Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham
Theo Walcott scored a lucky equaliser as Arsenal held Tottenham in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final. The ball rebounded off Walcott’s body following Young-Pyo Lee’s tackle and looped over Spurs keeper Radek Cerny. Jermaine Jenas had put Tottenham in front, slotting home into virtually an empty net after Robbie Keane selflessly played [...]
Chelsea 2-1 Everton
Everton defender Joleon Lescott scored an injury-time own goal to hand Chelsea the advantage after the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final. Lescott headed the ball into his own net as Shaun Wright-Phillips closed in. The Chelsea winger had opened the scoring with a curling strike before Jon Mikel Obi was dismissed following a [...]
Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool
Chelsea booked a place in the Carling Cup semi-finals by beating a Liverpool side who had Peter Crouch red-carded. Both sides had missed gilt-edged chances in a tight first half with Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and Liverpool’s Lucas Leiva having shots saved. But Lampard atoned for his error when his strike was deflected in off Jamie [...]
Man City 0-2 Tottenham
Ten-man Tottenham ended Manchester City’s 100% home record to reach the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. Tottenham took the lead when Jermain Defoe rounded off a neat passing move by steering home Aaron Lennon’s cross. The home side struggled to respond before Spurs had Didier Zokora sent off after 20 minutes for a lunge on [...]
Blackburn 2-3 Arsenal
Arsenal’s classy youngsters showed a gritty side to march into the Carling Cup semi-finals after seeing off Blackburn with 10 men in extra time. The visitors started sensationally and took a 2-0 lead through Abou Diaby’s volley and Eduardo’s low finish. Blackburn rallied with Roque Santa Cruz stabbing home then heading an equaliser before Denilson [...]
Tottenham 2-0 Blackpool
Goals from Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda ensured Juande Ramos avoided a Carling Cup shock in his first game in charge at Tottenham. Keane lifted the ball over Blackpool keeper Paul Rachubka from Dimitar Berbatov’s flick-on after 18 minutes. Blackpool striker Gary Taylor-Fletcher headed onto the bar after the break and then had a shot [...]
Chelsea 4-3 Leicester
Carling Cup holders Chelsea needed two late goals to reach the last eight as Frank Lampard grabbed a hat-trick. Gareth McAuley’s header gave Leicester an early lead, but the home side went in at the break in front, thanks to two calm finishes from captain Lampard. Keeper Marton Fulop kept Leicester in the game and [...]
Sheff Utd 0-3 Arsenal
Striker Eduardo scored a superb brace as Arsenal’s young guns eased into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. Billy Sharp wasted a rare chance for Sheffield United before Eduardo struck with a sizzling left-foot shot after eight minutes. The Croat made it 2-0 shortly after half-time, coolly slotting home debutant Kieran Gibbs’s long pass. Denilson [...]
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