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League Cup Final

Millennium Stadium | Sunday 25 February 2001 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 1 - 1 Birmingham City
After extra time & Penalty Shootout: 5 - 4
Half time 1–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 25.41)

1
Sander Westerveld
6
Markus Babbel
23
Jamie Carragher
2
Stephane Henchoz
12
Sami Hyypia
25
Igor Biscan
17
Steven Gerrard
16
Didi Hamann
7
Vladimir Smicer
9
Robbie Fowler (c)
8
Emile Heskey

Substitutes

19
Pegguy Arphexad
3
Christian Ziege
20
Nick Barmby
21
Gary McAllister
10
Michael Owen

Opposition Lineup (Average age 28.38)

Ian Bennett
Nicky Eaden
Martin Grainger
Danny Sonner
Darren Purse
Michael Johnson
Jon McCarthy
Martin O'Connor
Geoff Horsfield
Dele Adebola
Stan Lazaridis

Substitutes used

Andy Johnson
Michael Hughes
Marcelo

Notes

  • - 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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Other details

Manager: Gérard Houllier
Opposition manager: Trevor Francis
Referee: Elleray DR
Attendance: 73,500
Half-time score: 1 - 0
Game number: 4665
League Cup game number: 178

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Liverpool
Birmingham City
Robbie Fowler (Emile Heskey) (1–0)
30'
HT 1–0
46'
Andy Johnson Dele Adebola
71'
Michael Hughes Danny Sonner
Steven Gerrard Gary McAllister
77'
80'
Marcelo Geoff Horsfield
Vladimir Smicer Nick Barmby
83'
90'
Darren Purse penalty (1–1)
ET 1–1
Igor Biscan Christian Ziege
96'
Penalties
Liverpool Gary McAllister ✓
Birmingham City Martin Grainger saved
Liverpool Nick Barmby ✓
Birmingham City Darren Purse ✓
Liverpool Christian Ziege ✓
Birmingham City Marcelo ✓
Liverpool Didi Hamann saved
Birmingham City Stan Lazaridis ✓
Liverpool Robbie Fowler ✓
Birmingham City Michael Hughes ✓
Liverpool Jamie Carragher ✓
Birmingham City Andy Johnson saved
After penalties 5–4

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