2013 Football League Cup Final

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2013 Football League Cup Final

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Event| 2012–13 Football League Cup
| Bradford City | Swansea City

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Date| 24 February 2013 (2013-02-24)
Venue| Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match| Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)
Referee| Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)[1]
Attendance| 82,597[2]
Weather| Intermittent snow
2 °C (36 °F)[3]

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The 2013 Football League Cup Final was a football match between Bradford City and Swansea City, which took place on 24 February 2013 at Wembley Stadium in London. It was the final match of the 2012–13 Football League Cup, the 53rd season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and the Football League.

Bradford City, of League Two, were appearing in their first major cup final since they won the 1911 FA Cup Final, and were the first fourth-tier side to reach the League Cup final since Rochdale in 1962.[4] Swansea City, of the Premier League, were appearing in their first major English cup final in their 101-year history.[2][5]

Swansea won the match 5–0, and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, entering in the third qualifying round.[6][7] Although based in Wales, their participation in the English football league system means they took one of the English berths in the competition.[8] It was the first time the League Cup had been won by a non-English club and the first time a major English cup had been won by a non-English club since Swansea's rivals Cardiff City won the FA Cup in 1927.[9]

## Contents

* 1 Road to Wembley
* 1.1 Bradford City
* 1.2 Swansea City
* 2 Match
* 2.1 Details
* 2.2 Statistics
* 3 References

## Road to Wembley[edit]

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup

### Bradford City[edit]

The 'Bantams' flag flying atop Bradford City Hall, marking the significance of the final for the club and city.

Round  | Opponents  | Score  | Report

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1st  | Notts County (a)  | 0–1 (a.e.t.)  | Report
2nd  | Watford (a)  | 1–2  | Report
3rd  | Burton Albion (h)  | 3–2 (a.e.t.)  | Report
4th  | Wigan Athletic (a)  | 0–0 (4–2 pen)  | Report
5th  | Arsenal (h)  | 1–1 (3–2 pen)  | Report
SF  | Aston Villa (h)  | 3–1  | Report
Aston Villa (a)  | 2–1  | Report

Bradford City defeated League One team Notts County in the first round, winning in extra time through a James Hanson goal.[10]

Bradford's second round tie was against Championship side Watford, who went ahead after a 71st-minute goal from Ikechi Anya. Bradford scored, first through Kyel Reid's 84th-minute equaliser and Garry Thompson in injury-time.[11]

Burton Albion, also of League Two, played Bradford in the third round. Bradford were behind by two goals for the majority of the match, but Nahki Wells scored twice in the last 10 minutes, resulting in extra time. Stephen Darby scored the winning goal in the 115th minute.[12]

Bradford were drawn against Wigan Athletic of the Premier League (who went on to win that year's FA Cup) in the fourth round. The match was goalless after 90 minutes and also after extra time, resulting in a penalty shoot-out. Bradford won the shoot-out 4–2 with successful penalties from Nathan Doyle, Gary Jones, Stephen Darby and Alan Connell. It was the first time Bradford had knocked a Premiership club out of the competition since they defeated Nottingham Forest in September 1995.[13]

Bradford's quarter-final victory over Arsenal of the Premier League at Valley Parade was also decided on penalties, after the match finished 1–1 during regulation time. Nathan Doyle, Gary Jones and Alan Connell all successfully converted their penalties for Bradford, who won 3–2 on penalties.[14][15]

In the semi-final first leg against Premier League Aston Villa, Nahki Wells gave Bradford the lead after 20 minutes and Rory McArdle scored in the 77th minute. Andreas Weimann scored for Aston Villa in the 82nd minute, but Carl McHugh restored Bradford's two-goal lead in the 87th after heading home Gary Jones' corner.[16] Aston Villa won the second leg 2–1, but Bradford won 4–3 on aggregate. Christian Benteke put Aston Villa ahead in the 24th minute, before Bradford's James Hanson levelled in the 55th minute. Andreas Weimann scored an 89th-minute goal for Aston Villa.[17]

### Swansea City[edit]

Wembley Stadium filling up before the 2013 League Cup Final

Round  | Opponents  | Score  | Report

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2nd  | Barnsley (h)  | 3–1  | Report
3rd  | Crawley Town (a)  | 2–3  | Report
4th  | Liverpool (a)  | 1–3  | Report
5th  | Middlesbrough (h)  | 1–0  | Report
SF  | Chelsea (a)  | 0–2  | Report
Chelsea (h)  | 0–0  | Report

Swansea City received a bye into the second round as one of the thirteen Premier League clubs not involved in European competition. They were drawn against Championship side Barnsley at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea won 3–1 after a 24th-minute opener from Danny Graham and two second-half goals from Luke Moore.[18]

Swansea's third round opponents were Crawley Town. Played at the Broadfield Stadium, Michu put Swansea one goal ahead in the 27th minute. Josh Simpson and Hope Akpan put Crawley 2–1 ahead after 62 minutes. Graham levelled the tie in the 74th minute with header from a Dwight Tiendalli cross. Garry Monk scored an injury-time winner from a corner kick for Swansea. The match finished 3–2 and Swansea progressed to the fourth round.[19]

Swansea were paired with cup holders Liverpool at Anfield in the fourth round draw. Chico Flores put Swansea in the lead and Nathan Dyer scored a second goal for Swansea from a cross across the six-yard line from Pablo Hernández. Luis Suárez scored one goal for Liverpool, but a counterattack from Swansea led to a third goal for Swansea from Jonathan de Guzmán in the 90th minute.[20]

