1999 Football League Cup Final


The 1999 Football League Cup Final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999.
Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen after a cross from the right from Steffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeper Kasey Keller. Justin Edinburgh became the last ever player to be sent off at the old Wembley, after angrily waving his arm towards Robbie Savage following a particularly tough Savage challenge. In the last few minutes of the game, Ramon Vega made a last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Emile Heskey a goal for Leicester, after Ian Walker rushed off his line, and Allan Nielsen scored a diving header.

Road to Wembley

Leicester City

Round 2, 1st leg: Leicester City 3–0 Chesterfield
Round 2, 2nd leg: Chesterfield 1–3 Leicester City
Round 3: Charlton Athletic 1–2 Leicester City
Round 4: Leicester City 2–1 Leeds United
Quarter-final: Leicester City 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
Semi-final, 1st leg: Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Leicester City 1–1 Sunderland

Tottenham Hotspur

Round 2, 1st leg: Brentford 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Round 2, 2nd leg: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Brentford
Round 3: Northampton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Round 4: Liverpool 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Quarter-final: Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Manchester United
Semi-final, 1st leg: Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Wimbledon
Semi-final, 2nd leg: Wimbledon 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Match

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