 He took part in a fourth round League Cup hammering of Stoke City , scoring a hat @-@ trick in an 8 – 0 victory , which was second only to the club 's biggest ever win in 1986 – a 10 – 0 defeat of Fulham . In the League Cup final against Birmingham City , the club 's first cup final since 1996 , he captained the side and scored in the 30th minute . Liverpool went on to win the trophy on penalties , with Fowler scoring Liverpool 's fifth in the shootout . Fowler picked up the Alan Hardaker Man of the Match award and lifted the trophy . 
 He took part in a fourth round League Cup hammering of Stoke City , scoring a hat @-@ trick in an 8 – 0 victory , which was second only to the club <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>biggest ever win in 1986 – a 10 – 0 defeat of Fulham . In the League Cup final against Birmingham City , the club <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>first cup final since 1996 , he captained the side and scored in the 30th minute . Liverpool went on to win the trophy on penalties , with Fowler scoring Liverpool <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>fifth in the shootout . Fowler picked up the Alan Hardaker Man of the Match award and lifted the trophy . 
He took part in a fourth round League Cup hammering of Stoke City , scoring a hat @-@ trick in an 8 – 0 victory , which was second only to the club  biggest ever win in 1986 – a 10 – 0 defeat of Fulham . In the League Cup final against Birmingham City , da club  first cup final since 1996 , he captained the side and scored in the 30th minute . Liverpool went on to win tdatrophy on penalties , w/ Fowler scoring Liverpool  fifth in thdahootout . Fowler picked up the Alan Hardaker Man of the Match award and lifted the trophy .