Woodgate earns his Spurs

A first-half goal from Didier Drogba - his 10th of the season - put Chelsea on the brink of a second successive Carling Cup triumph, but a second-half penalty from Dimitar Berbatov sent the game into extra-time.

Then just four minutes into the extended period, a somewhat fortunate header from Woodgate earned Spurs their first trophy since they claimed the Worthington Cup in 1999.

Drogba's 38th-minute free-kick found the back of the net with the Spurs wall and, more importantly, goalkeeper Paul Robinson completely flat-footed to give Chelsea a scarcely-deserved lead.

But Tottenham found a way back into the game in controversial circumstances in the 69th minute when Wayne Bridge was adjudged to have handled the ball under pressure and the referee's assistant immediately signalled a penalty.

Bulgarian striker Berbatov stepped up to send Petr Cech the wrong way and keep Tottenham's dreams and sending the tie into extra time.

Woodgate - who signed from Middlesbrough in the January transfer window for £8million - then glanced a free-kick from Jermaine Jenas onto Cech's gloves and the ball rebounded off the Spurs defender's face and into the net to spark wild celebrations from the Tottenham faithful.

Robinson justified his selection with seven minutes remaining when he saved superbly to deny Chelsea substitute Salomon Kalou.

Spurs had to withstand some more anxious moments as Chelsea threw everyone forward in an attempt to equalise.

But the final whistle signalled a fabulous triumph for manager Juande Ramos who won his first silverware just four months after taking over from Martin Jol.