In their centenary year, Swansea City have won their first ever piece of major silverware. They did it in a comprehensive style by ending the valiant dream of Bradford City. The first half saw Swansea keep 75% possession with Bradford only hitting one shot on target all match, which came far too late and after Matt Duke had been sent off for conceding a penalty.
Bradford, who beat Wigan, Arsenal and Aston Villa over two legs to get into the final, were finally over awed but managed to stand strong for the first quarter of an hour. A minute later though and the deadlock was broken; Michu finding a low curling shot that Duke could only parry a little wide of the goal. Nathan Dyer managed to get to the ball before the defender and stab the ball home.
Swansea hit a crucial second five minutes before half-time to completely change Bradford's outlook at half-time. Michu again took on a defender before this time finding another curling effort which Duke could do nothing about this time.
Bradford started the second half very attack minded and look to trouble the Swansea defence. But this only lasted two minutes as Swansea went up the other end and produced some great football to make it 3-0. Dyer began the move with a ball to Michu. The Spaniard let it run to Wayne Routledge who fed Dyer in the
box to score his second goal of the match.
The game was well and truly over just 11-minutes into the second half when one of the heroes of the tournament, Duke, brought substitute Jonathan De Guzman down in the box and unfortunately had to be sent off for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. While Bradford were busy preparing the required substitute, there was an argument brewing in the box. Dyer wanted to take the penalty for the chance to score the first ever hat-trick in a League Cup final. But De Guzman was having none of it and held the ball firmly in his grasp. De Guzman eventually won the argument and stepped up to convert coolly into the bottom corner.
Dyer was later substituted so missed out on the opportunity to reach the history making milestone. The damage was finally over with in the second minute of injury time after Michu had an effort splendidly saved by Jon McLaughlin and Routledge followed that up with a fantastic shot that came off the bar and post before somehow staying out. But the goal when Roland Lamah's cross was slid home by De Guzman for his second of the night.
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Sunday, 24 February 2013
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Swansea and Bradford Set Wembley Date (Arsenal Hammer Hammers)
For the first time in their history, Swansea City will be in a major tournament final after beating Chelsea 2-0 on aggregate in the Capital One Cup semi-finals. They will meet Bradford who become the first fourth tier side to reach a major final since Rochdale in 1962 after beating Aston Villa 4-3 on aggregate.
With Swansea bringing a 2-0 advantage back with them to the Liberty Stadium, they knew they didn't have to chase the second leg against Chelsea. But Chelsea seemed uninterested for large parts of the game as the match finished goalless and will be remembered for a very stupid and disgusting red card for Eden Hazard.
Unsurprisingly, Chelsea had more possession in the early going and thought they should have had a penalty on seven minutes when Demba Ba went down. But replays clearly showed Ba kicked his trailing leg against Ben Davies and the penalty was rightly not given. The resulting corner ended up giving Swansea their opening chance of the match and Wayne Routledge would have surely scored if it wasn't for Cesar Azpilicueta deflecting the volley just over the bar.
Out of the two keepers, Petr Cech was far the busier as Gerhard Tremmel was largely untested. After his howlers in the first leg, Branislav Ivanovic looked equally as nervous in this and looked a liability at times. Chelsea's best chance came on 21-minutes when a deflected Ashley Cole cross was headed off the line by Angel Rangel.
The only incident of the entire match came ten minutes from time and it was somewhat bizarre. Like many home ball boys, the Swansea lads were deliberately wasting time and this was clearly frustrating the Chelsea players. But Eden Hazard took it too far when a ball boy held onto the ball after it had gone out for a goal kick. The ball boy was challenged by Hazard and the ball boy ended up on the floor with the ball beneath his body. He still wouldn't give it up and Hazard unforgivably kicked him in the ribs in a stupid attempt to get the ball. After a few minutes to assess the situation and make sure the ball boy was fine, referee Chris Foy, who undoubtedly would have added the time on for the ball boy's time wasting, had no option but to send the despicable Frenchman and it this incident which will grab the headlines, not Swansea's majestic performance over the two legs.
They will now meet Bradford who booked their place in the final on Tuesday despite a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park. Unlike the first leg, Villa came out all guns blazing and were once again cursing Matt Duke for not being ahead. But Duke's resistance was finally broken on 24-minutes when Christian Benteke poked a lofted Joe Bennett ball home.
It was a dominant first half by the Villa and they may be should have been level on aggregate at half-time. The second half though saw a return of the Valley Parade Villa side which lacked a killer final ball or any creativity to beat Duke again. Zavon Hines was also shadowed by Bennett in the first half, but he began to bully the full back once again in the second.
It was Hines pestering Bennett that forced a corner ten minutes into the second half when Bennett should have just cleared the ball. Once again, Villa's Achilles heel haunted them as Peter Hanson outsmarted Ron Vlaar to head the ball home, equalising on the night and making it 4-2 on aggregate. The big striker would almost make it 5-2 from another set piece, but this time his header came crashing off the crossbar.
Villa's search for two goals saw them have four strikers on the pitch. This caused them to be far too narrow and the width that Charles N'Zogbia and Joe Bennett had largely provided in the first half was nowhere to be seen. But Villa did manage to pull one back through Andreas Weimann in the final minute of normal time. This set up a nervy injury time period but Bradford were able to keep the ball in the Villa half for the majority of it and the League Two side held on to the famous victory.
Besides the Capital One Cup action, Arsenal and West Ham met in their rearranged Boxing Day clash. Jack Collison gave West Ham the lead at the Emirates after 18-minutes before Lukas Podolski cancelled it out four minutes later. The teams departed at half-time with the score at 1-1, by the hour mark though Arsenal would be leading 5-1.
It took just two minutes in the second half for Olivier Giroud to give Arsenal the lead. Santi Cazorla made it 3-1 on 52-minutes before Theo Walcott made it four a minute later. Giroud would then complete a crazy start to the half with Arsenal's fifth and his second on 57-minutes. The crushing victory was somewhat marred though by a sickening injury to 18-year old Dan Potts seven minutes from time. A collision left Potts unconscious and requiring medical attention. It was ten minutes before Potts finally left the pitch on a stretcher and aided by an oxygen mask. Thankfully, Potts regained consciousness in hospital and has been kept in overnight to make sure that he is okay and hasn't suffered any serious ill-effects.
The win for Arsenal sees them close the gap on Everton to just a point and they now sit four points behind Tottenham in fourth. West Ham remain in 12th and eight points clear of the relegation zone and staggeringly only ten points behind Arsenal.
With Swansea bringing a 2-0 advantage back with them to the Liberty Stadium, they knew they didn't have to chase the second leg against Chelsea. But Chelsea seemed uninterested for large parts of the game as the match finished goalless and will be remembered for a very stupid and disgusting red card for Eden Hazard.
Unsurprisingly, Chelsea had more possession in the early going and thought they should have had a penalty on seven minutes when Demba Ba went down. But replays clearly showed Ba kicked his trailing leg against Ben Davies and the penalty was rightly not given. The resulting corner ended up giving Swansea their opening chance of the match and Wayne Routledge would have surely scored if it wasn't for Cesar Azpilicueta deflecting the volley just over the bar.
Out of the two keepers, Petr Cech was far the busier as Gerhard Tremmel was largely untested. After his howlers in the first leg, Branislav Ivanovic looked equally as nervous in this and looked a liability at times. Chelsea's best chance came on 21-minutes when a deflected Ashley Cole cross was headed off the line by Angel Rangel.
The only incident of the entire match came ten minutes from time and it was somewhat bizarre. Like many home ball boys, the Swansea lads were deliberately wasting time and this was clearly frustrating the Chelsea players. But Eden Hazard took it too far when a ball boy held onto the ball after it had gone out for a goal kick. The ball boy was challenged by Hazard and the ball boy ended up on the floor with the ball beneath his body. He still wouldn't give it up and Hazard unforgivably kicked him in the ribs in a stupid attempt to get the ball. After a few minutes to assess the situation and make sure the ball boy was fine, referee Chris Foy, who undoubtedly would have added the time on for the ball boy's time wasting, had no option but to send the despicable Frenchman and it this incident which will grab the headlines, not Swansea's majestic performance over the two legs.
