Carling Cup Round-Up Weds 12-11-08
Burnley produced the shock of the night when they beat Chelsea on penalties, Tottenham did it again by beating Liverpool & Blackburn found there way past sunderland to all make the quarter final stage..
Chelsea were shocked on the night when they knocked out by Burnley 5-4 on penalties after the match had ended 1-1 after extra time was played. It looked like it was going to go Chelsea’s way after 27 minutes when Didier Drogba powered past the Burnley defence & curled his shot past Brian Jensen & into the bottom right hand corner. Chelsea nearly made it two before the break when Branislav Ivanovic saw his header hit the crossbar & go out. Burnley came out for the second half & gave it a go & was rewarded when Ade Akinbiyi scored from the rebound after a Chris Eagles shot was parried by Carlo Cudicini even though Chelsea piled on the pressure Burnley held on for extra time. Not much happened in extra time apart from Alex missed a great Chance to put Chelsea ahead & Steven Caldwell got sent off after 117 minutes for a second bookable offence so penalties it was. It was going to the way you think until Wayne Bridge stepped up & had his penalty saved bt Jensen but Burnley’s Wade Elliott hit his penalty way off target. But Burnley went through on penalties when Michael Duff powerfully hit his penalty in & it was left to Jansen to make a superb save off John Obi Mikel to give them the win..
Tottenham continue to be unbeatable under Harry Redknapp as they beat Liverpool 4-2 at White Hart Lane. The match was a great game of football & it was Spurs who opened the scoring after 37 minutes when Fraizer Campbell pulled the ball back from the left touch line & there was Pavlyuchenko unmarked in the box the drill it home. it only took 5 minutes it make it two when Campbell controlled a Jamie O’Hara pass into the box & slotted home after Cavalieri & Dossena got mixed up. Just before half time it was three again Campbell got past Dossena to head home a Aaron Lennon cross beyond Cavalieri but straight after half time Liverpool had some hope a Corner came in from Ryan Babel & the Spurs goalie Gomez dithered & allowed Damien Plessis to head home. But it didn’t take Spurs long to restore their cushion when Didier Zokora ran into the penalty box with pace & smashed a shot towards goal but it got deflected to Pavlyuchenko & he tapped it into the net. But again Gomes was at fault & let Liverpool back into the game when he flapped at another Babel corner & this time it was Sami Hypia who headed into the net. Gomes did have a bad moment when he was subbed later on with a head injurie & was replaced by Cesar but they held on for the win..
Blackburn booked there place in the quarter finals with a 2-1 win over Sunderland at the stadium of light. Sunderland should have bin ahead by half time when they missed two great chances one from Danny Collins which saw Paul Robinson tip it over the crossbar & then Kenwyne Jones had a shot hit the crossbar & out. But the match changed in the second half when Roque Santa Cruz came on as sub after 65 minutes & he made a immediate impact when he headed home from close range to put Blackburn ahead. Just five minutes later it was two when Marton Fulop pushed out a hard shot only to see it rebound of Sundrland defender Phil Bardsley & into the net. But they had a life line 2 minutes later when Kenwyne Jones smashed the ball home from 20 yards & into the goal to set up a great finish but as much as Sunderland tried to get back into the game Blackburn held on to progress..
Carling Cup Round-Up Tues 11-11-08
Round four of the Carling Cup saw Arsenal youngsters overcome Wigan. Derby got Victory over Leeds, Man United scrape past Qpr, Stoke ease past Rotherham & Manageless Watford see off Swansea for them all to make the quarter finals..
Arsenal put the youngsters out & they impressed yet again in the Carling Cup as they beat a strong Wigan Side 3-0. It wasn’t until just before half time that Arsenal took the lead Jay Simpson broke clear of the Wigan defence after a Jack Wilshere through ball to score a great goal. Half way through the second half Simpson made it two when Carlos Vela made a quick break & pass the ball to Simpson who couldn’t miss the goal if he wanted to. It didn’t take long for number three when Johan Djourou make a great pass to Vela who scored a goal from a wonderful chip over Chris Kirkland..
Man United made a load of changes for this match but could only scrape a 1-0 victory over Qpr. They game was deadlocked for most of the match but it took a Carlos Tevez penalty 14 minutes from time after Peter Ramage was adjudged to bring down Danny Welbeck to settle the tie. Qpr had thought they had equalised from Samuel Di Carmine just before the end but the assistant ref had flagged for off-side…
Stoke were to strong for league two side Rotherham even after a host of changes to win 2-0. Stoke went ahead after 21 minutes with a great free kick from Glenn Whelan when he beat goal keeper Andy Warrington from the edge of the penalty area. It was two just after the hour mark when Danny Pugh broke through the Rotherham defence & unleashed a shot that beat Warrington & there was no coming back from there..
