 Match programme cover | |||||||
| Event | 2010–11 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 27 February 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ben Foster (Birmingham City)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Mike Dean (Cheshire)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 88,851 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy 6 °C (43 °F)[3] | ||||||
The 2011 Football League Cup Final was the final match of the 2010–11 Football League Cup, the 51st season of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in the Premier League and the Football League. The match was contested by Arsenal and Birmingham City, at Wembley Stadium in London, on 27 February 2011.[4] Birmingham City won the game 2–1 and were guaranteed a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[5] Mike Dean was the referee.[2]
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- ^ "Carling Cup Draw Dates". Carling Cup official website. Molson Coors Brewing Company. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ McCarra, Kevin (27 February 2011). "Obafemi Martins grabs glory as Birmingham beat Arsenal". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 28 February 2011.