They will now meet Bradford who booked their place in the final on Tuesday despite a 2-1 defeat at Villa Park. Unlike the first leg, Villa came out all guns blazing and were once again cursing Matt Duke for not being ahead. But Duke's resistance was finally broken on 24-minutes when Christian Benteke poked a lofted Joe Bennett ball home.
It was a dominant first half by the Villa and they may be should have been level on aggregate at half-time. The second half though saw a return of the Valley Parade Villa side which lacked a killer final ball or any creativity to beat Duke again. Zavon Hines was also shadowed by Bennett in the first half, but he began to bully the full back once again in the second.
It was Hines pestering Bennett that forced a corner ten minutes into the second half when Bennett should have just cleared the ball. Once again, Villa's Achilles heel haunted them as Peter Hanson outsmarted Ron Vlaar to head the ball home, equalising on the night and making it 4-2 on aggregate. The big striker would almost make it 5-2 from another set piece, but this time his header came crashing off the crossbar.
Villa's search for two goals saw them have four strikers on the pitch. This caused them to be far too narrow and the width that Charles N'Zogbia and Joe Bennett had largely provided in the first half was nowhere to be seen. But Villa did manage to pull one back through Andreas Weimann in the final minute of normal time. This set up a nervy injury time period but Bradford were able to keep the ball in the Villa half for the majority of it and the League Two side held on to the famous victory.
Besides the Capital One Cup action, Arsenal and West Ham met in their rearranged Boxing Day clash. Jack Collison gave West Ham the lead at the Emirates after 18-minutes before Lukas Podolski cancelled it out four minutes later. The teams departed at half-time with the score at 1-1, by the hour mark though Arsenal would be leading 5-1.
It took just two minutes in the second half for Olivier Giroud to give Arsenal the lead. Santi Cazorla made it 3-1 on 52-minutes before Theo Walcott made it four a minute later. Giroud would then complete a crazy start to the half with Arsenal's fifth and his second on 57-minutes. The crushing victory was somewhat marred though by a sickening injury to 18-year old Dan Potts seven minutes from time. A collision left Potts unconscious and requiring medical attention. It was ten minutes before Potts finally left the pitch on a stretcher and aided by an oxygen mask. Thankfully, Potts regained consciousness in hospital and has been kept in overnight to make sure that he is okay and hasn't suffered any serious ill-effects.
The win for Arsenal sees them close the gap on Everton to just a point and they now sit four points behind Tottenham in fourth. West Ham remain in 12th and eight points clear of the relegation zone and staggeringly only ten points behind Arsenal.
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Ivanovic Gifts Swansea
Swansea City will take a 2-0 lead back to the Liberty after beating Chelsea in the first leg at Stamford Bridge. Branislav Ivanovic will be wishing to play that game again as he was at fault for both of the Swansea away goals.
It initially started much better for Chelsea. They were very dominant in the opening and for most of the first half. But they failed to take advantage of their numerous corners and put the ball past Gerhard Tremmel. Then Chelsea were hit with the sucker punch; Ross Turnbull's pass played Ivanovic into trouble, the Serbian then failed to deal with it and was dispossessed by Jonathan De Guzman. De Guzman would then play Michu through for the Spaniard to smash his 16th goal of the season past Turnbull, six minutes before half-time.
Tremmel's best save of the first half came just before the whistle when Ivanovic tried to atone for his error with a powerful curling shot. But the Tremmel was able to turn it around the post and keep Swansea's lead at half-time.
Chelsea gained even more possession in the second half, but they still couldn't find a breakthrough. David Luiz came the closest with another fierce shot from point blank range. But it was hit towards Tremmel's side and the keeper managed to somehow hold onto the ball. Substitute Demba Ba also came pretty close, but his header was again at the right height for Tremmel to hold.
Ba then thought he should have had a penalty at the beginning of injury time. The ball was played in and it was a race between the striker and Tremmel. Ba got to it first as Tremmel then tried to dive out of Ba's way. If there was any contact is was minimal and Ba actually got booked for diving. The ball went straight up the other end and a blind pass from Ivanovic left substitute Danny Graham one-on-one with Turnbull. The striker went around the keeper before rolling it home, despite David Luiz's best efforts to recover, making it 2-0 with yet another sucker punch.
Chelsea did think that they had put themselves back into it for the second leg when Ba had the ball in the net. But the linesman flagged the striker offside, which he was by centimetres. Chelsea aren't completely out of it by any means, but it is a huge task to recover from a two goal deficit at the Liberty.
It initially started much better for Chelsea. They were very dominant in the opening and for most of the first half. But they failed to take advantage of their numerous corners and put the ball past Gerhard Tremmel. Then Chelsea were hit with the sucker punch; Ross Turnbull's pass played Ivanovic into trouble, the Serbian then failed to deal with it and was dispossessed by Jonathan De Guzman. De Guzman would then play Michu through for the Spaniard to smash his 16th goal of the season past Turnbull, six minutes before half-time.
Tremmel's best save of the first half came just before the whistle when Ivanovic tried to atone for his error with a powerful curling shot. But the Tremmel was able to turn it around the post and keep Swansea's lead at half-time.
Chelsea gained even more possession in the second half, but they still couldn't find a breakthrough. David Luiz came the closest with another fierce shot from point blank range. But it was hit towards Tremmel's side and the keeper managed to somehow hold onto the ball. Substitute Demba Ba also came pretty close, but his header was again at the right height for Tremmel to hold.
Ba then thought he should have had a penalty at the beginning of injury time. The ball was played in and it was a race between the striker and Tremmel. Ba got to it first as Tremmel then tried to dive out of Ba's way. If there was any contact is was minimal and Ba actually got booked for diving. The ball went straight up the other end and a blind pass from Ivanovic left substitute Danny Graham one-on-one with Turnbull. The striker went around the keeper before rolling it home, despite David Luiz's best efforts to recover, making it 2-0 with yet another sucker punch.
Chelsea did think that they had put themselves back into it for the second leg when Ba had the ball in the net. But the linesman flagged the striker offside, which he was by centimetres. Chelsea aren't completely out of it by any means, but it is a huge task to recover from a two goal deficit at the Liberty.
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Bradford On Cloud Nine
Bradford City of the NPower League Two are just one game away from a place in the Capital One Cup final at Wembley. This comes courtesy of a stunning 3-1 victory in the first leg of the semi-final at home to Premier League side Aston Villa. This victory also means that Bradford have beaten more top flight sides this season than both QPR and Reading.
The start of the match was very end to end, with both teams showing some attacking promise. But something had to give and it did on 19-minutes; a deflected shot fell to Bermuda's Nahki Wells who was onside, despite appeals from the Villa players, to smash Bradford ahead.
Villa should have scored earlier than they did in the game. They bombarded the Bradford goal for the remainder of the first half and even the start of the second half. But former Premier League goalkeeper, Matt Duke, was in the form of his life and produced countless saves from Christian Benteke and Gabby Agbonlahor. It was he that kept the score at 1-0 at half-time.
Darren Bent would become the latest to be stopped by Duke when he came on as a second half substitute. But Bradford hadn't shut up shop and fired a few more warning shots at Shay Given. With 13-minutes remaining, Bradford had a corner that was only half cleared. The ball went back out wide to be swung in again for Rory McArdle to head home and make it 2-0.
It could have been 3-0 when another Bradford header beat Given, but this time it cannoned off the crossbar. This looked to a crucial point in the match because Villa went up the other end and Andreas Weimann finally broke Duke's resistance to reduce the arrears with eight minutes to play, but more importantly securing an away goal.
Villa would have been content with a 2-1 deficit to take to Villa Park, especially with that away goal. But they were hit by another sucker punch with just two minutes remaining. Another corner was whipped in and Carl McHugh managed to get to it with a powerful header from around the penalty spot to make it 3-1, and also making them favourites for the final.
The start of the match was very end to end, with both teams showing some attacking promise. But something had to give and it did on 19-minutes; a deflected shot fell to Bermuda's Nahki Wells who was onside, despite appeals from the Villa players, to smash Bradford ahead.
