2007 Football League Cup Final

Template:ImportTemplate:Infobox football match The 2007 Carling Cup Final was played on Sunday, 25 February 2007 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff. It was contested between Arsenal and Chelsea, making it the first all-London final in the competition's history; the two sides had previously met in Cardiff for the 2002 FA Cup Final. The game ended 2-1, with Chelsea winning. Theo Walcott scored the opening goal, his first for Arsenal, while Didier Drogba scored both of Chelsea's goals to seal his side's victory. Drogba's goals were his 27th and 28th of that season, a record for him in English football.

Match details

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CHELSEA: GK 1 Template:Flagicon Petr Čech RB 19 Template:Flagicon Lassana Diarra Template:Yel CB 26 Template:Flagicon John Terry (c) Template:Suboff CB 6 Template:Flagicon Ricardo Carvalho Template:Yel LB 18 Template:Flagicon Wayne Bridge DM 4 Template:Flagicon Claude Makélélé Template:Suboff CM 8 Template:Flagicon Frank Lampard Template:Yel CM 13 Template:Flagicon Michael Ballack CM 5 Template:Flagicon Michael Essien Template:Yel CF 7 Template:Flagicon Andriy Shevchenko Template:Suboff CF 11 Template:Flagicon Didier Drogba Substitutes: GK 40 Template:Flagicon Henrique Hilário DF 3 Template:Flagicon Ashley Cole MF 12 Template:Flagicon Mikel John Obi Template:Sent off Template:Subon MF 16 Template:Flagicon Arjen Robben Template:Subon FW 21 Template:Flagicon Salomon Kalou Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon José Mourinho

ARSENAL: GK 24 Template:Flagicon Manuel Almunia RB 31 Template:Flagicon Justin Hoyte CB 5 Template:Flagicon Kolo Touré (c) Template:Sent off CB 6 Template:Flagicon Philippe Senderos LB 45 Template:Flagicon Armand Traoré Template:Suboff RM 32 Template:Flagicon Theo Walcott CM 4 Template:Flagicon Cesc Fàbregas Template:Yel CM 15 Template:Flagicon Denílson Template:Yel LM 2 Template:Flagicon Abou Diaby Template:Suboff CF 30 Template:Flagicon Jérémie Aliadière Template:Suboff CF 9 Template:Flagicon Júlio Baptista Substitutes: GK 21 Template:Flagicon Mart Poom DF 20 Template:Flagicon Johan Djourou DF 27 Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Eboué Template:Yel Template:Subon MF 13 Template:Flagicon Aliaksandr Hleb Template:Subon FW 25 Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Adebayor Template:Sent off Template:Subon Manager: Template:Flagicon Arsène Wenger

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Five named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.

MAN OF THE MATCH Didier Drogba (Chelsea)

Road to Cardiff

Chelsea

Round 3 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Chelsea Round 4 Chelsea 4–0 Aston Villa Quarter-final Newcastle United 0–1 Chelsea Semi-final (1st leg) Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Chelsea Semi-final (2nd leg) Chelsea 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers   (Chelsea won 5–1 on aggregate)

Arsenal

Round 3 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Arsenal Round 4 Everton 0–1 Arsenal Quarter-final Liverpool 3–6 Arsenal Semi-final (1st leg) Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Arsenal Semi-final (2nd leg) Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur (A.E.T.)   (Arsenal won 5–3 on aggregate)

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