Tactical Analysis: How Manchester City overcame Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup final – originally posted on Sportslens.com Just a week after he officially took over from José Mourinho on an interim basis as Tottenham Hotspur manager, Ryan Mason found himself in a cup final against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The visitors were certainly hungry, having […]
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On This Day – 15th March
Wolverhampton Wanderers won the League Cup against reigning European Cup holders Nottingham Forest on this day in 1980. Andy Gray scored the only goal of the game after minutes following a mix-up between Forest defender and goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The two collided on the edge of the Forest penalty area when neither knew what the […]
On This Day – 27th February
Leicester City won the first League Cup Final of the 21st century on this day in 2000, beating First Division Tranmere Rovers at Wembley.This was the second time that The Foxes won the trophy in the space of four years, with their last victory back in 1997 against Middlesbrough. Matt Elliott gave Leicester the lead […]
On This Day – 24th February
Bradford City’s famous League Cup run came to an end on this day back in 2013 as they were beaten 5-0 by Swansea City in the Final at Wembley. Phil Parkinson’s men had already beaten three Premier League teams on their way to Wembley. Both Wigan Athletic and Arsenal were beaten on penalties at Valley […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.72
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from the League Cup Semi Final Second Leg between Swansea City and Chelsea on 23rd January 2013.The incident involved Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and a 17-year-old ballboy called Charlie Morgan. Swansea had won the first leg 2-0 at Stamford Bridge and Michael Laudrup’s men were 90 minutes away from their first […]
On This Day – 30th October
Yesterday’s ‘On This Day’ article involved an eleven goal thriller between Grimsby Town and Burnley. Today’s article goes one better with Reading and Arsenal sharing twelve goals back on this day in 2012. Arsenal won the game but this never looked like happening when home side Reading were 4-0 up after only 37 minutes.Jason Roberts […]
On This Day – 25th October
Manchester United’s Dimitar Berbatov is mobbed by teammates as he celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Carling Cup, Fourth Round match at The EBB Stadium, Aldershot. It was on this day nine years ago that my club Aldershot Town played the biggest match in their history.After beating West Ham United away before home […]
On This Day – 14th October
Youth team graduate Jason Crowe made his debut for Arsenal on this day back in 1997 and it would be a match that he will never forget.Crowe came on in place of experienced right back Lee Dixon at the start of extra time in the League Cup Third Round tie at home to First Division […]
On This Day – 3rd October
Fourth Division Aldershot were subjected to an 8-0 hammering at home to First Division Sheffield Wednesday on this day in 1989.The defeat came in the second leg of their Second Round tie in the League Cup Second Round Second Leg. After earning a credible 0-0 draw away to the First Division side on 20th September, […]
On This Day – 26th September
It was on this day back in 1960 that the first matches were played in the League Cup.Alan Hardaker, the former Football League secretary was widely regarded as the man who devised the competition. However, he revealed in his autobiography that the idea came from Sir Stanley Rous, then secretary of the Football Association. Arsenal, […]