Villa should have scored earlier than they did in the game. They bombarded the Bradford goal for the remainder of the first half and even the start of the second half. But former Premier League goalkeeper, Matt Duke, was in the form of his life and produced countless saves from Christian Benteke and Gabby Agbonlahor. It was he that kept the score at 1-0 at half-time.
Darren Bent would become the latest to be stopped by Duke when he came on as a second half substitute. But Bradford hadn't shut up shop and fired a few more warning shots at Shay Given. With 13-minutes remaining, Bradford had a corner that was only half cleared. The ball went back out wide to be swung in again for Rory McArdle to head home and make it 2-0.
It could have been 3-0 when another Bradford header beat Given, but this time it cannoned off the crossbar. This looked to a crucial point in the match because Villa went up the other end and Andreas Weimann finally broke Duke's resistance to reduce the arrears with eight minutes to play, but more importantly securing an away goal.
Villa would have been content with a 2-1 deficit to take to Villa Park, especially with that away goal. But they were hit by another sucker punch with just two minutes remaining. Another corner was whipped in and Carl McHugh managed to get to it with a powerful header from around the penalty spot to make it 3-1, and also making them favourites for the final.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Five Star Chelsea Return From Japan With Victory, Semi-Final Draw
Chelsea ease their World Club Championship heartbreak by placing themselves into the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup. In their first match since returning from Japan on Monday, they had the unenviable task of travelling to Elland Road on a cold Tuesday night.
The Premiership side didn't get off to the best of starts when David Luiz gave the ball away which lead to an attack where Luciano Becchio put Leeds ahead eight minutes before half-time. Fortunately for Chelsea, they regained their strength in the second half and Juan Mata got a timely equaliser just two minutes after the restart.
Branislav Ivanovic headed Chelsea ahead on 64-minutes before Victor Moses virtually ended the match two minutes later. The score became 4-1 when substitute Eden Hazard put the ball past the poor Jamie Ashdown nine minutes from the end. Fernando Torres had an easy tap in to make it 5-1 and round the match off three minutes later.
Chelsea's prize of getting into the semi-finals sees them host the first leg against Swansea in the all Premiership tie. Aston Villa have a great chance of getting to Wembley as they face Bradford over the two legs, the second of which being at Villa Park.
The Premiership side didn't get off to the best of starts when David Luiz gave the ball away which lead to an attack where Luciano Becchio put Leeds ahead eight minutes before half-time. Fortunately for Chelsea, they regained their strength in the second half and Juan Mata got a timely equaliser just two minutes after the restart.
Branislav Ivanovic headed Chelsea ahead on 64-minutes before Victor Moses virtually ended the match two minutes later. The score became 4-1 when substitute Eden Hazard put the ball past the poor Jamie Ashdown nine minutes from the end. Fernando Torres had an easy tap in to make it 5-1 and round the match off three minutes later.
Chelsea's prize of getting into the semi-finals sees them host the first leg against Swansea in the all Premiership tie. Aston Villa have a great chance of getting to Wembley as they face Bradford over the two legs, the second of which being at Villa Park.
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
2012/2013 Capital One Cup Quarter Final (and a Rescheduled Premiership Match)
Swansea 1-0 Middlesbrough: Premiership side seals its place in the semi-finals after knocking out the Championship team. It wasn't as easy as that though and it took a Middlesbrough player to seal the win. Seb Hines put the ball into his own net with only nine minutes remaining.
Bradford 1-1 Arsenal AET (Bradford win 3-2 on penalties): Bradford secure an amazing shock victory to put themselves into the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup. Garry Thompson began the shock with a goal after 16-minutes. Arsenal missed a load of chances before finally forcing extra time, courtesy of Thomas Vermaelen two minutes from the end. The teams couldn't be separated in extra time and the dreaded penalties had to settle it. Santi Cazorla had his penalty saved before Marouane Chamakh hit the post, leaving Bradford 2-0 ahead. Arsenal were given a lifeline when Wojiech Szczesny saved Ritchie Jones' effort a 3-2. But Vermaelen would hit the post and gift Bradford the win.
Norwich 1-4 Aston Villa: Paul Lambert returns to his old stomping ground and produces a fantastic result. It didn't start that way as Norwich took the lead through Steve Morison on 19-minutes. But their lead would only last for two minutes as Brett Holman equalised for Villa. Andreas Weimann virtually won the game for Villa with 11-minutes left before making sure with his second and Villa's third five minutes from time. The icing on the cake came from Christian Benteke who added a fourth in injury time.
Premiership
Sunderland 3-0 Reading: Sunderland take all three points in this rescheduled basement battle. It is a win that boosts them up to 15th but still only a point from relegation while Reading are now six points from safety and in real trouble. James McClean opened the scoring after just three minutes before Steven Fletcher scored his seventh of the season on 28-minutes. The points were well and truly wrapped up when Stephane Sessegnon added their third in the depths of second half injury time.
Bradford 1-1 Arsenal AET (Bradford win 3-2 on penalties): Bradford secure an amazing shock victory to put themselves into the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup. Garry Thompson began the shock with a goal after 16-minutes. Arsenal missed a load of chances before finally forcing extra time, courtesy of Thomas Vermaelen two minutes from the end. The teams couldn't be separated in extra time and the dreaded penalties had to settle it. Santi Cazorla had his penalty saved before Marouane Chamakh hit the post, leaving Bradford 2-0 ahead. Arsenal were given a lifeline when Wojiech Szczesny saved Ritchie Jones' effort a 3-2. But Vermaelen would hit the post and gift Bradford the win.
Norwich 1-4 Aston Villa: Paul Lambert returns to his old stomping ground and produces a fantastic result. It didn't start that way as Norwich took the lead through Steve Morison on 19-minutes. But their lead would only last for two minutes as Brett Holman equalised for Villa. Andreas Weimann virtually won the game for Villa with 11-minutes left before making sure with his second and Villa's third five minutes from time. The icing on the cake came from Christian Benteke who added a fourth in injury time.
Premiership
Sunderland 3-0 Reading: Sunderland take all three points in this rescheduled basement battle. It is a win that boosts them up to 15th but still only a point from relegation while Reading are now six points from safety and in real trouble. James McClean opened the scoring after just three minutes before Steven Fletcher scored his seventh of the season on 28-minutes. The points were well and truly wrapped up when Stephane Sessegnon added their third in the depths of second half injury time.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Capital One Cup Quarter Final Draw
Leeds United v Chelsea
Swansea City v Middlesbrough
Norwich City v Aston Villa
Bradford City v Arsenal
Swansea City v Middlesbrough
Norwich City v Aston Villa
Bradford City v Arsenal
Capital One Cup Fourth Road
Leeds 3-0 Southampton: Michael Tonge (35) and El Hadji Diouf (88) made it 2-0 before Luciano Becchio (90) sealed the victory over the Premiership visitors from the penalty spot.
Reading 5-7 Arsenal AET: Arsenal pull off an amazing comeback to somehow progress into the quarter finals. Jason Roberts (12), a Laurent Koscielny (18) own goal, Mikele Leigertwood (20) and Noel Hunt (37) put Reading 4-0 ahead. Theo Walcott (45) and Olivier Giroud (64) pulled two goals back before Arsenal scored two very late goals to force extra time. Koscielny (89) slightly redeemed himself with Walcott scoring the equaliser in the sixth minute of injury time. Marouane Chamakh (103) gave Arsenal the lead for the first time before Pavel Pogrebnyak (116) looked to force penalties. But to goals from Walcott and Chamakh in injury time sealed the victory.
Sunderland 0-1 Middlesbrough: Scott McDonald (39) scored the only goal to win the Wear-Tees derby and send the Premier League team home.
Swindon 2-3 Aston Villa: An injury time goal saved Villa's blushes to send them through. Christian Benteke (30) and Gabriel Agbonlahor (39) had given Villa a 2-0 lead but Miles Storey (78 & 81) levelled the game. Benteke scored the injury time goal to break Swindon hearts.
