2000 Football League Cup Final

Event	1999–2000 Football League Cup
Leicester City Tranmere Rovers 2 1
Date	27 February 2000
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
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The 2000 Worthington Cup Final was played between Leicester City, in their third final appearance in four years, and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at Wembley on 27 February 2000. Leicester became the last team to win the League Cup at the old Wembley stadium.

[edit] Match summary

The final was the best for years. Scott Taylor's successful tackle on Robbie Savage forced the ball out for a corner, and Matt Elliott headed home Leicester's first goal courtesy of a Steve Guppy cross.

Leicester came close to scoring a second goal in the 60th minute when Emile Heskey passed the ball to an unmarked Muzzy Izzet in the penalty box, who hesitated and his shot flew wide of the goal.

Referee Alan Wilkie later suffered an injury in the right leg in the 62nd minute, and was stretchered off. Phil Richards, the fourth official was brought on to replace him.

Clint Hill picked up his second booking and was sent off after a foul on Heskey in the 63rd minute. Several Tranmere players protested but the decision stood.

Tranmere, down to 10 men, rallied and their persitence paid off when they equalised in the 77th minute when a fine header found its way to an unmarked David Kelly, who after narrowly escaping Matt Elliott's attempted tackle, clipped the ball past goalkeeper Tim Flowers. Yet, just 3 minutes later, Elliott scored another towering header from another Guppy corner kick, and the League Cup went to Leicester.

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[edit] Match details

2000-02-27 15:00 BST	Leicester City	2 – 1	Tranmere Rovers	Wembley, London Attendance: 74,313 Referee: A. B. Wilkie, (Chester le Street)
	Elliott  29', 81'		Kelly  77'

Leicester

Tranmere

LEICESTER CITY : GK 1 Tim Flowers RB 3 Frank Sinclair CB 18 Matt Elliott (c) CB 4 Gerry Taggart LB 11 Steve Guppy RM 6 Muzzy Izzet CM 14 Robbie Savage CM 7 Neil Lennon LM 29 Stefan Oakes 77' CF 9 Emile Heskey CF 27 Tony Cottee 89' Substitutes: GK 22 Pegguy Arphexad DF 15 Pontus Kåmark MF 37 Theodoros Zagorakis MF 24 Andy Impey 77' FW 20 Ian Marshall 89' Manager: Martin O'Neill

TRANMERE ROVERS: GK 13 Joe Murphy RB 30 Reuben Hazell CB 5 Dave Challinor (c) CB 6 Clint Hill  63' LB 33 Gareth Roberts RM 14 Andy Parkinson 66' CM 15 Gary Jones CM 11 Nick Henry LM 7 Alan Mahon CF 9 David Kelly CF 10 Scott Taylor Substitutes: GK 1 John Achterberg DF 31 Steve Yates 66' DF 3 Andy Thompson FW 16 Alan Morgan FW 29 Michael Black Manager: John Aldridge

[edit] Road to Wembley

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