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 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 SunderlandTottenham 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 details
GK 1 Kasey KellerCB 18 Matt Elliott CB 5 Steve Walsh (c)CB 4 Gerry TaggartRM 6 Muzzy IzzetCM 14 Robbie Savage CM 7 Neil LennonLM 11 Steve GuppyRF 27 Tony Cottee CF 9 Emile Heskey LF 19 Robert UllathorneSubstitutes:GK 22 Pegguy ArphexadDF 15 Pontus KåmarkMF 16 Stuart CampbellMF 37 Theodoros Zagorakis FW 20 Ian Marshall Manager: Martin O'Neill GK 1 Ian WalkerRB 2 Stephen CarrCB 15 Ramon Vega CB 23 Sol Campbell (c)LB 12 Justin Edinburgh DM 4 Steffen Freund RM 14 David Ginola CM 6 Allan NielsenLM 9 Darren AndertonCF 18 Steffen IversenCF 10 Les FerdinandSubstitutes:GK 13 Espen BaardsenDF 32 Luke YoungMF 20 José DominguezMF 22 Andy Sinton FW 11 Chris Armstrong Manager: George Graham
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