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2008 Football League Cup Final
League Cup Final 2008 Chelsea Spurs
a.e.t.
EventFootball League Cup 2007-08
Date24 February 2008
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeMark Halsey (Lancashire)
Attendance87,660
2007
2009

The 2008 Carling Cup Final was a football match played on 24 February 2008. It was the first League Cup Final to be played at the new Wembley Stadium, and the first to be played in England since the old Wembley was demolished in 2000. The defending champions were Chelsea, who beat Arsenal in the 2007 Final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat Arsenal 6–2 on aggregate in the semi-final, and Chelsea, who beat Everton 3–1 on aggregate. Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea 2–1, after extra time, winning their first trophy for 9 years.

Chelsea took the lead in the 37th minute through a Didier Drogba free kick. This goal made Drogba the first player to score in three League Cup Finals, having also done so in 2005 and 2007. A Wayne Bridge handball gave Tottenham a 68th-minute penalty, and Bulgarian Dimitar Berbatov converted from the spot. Three minutes into extra time, Jonathan Woodgate headed a Jermaine Jenas free kick onto Petr Čech, who in turn pushed it straight back onto Woodgate's head to score the winning goal.

The win was an important one for Tottenham as they secured UEFA Cup qualification for the following season, something they would not have achieved in the Premier League, as they finished 11th. For Chelsea, it was the second of four competitions in which they would finish as runners-up that season, after they lost to Manchester United in the Community Shield and ended up finishing as runners-up to the same team in the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League.


Match details[]

24 February 2008
15:00
Chelsea 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Tottenham Hotspur Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 87,660
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
Drogba Goal 39' Report Berbatov Goal 70' (pen.)
Woodgate Goal 94'


CHELSEA:
GK 1 Flag of Czech Republic Petr Čech Booked in the 120+4th minute 120+4'
RB 35 Flag of Brazil Juliano Belletti
CB 26 Flag of England John Terry Captain
CB 6 Flag of Portugal Ricardo Carvalho Booked in the 104th minute 104'
LB 18 Flag of England Wayne Bridge
DM 12 Flag of Nigeria Mikel Jon Obi Booked in the 96th minute 96' Substituted off in the 98th minute 98'
CM 8 Flag of England Frank Lampard
CM 5 Flag of Ghana Michael Essien Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
RW 24 Flag of England Shaun Wright-Phillips Substituted off in the 72nd minute 72'
CF 11 Flag of Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
LW 39 Flag of France Nicolas Anelka
Substitutes:
GK 23 Flag of Italy Carlo Cudicini
DF 33 Flag of Brazil Alex
MF 13 Flag of Germany Michael Ballack Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
MF 10 Flag of England Joe Cole Substituted on in the 98th minute 98'
FW 21 Flag of Ivory Coast Salomon Kalou Substituted on in the 72nd minute 72'
Manager:
Flag of Israel Avram Grant
Chelsea vs Tottenham 2008-02-24
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR:
GK 1 Flag of England Paul Robinson
RB 28 Flag of Scotland Alan Hutton
CB 39 Flag of England Jonathan Woodgate
CB 26 Flag of England Ledley King Captain
LB 2 Flag of France Pascal Chimbonda Substituted off in the 61st minute 61'
RM 25 Flag of England Aaron Lennon Booked in the 120+1th minute 120+1'
CM 8 Flag of England Jermaine Jenas Booked in the 120+3th minute 120+3'
CM 4 Flag of Ivory Coast Didier Zokora Booked in the 38th minute 38'
LM 15 Flag of France Steed Malbranque Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CF 10 Flag of Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane Substituted off in the 102nd minute 102'
CF 9 Flag of Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
Substitutes:
GK 12 Flag of Czech Republic Radek Černý
DF 5 Flag of France Younes Kaboul Substituted on in the 102nd minute 102'
MF 6 Flag of Finland Teemu Tainio Booked in the 116th minute 116' Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
MF 22 Flag of England Tom Huddlestone Substituted on in the 61st minute 61'
FW 23 Flag of England Darren Bent
Manager:
Flag of Spain Juande Ramos

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Andrew Garratt (West Midlands)
    • Martin Yerby (Kent)
  • Fourth official: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)
  • Reserve assistant referee: David Bryan (Lincolnshire)

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes[]

  • Didier Drogba's goal made him the all-time leading scorer in League Cup Finals with four. He also became the first player to score in three League Cup finals and the first to score in three consecutive English domestic cup finals.

Road to Wembley[]

Chelsea[]

Round 3 Hull City 0–4 Chelsea
Round 4 Chelsea 4–3 Leicester City
Round 5 Chelsea 2–0 Liverpool
Semi-final (1st leg) Chelsea 2–1 Everton
Semi-final (2nd leg) Everton 0–1 Chelsea
  (Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate)

Tottenham Hotspur[]

Round 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Middlesbrough
Round 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Blackpool
Round 5 Manchester City 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final (1st leg) Arsenal 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final (2nd leg) Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Arsenal
  (Tottenham Hotspur won 6–2 on aggregate)


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