Wigan 0-0 Bradford AET (Bradford win 4-2 on penalties)
Chelsea 5-4 Manchester United AET: In the rematch, United were seconds away from victory before ultimately losing in extra time. Ryan Giggs (22) opened the scoring after Anderson pounced on dawdling Oriol Romeu. David Luiz (31) equalised from the spot when Alexander Buttner tripped Victor Moses. Javier Hernandez (43) continued his great record scoring against Chelsea before Gary Cahill (52) headed Chelsea level for a second time. Nani (59) chipped United ahead for the third time and were five seconds from victory until Scott Wootton bundled Ramires in the box, Eden Hazard converted the second penalty to force extra time. A slack attempted back pass from Wootton allowed Daniel Sturridge (97) to give Chelsea the lead for the first time of the match. Ramires (116) earned victory after a stunning pass from Hazard. But Giggs (120) had the last word scoring from the spot after Javier Hernandez was pushed by Cesar Azpilicueta.
Norwich 2-1 Tottenham: Two goals in three minutes see Norwich go from a losing position to progressing into the last eight. Gareth Bale (66) had put Tottenham ahead before Jan Vertonghen (84) scored an own goal to equalise. Simeon Jackson (87) scored the vital winning goal.
Liverpool 1-3 Swansea: There will be new champions with Liverpool being knocked out by Brendan Rodgers' former team. Chico Flores (34) and Nathan Dyer (72) put the visitors 2-0 up. Luis Suarez (76) pulled one back before Jonathan De Guzman (90) sealed the victory.
Reading 5-7 Arsenal AET: Arsenal pull off an amazing comeback to somehow progress into the quarter finals. Jason Roberts (12), a Laurent Koscielny (18) own goal, Mikele Leigertwood (20) and Noel Hunt (37) put Reading 4-0 ahead. Theo Walcott (45) and Olivier Giroud (64) pulled two goals back before Arsenal scored two very late goals to force extra time. Koscielny (89) slightly redeemed himself with Walcott scoring the equaliser in the sixth minute of injury time. Marouane Chamakh (103) gave Arsenal the lead for the first time before Pavel Pogrebnyak (116) looked to force penalties. But to goals from Walcott and Chamakh in injury time sealed the victory.
Sunderland 0-1 Middlesbrough: Scott McDonald (39) scored the only goal to win the Wear-Tees derby and send the Premier League team home.
Swindon 2-3 Aston Villa: An injury time goal saved Villa's blushes to send them through. Christian Benteke (30) and Gabriel Agbonlahor (39) had given Villa a 2-0 lead but Miles Storey (78 & 81) levelled the game. Benteke scored the injury time goal to break Swindon hearts.
Wigan 0-0 Bradford AET (Bradford win 4-2 on penalties)
Chelsea 5-4 Manchester United AET: In the rematch, United were seconds away from victory before ultimately losing in extra time. Ryan Giggs (22) opened the scoring after Anderson pounced on dawdling Oriol Romeu. David Luiz (31) equalised from the spot when Alexander Buttner tripped Victor Moses. Javier Hernandez (43) continued his great record scoring against Chelsea before Gary Cahill (52) headed Chelsea level for a second time. Nani (59) chipped United ahead for the third time and were five seconds from victory until Scott Wootton bundled Ramires in the box, Eden Hazard converted the second penalty to force extra time. A slack attempted back pass from Wootton allowed Daniel Sturridge (97) to give Chelsea the lead for the first time of the match. Ramires (116) earned victory after a stunning pass from Hazard. But Giggs (120) had the last word scoring from the spot after Javier Hernandez was pushed by Cesar Azpilicueta.
Norwich 2-1 Tottenham: Two goals in three minutes see Norwich go from a losing position to progressing into the last eight. Gareth Bale (66) had put Tottenham ahead before Jan Vertonghen (84) scored an own goal to equalise. Simeon Jackson (87) scored the vital winning goal.
Liverpool 1-3 Swansea: There will be new champions with Liverpool being knocked out by Brendan Rodgers' former team. Chico Flores (34) and Nathan Dyer (72) put the visitors 2-0 up. Luis Suarez (76) pulled one back before Jonathan De Guzman (90) sealed the victory.
Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Capital One Cup Fourth Round Draw
Sunderland v Middlesbrough
Swindon v Aston Villa
Wigan v Bradford
Leeds v Southampton
Norwich v Tottenham
Liverpool v Swansea
Chelsea v Manchester United
Reading v Arsenal
Swindon v Aston Villa
Wigan v Bradford
Leeds v Southampton
Norwich v Tottenham
Liverpool v Swansea
Chelsea v Manchester United
Reading v Arsenal
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Capital One Cup: Third Round Results
Arsenal 6-1 Coventry: Arsenal stroll into the fourth round. Olivier Giroud (39) opened the scoring to give the hosts the lead at half-time. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (57), Andrey Arshavin (63) and Theo Walcott (74) made it 4-0 before Callum Ball (78) scored a consolation. Ignasi Miquel (80) scored his first senior goal for Arsenal with Walcott (90) completing the rout.
Carlisle 0-3 Tottenham: A relatively easy win for Spurs despite their lengthy trip. Jan Vertonghen (37) gave Tottenham a half-time lead. The win was completed with goals from Andros Townsend (53) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (89).
Manchester United 2-1 Newcastle: United just about make it through despite a Newcastle threat. Anderson (44) fired the hosts ahead just before half-time. Tom Cleverley (58) made it 2-0 with a well worked goal before Javier Hernandez hit the crossbar. Substitute Papiss Cisse (62) headed Newcastle back in the game just over minute after coming on. The striker then hit the crossbar and was unfortunate not to level the game.
Norwich 1-0 Doncaster: Premier League Norwich just about make it past lower league opposition. The only goal of the game came from Alexander Tettey (26).
QPR 2-3 Reading: Reading came from behind to see off their fellow Premiership side. Junior Hoilett (14) gave the hosts the lead before Kaspars Gorkss (16) levelled. Djibril Cisse (71) made it 2-1 for QPR with Nicky Shorey (76) once again equalising. Pavel Pogrebnyak (81) won the game for the Royals.
West Brom 1-2 Liverpool: Liverpool also come from behind to see off West Brom. Gabriel Tamas (3) did the hosts an early lead. But Nuri Sahin (17 & 82) scored his first Liverpool goals to turn the game around and put the holders through.
Bradford 3-2 Burton AET: Bradford score two late goals before stealing victory in extra time. Goals from Billy Kee (18) and Aaron Webster (29) gave Burton a 2-0 lead before the half-hour mark. But a brace from Nahki Wells (83 & 90) forced the game into extra time. Stephen Darby (115) won the game with five minutes to play in the League Two battle.
Chelsea 6-0 Wolves: Wolves' return to Stamford Bridge may have just been a reminder as to why there are now a Championship club. Gary Cahill (4) broke the deadlock before Ryan Bertrand (8) made it 2-0 within ten minutes. Juan Mata (17) scored their third before half-time. Oriol Romeu (53) scored his first Chelsea goal from the penalty spot before Fernando Torres (58) made it 5-0. Victor Moses (71) completed the thrashing by also scoring his first Chelsea goal.
Crawley 2-3 Swansea: The Premiership side needed an injury time goal to squeeze past the League One outfit. Michu (27) had given Swansea the lead before goals from Josh Simpson (45) and Hope Akpan (62) put Crawley 2-1 ahead. Danny Graham (74) equalised for the visitors and the game was looking like entering extra time until Garry Monk (90) broke Crawley hearts.
Leeds 2-1 Everton: Possibly the shock of the night came from Elland Road. Leeds got off to the best possible start when Aidy White (4) put them ahead. Everton never really got going all night and Rodolph Austin (70) made it 2-0 after diverting Danny Pugh's shot past Jan Mucha. Sylvain Distin (81) headed Everton back into the game but it was too little too late for the Premiership side.
Manchester City 2-4 Aston Villa (AET): Perhaps another contender for shock of the night with the Premiership Champions exiting the stage and failing to win in four games. It started off better for the hosts when Mario Balotelli (27) put them ahead. Gareth Barry (59) forgot he has moved from Villa by inadvertently scoring an own goal to level the game up. Aleksandar Kolarov (64) put City back in front with a free-kick before Gabby Agbonlahor (70) forced extra time with his first goal in 18-games. Charles N'Zogbia (96) then put Villa ahead for the first time in the game with a rebound and Agbonlahor (113) sealed the game with his second of the night.
