WEMBLEY NOTEBOOK: Liverpool fans suffer from digital ticketing issues, Brighton owner Tony Bloom sports a red tie in the Royal Box, and injuries continue to mount up for Jurgen Klopp

Virgil van Dijk’s header deep into the second period of extra time saw Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.

The Liverpool captain headed in a corner with two minutes to go after a thrilling finale that saw the first domestic silverware of the season decided.

Van Dijk and Jurgen Klopp won the Carabao Cup together with the Reds, ensuring the Liverpool boss at least one major honor in his final season in charge of the club.

Liverpool now has the prospect of further success with Klopp’s men, including in the battle for the Premier League, Europa League and FA Cup.

Here, Mail Sport’s Sami Mokbel brings you the moments you might have missed from the final at Wembley.

Digital tickets are causing problems for Liverpool fans

Thousands of Liverpool supporters were involved in chaotic scenes outside Wembley in the build-up to kick-off due to problems with the digital ticketing system.

Liverpool’s allocation consisted of digital tickets, while Chelsea received traditional paper tickets. But problems with the digital entry systems wreaked havoc on Liverpool fans, many of whom had to queue for paper tickets after being refused entry.

Those traveling down from Merseyside had already endured an arduous journey south due to problems on the train network.

Digital tickets caused problems for Liverpool supporters ahead of the Carabao Cup final

Sterling and Gomez face off again

You couldn’t help but smile wryly as Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez frantically went for the same ball in the 34th minute.

A similar clash at Anfield in November 2019 culminated in the pair being involved in a heated altercation at St George’s Park while on England duty less than 24 hours later, with head coach Gareth Southgate suspending Sterling from the upcoming match against Montenegro due to his role as aggressor. at the flash point.

There was no such scuffle at Wembley on Sunday, but the irony of it did not go unnoticed.

The battle between Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez brought back memories of their 2019 clash

Document shows Chelsea’s selection for the final

Thiago Silva loses his fitness race at Wembley. ‘Mischa’ Mudryk. Academy prospects Jimi Taurainen and Billy Gee make the roster. And a meeting at 11.30am in Cobham for those not involved.

Here, Mail Sport can make public the official document confirming Chelsea’s selection for the Wembley showpiece.

Stan Bowles would have wanted neither side to win

At first glance you would think it would be a safe bet to assume that Stan Bowles, who sadly passed away on Saturday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, would have fought for a win at Liverpool.

Bowles served Chelsea’s west London rivals Queens Park Rangers with great distinction for seven years from 1972. But Bowles’ roots are firmly in Greater Manchester, where he played for City and Bury before heading south. So you can easily imagine that Bowles, in all his charm and wit, would confess that he would have wanted neither of these teams to win.

The legendary Stan Bowles probably wouldn’t have wanted either team to win at Wembley

Brighton owner Tony Bloom attends the match

Brighton owner Tony Bloom was in the Royal Box on Sunday. Of course, Bloom has lost numerous players and staff to Chelsea since Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali – who made a rare appearance together at Wembley – took charge of Stamford Bridge less than 18 months ago. So the fact that Bloom was wearing a red tie certainly got tongues wagging.

Gravenberch adds to Liverpool’s injury struggles

Eleven. That is eleven injured players that Liverpool is now caring for. Ryan Gravenberch became the latest casualty for the injury-ravaged Reds here when he was stretchered off following a lunge from Moises Caicedo that left the Dutchman’s ankle twisting.

Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajetic, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alisson and Joel Matip are all out.

Ryan Gravenberch suffered an ankle injury as Liverpool’s problems on that front continued

Police enforce a liquor ban along Wembley Way

Police are actively enforcing the liquor ban along Wembley Way ahead of kick-off. You often see here at Wembley that officers turn a blind eye. But here on Sunday, groups of fans enjoying a pre-match drink were stopped and told to throw away their cans and bottles as they made their way to the stadium.

Police enforced the liquor ban at Wembley ahead of kick-off on Sunday