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Chelsea vs Liverpool, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, Final
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Van Dijk header in extra time wins Carabao Cup for Liverpool
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Liverpool ensured that Jurgen Klopp's final season will end with silverware after Virgil Van Dijk's extra-time goal gave them a 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 1': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Chelsea).
- 1': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 7': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 7': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Hand ball by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 9': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andy Robertson.
- 12': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 13': Attempt saved. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Gravenberch.
- 14': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
- 14': Attempt saved. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
- 14': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 16': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 19': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 20': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 21': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 21': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool).
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Gomez replaces Ryan Gravenberch because of an injury.
- 30': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 30': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Conor Bradley (Liverpool).
- 32': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
- 35': Offside, Liverpool. Cody Gakpo is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 40': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 44': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 45'+1': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 45'+3': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Conor Bradley (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+6': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 45'+6': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 45'+6': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
- 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
- 47': Attempt missed. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cody Gakpo following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 51': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Offside, Chelsea. Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 52': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 56': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 58': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a cross.
- 58': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister.
- 59': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 60': Offside, Liverpool. Wataru Endo is caught offside.
- 60': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 62': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool.
- 65': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
- 66': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 67': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 67': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Andy Robertson (Liverpool).
- 69': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 69': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt saved. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 70': Attempt missed. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Bobby Clark replaces Conor Bradley.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 76': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 76': Wataru Endo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Joe Gomez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
- 80': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool).
- 80': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Attempt missed. Andy Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Wataru Endo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 82': Hand ball by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 82': Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 85': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 86': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Andy Robertson.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. James McConnell replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
- 87': Substitution, Liverpool. Jayden Danns replaces Cody Gakpo.
- 88': Attempt saved. Jayden Danns (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McConnell with a headed pass.
- 90': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 90'+1': Dangerous play by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 90'+1': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 90'+3': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
- 90'+4': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Luis Díaz (Liverpool).
- 90'+4': Foul by Wataru Endo (Liverpool).
- 90'+4': Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
- 90': First Half Extra Time begins Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
- 93': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 94': Attempt saved. Jayden Danns (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk with a headed pass.
- 94': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Djordje Petrovic.
- 96': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
- 96': Luis Díaz (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 97': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 99': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Díaz.
- 99': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 99': Foul by Bobby Clark (Liverpool).
- 101': Attempt saved. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 101': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 101': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
- 103': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 105': Attempt blocked. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a cross.
- 105': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
- 105': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
- 105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
- 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Chelsea 0, Liverpool 0.
- 105': Substitution, Liverpool. Jarell Quansah replaces Ibrahima Konaté.
- 107': Foul by Bobby Clark (Liverpool).
- 107': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 107': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 107': Foul by James McConnell (Liverpool).
- 107': James McConnell (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 109': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
- 111': Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 113': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Ben Chilwell.
- 113': Attempt saved. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James McConnell.
- 115': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- 117': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
- 117': Attempt blocked. Bobby Clark (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McConnell.
- 117': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Enzo Fernández.
- 118': Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
- 120': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher Nkunku with a headed pass.
- 120': Offside, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku is caught offside.
- 120'+2': Bobby Clark (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 120'+2': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
- 120'+2': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 120'+3': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 120'+4': Second Half Extra Time ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1.
Statistics
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21 | Fouls | 14 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
9 | Saves | 10 |
53.7 | Possession | 46.3 |
23 | SHOTS | 19 |
11 | ON GOAL | 9 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
580 | Accurate Passes | 473 |
691 | Passes | 590 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
11 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
24 | Crosses | 25 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
68 | Long Balls | 82 |
26 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
18 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
29 | Tackles | 31 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 17 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
28 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 88,868
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
28 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
26 | Levi Colwill |
2 | Axel Disasi |
21 | Ben Chilwell ![]() |
27 | Malo Gusto |
23 | Conor Gallagher |
8 | Enzo Fernández |
25 | Moisés Caicedo |
15 | Nicolas Jackson |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
20 | Cole Palmer ![]() |
Liverpool (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
62 | Caoimhín Kelleher (GK) |
4 | Virgil van Dijk |
5 | Ibrahima Konaté ![]() |
26 | Andrew Robertson |
84 | Conor Bradley ![]() |
3 | Wataru Endo |
38 | Ryan Gravenberch |
10 | Alexis Mac Allister ![]() |
18 | Cody Gakpo |
7 | Luis Díaz |
19 | Harvey Elliott |
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