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London, United Kingdom - A pleasant day to you and welcome to Legit.ng's coverage of the Carabao Cup 2024 final match featuring Chelsea and Liverpool at the prestigious Wembley Stadium.
Liverpool are favourites to lift the Carabao Cup for a record-extending 10th time.
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Feb 25 6:51 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool: Jubilation in Merseyside
Thanks for joining us. These were the updates as Liverpool beat Chelsea in the final of the Carabao Cup 2024 on Sunday, February 25.
The victory prompted celebrations in Wembley, Merseyside Metropolitan county, and beyond.
Feb 25 6:47 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup 2024 final: The Reds are champion!
It's full-time at Wembley.
Van Dijk's lone goal secures the win for the Reds.
Feb 25 6:42 PM
Carabao Cup final: Van Dijk nets
Absolute scenes at Wembley as Van Dijk scores again.
This time, his header will stand.
Feb 25 6:28 PM
Carabao Cup final: Klopp makes another change
Jarell Quansah is on for Ibrahima Konate for Liverpool at half-time in extra time.
Quansah has been at Liverpool since he was five.
Feb 25 6:22 PM
Carabao Cup final: All Square after the first period of extra-time
Half-time in extra-time is 0-0.
If the scoreline ends goalless after 120 minutes, then the teams will proceed to the lottery of penalties.
Feb 25 6:15 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool: Danns' header saved by Petrovic
Danns forces Chelsea's Đorđe Petrovic into a save.
The Serbian shot-stopper tipped the ball over the bar.
Feb 25 6:06 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup final: Extra time starts
Both teams have 30 minutes to secure a win.
Chelsea got the extra time going.
Feb 25 6:01 PM
Carabao Cup 2024: Liverpool vs Chelsea final heads to extra-time at Wembley
It ends 0-0 at full-time.
Now, a winner could emerge at extra time.
Feb 25 5:55 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool: 88,868 people watch Carabao Cup 2024 final at Wembley
The attendance for the Carabao Cup final 2024 is 88,868.
This is according to a tweet on the verified X (formerly Twitter) page of the competition's organisers.
Feb 25 5:50 PM
Carabao Cup final: Klopp makes substitutions
Jayden Danns, Konstantinos Tsimikas, and James McConnell all come in for Cody Gakpo, Andrew Robertson, and Alexis Mac Allister respectively.
Four minutes to the end of the match.
Feb 25 5:42 PM
Carabao Cup final: Liverpool makes a change
Bradley is removed.
Bobby Clark comes in for the Northern Irish man.
Feb 25 5:34 PM
Carabao Cup 2024 final: Chelsea should be in front!
Levi Colwill flicks a corner on, Axel Disasi is completely free at the back post but he gets it all wrong from a couple of yards out.
Ball hits his knee and loops up for Caoimhin Kelleher in goal for Liverpool.
Feb 25 5:27 PM
Carabao Cup final: Van Dijk's goal disallowed
Van Dijk's goal was disallowed after the video assistant referee (VAR) checked it.
Chelsea relieved.
Feb 25 5:24 PM
Carabao Cup final: Liverpool in front!
Liverpool captain, Virgil van Dijk, has netted.
The Dutchman broke the deadlock with a fine header.
Feb 25 5:21 PM
Carabao Cup final: Chance for Chelsea, but Enzo fluffs it
Enzo Fernández had the chance to score for Chelsea, but the Argentine's back-heel couldn't beat the Liverpool goalkeeper.
It remains scoreless at Wembley.
Feb 25 5:15 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool: Second half underway
The second 45 minutes start with no changes in either team.
Liverpool straight on the attack.
Feb 25 4:33 PM
Liverpool vs Chelsea: Sterling scores, but it's offside
With about 15 minutes left to the end of the first half, Raheem Sterling found the back of the net for Chelsea.
However, the goal does not stand.
Feb 25 4:05 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool Carabao Cup final: Match starts
The match is underway at Wembley.
5 minutes gone.
Feb 25 3:52 PM
Carabao Cup final 2024: Chelsea vs Liverpool match online streaming
The Carabao Cup final 2024 is streaming exclusively live in the US on ESPN Plus.
If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the game via its Sky Go app. Check out a Sky Sports link below:
Feb 25 3:47 PM
Carabao Cup final: Liverpool's Kloop names starting XI
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has named his starting XI for the Carabao Cup final.
With Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunex and Trent Alexander-Arnold all out injured, Klopp has been forced to name a much-weakened lineup.
Feb 25 3:37 PM
Carabao Cup final: Chelsea announces starting XI
Chelsea have announced their starting eleven against Liverpool.
Coach Pochettino picked a strong side.
Feb 25 3:32 PM
Chelsea vs Liverpool: Thiago Silva misses out
The experienced Thiago Silva is out of the match.
His presence would have solidified Chelsea.
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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.
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