Chelsea v Liverpool, 27 February 2005

Score3-2 to Chelsea
RefereeSteve Bennett
CompetitionLeague Cup Final
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance71,622

View Chelsea v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 3:00pm After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes. Liverpool were appearing in their tenth final; they had previously won seven and lost two. Chelsea were appearing in the final for the fourth time; they had previously won twice and lost once.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Jose Mourinho

2 Liverpool

Manager: Rafael Benitez

Goals:

Steven Gerrard own goal 79 OG
Didier Drogba 107 G
Mateja Kežman 112 G

Goals:

John Arne Riise 1 G
Antonio Nunez 113 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender William Gallas
Defender Paulo Ferreira
Defender Ricardo Carvalho
Defender John Terry (captain)
Midfielder Joe Cole
Midfielder Damien Duff
Midfielder Jiří Jarošík
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Midfielder Claude Makélélé
Forward Didier Drogba

Starting lineup:

Jerzy Dudek Goalkeeper
Jamie Carragher Defender
Steve Finnan Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
John Arne Riise Defender
Djimi Traore Defender
Steven Gerrard Midfielder (captain)
Dietmar Hamann Midfielder
Harry Kewell Midfielder/Forward
Luis García Forward
Morientes Forward

Substitutions:

Eidur Gudjohnsen for Jiří Jarošík 46
Mateja Kežman for William Gallas 74
Glen Johnson for Joe Cole 81

Substitutions:

Antonio Nunez for Harry Kewell 56
Igor Bišćan for Djimi Traore 67
Milan Baroš for Morientes 74

Cards:

Frank Lampard 27 Y
Mateja Kežman 81 Y
Didier Drogba 108 Y
Damien Duff 114 Y

Cards:

Sami Hyypiä 13 Y
Djimi Traore 35 Y
Dietmar Hamann 79 Y
Jamie Carragher 117 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Midfielder Tiago
Forward Eidur Gudjohnsen
Forward Mateja Kežman

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender/Centre back Mauricio Pellegrino
Midfielder Igor Bišćan
Midfielder Antonio Nunez
Forward Milan Baroš

Comments:

John Arne Riise's opening goal was timed at 43 seconds. It broke the record for the quickest goal in a League Cup Final. The 'old' record had lasted only twelve months as it was set in the 2004 Final when Joseph-Desire Job's opener for Middlesbrough against Bolton Wanderers was timed at one minute and 45 seconds. The previous holder was Stoke City's Terry Conroy against Chelsea after five minutes of the 1972 Final.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Jose Mourinho

Goals:

Steven Gerrard own goal 79 OG
Didier Drogba 107 G
Mateja Kežman 112 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender William Gallas
Defender Paulo Ferreira
Defender Ricardo Carvalho
Defender John Terry (captain)
Midfielder Joe Cole
Midfielder Damien Duff
Midfielder Jiří Jarošík
Midfielder Frank Lampard
Midfielder Claude Makélélé
Forward Didier Drogba

Substitutions:

Eidur Gudjohnsen for Jiří Jarošík 46
Mateja Kežman for William Gallas 74
Glen Johnson for Joe Cole 81

Cards:

Frank Lampard 27 Y
Mateja Kežman 81 Y
Didier Drogba 108 Y
Damien Duff 114 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Midfielder Tiago
Forward Eidur Gudjohnsen
Forward Mateja Kežman

2 Liverpool

Manager: Rafael Benitez

Goals:

John Arne Riise 1 G
Antonio Nunez 113 G

Starting lineup:

Jerzy Dudek Goalkeeper
Jamie Carragher Defender
Steve Finnan Defender
Sami Hyypiä Defender
John Arne Riise Defender
Djimi Traore Defender
Steven Gerrard Midfielder (captain)
Dietmar Hamann Midfielder
Harry Kewell Midfielder/Forward
Luis García Forward
Morientes Forward

Substitutions:

Antonio Nunez for Harry Kewell 56
Igor Bišćan for Djimi Traore 67
Milan Baroš for Morientes 74

Cards:

Sami Hyypiä 13 Y
Djimi Traore 35 Y
Dietmar Hamann 79 Y
Jamie Carragher 117 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Scott Carson
Defender/Centre back Mauricio Pellegrino
Midfielder Igor Bišćan
Midfielder Antonio Nunez
Forward Milan Baroš

Comments:

John Arne Riise's opening goal was timed at 43 seconds. It broke the record for the quickest goal in a League Cup Final. The 'old' record had lasted only twelve months as it was set in the 2004 Final when Joseph-Desire Job's opener for Middlesbrough against Bolton Wanderers was timed at one minute and 45 seconds. The previous holder was Stoke City's Terry Conroy against Chelsea after five minutes of the 1972 Final.