MK Dons 0-2 Sunderland: Relatively comfortable victory for the Premiership side. Sunderland made it hard for themselves when Lee Cattermole (32) was sent off. But it didn't really affect them and Craig Gardner (54) put the visitors in front. The win was sealed by James McClean (82).
Preston 1-3 Middlesbrough: Boro see off their League One opponents with somewhat ease. Emmanuel Ledesma (13) and Merouane Zemmama (18) gave the Championship a 2-0 lead. Joshua King (40) did pull one back before Richard Smallwood (61) secured the victory.
Southampton 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday: There were no dramas for the Premiership side at St.Mary's. Jay Rodriguez (30) broke the deadlock before then making it 2-0 with a penalty 12-minutes from time.
Swindon 3-1 Burnley: The League One side manage to see off the Championship team. Paul Benson (19) and Andy Williams (42) gave Swindon a 2-0 lead before half-time. Charlie Austin (74) did pull a goal back for Burnley before Troy Archibald-Henville (83) prevented any chance of a comeback.
West Ham 1-4 Wigan: Wigan come from behind to see off their fellow Premiership side. Modibo Maiga (7) had initially put West Ham in front. Mauro Boselli (14) equalised for Wigan with Ivan Ramis (38) and then Boselli (41) turned the game around to give them a 3-1 half-time lead. A Jordi Gomez (84) penalty completed the victory for the visitors.
Carlisle 0-3 Tottenham: A relatively easy win for Spurs despite their lengthy trip. Jan Vertonghen (37) gave Tottenham a half-time lead. The win was completed with goals from Andros Townsend (53) and Gylfi Sigurdsson (89).
Manchester United 2-1 Newcastle: United just about make it through despite a Newcastle threat. Anderson (44) fired the hosts ahead just before half-time. Tom Cleverley (58) made it 2-0 with a well worked goal before Javier Hernandez hit the crossbar. Substitute Papiss Cisse (62) headed Newcastle back in the game just over minute after coming on. The striker then hit the crossbar and was unfortunate not to level the game.
Norwich 1-0 Doncaster: Premier League Norwich just about make it past lower league opposition. The only goal of the game came from Alexander Tettey (26).
QPR 2-3 Reading: Reading came from behind to see off their fellow Premiership side. Junior Hoilett (14) gave the hosts the lead before Kaspars Gorkss (16) levelled. Djibril Cisse (71) made it 2-1 for QPR with Nicky Shorey (76) once again equalising. Pavel Pogrebnyak (81) won the game for the Royals.
West Brom 1-2 Liverpool: Liverpool also come from behind to see off West Brom. Gabriel Tamas (3) did the hosts an early lead. But Nuri Sahin (17 & 82) scored his first Liverpool goals to turn the game around and put the holders through.
Bradford 3-2 Burton AET: Bradford score two late goals before stealing victory in extra time. Goals from Billy Kee (18) and Aaron Webster (29) gave Burton a 2-0 lead before the half-hour mark. But a brace from Nahki Wells (83 & 90) forced the game into extra time. Stephen Darby (115) won the game with five minutes to play in the League Two battle.
Chelsea 6-0 Wolves: Wolves' return to Stamford Bridge may have just been a reminder as to why there are now a Championship club. Gary Cahill (4) broke the deadlock before Ryan Bertrand (8) made it 2-0 within ten minutes. Juan Mata (17) scored their third before half-time. Oriol Romeu (53) scored his first Chelsea goal from the penalty spot before Fernando Torres (58) made it 5-0. Victor Moses (71) completed the thrashing by also scoring his first Chelsea goal.
Crawley 2-3 Swansea: The Premiership side needed an injury time goal to squeeze past the League One outfit. Michu (27) had given Swansea the lead before goals from Josh Simpson (45) and Hope Akpan (62) put Crawley 2-1 ahead. Danny Graham (74) equalised for the visitors and the game was looking like entering extra time until Garry Monk (90) broke Crawley hearts.
Leeds 2-1 Everton: Possibly the shock of the night came from Elland Road. Leeds got off to the best possible start when Aidy White (4) put them ahead. Everton never really got going all night and Rodolph Austin (70) made it 2-0 after diverting Danny Pugh's shot past Jan Mucha. Sylvain Distin (81) headed Everton back into the game but it was too little too late for the Premiership side.
Manchester City 2-4 Aston Villa (AET): Perhaps another contender for shock of the night with the Premiership Champions exiting the stage and failing to win in four games. It started off better for the hosts when Mario Balotelli (27) put them ahead. Gareth Barry (59) forgot he has moved from Villa by inadvertently scoring an own goal to level the game up. Aleksandar Kolarov (64) put City back in front with a free-kick before Gabby Agbonlahor (70) forced extra time with his first goal in 18-games. Charles N'Zogbia (96) then put Villa ahead for the first time in the game with a rebound and Agbonlahor (113) sealed the game with his second of the night.
MK Dons 0-2 Sunderland: Relatively comfortable victory for the Premiership side. Sunderland made it hard for themselves when Lee Cattermole (32) was sent off. But it didn't really affect them and Craig Gardner (54) put the visitors in front. The win was sealed by James McClean (82).
Preston 1-3 Middlesbrough: Boro see off their League One opponents with somewhat ease. Emmanuel Ledesma (13) and Merouane Zemmama (18) gave the Championship a 2-0 lead. Joshua King (40) did pull one back before Richard Smallwood (61) secured the victory.
Southampton 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday: There were no dramas for the Premiership side at St.Mary's. Jay Rodriguez (30) broke the deadlock before then making it 2-0 with a penalty 12-minutes from time.
Swindon 3-1 Burnley: The League One side manage to see off the Championship team. Paul Benson (19) and Andy Williams (42) gave Swindon a 2-0 lead before half-time. Charlie Austin (74) did pull a goal back for Burnley before Troy Archibald-Henville (83) prevented any chance of a comeback.
West Ham 1-4 Wigan: Wigan come from behind to see off their fellow Premiership side. Modibo Maiga (7) had initially put West Ham in front. Mauro Boselli (14) equalised for Wigan with Ivan Ramis (38) and then Boselli (41) turned the game around to give them a 3-1 half-time lead. A Jordi Gomez (84) penalty completed the victory for the visitors.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Capital One Cup Third Round Draw
Manchester United v Newcastle
Manchester City v Aston Villa
MK Dons v Sunderland
West Brom v Liverpool
Crawley v Swansea
QPR v Reading
Norwich v Doncaster
Bradford v Burton
Preston v Middlesbrough
Arsenal v Coventry
Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea v Wolves
Carlisle v Tottenham
Swindon v Burnley
West Ham v Wigan
Leeds v Everton
Manchester City v Aston Villa
MK Dons v Sunderland
West Brom v Liverpool
Crawley v Swansea
QPR v Reading
Norwich v Doncaster
Bradford v Burton
Preston v Middlesbrough
Arsenal v Coventry
Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea v Wolves
Carlisle v Tottenham
Swindon v Burnley
West Ham v Wigan
Leeds v Everton
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Capital One Cup: Round Two
Aston Villa 3-0 Tranmere: Goals from Fabian Delph (38), Chris Herd (66) and Darren Bent (81) give Villa their first win of the season against lower league opposition.
Burnley 1-1 Plymouth AET (3-2pens): Charlie Austin (37) put Burnley ahead before a penalty from Robbie Williams (90) force extra time. But it was the Championship side that would win on penalties.
Carlisle 2-1 Ipswich AET: Massimo Luongo (23) put Ipswich ahead. Mark Beck (90) then forced extra time where David Symington (99) put the League One side through.
Coventry 3-2 Birmingham AET: Peter Lovenkrands (4) put Birmingham ahead before Cody McDonald (20) and Kevin Kilbane (22) gave Coventry the lead. Jonathan Spector (44) made the game go into extra time with Carl Baker (97) putting Coventry through.
Crawley 2-1 Bolton: Benik Afobe (21) did give Bolton lead early on. But Billy Clarke (81) levelled before Nicky Ajose (90) sealed the shock victory for the League One team.
