Stewart Downing is hoping to make it third time lucky when Liverpool and Cardiff City compete for the Carling Cup on February 26.
The Liverpool winger has endured a saga of Carling Cup final disappointment in recent years.
England international Downing, 27, did win the competition with Middlesbrough in 2004 when they beat Bolton, but he was an unused substitute.
In 2010, his Aston Villa side were beaten by Manchester United in a close encounter, and he is hoping he can help Liverpool secure the first domestic trophy up for grabs this season.
"The first one I was an unused sub for Middlesbrough. I would have liked to have played but I was still involved," Downing told Liverpool's website.
"The second one for Villa against United - a few things didn't go our way. (Nemanja) Vidic could have been sent off early on, they had a penalty and took the lead."
"We were a little bit unlucky on the day. It would have been nice to finish with a medal but it wasn't to be. Hopefully this time around I'll get one."
"You work hard to get there with the trips away to Exeter and Brighton - they stick in your mind. They were hard games so it'd be nice to finish the job off at Wembley."