Derby were made to hold on for some time but managed to with 2-1 over Leeds. It only took Derby 6 minutes to take the lead when Emanuel Villa was left in loads of space to finish of a good move. It wasn’t long before it was two Kris Commons went down the left put in a great cross for Nathan Ellington to finish. It stayed like that right up to half time & then Leeds got back into the match from Luciano Becchio’s Header into the goal from a Frazer Richardson cross. The second half was Leeds attacking Derby to get the equaliser & Derby trying to extend the lead & both had chances to do so but Derby held on to progress..
Swansea & Watford played a awful looking match with lots of commitment but it was lacking quality but one moment of quality got Watford the win 1-0. It was up to Lee Williamson to produce that one moment after 21 minutes as he collected the football & managed to wave his way in & out of the Swansea defence & smash a shot beyond Dimi Konstantopoulos to give Watford the match..
Carling Cup Round-Up Weds 24-09-08
Brighton & Qpr produced the shocks of the night beating their premiership opponents Man City & Aston Villa. Tottenham beat Newcastle in the bottom of the table match. Chelsea thrashed poor Portsmouth again while Wigan defeated Ipswich & Blackburn edged Everton.
Brighton in this rearranged game defeated new money bags team Man City 5-3 on pens after a 2-2 draw in extra time. Man City took the lead on 64 minutes after a goalless first half through Gelson Fernandes but Brighton got back on terms in the 89thminute with Glenn Murray scoring which put the game into extra time. But it was Brighton who took the lead through sub Joe Anyinsah but Stephen Ireland equalised for City in the 108 minute to bring the game to an end all square. But it was Michael Ball who’s penalty was very soft allowing the Brighton keeper to save & put them through to the next round.
It was Aston Villa’s turn to feel Ian Dowies affinity with the Carling cup as they lost 1-0 to Qpr. The goal came on 58th minutes when defender Damion Stewart rose to head the ball home. All Aston Villa could do has huff & puff but they couldn’t find the next goal & go out of the competition.
Newcastle were beaten again this time by Tottenham 2-1. In a battle of the bottom two sides in the premier league in was Tottenhamwho struck first in the 62 minute with a headed goal from Pavlyuchenko for his first goal for the club. Then Newcastle made a bad defensive mistake 5 minutes later to let in Jamie O’Hara to side foot it in for number two. Michael Owen did pull one back in the 89th minute but it was to late & sent Newcastle out.
Portsmouth must be wondering where there defenders have gone after conceding 6 last week to City now conceded 4 more to Chelsea. It started with a penalty on 35 minutes from Frank Lampard after Ballack had been bundled over in the penalty box. Florent Mulouda then made it two just before the break. Another terrible mistake from David James gifted Lampard his second & Chelsea’s third on 50 minutes & then to cap it off a bad defensive mistake on 65 minutes let in Kalou to get there fourth..
Wigan produced a super second half performance to beat Ipswich 4-1 when they could have bin behind at half time. But the first goal didn’t come untill the 52nd minute when Lee Cattermole put his scruffy shot into the net from a rebound. but Ipswich equalised 10 minutes later from a Jon Walters Volley but it only took Wigan 5 minutes to retake the lead from a Oliver Kapo header & after another 5 minutes Wigan went further ahead with a close finish from Paul Scharner. Ipswich tried to get back into the game but it was sealed for Wigan in stoppage time when sub Henry Camara headed home from a corner beyond Richard Wright..
Blackburn edged out Everton 1-0 at Ewood Park. It was a goal in the 10th minute from youngster Martin Olsson who was making his first start. He done a clever one-two with Robbie Fowler & fired a low striaght shot into the corner beyond Tim Howard. Everton brought on some subs after half time but with Yakubu & Cahill going close they just couldn’t find the net & Blackburn hung on to win..
Carling Cup Round-Up Tues 24-09-08
Burnley & Watford where the giant killers as they both knocked out premiership teams. Stoke & Sunderland survived there ties & Swansea won the wales derby & Rotherham continued knocking out championship teams. The big guns Arsenal, Man United & Liverpool made it through safely while Leeds left it late.
Burnley beat premiership side Fulham 1-0 thanks to a late goal from substitute Jay Rodriguez he had only bin on for 3 minutes but his goal won the game.
Watford also knocked out a premiership side by beating West Ham 1-0. But this time it was a own goal by Hayden Mullins that saw off the prem team.
Rotherham continued beating better teams by beating championship side Southampton 3-1. Nick Fenton & a goal from Danny Morrison put them two ahead before Stern John got Southampton back into the game but a Drewe Broughton goal saw off the championship side to progress.
