Liverpool 2-1 Cardiff
Steven Gerrard spoiled former team-mate Robbie Fowler’s Anfield homecoming with Liverpool’s winner to end Cardiff City’s Carling Cup hopes. Nabil El Zhar gave Liverpool the lead in this fourth-round tie with a long-range thunderbolt on 48 minutes. Cardiff captain Darren Purse equalised, heading home Paul Parry’s free-kick. But within 46 seconds Liverpool retook the lead [...]
Luton 0-1 Everton
Tim Cahill struck in extra time to end Luton’s brave challenge and send Everton into the last eight of the Carling Cup at Kenilworth Road. Kevin Blackwell’s League One side tested Everton, with David Bell twice coming close from long-range. Everton improved and came close several times before substitute Cahill turned in Thomas Gravesen’s corner [...]
Coventry 1-2 West Ham
West Ham left it late before earning a place in the last eight of the Carling Cup with a goal from Carlton Cole. Coventry played the match at a fast pace and deservedly took the lead when Jay Tabb stole in at the back post to nod in Isaac Osbourne’s flighted pass. But West Ham [...]
Burnley 0-1 Portsmouth
David Nugent’s contentious goal sent a weakened Portsmouth side into the fourth round of the Carling Cup. Burnley had the best of the first half, Clarke Carlisle going close and Sylvain Distin blocking two Ade Akinbiyi shots. Nugent, who missed a golden chance in the first-half when he tried to nutmeg keeper Gabor Kiraly, made [...]
Fulham 1-2 Bolton
Substitute Stelios Giannakopoulus scored an extra-time winner to send Bolton into the Carling Cup last 16. Bolton were without Nicolas Anelka and El-Hadji Diouf but took a deserved lead through Danny Guthrie’s powerful shot. Substitute David Healy levelled in the 72nd minute, arrowing a shot through a crowd of players. Healy and Diomansy Kamara hit [...]
Blackburn 3-0 Birmingham
Blackburn eased past Birmingham and into the Carling Cup fourth round. Rovers, who had dominated from the start, took the lead when David Bentley fired brilliantly into the top corner. Matt Derbyshire made it 2-0 from the spot after he was fouled by Rafael Schmitz and Roque Santa Cruz’s diving header sealed Blackburn’s victory. Birmingham [...]
Hull 0-4 Chelsea
Defending champions Chelsea cruised past Hull into the fourth round of the Carling Cup to give Avram Grant his first win as manager. Hull managed to hold off a much-changed Chelsea side until the 37th minute when Scott Sinclair struck with a low drive – his first goal for the club. Salomon Kalou headed in [...]
Sheff Wed 0-3 Everton
Everton struck three times after the break to sink Sheffield Wednesday. James McFadden opened the scoring after 59 minutes when he was brilliantly set up from close range by Yakubu. And the Scot was on target again with six minutes left, with Yakubu again involved, finding Phil Neville to cross for McFadden to head home. [...]
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