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Man City win Carabao Cup on penalties

After Arrizabalaga refuses to be subbed

  • Manchester City have retained the Carabao Cup by defeating Chelsea
  • They won 4-3 on penalties following 120 minutes of goalless action at Wembley
  • Raheem Sterling clipped home the decisive kick after Jorginho and David Luiz missed during the shoot-out 

CITY’S LEAGUE CUP PEDIGREE

Most League Cup final wins:
8 Liverpool
6 MAN CITY (1970, 1976, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019)
5 Man Utd, Aston Villa, Chelsea
4 Tottenham, Nottingham Forest

 

 

  • PREVIEW

 

 

Carabao Cup final will see Chelsea clash with reigning champions Manchester City at Wembley.

Pep Guardiola’s will target another victory over a London club after their win against Arsenal last year’s EFL Cup final which saw them win 3-0 with goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva.

Maurizio Sarri needs a win is against defending champions as his career at Stamford Bridge hangs by a thread after string of bad performances.

Team News

  • Chelsea: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Rudiger, Emerson Palmieri; Kante, Jorginho, Barkley; Willian, Hazard, Pedro
  • Substitutes: Caballero (GK); Higuain, Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Christensen
  • Manchester City: Ederson; Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Zinchenko; De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Silva; Bernardo Silva, Aguero, Sterling
  • Substitutes: Muric (GK); Danilo, Kompany, Gundogan, Sane, Mahrez, Foden

 

  • Journey to the final

 

Manchester City

  • Oxford 0-3 City
  • City 2-0 Fulham
  • Leicester 1-1 City (1-3 pens)
  • City 10-0 Burton (agg)

 

Chelsea 

  • Liverpool 1-2 Chelsea
  • Chelsea 3-2 Derby
  • Chelsea 1-0 Bournemouth
  • Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham (agg, 4-2 pens)

 

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