Sunderland survived a scare when they beat Northampton 4-3 on pens after ending the game 2-2. Colin Larkin got Northampton on there way & when Luke Guttridge score in the 81st minute it looked curtains for Sunderland. But Anthony Stokes got one back on 86 then equalized in the last minute. It took Leon Constantine to miss his penalty for Sunderland to go through.
Stoke were in control over reading but twice let the lead slip as back came Reading to end the game 2-2 after normal time. Vincent Pericard gave Stoke the lead only for James Henry to equalise for Reading. Marnady Sidibe put Stoke back in front only for Henry to equalise again. But it was James Henry who miss his penalty to give Stoke the win 4-3 on pens..
Arsenal totally demolished Sheff United 6-0. New boy Carlos Vela making his first ever start grabbed a hat-trick & with Nicklas Bendtner scoring another 2. With the age of the Arsenal team under 20 Jack Wilshere also added to the score sheet with a fine effort. All in all they outclassed Sheff United all over the pitch.
Manchester United got back to winning after they defeated Middlesbrough 3-1. It was that man making his first start Christiano Ronaldo who put United aheadwith a bullet header but Middlesbrough equalised after 56 through Adam Johnson. They then had Emanuel Pogatetz sent off for a terrible tackle on Possebon so it was left to Giggs & Nani to score & seal the win..
Swansea beat Cardiff live on sky 1-0. It took a deflected free kick from JordiGomez around the 57th mark to break the deadlock. Stephen McPhail then got sent off for two yellow card & Cardiff struggled to came back with 10 men.
Liverpool overcome the opponents Crewe Alexandra 2-1 in a hard fought match. Liverpool took the lead after 16 minutes through a Daniel Agger goal but back came Crewe & after 25 minutes they got their reward with a Michael O’Connor goal. It took Liverpool until the second half & goal from Lucas clinch the football match.
Leeds United had a fantastic football match & had to come from behind twice to beat a spirited Hartlepool United side 3-2. Andy Monkhouse scored the first goal in the 2ndminute for Hartlepool but Leeds came back with a goal from Robert Snodgrass. But Hartlepool went ahead again from a goal by Joel Porter but Leeds fought there way back again with a goal from Enoch Showunmi & it took a late late winner for Leeds when Andy Robinson popped up to score & to send Leeds through…
Carling Cup Round-Up Wednesday Rd2
It was a good night for the Premier League clubs involved in the Carling Cup. West Ham, Fulham, Blackburn and Sunderland all went through to the Third round. There were no real shocks the like of last night’s games.
West Ham beat Macclesfield 4-1, eventually after extra time. Macclesfield scored from a 5thminute corner through Gareth Evans. This led to multiple boos from the Upton Park faithful as the Hammers struggle to get back into the game. West Ham did manage to equalise through 15 minutes from time through Lee Bowyer to the relief of the Hammers fans. Izak Reid was sent off for a professional foul on Kyle Reid. West Ham made the break through 10 minutes into extra time through Carlton Cole to make it 2-1. Zovan Hines making his debut then made it 3-1. Kyle Reid then made it 4-1 to make the score rather flattering.
Nottingham Forest and Sunderland played out an exciting game at the City Ground. Sunderland eventually came out on top 2-1, after extra time. Robert Earnshaw gave Forest the lead with a deflected free-kick. Sunderland left it late to equalise, they struck in the 86st minute. The goal came from an unlikely source, defender Phil Bardsley on hand to finish from close range. David Healy proved his finishing skills by scoring the winner in the first half of extra time.
Blackburn came from a goal behind to see off Grimsby 4-1. Tom Newey opened the scoring for Grimsby with a wonderful curling free kick. Carlos Villaneuva was the star of the show as the Chilean put in a majestic performance on his debut. The Chilean equalised for Blackburn from 30 yards. He then set up Matt Derbyshire for the Rovers second goal to make it 2-1. Blackburn made it 3-1 before half time through Australian Brett Emerton. Matt Derbyshire then added his second in the second half to give Blackburn a 4-1 win.
Fulham were strong in the first half of their game against Leicester and took the lead through a deflected Zoltan Gera strike to make it 1-0. The second half was a different story though, as Paul Dickov scored an equaliser to make it 1-1 in the first minute of the second half for the Foxes. Leicester then took a surprise 2-1 lead through midfield youngster Andy King. Jimmy Bullard saved Fulham’s blushes seven minutes from time to level it at 2-2. Danny Murphy then struck a winner a minute from time with a long range effort to give Fulham a 3-2 win.
Elsewhere Sheffield United beat Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. Michael Flynn gave the harriers the lead but two late goals from first Darius Henderson in the 82 minute to make it 1-1 and then took a 2-1 lead through Kyle Naught a minute later.
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