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Capital One Cup final: Bradford City v Swansea City - in pictures

Capital One Final: Bradford City v Swansea City
Not only is today the Capital One Cup final, it's also the 20th anniversary of the passing of Bobby Moore. A West Ham scarf has been draped in his memory on his statue at Wembley Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Bantam and Swans fans up Wembley Way
There are plenty of Bantams and Swans fans on Wembley Way Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Final preparations on the pitch
Final preparations on the pitch Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Bradford City v Swansea City
Michu arrives before kick-off and walks past an image of himself - wonder what tunes he's opted for? Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Bradford City v Swansea City
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup strides out onto the pitch Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Bradford City players wearing headphones
More players with headphones, this time it's the Bradford team with Nathan Doyle leading the way to their dressing room Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: An picture of Bradford's Gary Jones, hangs in a dining area
An image of Bradford's captain Gary Jones, who will be 36 this year, hangs in a dining area Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Bradford City fans
Enthusiastic Bradford fans gather outside the stadium. That little fella in the bottom right won't have a voice left for the match if he carries on like this Photograph: Tom Jenkins
capital one final 2: Bradford fans
Bradford's fans have come from far and wide to be here Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final: Swansea City fan dressed as Robbie James
Struggling to know who this dapper chap is honouring? Swansea fans will recall with ease ... it's Robbie James, their long-standing midfielder of the 70s and 80s Photograph: Tom Jenkins
capital one final 2: Zippy of Rainbow fame
The first celebrity arrives - it's Zippy of Rainbow fame Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Swansea's players warm up
Swansea's players warm up in front of their fans Photograph: Tom Jenkins
capital one final 2: Bradford City mascots
Bradford received special permission from the Football League to have two mascots for the final after a facebook campaign aimed at bringing their semi-final mascot Jake Turton, left, to the final. Brave cancer survivor Jake, 9, is accompanied by Ryan Siddall, 12, who won a gold medal in table tennis at last year's British Transplant Games after his dad donated him a kidney. The final will be the first time Ryan has led his City heroes out Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: The Bantams and their mascots line up before kick-off
The Bantams and their mascots line up before kick-off in front of a 82,597 crowd Photograph: Tom Jenkins
capital one final 2: Fabrice Muamba is the guest of honour at today's game
Fabrice Muamba is the guest of honour at today's game Photograph: Tom Jenkins
capital one final 2: Captains Ashley Williams and Gary Jones greet one another ahead of kick-off
The two captains, Ashley Williams and Gary Jones, greet one another ahead of kick-off Photograph: Tom Jenkins
capital one final 2: Bradford City v Swansea City
A view of the action from up high Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Nahki Wells looks to avoid a challenge from Ki Seung-Yeung
The League Two team contain Swansea in the opening exchanges, here Nahki Wells looks to avoid a challenge from Ki Seung-Yeung Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Wayne Routledge
But as they start to get the bit between their teeth and mount an attack, they get hit on the counter. Wayne Routledge tears through centrefield and finds Michu on the left of the area. He fires a low shot across Matt Duke, who gets a hand to it, but Nathan Dyer is following up and he rolls the ball into the empty net Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Swansea Fans celebrate
Which causes celebration amongst the Swansea fans Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Bradford City v Swansea City
Bradford's goalkeeper Matt Duke is coming under increasing pressure Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Michu celebrates
Five minutes before half-time the Swansea fans are celebrating again. Leon Britton threads a pass through Jones' legs from distance, finding Michu alone in the box on the left-hand side. He assesses the scene, reclines and flips a low, left-footed shot with impeccable geometry through a further set of legs, past Duke and into the net Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Gary Jones has a quiet word in the ear of midfielder Will Atkinson
As the half-time whistle goes and the Bradford players make their way back to the dressing room, Gary Jones has a quiet word in the ear of midfielder Will Atkinson Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Nathan Dyer scores
Any glimmer of hope that Bradford had at half-time disintegrates just two minutes into the second half as Nathan Dyer scores his second and Swansea's third with a curling strike from the edge of the box Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 3: Phil Parkinson
Bradford manager Phil Parkinson is going to have to work some major magic if his team are going to stage a comeback Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Matt Duke trips Jonathan De Guzman
Just before the hour mark there's another speeding swooping Swansea move. Michu slides the ball through to Jonathan De Guzman who rounds Duke sending him the wrong way. The Bradford keeper's trailing legs trip the dutchman Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Matt Duke is sent off
The referee points to the spot and produces a red card to send off the Bradford keeper for having denied Swansea a clear goal-scoring opportunity Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Nathan Dyer is enraged
Whilst Bradford sort out a replacement keeper, there's a bit of an argy-bargy going on in the Swansea ranks over who will take the spot kick. Nathan Dyer is enraged that Jonathan De Guzman will not let him take the penalty and complete his hat-trick. To quote Barry Davies "Look at his face, just look at his face" Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Bradford City replacement keeper Jon McLaughlin
Bradford's replacement goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin's first touch is picking the ball out of the net after De Guzman casually slams the ball into the bottom corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Jonathan De Guzman celebrates
De Guzman celebrates with fellow goalscorer Michu, whilst Nathan Dyer is sulking out of shot Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Gary Jones leads Bradford on a rare foray into their opponent's half
Gary Jones leads Bradford on a rare foray into their opponent's half Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Nathan Dyer and Michael Laudrup
Nathan Dyer is substituted and has a bit of a moan to Michael Laudrup about not being allowed to take the penalty before accepting his boss's congratulations Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Stephen Darby and Nahki Wells close the door on Swansea's Roland Lamah
Dyer's replacement Roland Lamah soon finds himself crowded out by two Bradford players, Stephen Darby and Nahki Wells Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One final 4: Bradford fans
In the 86th minute Bradford get their first corner of the game, the Bradford's fans aren't giving up hope of a consolation goal yet. Unfortunatley for them Ashley Williams heads clear Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Dejected Bradford City players
During injury time De Guzman slides in Angel Rangel's cross to notch his second and Swansea's fifth. The final whistle goes and Bradford's dream has ended and some of their players are in tears Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital one cup final 6: Swansea's players form a guard of honour for Bradford's players
Swansea's players form a guard of honour for Bradford's players as they return to the pitch having received their runners-up medals Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital one cup final 6: Ashley Williams lifts the trophy with club captain Garry Monk
Swansea's captain Ashley Williams lifts the trophy with club captain Garry Monk, cue wild celebrations amongst the Swansea fans at Wembley and in North Glamorgan Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Nathan Dyer with his man-of-the-match award and winner's medal
Nathan Dyer collects his man-of-the-match award and shows off his winner's medal Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: The guard of honour is returned to Swansea by the Bradford players
The guard of honour is returned as Bradford's players congratulate Swansea's Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital one cup final 6: Swansea bring the trophy down to the pitch
Swansea bring the trophy down to the pitch and the champagne flows Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Bradford's players applaud their fans after the match
Whilst the Bradford's players applaud their fans Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital One Final 7: Michael Laudrup gets a hand on the trophy
Michael Laudrup hailed his team's League Cup final victory over Bradford City, which marked the Welsh club's centenary year with the first major trophy in their history, as the greatest achievement in his managerial career and "up there with the best things" he has experienced in football Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital one cup final 6: Despondent Bradford City players
Bradford's players look despondent back in the changing room ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital one cup final 6: Bradford City player eating pizza
Not even a slice of pizza can lift the mood Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Capital one cup final 6: Bradford's manager Phil Parkinson
However Bradford's manager Phil Parkinson does manage a small smile whilst talking to reporters after the match Photograph: Tom Jenkins
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