:2016 Football League Cup final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2016 Football League Cup Final

| image = 2016 Capital One Final programme.jpg

| caption = Match programme cover

| event = 2015–16 Football League Cup

| team1 = Liverpool

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Manchester City

| team2score = 1

| details = After extra time
Manchester City won 3–1 on penalties

| date = {{Start date|2016|2|28|df=yes}}

| stadium = Wembley Stadium

| city = London

| man_of_the_match1a = Vincent Kompany (Manchester City)

| referee = Michael Oliver (Northumberland)

| attendance = 86,206

| weather =

| previous = 2015

| next = 2017

}}

The 2016 Football League Cup Final was a football match played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 28 February 2016 to determine the winner of the 2015–16 Football League Cup, the 56th edition of the Football League Cup, a competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and Football League. It was contested by Liverpool and Manchester City, with Manchester City winning 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the match had finished 1–1 after extra time.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/feb/28/liverpool-v-manchester-city-capital-one-cup-final-live |title=Liverpool 1 Man City 1 (Man City win 3-1 on penalties) |date=28 February 2016 |work=The Guardian |access-date=8 March 2016 }} They would have qualified for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, but they ultimately qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League instead by virtue of their league position.{{cite journal |url=http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2015-18-uefa-access-list-explanations.pdf |title=UEFA access list 2015–18 |publisher=Kassiesa |access-date=26 January 2016 }}

Background

Liverpool were participating in a record 12th League Cup Final, having previously won a record eight, most recently in 2012 against Cardiff City. Their last loss was in 2005 to Chelsea.{{cite web|first=JJ |last=Bull |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/12122276/Liverpool-Stoke-City-Capital-One-League-Cup-semi-final-second-leg-TV-live.html |title=Liverpool vs Stoke City, League Cup semi-final: Mignolet sends Liverpool to Wembley with penalty shootout saves |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=26 January 2016}}{{cite news|last=Hunter|first=Andy|title=Joe Allen fires Liverpool to Wembley in shootout win over Stoke City|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jan/26/liverpool-stoke-city-capital-one-cup-match-report|access-date=7 February 2016|work=The Guardian}}

Manchester City made their fifth appearance in the final, having won three previous times, the last of which as recently as 2014 against Sunderland.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26311649 |title=Manchester City 3–1 Sunderland |work=BBC Sport |date=2 March 2014 |access-date=1 February 2016 }}

Route to the final

=Liverpool=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right" ! scope="col" style="width:25px;"\| Round ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"\| Opponents ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\| Score
scope=row style="text-align:center"\|3 \| Carlisle United (H) \| 1–1 (3–2 pen)
scope=row style="text-align:center"\|4 \| AFC Bournemouth (H) \| 1–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"\|5 \| Southampton (A) \| 1-6
scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" \| SF \| Stoke City (A) \| 0-1
Stoke City (H) \| 0–1 (6–5 pen)

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! scope="col" style="width:25px;"| Round

! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Opponents

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"| Score

scope=row style="text-align:center"|3

| Carlisle United (H)

| 1–1 (3–2 pen)

scope=row style="text-align:center"|4

| AFC Bournemouth (H)

| 1–0

scope=row style="text-align:center"|5

| Southampton (A)

| 1-6

scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | SF

| Stoke City (A)

| 0-1

Stoke City (H)

| 0–1 (6–5 pen)

Liverpool, as a Premier League team involved in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, started the competition in the third round. In this they were drawn against Football League Two team Carlisle United, at their home ground, Anfield. After extra time the score was 1–1 but Liverpool advanced after a 3–2 penalty shoot out win.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34265500|title=Liverpool 1–1 Carlisle United (3–2 pens)|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 January 2016}} In the fourth round they were drawn at home again, this time against fellow Premier League team AFC Bournemouth; they won the game 1–0 after Nathaniel Clyne's debut goal for Liverpool.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34589602|title=Liverpool 1–0 Bournemouth|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 January 2016}}

In the quarter finals, they were drawn away to fellow Premier League team Southampton. At St. Mary's Stadium, Liverpool won 6–1 with a hat-trick from Divock Origi, two goals from Daniel Sturridge and one from Jordon Ibe.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34918281|title=Southampton 1–6 Liverpool|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 January 2016}} In the two-legged semi-final, Liverpool were drawn against Stoke City. At the Britannia Stadium, Liverpool won the first leg 1–0 due to a goal from Ibe.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35155369|title=Stoke City 0–1 Liverpool|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 January 2016}} However, they lost the second leg 1–0 at Anfield, their first home loss in a League Cup semi-final, necessitating a penalty shoot out which Liverpool won 6–5; goalkeeper Simon Mignolet saved from Peter Crouch and Marc Muniesa with Joe Allen scoring the winner.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35349469|title=Liverpool 0–1 Stoke City (agg 1–1, pens 6–5)|work=BBC Sport|access-date=26 January 2016}}

