kmhouseindia: 2013–14 Football League Cup(Capital One Cup)Finals Sunday March 02,2014

Saturday, March 1, 2014

MATCH FACTS

Manchester City were beaten 1-0 at the Stadium of Light earlier in the season, with Sunderland's Phil Bardsley scoring the only goal.
Sunderland have not beaten Manchester City outside of the north-east in nine attempts since a 1-0 away victory in January 1998.
Their most recent cup meeting came in the now-defunct Full Members Cup in November 1985. City won the northern semi-final tie 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw at Maine Road in front of only 6,642 fans.
The only previous League Cup tie between these clubs came in the third round in 1979-80. Sunderland progressed in a replay, beating City 1-0 at Maine Road.

Manchester City have won all five of their League Cup matches this season, scoring 19 goals and conceding only once.
Should City win the final and keep a clean sheet, they would be the first team to lift the trophy by only conceding once throughout the tournament.
They have twice won the League Cup, beating West Bromwich Albion in 1970 and Newcastle United in 1976. They were losing finalists against Wolves in 1974.
City have failed to score in three of their last five games, having scored 21 times in their previous five fixtures.
Edin Dzeko has scored in all four rounds that City have played in this season's League Cup. Dzeko and strike partner Alvaro Negredo are the joint leading scorers in the competition with six goals each.

Sunderland's only previous League Cup final appearance came in 1985, when they were beaten 1-0 by Norwich City.
Guy Poyet's side have won four of their last six matches in all competitions, and seven of their last 11.
They have twice come from behind to win in League Cup ties this season.
Ten different players have scored for the Black Cats during their run to the final.
Sunderland have been shown 19 yellow cards in the competition, 11 more than any other team.

2013–14 Football League Cup(Capital One Cup)Finals Manchester City Vs Sunderland@14.00