Diego Costa is never short of controversy and Sunday was no different as he played a prominent role in Chelsea 's 2-0 win against Tottenham in the Capital One Cup final . The 26-year-old clashed with Tottenham trio Eric Dier , Nabil Bentaleb and Kyle Walker in the first half of the game , as he got stuck into Mauricio Pochettino 's men . Here , Sportsmail looks at Diego Costa 's main moments from the Wembley showdown . 7min : It did n't take long for Costa to pick his first personal fight of the afternoon . The striker loses possession after seeing the ball whipped from him by Eric Dier 's sliding challenge - with the Chelsea man in no uncertain terms letting the Spurs defender know what he thought of the challenge . Diego Costa ( right ) feels the full force of a crunching challenge from Tottenham defender Eric Dier ( left ) The 26-year-old reacts angrily to the challenge from the Spurs youngster in the opening stages of the game . The Chelsea striker ( second left ) and Nabil Bentaleb ( right ) have to be separated by referee Anthony Taylor . 29min : Moving on from Dier , Costa then upsets Nabil Bentaleb , raking his hand down the face of the Algerian while blind to the Spurs midfielder . Play is waved on despite the duo tussling right in front of referee Anthony Taylor . 29min : Walker and Costa are then caught at loggerheads moments later as they have their own falling out following a duel for possession . Bentaleb ( right ) hits out at Costa , while the Chelsea man looks on undeterred ( middle ) Walker ( right ) reacts furiously to Costa ( left ) after the Chelsea striker winds the Spurs defender up . Chelsea 's main man picked up a coin that was thrown on to the pitch in the first half - tucking it into his shorts . Every little helps after all ... 31min : Costa sure does know how to wind Spurs up - that 's for sure . Dier - who earlier in the match he clashed with - receives a booking after the Chelsea man goes down under a sliding challenge from him . Spurs players and Dier alike , are furious with the decision . 45min : Dier is lucky to remain on the field after another exchange with Costa , with the latter rolling around in perceived agony following a kick from the 21-year-old . The combative striker picks up a coin that found its way on the pitch during the first half . Chelsea 's main man pockets the coin as he tucks it into his shorts shortly after . Dier ( second left ) ca n't believe his eyes after being yellow carded for a challenge on Costa ( far right ) 56min : He 's never one to stay out of the headlines and today has been no different . Costa 's deflected effort - which goes down as a Walker own goal - looks to all but have secured the Capital One Cup for Chelsea after linking up well with Cesc Fabregas - a familiar scenario for Blues supporters who have watched their side throughout this season . 93min : Costa is replaced in stoppage time by veteran striker and Chelsea 's Wembley hero many a time over the years - Didier Drogba . The striker is given a rousing applause by the Chelsea faithful with cries of 'Diego ' echoing around Wembley . A job well done in his first cup final for the West Londoners . The Chelsea striker fires a fierce left-footed drive from a tight angle on goal - which deflects off Walker . The Spaniard celebrates after he celebrates Walker 's own goal - which came as a result of his strike . Costa ( left ) celebrates Capital One Cup success with captain John Terry ( right ) after the match .
Chelsea beat Tottenham 2-0 to win the Capital One Cup on Sunday . Goals from John Terry and Kyle Walker ( og ) were enough for the Blues . Diego Costa was heavily influential in his side 's Wembley win . He clashed with Eric Dier , Nabil Bentaleb and Kyle Walker in this season . The 26-year-old had the last laugh though as Chelsea won the first competitive piece of silverware available the first half .