2015 Football League Cup Final

2015 Football League Cup Final

Event	2014–15 Football League Cup
Chelsea Manchester United 3 5
Date	1 March 2015
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	Anthony Taylor (Cheshire)
Weather	Heavy rain

The 2015 Football League Cup Final was a football match that took place on 1 March 2015 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 2014–15 Football League Cup, the 55th season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and the Football League.

It was played between Chelsea and Manchester United this was the first time the two had met in the final of the League Cup. Chelsea took the lead just before half-time through a tap in from John Terry, a deflected shot ten minutes after the re-start from Diego Costa put Chelsea 2–0 up. Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie then scored within 30 seconds of each other to level the game. Mats Hummels headed in from a corner four minutes into extra-time, five minutes later Didier Drogba equalised. Two long range stunners from Guillermo Varela and Gareth Bale in added time at the end of extra-time gave United the victory. It was United's sixth league cup win, their second in two years.

Route to the final

Round	Chelsea		Manchester United
	Opponents	Score	Opponents	Score
3rd	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Bradford City	6–0
4th	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Sheffield United	8–0
5th	Derby County	3–1	Southampton	2–1
Semi-Final 1st Leg	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham	3–1
Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Liverpool	1–0 (aet)	Tottenham	4–2

Match

Details

1 March 2015 16:00

Chelsea	3–5 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United
Terry  45' Costa  56' Drogba  99'		Rooney  71' van Persie  71' Hummels  94' Varela  120+1' Bale  120+3'

Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 89,294 Referee: Anthony Taylor

GK 1 Petr Cech RB 2 Branislav Ivanovic CB 5 Kurt Zouma CB 26 John Terry (c) LB 28 Cesar Azpilicueta DM 24 Gary Cahill 72' CM 7 Ramires CM 4 Cesc Fábregas 88' RW 22 Willian 76' 70' LW 10 Eden Hazard CF 19 Diego Costa 90+3' Substitutes: GK 13 Thibaut Courtois DF 3 Felipe Luis DF 6 Nathan Aké MF 8 Oscar 88' MF 23 Juan Cuadrado 76' 85' FW 11 Didier Drogba 90+3' FW 18 Loic Remy Manager: José Mourinho

GK 1 David de Gea RB 30 Guillermo Varela CB 21 Mats Hummels 68' CB 23 Ron Vlaar 24' LB 3 Luke Shaw RW 9 Asier Illarramendi 66' CM 7 Luka Modric CM 8 Juan Mata 74' LW 13 Gareth Bale CF 10 Wayne Rooney (c) CF 20 Robin van Persie 80' Substitutes: GK 24 Joel Castro Pereira DF 5 Thomas Vermaelen DF 32 Marnick Vermijl MF 15 William Carvalho 66' MF 17 Marco Reus 74' FW 16 Edinson Cavani 80' FW 47 James Wilson Manager: James Harrison

Man of the match  Luka Modric (Manchester United)

Match officials Assistant referees: Lee Betts (Norfolk) Dave Bryan (Lincolnshire) Fourth official: Craig Pawson (South Yorkshire) Reserve assistant referee: Andy Halliday (North Yorkshire)

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which three may be used.