The first leg was staged at Wycombe's home ground, Adams Park. Wycombe Wanderers were Chelsea's opponent in the semi-final which was played over two-legs. In the 79th minute, Drogba – on as a substitute – scored the winning goal of the match, from a free-kick. The home team came close to scoring after the midway point of the first half Obafemi Martins's shot towards the Chelsea goal hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down, before the ball was cleared. Newcastle United hosted Chelsea at St James' Park in the fifth round of the competition. Frank Lampard opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 32nd minute further goals by Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Essien and Didier Drogba in the second half secured a 4–0 win. The match was played at Stamford Bridge on 8 November 2006. Ĭhelsea's opponent in the fourth round were Aston Villa. A goal apiece from Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou ensured a 2–0 victory. They were drawn against Blackburn Rovers the match took place at Ewood Park. Chelsea RoundĬhelsea entered the competition in the third round, as one of the eight teams from the Premier League involved in European competition during the season. The Football League Cup is a football competition open to the 92 teams in the Premier League and the Football League. Main article: 2006–07 Football League Cup Wenger was later found guilty of improper conduct and charged £2,500 for his comments about the linesman. Emmanuel Eboué was retrospectively banned for three matches as his punch on Wayne Bridge was missed by Howard Webb. Both finalists were fined £100,000 each by The Football Association for their inability to control their players. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger apologised for his players' conduct and said he had no regrets over his team selection. He felt the brawl in stoppage time was born out of Arsenal's frustration after going behind in the match he did not want either team to be punished. Play came to an end in the 102nd minute.Ĭhelsea manager José Mourinho was delighted with his team's win and credited his opponent's performance. Kolo Touré and Emmanuel Adebayor were dismissed for their actions, together with Chelsea's Mikel John Obi. Stoppage time was extended because of the incident, at which point a fracas occurred between the Arsenal and Chelsea players. Midway through the second half, Chelsea captain John Terry was accidentally kicked in the face after attempting to score with a diving header he played no further part in the match having sought medical attention. Chelsea equalised moments later through Didier Drogba, who also scored the match winner six minutes from the end of normal time. Watched by a crowd of 70,073, Arsenal took the lead in the 12th minute when Theo Walcott scored. Chelsea entered the match as favourites and were undefeated against Arsenal in all competitions since 2004. Arsenal fielded a relatively young team throughout the competition their wins against fellow league opponents Liverpool in the fifth-round and Tottenham Hotspur in the semis were acclaimed by the British press. Chelsea made comfortable progress they scored 12 goals while conceding only one to Wycombe Wanderers in the semi-final. Chelsea were making their fifth League Cup final appearance to Arsenal's sixth.Įach club needed to get past four rounds to reach the final. It was the final match of the 2006–07 staging of the Football League Cup, and last to be staged at the Millennium Stadium. The 2007 Football League Cup Final was a football match between Chelsea and Arsenal on 25 February 2007 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
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