Swansea were drawn against Championship side Middlesbrough in the quarter-final. The only goal of the game came in the 82nd minute, after Middlesbrough defender Seb Hines headed the ball into his own net.[21][22]

Swansea played Chelsea in the semi-final, with the first leg at Stamford Bridge. Michu scored in the 39th minute to give Swansea the lead, following a defensive error from Branislav Ivanović. A second mistake from Ivanović allowed Danny Graham to double Swansea's lead in the 90th minute; the match ended 2–0.[23]

The second leg was played at Swansea's Liberty Stadium. While Michu had the best opportunity to score in the 9th minute, the game finished 0–0 (2–0 on aggregate) and Swansea advanced to the final. In the 80th minute, there was an incident between a ball boy and Chelsea player Eden Hazard. Replays showed that the ball boy was shielding the ball from Hazard in an attempt to waste time. Hazard then kicked the ball out from under the boy, prompting referee Chris Foy to show him a red card for violent conduct.[24]

## Match[edit]

### Details[edit]

24 February 2013

16:00 GMT

Bradford City | 0–5|  Swansea City

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| Report | Dyer 16', 48'
Michu 40'
De Guzmán 59' (pen.), 90+1'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 82,597[2]

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)[1]

Bradford City

Swansea City

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GK | 12 |  Matt Duke |  |  56'
RB | 2 |  Stephen Darby
CB | 23 |  Rory McArdle
CB | 16 |  Carl McHugh
LB | 27 |  Curtis Good |  |  46'
RM | 11 |  Garry Thompson |  |  74'
CM | 18 |  Gary Jones (c)
CM | 24 |  Nathan Doyle
LM | 14 |  Will Atkinson
CF | 9 |  James Hanson
CF | 21 |  Nahki Wells |  |  58'
Substitutes:
GK | 1 |  Jon McLaughlin |  |  58'
DF | 5 |  Andrew Davies |  |  46'
MF | 4 |  Ricky Ravenhill
MF | 7 |  Kyel Reid
MF | 26 |  Blair Turgott
FW | 17 |  Alan Connell
FW | 20 |  Zavon Hines |  |  74'
Manager:
Phil Parkinson
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GK | 25 |  Gerhard Tremmel
RB | 22 |  Àngel Rangel
CB | 24 |  Ki Sung-yueng |  38' |  63'
CB | 6 |  Ashley Williams (c)
LB | 33 |  Ben Davies |  |  84'
CM | 7 |  Leon Britton
CM | 20 |  Jonathan de Guzmán
RW | 12 |  Nathan Dyer |  |  78'
AM | 11 |  Pablo Hernández
LW | 15 |  Wayne Routledge
CF | 9 |  Michu
Substitutes:
GK | 1 |  Michel Vorm
DF | 16 |  Garry Monk |  |  63'
DF | 21 |  Dwight Tiendalli |  |  84'
MF | 14 |  Roland Lamah |  |  78'
MF | 26 |  Kemy Agustien
FW | 17 |  Itay Shechter
FW | 19 |  Luke Moore
Manager:
Michael Laudrup

Man of the match

* Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)

Match officials

* Assistant referees:
* Stuart Burt (Northamptonshire)[1]
* Scott Ledger (South Yorkshire)[1]
* Fourth official: Michael Oliver (Northumberland)[1]
* Reserve assistant referee: Peter Bankes (Merseyside)[1]

Match rules

* 90 minutes
* 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
* Penalty shootout if scores still level
* Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used

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### Statistics[edit]

Statistics[2] | Bradford City  | Swansea City

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Total shots | 3 | 15
Shots on target | 3 | 10
Ball possession | 40% | 60%
Corner kicks | 1 | 8
Fouls committed | 3 | 4
Offsides | 1 | 2
Yellow cards | 0 | 1
Red cards | 1 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Match officials for the Final". Capital One Cup. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
2. ^ a b c d "Bradford 0–5 Swansea". BBC Sport. 24 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
3. ^ "London City, United Kingdom". Weather Underground. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
4. ^ "Aston Villa 2–1 Bradford (3–4 agg)". BBC Sport. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
5. ^ "Bantams battered by Swans". ESPN. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
6. ^ "Nathan Dyer double helps Swansea ruin Bradford's Capital One Cup dream". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
7. ^ "Who qualifies to play in Europe?". premierleague.com. Premier League. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
8. ^ "Uefa give Swansea and Cardiff European assurance". BBC Sport. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
9. ^ "Bradford City 0 Swansea City 5". Daily Telegraph. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
10. ^ "Notts County 0–1 Bradford". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
11. ^ "Watford 1–2 Bradford". BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
12. ^ "Bradford 3–2 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
13. ^ "Bradford 0–0 Wigan Athletic (2–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
14. ^ "Bradford 1–1 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
15. ^ "Bradford v Arsenal in numbers". BBC Sport. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
16. ^ "Bradford 3–1 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
17. ^ "Aston Villa 2–1 Bradford City". BBC Sport. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
18. ^ "Swansea 3–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
19. ^ "Crawley 2–3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
20. ^ "Liverpool 1–3 Swansea". BBC Sport. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
21. ^ "Swansea 1–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
22. ^ "Swansea City have final say as Chelsea's Eden Hazard sees red". The Guardian. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
23. ^ "Chelsea 0–2 Swansea". BBC Sport. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
24. ^ "Swansea 0–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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