby Clark [19] and James McConnell [19]; the most to appear in a team in a League Cup Final since four for Arsenal against Chelsea in 2007 (Theo Walcott, Cesc Fabregas, Denilson and Armand Traoré). . Virgil van Dijk scored in the 60th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to an offside decision.