=Manchester City=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right" ! scope="col" style="width:25px;"\| Round ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"\| Opponents ! scope="col" style="width:50px;"\| Score
scope=row style="text-align:center"\|3 \| Sunderland (A) \| 1-4
scope=row style="text-align:center"\|4 \| Crystal Palace (H) \| 5–1
scope=row style="text-align:center"\|5 \| Hull City (H) \| 4–1
scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" \| SF \| Everton (A) \| 1-2
Everton (H) \| 3–1

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! scope="col" style="width:25px;"| Round

! scope="col" style="width:100px;"| Opponents

! scope="col" style="width:50px;"| Score

scope=row style="text-align:center"|3

| Sunderland (A)

| 1-4

scope=row style="text-align:center"|4

| Crystal Palace (H)

| 5–1

scope=row style="text-align:center"|5

| Hull City (H)

| 4–1

scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan="2" | SF

| Everton (A)

| 1-2

Everton (H)

| 3–1

Manchester City, as a Premier League team involved in the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, started in the third round, in which they were drawn away against Sunderland. At the Stadium of Light, Manchester City won 4–1 with goals from Sergio Agüero, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and an own goal from Vito Mannone.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34253381 |title=Sunderland 1–4 Manchester City |work=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2015 |access-date=27 January 2016}} In the next round they were drawn at home against Crystal Palace. At the City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester City won 5–1 with goals from Wilfried Bony, De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Yaya Touré and Manu García.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34589630 |title=Manchester City 5–1 Crystal Palace |work=BBC Sport |date=28 October 2015 |access-date=27 January 2016}}

In the quarter-finals, they were drawn against Hull City at home, where they won 4–1 with goals from Bony, Iheanacho and two from De Bruyne.{{cite news|last=Jurejko |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34907256 |title=Manchester City 4–1 Hull City |work=BBC Sport |date=1 December 2015 |access-date=27 January 2016}} In the semi-finals, they were drawn against Everton where despite losing 2–1 at Goodison Park,{{cite news|last=McNulty |first=Phil |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35155377 |title=Everton 2–1 Manchester City |work=BBC Sport |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=27 January 2016}} Manchester City won 3–1 at the City of Manchester Stadium, which included a controversial goal as Raheem Sterling failed to keep the ball from crossing the dead ball line, but the officials missed it and allowed the goal to stand thus reaching the final 4–3 on aggregate and also preventing a Merseyside derby final.{{cite news|last=McNulty |first=Phil |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35358806 |title=Manchester City 3–1 Everton (agg 4–3) |work=BBC Sport |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=27 January 2016}}

Match

=Summary=

In the 49th minute Fernandinho opened the scoring for Man City with a low shot from a tight angle on the right of the box that went into the far corner under Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. In the 60th minute Raheem Sterling had a chance to make it 2-0 but he passed the ball wide of the near post from six yards out. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Sturridge drilled the ball in from the right beyond the far post, the ball came to Adam Lallana whose shot hit the face of the near post with the ball coming back to Philippe Coutinho, who scored with a low right foot shot from 12 yards out.{{cite web |title=Liverpool vs Manchester City, League Cup final - live: City win the cup as hero Caballero makes three penalty saves |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/12176573/Liverpool-vs-Manchester-City-League-Cup-final-2016-TV-channel-live.html |work=Daily Telegraph |date=28 February 2016 |access-date=4 August 2016 }} There were no more goals in the 90 minutes or in the 30 minutes of extra-time with the match going to a penalty shoot-out. Emre Can scored the first penalty of the shoot-out for Liverpool before Fernandinho missed the first spot-kick for Man City, hitting the post. Lucas Leiva then missed the next kick for Liverpool, with Willy Caballero diving to his left to save. Jesús Navas then scored with his kick before Philippe Coutinho missed with the next kick for Liverpool, Caballero saving again to his left. Sergio Agüero then scored before Caballero dived to his right to save from Adam Lallana. Yaya Touré scored with a low shot to the left to win the game for Man City 3-1 on penalties.{{cite web |title=Liverpool v Manchester City: Capital One Cup final – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2016/feb/28/liverpool-v-manchester-city-capital-one-cup-final-live |work=The Guardian |date=28 February 2016 |access-date=4 August 2016 }}