Doncaster 3-2 Hull: Goals from Aaron McLean (1) and Jay Simpson (10) gave Hull a commanding lead. But Dave Syers (30) and Rob Jones (57) made it 2-2. Paul McKenna (79) was then sent off for Hull before Syers (90) took full advantage to put the League One side through.
Gillingham 0-2 Middlesbrough: Mustapha Carayol (23) gave Boro an early lead before Cameron Park (90) made sure of the victory for the Championship side.
Leeds 3-0 Oxford: Goals from Rodolph Austin (26), Sam Byram (34) and Tom Lees (74) gave Leeds a convincing victory over Oxford.
Leicester 2-4 Burton: Chris Palmer (20) and Cleveland Taylor (53) gave Burton a 2-0 lead before Anthony Knockaert (60) pulled one back. A penalty from Robbie Weir (64) followed by a fourth goal from Jacques Maghoma (68) put the result beyond all doubt. Marko Futacs (90) did make it 4-2 but it wasn't enough to prevent the League Two side from progressing.
MK Dons 2-1 Blackburn: Two goals from Luke Chadwick (52 & 68) were enough to dump the Championship side out. David Goodwillie (83) scored Blackburn's consolation.
Norwich 2-1 Scunthorpe: Simon Lappin (32) put Norwich ahead before Mark Duffy (34) equalised in sublime fashion. A penalty from Wesley Hoolahan (56) was enough to separate the sides.
Nottingham Forest 1-4 Wigan: Mauro Boselli (25), Maynor Figueroa (35) and Jordi Gomez (44) gave Wigan a 3-0 lead. Simon Cox (47) pulled one back before Antolin Alcaraz (78) was sent off. Callum McManaman (90) ended the rout for the Premiership side.
Preston 4-1 Crystal Palace: Goals from Nicky Wroe (2) and Akpo Sodje (18) put Preston ahead before Aaron Wilbraham (37) pulled one back. Jeffrey Monakana (41) and Wroe (68) prevented any comeback to put themselves into the third round.
QPR 3-0 Walsall: Shaun Wright-Phillips (29), Bobby Zamora (66) and new signing Jose Bosingwa (84) eased QPR to victory.
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Fulham: A penalty from Gary Madine (50) was enough to dump the Premiership side out.
Stevenage 1-4 Southampton: Goals from Tadanari Lee (53), Billy Sharp (74) and Jason Puncheon (76) eased Southampton through. Michael Thalassitis (90) thought he gave Stevenage the last word until Ben Reeves (90) made it 4-1.
Stoke 3-4 Swindon AET: James Collins (27 & 41) gave Swindon a 2-0 lead before Kenwyne Jones (63) and Jon Walters (86) forced extra time. Aden Flint (105) put Swindon ahead again before Peter Crouch (111) again levelled. Collins (119) secured his hat-trick to dump the Premiership team out.
Sunderland 2-0 Morecambe: A James McClean brace (24 & 65) secured Premiership side's passage.
Swansea 3-1 Barnsley: Danny Graham (24) and Luke Moore (59) gave Swansea the lead. Bobby Hassell (69) pulled one back before Moore (88) sealed Swansea's victory.
Watford 1-2 Bradford: Ikechi Anya (71) put Watford ahead before Kyel Reid (84) and Garry Thompson (90) put the League Two side through.
West Ham 2-0 Crewe: Nicky Maynard (34) and Modibo Maiga (55) was enough to put the Premiership side through.
Yeovil 2-4 West Brom: Reuben Reid (15) put Yeovil ahead. Goals from Chris Brunt (39) and Shane Long (45) turned the game around. Reid (48) levelled the game before Yassine El Ghanassy (73) and Long (81) put the Premier League side through to the third round.
Reading 3-2 Peterborough: Paul Taylor (12) and Lee Tomlin (17) put Peterborough 2-1 ahead after Pavel Pogrebnyak (16) had levelled. Chris Gunter (19) equalised again before an own goal from Nathaniel Knight-Percival (38) put Reading through.
Everton 5-0 Leyton Orient: Debut goals from Kevin Mirallas (16 & 29) followed by goals from Leon Osman (22), Victor Anichebe (35) and Magaye Gueye (67) eased Everton into the third round.
Northampton 1-3 Wolves: Danny Batth (16) gave Wolves the lead before Clive Platt (40) equalised. Frank Nouble (45) and Bakary Sako (90) gave Wolves the victory.
Burnley 1-1 Plymouth AET (3-2pens): Charlie Austin (37) put Burnley ahead before a penalty from Robbie Williams (90) force extra time. But it was the Championship side that would win on penalties.
Carlisle 2-1 Ipswich AET: Massimo Luongo (23) put Ipswich ahead. Mark Beck (90) then forced extra time where David Symington (99) put the League One side through.
Coventry 3-2 Birmingham AET: Peter Lovenkrands (4) put Birmingham ahead before Cody McDonald (20) and Kevin Kilbane (22) gave Coventry the lead. Jonathan Spector (44) made the game go into extra time with Carl Baker (97) putting Coventry through.
Crawley 2-1 Bolton: Benik Afobe (21) did give Bolton lead early on. But Billy Clarke (81) levelled before Nicky Ajose (90) sealed the shock victory for the League One team.
Doncaster 3-2 Hull: Goals from Aaron McLean (1) and Jay Simpson (10) gave Hull a commanding lead. But Dave Syers (30) and Rob Jones (57) made it 2-2. Paul McKenna (79) was then sent off for Hull before Syers (90) took full advantage to put the League One side through.
Gillingham 0-2 Middlesbrough: Mustapha Carayol (23) gave Boro an early lead before Cameron Park (90) made sure of the victory for the Championship side.
Leeds 3-0 Oxford: Goals from Rodolph Austin (26), Sam Byram (34) and Tom Lees (74) gave Leeds a convincing victory over Oxford.
Leicester 2-4 Burton: Chris Palmer (20) and Cleveland Taylor (53) gave Burton a 2-0 lead before Anthony Knockaert (60) pulled one back. A penalty from Robbie Weir (64) followed by a fourth goal from Jacques Maghoma (68) put the result beyond all doubt. Marko Futacs (90) did make it 4-2 but it wasn't enough to prevent the League Two side from progressing.
MK Dons 2-1 Blackburn: Two goals from Luke Chadwick (52 & 68) were enough to dump the Championship side out. David Goodwillie (83) scored Blackburn's consolation.
Norwich 2-1 Scunthorpe: Simon Lappin (32) put Norwich ahead before Mark Duffy (34) equalised in sublime fashion. A penalty from Wesley Hoolahan (56) was enough to separate the sides.
Nottingham Forest 1-4 Wigan: Mauro Boselli (25), Maynor Figueroa (35) and Jordi Gomez (44) gave Wigan a 3-0 lead. Simon Cox (47) pulled one back before Antolin Alcaraz (78) was sent off. Callum McManaman (90) ended the rout for the Premiership side.
Preston 4-1 Crystal Palace: Goals from Nicky Wroe (2) and Akpo Sodje (18) put Preston ahead before Aaron Wilbraham (37) pulled one back. Jeffrey Monakana (41) and Wroe (68) prevented any comeback to put themselves into the third round.
QPR 3-0 Walsall: Shaun Wright-Phillips (29), Bobby Zamora (66) and new signing Jose Bosingwa (84) eased QPR to victory.
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Fulham: A penalty from Gary Madine (50) was enough to dump the Premiership side out.
Stevenage 1-4 Southampton: Goals from Tadanari Lee (53), Billy Sharp (74) and Jason Puncheon (76) eased Southampton through. Michael Thalassitis (90) thought he gave Stevenage the last word until Ben Reeves (90) made it 4-1.
Stoke 3-4 Swindon AET: James Collins (27 & 41) gave Swindon a 2-0 lead before Kenwyne Jones (63) and Jon Walters (86) forced extra time. Aden Flint (105) put Swindon ahead again before Peter Crouch (111) again levelled. Collins (119) secured his hat-trick to dump the Premiership team out.
Sunderland 2-0 Morecambe: A James McClean brace (24 & 65) secured Premiership side's passage.
Swansea 3-1 Barnsley: Danny Graham (24) and Luke Moore (59) gave Swansea the lead. Bobby Hassell (69) pulled one back before Moore (88) sealed Swansea's victory.
