Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chelsea FC on 24 February 2008
Events
Didier Zokora
Yellow Card · 12th yellow card for Spurs
61'
Tom Huddlestone
Pascal Chimbonda
75'
Teemu Tainio
Steed Malbranque
96'
John Obi Mikel
Yellow Card
102'
Younès Kaboul
Robbie Keane
104'
Ricardo Carvalho
Yellow Card
116'
Teemu Tainio
Yellow Card · 12th yellow card for Spurs
120+1'
Aaron Lennon
Yellow Card · 3rd yellow card for Spurs
120+3'
Jermaine Jenas
Yellow Card · 16th yellow card for Spurs
- KO
Kick off 15:00
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38'
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12th yellow card for Spurs
Didier Zokora Yellow Card
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39'
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Didier Drogba 0 – 1 Goal
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- HT
Half time 0–1
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61'
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Tom Huddlestone for Pascal Chimbonda Substitution
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70'
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40th goal for Spurs
Dimitar Berbatov 1 – 1 Penalty
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75'
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Teemu Tainio for Steed Malbranque Substitution
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- 90'
End of normal time 1–1
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94'
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1st goal for Spurs
Jonathan Woodgate 2 – 1 Goal
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96'
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John Obi Mikel Yellow Card
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102'
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Younès Kaboul for Robbie Keane Substitution
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104'
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Ricardo Carvalho Yellow Card
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- 105'
Extra-time half time 2–1
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116'
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12th yellow card for Spurs
Teemu Tainio Yellow Card
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120+1'
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3rd yellow card for Spurs
Aaron Lennon Yellow Card
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120+3'
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16th yellow card for Spurs
Jermaine Jenas Yellow Card
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- AET
Full time after extra time 2–1
Match Facts
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6650th overall match
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5127th competitive match
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178th meeting with Chelsea FC
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183rd League Cup match
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21st match at Wembley
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26th match refereed by Mark Halsey
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6th consecutive match without losing
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First Goal Jonathan Woodgate 28y 33d
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100th Appearance Jermaine Jenas 25y 5d
Lineups
Spurs
- Manager
- Starting XI4–4–2
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1
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28RB
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39
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26CB
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2
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25
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4
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8
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15
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9
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10
- Substitutes3 of 5 used
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22
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6
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5
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12
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23
Venue
Wembley · London, England
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Match Report
Jonathan Woodgate won it when Petr Cech disastrously punched the ball on to his head from Jermaine Jenas's free-kick.
Pascal Chimbonda had hit the bar for Spurs, before Didier Drogba's 20-yard free-kick gave Chelsea the lead with Paul Robinson badly out of position.
Spurs levelled when Wayne Bridge handled in the box and Dimitar Berbatov coolly rolled in the resulting penalty.
Spurs' success is their fourth League Cup win and first since 1999, the last time they won a major trophy.
It also means their boss Juande Ramos has still never lost a cup final as a manager after five triumphs in Spain with Sevilla.
It ends Chelsea's quadruple hopes in Avram Grant's first season as Blues boss, though they are still in the hunt for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.
Spurs set their stall out early on and began in a positive fashion in the first League Cup final at the new Wembley.
With only 30 seconds on the clock Juliano Beletti inexplicably gave the ball away to Robbie Keane, the striker racing through and seeing his 20-yard drive deflected wide by John Terry.
Twice in a minute Spurs could have gone in front, first Chimbonda heading a corner on to the bar and then Berbatov heading wide from Keane's cross, before Chelsea came back into it.
After Frank Lampard shot off target and Drogba curled a 25-yard free-kick high and wide, the Blues made a decisive breakthrough.
Didier Zokora tripped Drogba 20 yards out and the Ivorian dusted himself down to curl the resulting free-kick into the bottom left-hand side of Robinson's goal.
Robinson - only recalled to the Spurs team on Thursday for their Uefa Cup tie after a month on the sidelines - was in completely the wrong position and remained rooted to his spot as the ball flew past him.
Spurs almost made an immediate reply but Keane's shot was straight at Cech and then Berbatov slipped as Keane attempted to send him through on goal.
Chelsea, a side well-drilled in the art of defending a one-goal lead, rarely looked like surrendering their advantage until, halfway through the second half, calamity struck.
Having struggled to make much headway against the Chelsea defence Spurs were gifted a penalty, Bridge bizarrely knocking the ball away with his left hand as he tussled with Aaron Lennon.
Berbatov, keeping his cool, waited for Cech to go left before he rolled the ball into the other side of the goal.
Suddenly Spurs were in the ascendancy and Zokora raced through, only for his first shot to hit Cech on the head and his second slice wide, before Berbatov stung Cech's palms with a fierce drive.
They only had to wait four minutes of extra-time to take a lead they would not relinquish, Cech punching a Jenas free-kick on to Woodgate's head and the ball trickling into an empty net.
Chelsea had to attack but the outstanding Woodgate and Ledley King stood firm, Blues substitute Salomon Kalou and Joe Cole both seeing shots saved by Robinson, but they were nothing more than half-chances.
Spurs deservedly hung on for a famous win and denied their London rivals back-to-back Carling Cup victories in the process.
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