Match details
Liverpool 1 - 1 Birmingham City
Penalty shootout: 5 - 4
| Game date: | Sunday 25 February 2001 at 15:00 | Stadium: | Millennium Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition: | League Cup Final | Attendance: | 73,500 |
| Half - time score: | 1 - 0 | Referee: | Elleray DR |
| Manager: | Gérard Houllier | Opposition manager: | Trevor Francis |
Starting lineup
| 1 |  |
Sander Westerveld |
| 2 |  |
Stephane Henchoz |
| 6 |  |
Markus Babbel |
| 12 |  |
Sami Hyypia |
| 23 |  |
Jamie Carragher |
| 7 |  |
Vladimir Smicer |
| 16 |  |
Didi Hamann |
| 17 |  |
Steven Gerrard |
| 25 |  |
Igor Biscan |
| 8 |  |
Emile Heskey |
| 9 |  |
Robbie Fowler (c) |
Subs
| 19 |  |
Pegguy Arphexad |
| 3 |  |
Christian Ziege |
| 20 |  |
Nick Barmby |
| 21 |  |
Gary McAllister |
| 10 |  |
Michael Owen |
Goals
| Robbie Fowler 30' |
Substitutions
| Steven Gerrard out for Gary McAllister 77' |
| Vladimir Smicer out for Nick Barmby 83' |
| Igor Biscan out for Christian Ziege 96' |
Opposition lineup
| Ian Bennett, Nicky Eaden, Martin Grainger, Danny Sonner, Darren Purse, Michael Johnson, Jon McCarthy, Martin O'Connor, Geoff Horsfield, Dele Adebola, Stan Lazaridis |
Opposition goals
| Darren Purse 90' pen |
Opposition substitutions
| Dele Adebola out for Andy Johnson 46' |
| Danny Sonner out for Michael Hughes 71' |
| Geoff Horsfield out for Marcelo 80' |
Penalty shootout
| Gary McAllister scored | 1 - 0 | |
| 1 - 0 | Martin Grainger saved | |
| Nick Barmby scored | 2 - 0 | |
| 2 - 1 | Darren Purse scored | |
| Christian Ziege scored | 3 - 1 | |
| 3 - 2 | Marcelo scored | |
| Didi Hamann saved | 3 - 2 | |
| 3 - 3 | Stan Lazaridis scored | |
| Robbie Fowler scored | 4 - 3 | |
| 4 - 4 | Michael Hughes scored | |
| Jamie Carragher scored | 5 - 4 | |
| 5 - 4 | Andy Johnson saved |
Notes
| - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 25.41 |
| - Average age of the Birmingham City starting lineup: 28.38 |
| - Jamie Carragher recalls: "People remind me about my run-up for the penalty I took in the shootout and how it must go down as the longest in history. It was sudden death but I didn’t have any nerves. I knew where I wanted to put it and thankfully it went in. My Dad missed the moment, though. He left his seat because he couldn’t watch. It had been a difficult game but we battled through and deserved it. It was my first trophy with the senior Liverpool team and it was the catalyst for us to go on and win the cup Treble. Gerard Houllier told us to remember how winning felt and urged us to use it as an inspiration. It was and we did."
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