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Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea: Carabao Cup final result as Virgil van Dijk leads a youthful Liverpool to extra-time glory over The Blues at Wembley

League Cup / Matchday 1
Wembley / 25.02.2024
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Paul Hassall

Updated 25/02/2024 at 17:47 GMT


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VAN DIJK LEADS LIVERPOOL TO LEAGUE CUP GLORY
Virgil Van Dijk headed an extra-time winner two minutes from the end as Jurgen Klopp’s kids led Liverpool to a famous 1-0 Carabao Cup final victory over Chelsea.
The depleted Merseysiders, who were without a host of first-choice stars including Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez, suffered another injury blow when Ryan Gravenberch was stretchered off early on.
Chelsea were denied a first-half opener when Caoimhin Kelleher produced a sensational close-range stop to keep out Cole Palmer before Raheem Sterling’s goal was chalked off for a marginal offside.
Liverpool also had their moments but Cody Gakpo saw a header come back off the post and van Dijk then had a goal harshly chalked off following a VAR intervention on the hour.
Chelsea’s greater strength in depth looked like it would tell and after Conor Gallagher hit the post, the midfielder was denied by Kelleher when sent clean through.
Liverpool threw on a host of youngsters, who held their own for the majority of extra time before van Dijk completed the first leg of a potential farewell quadruple for Klopp with an 118th-minute header from a right-wing corner.
The two sides will now switch focus to the FA Cup fifth round with Chelsea hosting Leeds United and Liverpool at home to Southampton on Wednesday night. 
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End of E.T 2nd Half
120+3'
FULL TIME!
Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea.
Klopp's kids win the League Cup!
120+2'
YELLOW CARD!
Gomez booked for time wasting.
J. Gomez
Yellow card
J. Gomez
Liverpool
Liverpool
On target1
Yellow Cards1
Fouls2
Free Kicks1
120+2'
YELLOW CARD!
Palmer booked.
C. Palmer
Yellow card
C. Palmer
Chelsea
Chelsea
On target4
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
Fouls against4
120+1'
STOPPAGE TIME
Three minutes added.
120'
CAN LIVERPOOL HANG ON?
Madueke has a shot blocked by van Dijk.
118'
GOAL! - LIVERPOOL 1-0 CHELSEA: (VAN DIJK)
This time it counts!
Virgil van Dijk meets a right-wing corner and guides it into the far corner.
V. van Dijk
Goal
V. van Dijk
Liverpool
Liverpool
Goals1
On target1
Free Kicks2
117'
CHELSEA ATTEMPT
Palmer's acrobatic first-time volley from 25 yards is straight at Kelleher.
116'
LIVERPOOL CHANCE!
Petrovic somehow blocks on the line from Elliott's far post header and Danns' follow-up under pressure.
115'
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114'
LIVERPOOL ATTEMPT
Chelsea fail to deal with a long throw from the right but Tsimikas' 20-yard shot is straight at Petrovic.
113'
CHELSEA CHANGE
Chalobah on.
T. Chalobah
On
T. Chalobah
Chelsea
Chelsea
B. Chilwell
Off
B. Chilwell
Chelsea
Chelsea
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
Fouls against3
Free Kicks5
111'
CHELSEA ATTEMPT
Madueke cuts in from the right but his deflected shot is gathered by Kelleher at the second attempt.
109'
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108'
YELLOW CARD!
McConnell cautioned for a blatant shirt pull as Chelsea broke away.
J. McConnell
Yellow card
J. McConnell
Liverpool
Liverpool
Yellow Cards1
Fouls1
107'
LIVERPOOL CHANGE
Quansah on.
J. Quansah
On
J. Quansah
Liverpool
Liverpool
I. Konaté
Off
I. Konaté
Liverpool
Liverpool
Blocked Shots1
Yellow Cards1
Fouls4
Fouls against2
106'
KICK OFF!
The second half of ET gets underway.
End of E.T 1st Half
105+2'
HALF TIME IN EXTRA TIME
Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea.
105+1'
STOPPAGE TIME
One minute added.