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Report After extra time Liverpool won 11–10 on penalties | |||||||
Event | 2021–22 EFL Cup | ||||||
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Date | 27 February 2022 | ||||||
Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
Player of the Match | Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) | ||||||
Referee | Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire) | ||||||
Attendance | 85,512 | ||||||
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The 2022 EFL Cup Final was the final of the 2021–22 EFL Cup. It was played between Chelsea and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 27 February 2022.
Following the fourth round penalty shoot-out win for West Ham United against Manchester City, the final did not feature Manchester City for the first time since the 2016–17 season. Also for the first time since the 2014–15 season, there were no Manchester clubs in the final.
Route to the final[]
- Main article:2021–22 EFL Cup
Chelsea[]
Round | Opposition | Score |
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3 | Aston Villa (H) | 1–1 (4–3 p.) |
4 | Southampton (H) | 1–1 (4–3 p.) |
QF | Brentford (A) | 0–2 |
SF | Tottenham Hotspur (H) | 2–0 |
Tottenham Hotspur (A) | 0–1 | |
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away |
Chelsea, as a Premier League team involved in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League started in the Third Round. Their first match was against fellow Premier League Aston Villa at home. At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea drew 1–1 with a goal from Timo Werner but progressed after a 4–3 win via a penalty shoot-out. In the next round they drew Premier League Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea again drew 1–1 with Kai Havertz scoring but they made it to the next round by winning 4–3 on penalties. In the quarter-finals, they drew fellow Premier League and West London derby rivals Brentford away. At Brentford Community Stadium, Chelsea won 2–0 with an own-goal from Brentford's Pontus Jansson and a penalty from Jorginho. In the two-legged semi-final, Chelsea drew Premier League London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. In the first leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won 2–0 with goals from Havertz and an own-goal from Tottenham's Ben Davies. In the return leg at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Chelsea progressed to the final with a 1–0 win due to a goal from Antonio Rüdiger, resulting in a 3–0 aggregate win.
Liverpool[]
Round | Opposition | Score |
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3 | Norwich City (A) | 0–3 |
4 | Preston North End (A) | 0–2 |
QF | Leicester City (H) | 3–3 (5–4 p.) |
SF | Arsenal (H) | 0–0 |
Arsenal (A) | 0–2 | |
Key: (H) = Home; (A) = Away |
Liverpool were also a Premier League team involved in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League and like Chelsea, started in the Third Round. Their first game of the competition was away to fellow Premier League club Norwich at Carrow Road, where they won 3–0 with a brace from Takumi Minamino and a goal by Divock Origi just after half time. Norwich midfielder Christos Tzolis missed a penalty just before half time. Following a scoreless first-leg at Anfield, in the second leg of the semi-finals, Diogo Jota scored both goals in a 2–0 away win over Arsenal to send Liverpool into the final.
Pre-match[]
This will be Chelsea's ninth League Cup final. It also meant that their manager Thomas Tuchel had led them to the finals of the UEFA Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup within a year of being appointed.
Match[]
Summary[]
Liverpool were forced into a late change as an injury to Thiago Alcântara in the warm-up meant Naby Keita came into their starting lineup. In a much publicised move, Chelsea started the game with Kai Havertz in the central position rather than Romelu Lukaku. Chelsea started the game stronger, creating the first clear chance of the game in the sixth minute, when Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher parried a shot by Christian Pulisic. Gradually Liverpool grew into the game, with increasing intensity, culminating in a double save from Chelsea Édouard Mendy after efforts from Naby Keïta and Sadio Mané. Luis Díaz, lively on the left wing, was the standout player for Liverpool, with much of their play focused on that side of the pitch. Towards the end of the first half, Mason Mount had a clear chance but spurned it wide. The first half concluded with Liverpool enjoying most of the possession, but with Chelsea with the better chances. Chelsea created 5 chances in the first half with Havertz contributing 4 and Azplicueta one. However, lack of clinical finishing costing them heavily. The German would go on to end the game with 5 chances, the most in a Carabao Cup final since David Silva, justifying his selection in the starting lineup. However, Trent Alexander Arnold, Liverpool and England fullback, would cross the number in the same match with 6 chances.
Four minutes into the second half, Mount was presented with yet another good opportunity, only for him to hit the post after Kelleher seemed beaten. In the 69th minute, Liverpool thought they had taken the lead via a Joël Matip header, but the goal was ruled after VAR intervened, adjudging that Virgil van Dijk, from an offside position, fouled Reece James in the build-up. Both Liverpool and Chelsea continued to create chances, but neither side was able to score during regulation time.
In extra-time, Chelsea had goals from Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz immediately ruled out for offside. Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga was brought on for Mendy for the penalty shoot-out. Both teams scored their initial five spot kicks, and the shoot-out went to sudden death. All ten outfield players from both sides converted their penalties to make it 10–10. Liverpool's goalkeeper Kelleher then scored his team's eleventh penalty. With Liverpool leading 11–10, Arrizabalaga stepped up to take Chelsea's last, completely missing the frame of the goal, meaning Liverpool had achieved their record ninth EFL Cup win, and their first in a decade. Manager Jürgen Klopp thus secured his first domestic cup as Liverpool's coach.
Details[]
27 February 2022 16:30 GMT |
Chelsea | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Liverpool | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,512 Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire) |
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