Watford 1-2 Bradford: Ikechi Anya (71) put Watford ahead before Kyel Reid (84) and Garry Thompson (90) put the League Two side through.
West Ham 2-0 Crewe: Nicky Maynard (34) and Modibo Maiga (55) was enough to put the Premiership side through.
Yeovil 2-4 West Brom: Reuben Reid (15) put Yeovil ahead. Goals from Chris Brunt (39) and Shane Long (45) turned the game around. Reid (48) levelled the game before Yassine El Ghanassy (73) and Long (81) put the Premier League side through to the third round.
Reading 3-2 Peterborough: Paul Taylor (12) and Lee Tomlin (17) put Peterborough 2-1 ahead after Pavel Pogrebnyak (16) had levelled. Chris Gunter (19) equalised again before an own goal from Nathaniel Knight-Percival (38) put Reading through.
Everton 5-0 Leyton Orient: Debut goals from Kevin Mirallas (16 & 29) followed by goals from Leon Osman (22), Victor Anichebe (35) and Magaye Gueye (67) eased Everton into the third round.
Northampton 1-3 Wolves: Danny Batth (16) gave Wolves the lead before Clive Platt (40) equalised. Frank Nouble (45) and Bakary Sako (90) gave Wolves the victory.
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Capital One Cup First Round (Mon & Tues)
Fleetwood 0-1 Nottingham Forest: Dexter Blackstock (57) gave Fleetwood a baptism of fire to league life as Forest go through.
Oldham 2-4 Sheff W: On-loan striker Jordan Slew (7) and Jean-Yves Mvoto (27) gave Oldham a 2-0 lead. But goals from Jermaine Johnson (53), substitute Chris O'Grady (62 & 70) and Michail Antonio (87) turned it around for Wednesday to seal their progress.
Preston 2-0 Huddersfield: Goals from Jack King (29) and Nicky Roe (40) seal victory over much fancied Huddersfield.
Birmingham 5-1 Barnet: Jon Nurse (31) originally put Barnet ahead at St.Andrews. But a penalty from Marlon King (38) and goals from Steven Caldwell (49), Darren Ambrose (54), substitute Wade Elliott (90) and Peter Lovenkrands (90) made it look easy in the end.
Bristol City 1-2 Gillingham: A penalty from Danny Kedwell (45) and a goal from Ben Strevens (54) put Gillingham 2-0 ahead. Substitute Marvin Elliott (90) pulled one back for City but it wasn't enough.
Charlton 1-1 Leyton Orient AET (3-4pens): Scott Wagstaff (28) initially put Charlton ahead before Mathieu Baudry (45) equalised. The game then went into penalties which Orient won.
Chesterfield 1-2 Tranmere AET: With no goals in normal time, Cole Stockton (93) gave Tranmere the lead before substitute Jack Lester (109) equalised. Substitute Abdulai Bell-Baggie (120) won the game for Tranmere.
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Coventry: A 90-minute penalty from Kevin Kilbane was enough for Coventry to squeeze through.
Derby 5-5 Scunthorpe AET (6-7pens): Richard Keogh (30), Jake Buxton (34) and Theo Robinson (40) put Derby three ahead. Andy Barcham (52) pulled one back before Buxton (53) made it 4-1. Mike Grella (63) and Bobby Grant (73) made it 4-3 before Nathan Tyson (83) looked to put the game beyond all doubt. But substitute Connor Jennings (90+5) and a penalty from Grant (90+7) forced extra time before Scunthorpe won on penalties.
Exeter 1-2 Crystal Palace: John O'Flynn (2) gave Exeter the lead before a penalty from Jermaine Easter (24) followed up by a goal from Kagisho Dikgacoi (43) gave Palace their passage into round two.
Ipswich 3-1 Bristol Rovers: Michael Smith (26) put Rovers in front before goals from Jason Scotland (40), Tommy Smith (56) and Aaron Cresswell (84) turned it around to put Ipswich through.
Millwall 2-2 Crawley AET (1-4pens): Hope Akpan (16) put Crawley ahead before Darren Ward (23) equalised. Nicky Adams (56) once again gave Crawley the lead but Millwall again levelled through substitute Shaun Batt (85). But Crawley weren't to be denied as they won on penalties.
Northampton 2-1 Cardiff: A penalty from Heidar Helguson (4) gave Cardiff a fantastic start. But a shock came when David Artell (37) and Alex Nicholls (48) won the game for League 2 Northampton.
Oxford 0-0 Bournemouth AET (5-3pens): No goals at the Kassam meant this game went into penalties. Oxford would take it 5-3 to crawl into the second round.
Peterborough 4-0 Southend: Goals from Lee Tomlin (12), Paul Taylor (28), Joe Newell (29) and George Boyd (58) secured Peterborough's easy passage into the second round.
Plymouth 3-0 Portsmouth: Johnny Gorman (45), substitute Paris Cowan-Hall (86) and Nick Chadwick (87) were enough to get past the struggling Portsmouth.
Port Vale 1-3 Burnley: Chris Shuker (9) had put Port Vale in front. But goals from Chris McCann (11), Charlie Austin (29) and Dean Marney (42) prevented any shock.
Stevenage 3-1 AFC Wimbledon: A Pim Balkestein (14) own goal and James Dunne (38) put Stevenage 2-0 ahead. Brendan Kiernan (41) did pull one back before Mark Roberts (45) put the game beyond all doubt.
Swindon 3-0 Brighton: Paul Benson (53) and a brace from Alan Navarro (65 & 75) were enough to overpower Brighton.
Torquay 0-4 Leicester: Goals from Lloyd Dyer (21), Ben Marshall (36), Matthew James (50) and Jamie Vardy (77) breezed past Torquay in this rout.
Yeovil 3-0 Colchester: A brace from Richard Hinds (4 & 44) and another from substitute Keanu Marsh-Brown (79) eased Yeovil into the second round.
Oldham 2-4 Sheff W: On-loan striker Jordan Slew (7) and Jean-Yves Mvoto (27) gave Oldham a 2-0 lead. But goals from Jermaine Johnson (53), substitute Chris O'Grady (62 & 70) and Michail Antonio (87) turned it around for Wednesday to seal their progress.
Preston 2-0 Huddersfield: Goals from Jack King (29) and Nicky Roe (40) seal victory over much fancied Huddersfield.
Birmingham 5-1 Barnet: Jon Nurse (31) originally put Barnet ahead at St.Andrews. But a penalty from Marlon King (38) and goals from Steven Caldwell (49), Darren Ambrose (54), substitute Wade Elliott (90) and Peter Lovenkrands (90) made it look easy in the end.
Bristol City 1-2 Gillingham: A penalty from Danny Kedwell (45) and a goal from Ben Strevens (54) put Gillingham 2-0 ahead. Substitute Marvin Elliott (90) pulled one back for City but it wasn't enough.
Charlton 1-1 Leyton Orient AET (3-4pens): Scott Wagstaff (28) initially put Charlton ahead before Mathieu Baudry (45) equalised. The game then went into penalties which Orient won.
Chesterfield 1-2 Tranmere AET: With no goals in normal time, Cole Stockton (93) gave Tranmere the lead before substitute Jack Lester (109) equalised. Substitute Abdulai Bell-Baggie (120) won the game for Tranmere.
Dagenham & Redbridge 0-1 Coventry: A 90-minute penalty from Kevin Kilbane was enough for Coventry to squeeze through.
Derby 5-5 Scunthorpe AET (6-7pens): Richard Keogh (30), Jake Buxton (34) and Theo Robinson (40) put Derby three ahead. Andy Barcham (52) pulled one back before Buxton (53) made it 4-1. Mike Grella (63) and Bobby Grant (73) made it 4-3 before Nathan Tyson (83) looked to put the game beyond all doubt. But substitute Connor Jennings (90+5) and a penalty from Grant (90+7) forced extra time before Scunthorpe won on penalties.
Exeter 1-2 Crystal Palace: John O'Flynn (2) gave Exeter the lead before a penalty from Jermaine Easter (24) followed up by a goal from Kagisho Dikgacoi (43) gave Palace their passage into round two.
