Thursday 23 February 2017 12:06, UK
From how important the first goal is to how the penalty records of both Southampton and Manchester United, Martin Tyler has the best stats ahead of the EFL Cup final on Sunday...
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This is the 57th year of the League Cup and its first as the EFL Cup. It's the 44th final at Wembley and the 10th at the new Wembley. The first six finals actually had two legs - and that changed with the first final at the old Wembley in 1967 - QPR 3-2 West Brom.
Last season's final, when Man City beat Liverpool, was the fourth penalty shoot-out in the final after Liverpool v Birmingham (2001), Man Utd v Spurs (2009) and Liverpool v Cardiff (2012)
There have been 23 different winners with Liverpool (8) winning the most. Southampton hope to become the 24th.
Amazingly, there has never been a hat-trick in the League Cup final.
How important will the first goal be in deciding the game on Sunday? (Mitch, Dublin)
MARTIN SAYS: Thanks to our friends at Opta, I can tell you that Southampton really do not want to let their opponents score the opening goal at Wembley this weekend.
And that is because when Man Utd have scored first in a game in any competition this season, they have never lost, winning 89.3 per cent of those matches (25 out 28).
That includes when the two teams met in the Premier League back in August, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic's opener helping United to a 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Southampton, though, have won only 66.6 per cent of the games in which they have netted first this campaign (14 out of 21), losing 23.8 per cent of them (five out 21).
And when Claude Puel's side have conceded the first goal this season, they have gone on to lose 64 per cent of those encounters (nine out of 14) compared to United's 54.5 per cent loss record (six out of 11).
How good are Man Utd and Southampton at penalties? (Pat, London)
MARTIN SAYS: Do you mean if the final goes to a shoot-out, or a penalty is awarded during the game? I've looked into both.
Man Utd have featured in 16 penalty shoot-outs in their history, winning eight of those, meaning they have just a 50 per cent success rate.
Southampton, though, have taken part in just six shoot-outs over the years, winning four of those at a healthier success rate of 66 per cent.
Of United's eight shoot-out defeats, one came against the Saints in an FA Cup fourth-round replay at Old Trafford in 1992, three have come in the League Cup and two have come at Wembley.
Southampton's two penalty shoot-out defeats came against Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup (2001) and Derby County in the play-offs (2007).
Opta have also looked at the two sides' penalty records since the start of the 2012/13 season.
In that time, Man Utd have taken 39 penalties in all competitions, scoring 29 of those spot kicks (74 per cent conversion rate). Southampton, meanwhile, have been awarded 26 penalties in that time, converting 23 of those (88 per cent).
Of those 10 penalty kicks that United have spurned, record goalscorer Wayne Rooney has failed with three and midfielder Juan Mata one, while the other three guilty players have all now left the club (Robin van Persie, Nani and Javier Hernandez).
The Saints, though, may think twice about letting Dusan Tadic take a penalty at Wembley, with the Serb having been responsible for two of their three misses from the spot in the last five years, with now Liverpool forward Sadio Mane the other wayward player.
Overall, if it goes to penalties, the stats suggest Southampton have a good chance.
Which game has produced more goals, the FA Cup final or the League Cup final? (Mark, Merseyside)
MARTIN SAYS: Since the League Cup final became a one-off game 50 years ago in 1967, both competitions' finals have coincidentally produced 56 games, including replays.
In those 56 matches, the League Cup has seen 142 goals scored at an average of 2.5 goals per final, while in the same time FA Cup finals have resulted in 137 goals at an average of 2.4 goals per final.
So over the last 50 years, the first domestic cup final of the season has seen more goals scored on average than in FA Cup finals, the highest-scoring of which have produced five goals on six occasions (1967, 1977 second replay, 1979, 1988, 2005 and 2013).
Meanwhile, there have also been four goalless League Cup finals since 1967 (1977, 1978, 1984 and 2009).
How many League Cup-winning managers have been British and how many have come from overseas? (Jimmy, Cardiff)
MARTIN SAYS: Thirty-six different managers have led teams to League Cup glory since the competition's inception in 1960/61 (see table), including current Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho, who has already won it three times with Chelsea.
And if Claude Puel guides Southampton to victory at Wembley on Sunday, then the Frenchman will become just the seventh foreign coach to lift the trophy, joining the likes of compatriot Gerard Houllier, Manuel Pellegrini, Gianluca Vialli, Juande Ramos and Michael Laudrup.
Not surprisingly, English managers have been the most successful when it comes to getting their hands on this piece of silverware, with 23 different Englishmen leading sides to League Cup glory - although only one of the last 20 trophies was lifted by an Englishman - Steve McClaren (2004). That will obviously become one in 21 this weekend.
The most successful of those was Brian Clough with four wins, making him the joint most-successful manager in the competition's history alongside Man Utd's Sir Alex Ferguson.
However, victory this weekend will see Mourinho join those two with four League Cup triumphs to his name, although unlike that duo, he will have done it with two different clubs.
Nationalities of League Cup winning managers:
ENGLAND: Brian Clough (4), Bob Paisley, (3), Bill Nicholson (2), Joe Mercer (2), Ron Atkinson (2), Ron Saunders (2), Alec Stock, Bill McGarry, Brian Little, Danny Williams, Don Revie, Gil Merrick, Jimmy Hagan, Joe Fagan, John Barnwell, Ken Brown, Maurice Evans, Ray Harford, Ron Ashman, Roy Evans, Steve McClaren, Tony Book, Tony Waddington.
SCOTLAND: Alex Ferguson (4), George Graham (3), Alex McLeish, Graeme Souness, Kenny Dalglish, Matt Gillies, Tommy Docherty.
PORTUGAL: Jose Mourinho (3)
FRANCE: Gérard Houllier (2)
CHILE: Manuel Pellegrini (2)
NORTHERN IRELAND: Martin O'Neill (2)
ITALY: Gianluca Vialli
SPAIN: Juande Ramos
DENMARK: Michael Laudrup
