Yesterday served up two big matches in the League Cup and the Premiership, in which both gave quite a shock. The first leg of the second semi-final of the League Cup was at Portman Road where Ipswich met Arsenal. Arsenal are clear favourites for the cup and were favorites to thrash Ipswich after they were defeated 7-0 by Chelsea on Sunday in the FA Cup. New manager Paul Jewell watched his team perform before taking the helm after the match and it proved to be a good watch. Only one goal separated the sides and it didn't come from a fairly strong, lacklustre Arsenal side. The winner came twelve minutes from the end via a solo run from Tamas Priskin.
The other shock came in the Premiership at Bloomfield Road. Kenny Dalglish was looking to put Saturday's first game in charge behind him after that defeat to Manchester United. But his first Premiership game didn't quite go to plan either against Blackpool. It was the first re-arranged Premiership match due to the winter weather and Liverpool struck first after just three minutes with a goal from Torres. The lead only lasted nine minutes however until Gary Taylor-Fletcher equalised for the home side. The winner came 21 minutes from time with a goal from DJ Campbell to seal defeat for Dalglish and Liverpool. The result sees Liverpool in thirteenth place, just four points from the relegation whereas Blackpool stay in the top-half of the table.
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