Ipswich 3-1 Bristol Rovers: Michael Smith (26) put Rovers in front before goals from Jason Scotland (40), Tommy Smith (56) and Aaron Cresswell (84) turned it around to put Ipswich through.
Millwall 2-2 Crawley AET (1-4pens): Hope Akpan (16) put Crawley ahead before Darren Ward (23) equalised. Nicky Adams (56) once again gave Crawley the lead but Millwall again levelled through substitute Shaun Batt (85). But Crawley weren't to be denied as they won on penalties.
Northampton 2-1 Cardiff: A penalty from Heidar Helguson (4) gave Cardiff a fantastic start. But a shock came when David Artell (37) and Alex Nicholls (48) won the game for League 2 Northampton.
Oxford 0-0 Bournemouth AET (5-3pens): No goals at the Kassam meant this game went into penalties. Oxford would take it 5-3 to crawl into the second round.
Peterborough 4-0 Southend: Goals from Lee Tomlin (12), Paul Taylor (28), Joe Newell (29) and George Boyd (58) secured Peterborough's easy passage into the second round.
Plymouth 3-0 Portsmouth: Johnny Gorman (45), substitute Paris Cowan-Hall (86) and Nick Chadwick (87) were enough to get past the struggling Portsmouth.
Port Vale 1-3 Burnley: Chris Shuker (9) had put Port Vale in front. But goals from Chris McCann (11), Charlie Austin (29) and Dean Marney (42) prevented any shock.
Stevenage 3-1 AFC Wimbledon: A Pim Balkestein (14) own goal and James Dunne (38) put Stevenage 2-0 ahead. Brendan Kiernan (41) did pull one back before Mark Roberts (45) put the game beyond all doubt.
Swindon 3-0 Brighton: Paul Benson (53) and a brace from Alan Navarro (65 & 75) were enough to overpower Brighton.
Torquay 0-4 Leicester: Goals from Lloyd Dyer (21), Ben Marshall (36), Matthew James (50) and Jamie Vardy (77) breezed past Torquay in this rout.
Yeovil 3-0 Colchester: A brace from Richard Hinds (4 & 44) and another from substitute Keanu Marsh-Brown (79) eased Yeovil into the second round.
Sunday, 12 August 2012
Capital One Cup 1st Round Results (Sat & Sun)
Bury 1-2 Middlesbrough: Goals from Mario Emnes (33) and Grant Leadbitter (61) gave Boro a 2-0 lead. Mark Hughes (64) pulled a goal back but it wasn't enough. Efetobore Sodje was also sent off in injury time.
Carlisle 1-0 Accrington Stanley: Matty Robson (39) scores only goal to put Carlisle through.
Cheltenham 1-1 MK Dons AET (3-5pens): MK Dons looked in trouble when Stephen Gleeson (40) was sent off. But Dean Bowditch (45) put them in front before Kaid Mohamed (58) levelled for Cheltenham.
Crewe 5-0 Hartlepool: Goals from AJ Leitch-Smith (7), Max Clayton (13 & 39) and Mathias Pogba (34 & 90) wiped Hartlepool aside to give League One new boys a great start to the season.
Doncaster 1-1 York AET (4-2pens): League Two new boys took the lead through Michael Coulson (65). But a penalty from Michael Brown (74) forced extra time and then the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
Hull 1-1 Rotherham AET (7-6pens): Substitute Lionel Ainsworth (52) gave Rotherham the lead. But Aaron McLean (70) saved Hull's blushes before the Championship side won on penalties.
Leeds 4-0 Shrewsbury: Goals from Luciano Becchio (20), new boys Luke Varney (26) and David Norris (66) and a penalty from Ross McCormack (70) gave the new look Leeds an easy victory.
Notts County 0-1 Bradford AET: James Hanson (95) puts Bradford through with his goal in extra time.
Rochdale 3-4 Barnsley AET: Andrew Tutte (6) put Rochdale in front before John Stones (45) and Craig Davies (79) made it 2-1 to Barnsley. Ben Alnwick was then sent off for conceding a penalty in injury time which Jason Kennedy converted, forcing extra time. A brace from substitute Chris Dagnall (95 & 105) made it 4-2 to Barnsley. Rochdale pulled one back with Kennedy (105) converting a second penalty.
Sheffield United 2-2 Burton Albion AET (4-5pens): Adi Yussuf (34) put Burton ahead before Nick Blackman (51), on loan from Blackburn, forced extra time. Cleveland Taylor (97) put Burton ahead again before Neil Collins (105) equalised again. Marcus Holness (105) would the receive a second yellow card, meaning he missed out on the penalty shoot-out won by Burton.
Walsall 1-0 Brentford: Ashley Hemmings (8) scored the only goal to put Walsall through. Jake Reeves (25) was sent off for Brentford.
Watford 1-0 Wycombe AET: Chris Iwelumo (109) finally ended Wycombe's challenge to put the Championship team through.
Wolves 1-1 Aldershot AET (7-6pens): Stale Stolbakken's reign began in nail-biting fashion. Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (53) gave Wolves the lead before Michael Rankine (62) forced extra time. Wolves just about managed to overcome Aldershot on penalties.
Blackpool 1-2 Morecambe: Goals from Lewis Alessandra (6) and Andrew Fleming (56) put Morecambe 2-0 ahead. Alex Baptiste (77) pulled one back for Blackpool but the Championship side are dumped out.
Carlisle 1-0 Accrington Stanley: Matty Robson (39) scores only goal to put Carlisle through.
Cheltenham 1-1 MK Dons AET (3-5pens): MK Dons looked in trouble when Stephen Gleeson (40) was sent off. But Dean Bowditch (45) put them in front before Kaid Mohamed (58) levelled for Cheltenham.
Crewe 5-0 Hartlepool: Goals from AJ Leitch-Smith (7), Max Clayton (13 & 39) and Mathias Pogba (34 & 90) wiped Hartlepool aside to give League One new boys a great start to the season.
Doncaster 1-1 York AET (4-2pens): League Two new boys took the lead through Michael Coulson (65). But a penalty from Michael Brown (74) forced extra time and then the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
Hull 1-1 Rotherham AET (7-6pens): Substitute Lionel Ainsworth (52) gave Rotherham the lead. But Aaron McLean (70) saved Hull's blushes before the Championship side won on penalties.
Leeds 4-0 Shrewsbury: Goals from Luciano Becchio (20), new boys Luke Varney (26) and David Norris (66) and a penalty from Ross McCormack (70) gave the new look Leeds an easy victory.
Notts County 0-1 Bradford AET: James Hanson (95) puts Bradford through with his goal in extra time.
Rochdale 3-4 Barnsley AET: Andrew Tutte (6) put Rochdale in front before John Stones (45) and Craig Davies (79) made it 2-1 to Barnsley. Ben Alnwick was then sent off for conceding a penalty in injury time which Jason Kennedy converted, forcing extra time. A brace from substitute Chris Dagnall (95 & 105) made it 4-2 to Barnsley. Rochdale pulled one back with Kennedy (105) converting a second penalty.
Sheffield United 2-2 Burton Albion AET (4-5pens): Adi Yussuf (34) put Burton ahead before Nick Blackman (51), on loan from Blackburn, forced extra time. Cleveland Taylor (97) put Burton ahead again before Neil Collins (105) equalised again. Marcus Holness (105) would the receive a second yellow card, meaning he missed out on the penalty shoot-out won by Burton.
Walsall 1-0 Brentford: Ashley Hemmings (8) scored the only goal to put Walsall through. Jake Reeves (25) was sent off for Brentford.
Watford 1-0 Wycombe AET: Chris Iwelumo (109) finally ended Wycombe's challenge to put the Championship team through.
Wolves 1-1 Aldershot AET (7-6pens): Stale Stolbakken's reign began in nail-biting fashion. Sylvain Ebanks-Blake (53) gave Wolves the lead before Michael Rankine (62) forced extra time. Wolves just about managed to overcome Aldershot on penalties.
Blackpool 1-2 Morecambe: Goals from Lewis Alessandra (6) and Andrew Fleming (56) put Morecambe 2-0 ahead. Alex Baptiste (77) pulled one back for Blackpool but the Championship side are dumped out.
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