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2010 Football League Cup Final
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EventFootball League Cup 2009-10
Date28 February 2010
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Player of the MatchAntonio Valencia (Manchester United)
RefereePhil Dowd (Staffordshire)
Attendance88,596
WeatherSunny
2009
2011

The 2010 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 2009–10 Football League Cup, the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and The Football League. The match will be played at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010. The final and both semi-finals will be broadcast live on the BBC and on Sky Sports. The winner will be guaranteed a UEFA Europa League place for the 2010–11 season. It will be contested by Aston Villa and the holders, Manchester United.

Background[]

Out of the 172 previous meetings between the two sides, Manchester United had won 87 and Aston Villa had won 49, with the remaining 36 games finishing as draws; however, Villa's record in the League Cup against United was markedly better, with four wins in six matches between them. United's only League Cup win over Aston Villa came in October 1975, when they won 2–1 at Villa Park in the third round. The only previous meeting between the two teams in the final of the competition came in 1994, when Villa won 3–1 and United winger Andrei Kanchelskis became the first player to be sent off in a League Cup final.

Both Manchester United and Aston Villa have played in seven Football League Cup finals, but Manchester United have only won three compared to Villa's five. However, United's most recent victory came in 2009 – when they beat Tottenham Hotspur on penalties – whereas Villa's last League Cup title came in 1996, when they beat Leeds United 3–0.

Pre-match[]

Ticketing[]

Since 2008, the final of the Football League Cup has been played at Wembley Stadium in London. The stadium has a capacity of 90,000 spectators, Both clubs chose to limit their initial applications to season ticket holders, with priority given to those supporters who had attended more cup games during the season so far.

Officials[]

Staffordshire-based referee Phil Dowd was named as the referee for the 2010 League Cup final on 1 February 2010. His only previous cup final experience came in 2006, when he was the fourth official for the 2006 FA Cup Final. His assistants for the match will be Shaun Procter-Green from Lincolnshire and David Richardson from West Yorkshire, with Lee Mason from Lancashire acting as fourth official.

Match[]

Details[]

28 February 2010
15:00 GMT
Aston Villa 1 - 2 Manchester United Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 88,596
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)
Milner Goal 3' (Pen) Report Owen Goal 12'
Rooney Goal 74'


ASTON VILLA:
GK 1 Flag of United States Brad Friedel
RB 24 Flag of Spain Carlos Cuéllar Substituted off in the 80th minute 80'
CB 5 Flag of Republic of Ireland Richard Dunne
CB 29 Flag of Wales James Collins Booked in the 10th minute 10'
LB 25 Flag of England Stephen Warnock
RM 7 Flag of England Ashley Young
CM 8 Flag of England James Milner
CM 19 Flag of Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov Captain
LM 6 Flag of England Stewart Downing Booked in the 17th minute 17'
CF 18 Flag of England Emile Heskey
CF 11 Flag of England Gabriel Agbonlahor
Substitutes:
GK 22 Flag of United States Brad Guzan
DF 2 Flag of England Luke Young
DF 23 Flag of Senegal Habib Beye
MF 4 Flag of England Steve Sidwell
MF 16 Flag of England Fabian Delph
FW 10 Flag of Norway John Carew Substituted on in the 80th minute 80'
FW 14 Flag of England Nathan Delfouneso
Manager:
Flag of Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
Aston Villa vs Man Utd 2010-02-28
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 1 Flag of Poland Tomasz Kuszczak
RB 21 Flag of Brazil Rafael Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CB 23 Flag of Northern Ireland Jonny Evans
CB 15 Flag of Serbia Nemanja Vidić Booked in the 68th minute 68'
LB 3 Flag of France Patrice Evra Captain Booked in the 40th minute 40'
RM 25 Flag of Ecuador Antonio Valencia
CM 24 Flag of Scotland Darren Fletcher
CM 16 Flag of England Michael Carrick
LM 13 Flag of South Korea Park Ji-Sung Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CF 9 Flag of Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov
CF 7 Flag of England Michael Owen Substituted off in the 41st minute 41'
Substitutes:
GK 12 Flag of England Ben Foster
DF 2 Flag of England Gary Neville Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
DF 6 Flag of England Wes Brown
MF 18 Flag of England Paul Scholes
MF 28 Flag of Republic of Ireland Darron Gibson Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
FW 10 Flag of England Wayne Rooney Substituted on in the 41st minute 41'
FW 32 Flag of Senegal Mame Biram Diouf
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Shaun Procter-Green (Lincolnshire)
    • David Richardson (West Yorkshire)
  • Fourth official: Lee Mason (Lancashire)

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Road to Wembley[]

-See also - Football League Cup 2009-10

Manchester United Round Aston Villa
Manchester United 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Round 3 Aston Villa 1–0 Cardiff City
Barnsley 0–2 Manchester United Round 4 Sunderland 0–0
(1–3p)
Aston Villa
Manchester United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Round 5 Portsmouth 2–4 Aston Villa
Manchester City 2–1 Manchester United Semi-final Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Aston Villa
Manchester United 3–1 Manchester City Aston Villa 6–4 Blackburn Rovers
Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate

See also[]

EFL Cup
EFL Cup by seasons

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