2000 Football League Cup Final

2000 Football League Cup Final
Event 1999–2000 Football League Cup
Date 27 February 2000
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Matt Elliott (Leicester City)
Referee Alan Wilkie (Durham)
Attendance 74,313

The 2000 Football League Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at the Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2000. Leicester became the last team to win the League Cup at the original Wembley Stadium.

Road to the final

Leicester City

Round 2, 1st leg: Crystal Palace 3–3 Leicester City

Round 2, 2nd leg: Leicester City 4–2 Crystal Palace

Round 3: Leicester City 2–0 Grimsby Town

Round 4: Leicester City 0–0 Leeds United (Leicester won 4–2 on penalties)

Quarter-final: Leicester City 3–3 Fulham (Leicester won 3–0 on penalties)

Semi-final, 1st leg: Aston Villa 0–0 Leicester City

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–0 Aston Villa

Tranmere Rovers

Round 1, 1st leg: Blackpool 2–1 Tranmere Rovers

Round 1, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Blackpool

Round 2, 1st leg: Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Coventry City

Round 2, 2nd leg: Coventry City 3–1 Tranmere Rovers

Round 3: Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Oxford United

Round 4: Tranmere Rovers 4–0 Barnsley

Quarter-final: Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Middlesbrough

Semi-final, 1st leg: Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Tranmere Rovers

Semi-final, 2nd leg: Tranmere Rovers 3–0 Bolton Wanderers

Match summary

Scott Taylor's successful tackle on Robbie Savage forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a Steve Guppy cross.

Leicester came close to scoring a second goal in the 60th minute when Emile Heskey passed the ball to an unmarked Muzzy Izzet in the penalty box, who hesitated and his shot flew wide of the goal.

Referee Alan Wilkie later suffered an injury in the right leg in the 62nd minute, and was stretchered off. Phil Richards, the fourth official, was brought on to replace him.

Clint Hill picked up his second booking and was sent off after a foul on Heskey in the 63rd minute. Several Tranmere players protested but the decision stood.

Tranmere, down to 10 men, rallied and their persistence paid off when they equalised in the 77th minute when a fine header found its way to an unmarked David Kelly who, after narrowly escaping Matt Elliott's attempted tackle, clipped the ball past goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Yet, just three minutes later, Elliott scored another towering header from another Guppy corner kick, and the League Cup went to Leicester.

Match details

27 February 2000
15:00 BST
Leicester City 2–1 Tranmere Rovers
Elliott  29', 81' Report Kelly  77'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 74,313
Referee: Alan Wilkie (Durham)
Leicester City
Tranmere Rovers
GK 1 England Tim Flowers
RB 3 Jamaica Frank Sinclair
CB 18Scotland Matt Elliott (c)
CB 4 Northern Ireland Gerry Taggart
LB 11England Steve Guppy
RM 6 Turkey Muzzy Izzet
CM 14Wales Robbie Savage
CM 7 Northern Ireland Neil Lennon
LM 29England Stefan Oakes  77'
CF 9 England Emile Heskey
CF 27England Tony Cottee  89'
Substitutes:
GK 22France Pegguy Arphexad
DF 15England Phil Gilchrist
MF 37Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
MF 24England Andy Impey  77'
FW 20England Ian Marshall  89'
Manager:
Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
GK 13Republic of Ireland Joe Murphy
RB 30England Reuben Hazell
CB 5 England Dave Challinor (c)
CB 6 England Clint Hill Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 9', 63'
LB 33Wales Gareth Roberts
RM 14England Andy Parkinson  66'
CM 15England Gary Jones
CM 11England Nick Henry
LM 7 Republic of Ireland Alan Mahon
CF 9 Republic of Ireland David Kelly
CF 10England Scott Taylor
Substitutes:
GK 1 Netherlands John Achterberg
DF 31England Steve Yates  66'
DF 3 England Andy Thompson
FW 16Wales Alan Morgan
FW 29England Michael Black
Manager:
Republic of Ireland John Aldridge

Man of the Match:
Matt Elliott (Leicester City)

Assistant referees:
Paul Armstrong (Berkshire)
Wendy Toms
Fourth official:
Phil Richards (Lancashire)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.
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