John Terry's 2007 League Cup final story after he swallowed his tongue & stopped breathing

Chelsea will be looking to win their sixth League Cup when they face Liverpool in the showpiece event at Wembley on Sunday.

The west London club have ‘won it all’ in recent years but the League Cup is one competition that often avoids the Stamford Bridge trophy cabinet.

Chelsea’s last triumph in the League Cup was in the 2014/15 season but that’s their only win in the competition for 14 years. 

In fact, they’ve won more Premier Leagues, League Cups and Europa Leagues during that time.

Their previous triumph before 2015 came in the 2006/07 campaign when they overcame Arsenal in a thrilling final.

Didier Drogba’s two goals sealed a 2-1 victory in a match that will be remembered for a clash between both sets of in injury-time resulting in Mikel John Obi,  Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Touré being sent off and Frank Lampard and Cesc Fabregas getting booked.

But the match is also remembered for a sickening incident involving John Terry and Abou Diaby.

Five days previously, Chelsea captain, Terry, ruptured his ankle and had to be stretched off in a Champions League tie away to Porto. It was miraculous that he managed to be fit for the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in the first place.

While Terry showed incredible desire and determination just to make the starting line-up, that continued on the pitch in the final. 

The saying ‘putting your body on the line’ couldn’t be more apt when it comes to Terry. He would do anything during a match to help Chelsea win a game. And when the opportunity to score arrived in the second half of the League Cup final with the scores at 1-1, Terry wasn’t afraid to put his head where it hurt. Quite literally.

As Arsenal failed to deal with a corner, Terry attempted to score with his head