=Details=

{{football box

|date=28 February 2016

|time=16:30 GMT

|team1=Liverpool

|score=1–1

|aet=yes

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35624164

|team2=Manchester City

|goals1=

Coutinho {{goal|83}}

|goals2=

Fernandinho {{goal|49}}

|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London

|attendance=86,206

|referee=Michael Oliver

|penaltyscore=1–3

|penalties1=

Can {{pengoal}}
Lucas {{penmiss}}
Coutinho {{penmiss}}
Lallana {{penmiss}}

|penalties2=

{{penmiss}} Fernandinho
{{pengoal}} Navas
{{pengoal}} Agüero
{{pengoal}} Touré

}}

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GK	22	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Simon Mignolet
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nathaniel Clyne	{{yel\|53}}
CB	21	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Lucas Leiva
CB	17	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Mamadou Sakho		{{suboff\|25}}
LB	18	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Alberto Moreno	{{yel\|65}}	{{suboff\|72}}
CM	14	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jordan Henderson (c)
CM	23	{{flagicon\|GER}} Emre Can	{{yel\|85}}
RW	7	{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Milner
AM	11	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Roberto Firmino		{{suboff\|80}}
LW	10	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Philippe Coutinho	{{yel\|83}}
CF	15	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Daniel Sturridge
colspan="3"\|Substitutes:
GK	34	{{flagicon\|HUN}} Ádám Bogdán
DF	4	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Kolo Touré		{{subon\|25}}
DF	38	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jon Flanagan
MF	20	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Adam Lallana	{{yel\|118}}	{{subon\|72}}
MF	24	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Joe Allen
FW	9	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Christian Benteke
FW	27	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Divock Origi		{{subon\|80}}
colspan="3"\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Jürgen Klopp

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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto"
GK	13	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Willy Caballero
RB	3	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Bacary Sagna		{{suboff\|90}}
CB	4	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Vincent Kompany (c)	{{yel\|87}}
CB	30	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Nicolás Otamendi	{{yel\|109}}
LB	22	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Gaël Clichy
CM	6	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Fernando	{{yel\|76}}	{{suboff\|90}}
CM	42	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Yaya Touré	{{yel\|118}}
RW	25	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Fernandinho	{{yel\|119}}
AM	21	{{flagicon\|ESP}} David Silva		{{suboff\|110}}
LW	7	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Raheem Sterling
CF	10	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Sergio Agüero
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Joe Hart
DF	5	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Pablo Zabaleta		{{subon\|90}}
DF	11	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandar Kolarov
DF	26	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Martín Demichelis
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jesús Navas		{{subon\|90}}
FW	14	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Wilfried Bony		{{subon\|110}}
FW	72	{{flagicon\|NGR}} Kelechi Iheanacho
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|CHI}} Manuel Pellegrini

Post-match

In winning, Manchester City qualified for the Third Qualifying Round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League; however, they subsequently qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League via their league position. The vacant UEFA Europa League berth was instead allocated to the club ranked highest in the 2015–16 Premier League that had not already qualified for Europe, which was seventh-placed West Ham United.

References

2016

Final

Category:2016 in sport in London

Category:Sports events at Wembley Stadium

League Cup Final 2016

Category:February 2016 sports events in the United Kingdom

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GK	22	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Simon Mignolet
RB	2	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nathaniel Clyne	{{yel\|53}}
CB	21	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Lucas Leiva
CB	17	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Mamadou Sakho		{{suboff\|25}}
LB	18	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Alberto Moreno	{{yel\|65}}	{{suboff\|72}}
CM	14	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jordan Henderson (c)
CM	23	{{flagicon\|GER}} Emre Can	{{yel\|85}}
RW	7	{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Milner
AM	11	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Roberto Firmino		{{suboff\|80}}
LW	10	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Philippe Coutinho	{{yel\|83}}
CF	15	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Daniel Sturridge
colspan="3"\|Substitutes:
GK	34	{{flagicon\|HUN}} Ádám Bogdán
DF	4	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Kolo Touré		{{subon\|25}}
DF	38	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Jon Flanagan
MF	20	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Adam Lallana	{{yel\|118}}	{{subon\|72}}
MF	24	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Joe Allen
FW	9	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Christian Benteke
FW	27	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Divock Origi		{{subon\|80}}
colspan="3"\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|GER}} Jürgen Klopp

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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:auto"
GK	13	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Willy Caballero
RB	3	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Bacary Sagna		{{suboff\|90}}
CB	4	{{flagicon\|BEL}} Vincent Kompany (c)	{{yel\|87}}
CB	30	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Nicolás Otamendi	{{yel\|109}}
LB	22	{{flagicon\|FRA}} Gaël Clichy
CM	6	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Fernando	{{yel\|76}}	{{suboff\|90}}
CM	42	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Yaya Touré	{{yel\|118}}
RW	25	{{flagicon\|BRA}} Fernandinho	{{yel\|119}}
AM	21	{{flagicon\|ESP}} David Silva		{{suboff\|110}}
LW	7	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Raheem Sterling
CF	10	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Sergio Agüero
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Joe Hart
DF	5	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Pablo Zabaleta		{{subon\|90}}
DF	11	{{flagicon\|SRB}} Aleksandar Kolarov
DF	26	{{flagicon\|ARG}} Martín Demichelis
MF	15	{{flagicon\|ESP}} Jesús Navas		{{subon\|90}}
FW	14	{{flagicon\|CIV}} Wilfried Bony		{{subon\|110}}
FW	72	{{flagicon\|NGR}} Kelechi Iheanacho
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=4\|{{flagicon\|CHI}} Manuel Pellegrini