Carling Cup 2011/12

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How time has flown!  The Carling Cup is back on the scene again and the first matches have been drawn and are as follows:

Carling Cup First Round Draw
Ties will be played during the week commencing 8th August 2011.

Rochdale v Chesterfield
Port Vale v Huddersfield Town
Rotherham United v Leicester City
Hull City v Macclesfield Town
Hartlepool United v Sheffield United
Leeds United v Bradford City
Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
Walsall v Middlesbrough
Barnsley v Morecambe
Accrington Stanley v Scunthorpe United
Derby County v Shrewsbury Town
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Bury v Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool
Burnley v Burton Albion
Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra
Nottingham Forest v Notts County
Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham
AFC Bournemouth v Dagenham & Redbridge
Ipswich Town v Northampton Town
Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol Rovers v Watford
Plymouth Argyle v Millwall
Oxford United v Cardiff City
West Ham United v Aldershot Town
Southampton v Torquay United
Charlton Athletic v Reading
Portsmouth v Barnet
Stevenage v Peterborough United
Southend United v Leyton Orient
Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United
Hereford United v Brentford
Exeter City v Yeovil Town
Bristol City v Swindon Town
Crystal Palace v Crawley Town/AFC Wimbledon

Here are the odds from Betfred for outright winners. Not all teams are listed but the odds go up to 5000/1 for Accrington, Cheltenham, Barnet and Macclesfield.

Outright
Selection   Price
Chelsea   11/2
Man Utd   11/2
Man City   13/2
Liverpool   8/1
Arsenal   9/1
Tottenham   9/1
Everton   14/1
Aston Villa   16/1
Fulham   25/1
Stoke   25/1
Bolton   33/1
Newcastle   33/1
Sunderland   33/1
Blackburn   40/1
Birmingham   50/1
Wigan   50/1
West Brom   50/1
Wolves   50/1
QPR   50/1
West Ham   66/1
Norwich   66/1
Blackpool   80/1

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Carling Cup First Round Results - bolded teams go through to the next round:

Bristol Rovers   1   -   1   Watford
Penalty shootout score 4 - 2
Charlton Athletic   2   -   1   Reading
Crystal Palace   2   -   0   Crawley Town
Sheffield Wednesday   0   -   0   Blackpool
Penalty shootout score 2 - 4
Oxford United   1   -   3   Cardiff City
Accrington Stanley   0   -   2   Scunthorpe United
Barnsley   0   -   2   Morecambe
Bournemouth   5   -   0   Dagenham & Redbridge      
Brighton & Hove Albion   1   -   0   Gillingham
Bristol City      vs      Swindon Town  Postponed
Burnley   6   -   3   Burton Albion
Bury   3   -   1   Coventry City
Cheltenham Town   1   -   4   MK Dons
Derby County   2   -   3   Shrewsbury Town
Doncaster Rovers   3   -   0   Tranmere Rovers
Exeter City   2   -   0   Yeovil Town
Hartlepool United   1   -   1   Sheffield United
Penalty shootout score 3 - 4
Hereford United   1   -   0   Brentford
Hull City   0   -   2   Macclesfield Town
Ipswich Town   1   -   2   Northampton Town
Leeds United   3   -   2   Bradford City
Nottingham Forest   3   -   3   Notts County
Penalty shootout score 4 - 3
Oldham Athletic   1   -   1   Carlisle United
Penalty shootout score 2 - 4
Plymouth Argyle   0   -   1   Millwall
Port Vale   2   -   4   Huddersfield Town
Portsmouth   0   -   1   Barnet
Preston North End   3   -   2   Crewe Alexandra
Rochdale   3   -   2   Chesterfield
Rotherham United   1   -   4   Leicester City
Southampton   4   -   1   Torquay United
Southend United   1   -   1   Leyton Orient
Stevenage Borough   3   -   4   Peterborough United
Walsall   0   -   3   Middlesbrough
Wycombe Wanderers   3   -   3   Colchester United
Penalty shootout score 5 - 4

[Johnny Karp]

It will get interesting in the next round when the Premier League sides will enter the competition, I'm looking forward to a few big upsets

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It will get interesting in the next round when the Premier League sides will enter the competition, I'm looking forward to a few big upsets

Me too Johnny.  It should be interesting.

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Here are some results from round 2:

Blackburn Rovers   3   -   1   Sheffield Wednesday
Bolton Wanderers   2   -   1   Macclesfield Town
Everton   3   -   1   Sheffield United
Exeter City   1   -   3   Liverpool
Peterborough United   0   -   2   Middlesbrough
Aston Villa   2   -   0   Hereford United
Bournemouth   1   -   4   West Bromwich Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion   1   -   0   Sunderland
Bury   2   -   3   Leicester City
Cardiff City   5   -   3   Huddersfield Town
Doncaster Rovers   1   -   2   Leeds United
Northampton Town   0   -   4   Wolverhampton
Norwich City   0   -   4   MK Dons
Queens Park Rangers   0   -   2   Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town   3   -   1   Swansea City
Wycombe Wanderers   1   -   4   Nottingham Forest

There is one match tonight:

Scunthorpe United      vs      Newcastle United
Kick-off at 19:45 at Glanford Park

Dates for delayed second round games

Dates for the games that were delayed in the Carling Cup second round have been confirmed. Here they are:

Crystal Palace v Wigan Athletic – 13th Sept 8:00pm

Charlton v Preston North End – 13th Sept 7:45pm

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers - 30th Aug 7:45pm

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[Johnny Karp]

Congrats to Brighton, that was a huge upset!

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Congrats to Brighton, that was a huge upset!

Hehe yes it was and I'm absolutely thrilled (of course).

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Here is the result of yesterdays match:

Scunthorpe United   1   -   2   Newcastle United

Here are the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook for outright winner:

11/2 Man Utd
11/2 Man City
11/2 Chelsea
7/1 Liverpool
9/1 Arsenal
10/1 Tottenham
14/1 Everton
16/1 Aston Villa
28/1 Newcastle
33/1 Fulham
33/1 Bolton
33/1 Stoke
33/1 West Brom
40/1 Blackburn
40/1 Wolves
66/1 Wigan
66/1 Birmingham
66/1 Leicester
80/1 Cardiff
80/1 Middlesbrough     
80/1 Nottingham Forest
80/1 Leeds
80/1 Brighton
100/1 Southampton
100/1 Burnley
100/1 Millwall
200/1 Crystal Palace
200/1 MK Dons
250/1 Preston
250/1 Charlton
500/1 Rochdale
750/1 Carlisle
750/1 Leyton Orient
750/1 Bristol Rovers
750/1 Shrewsbury
1000/1 Swindon

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Here are some more match results in round 2 (bolded teams are through to round 3):

Aldershot Town   2   -   0   Carlisle United
   
Leyton Orient   3   -   2   Bristol Rovers

Swindon Town   1   -   3   Southampton

Matches still to be played in the 2nd round:

Tuesday 13th September

Crystal Palace      vs      Wigan

Charlton Athletic      vs      Preston North End

These are the matches for the 3rd round:

Tuesday 20th September

Blackburn Rovers      vs      Leyton Orient
Aldershot Town      vs      Rochdale
Arsenal      vs      Shrewsbury Town
Aston Villa      vs      Bolton Wanderers
Burnley      vs      MK Dons
Crystal Palace or Wigan      vs      Middlesbrough
Leeds United      vs      Manchester United
Nottingham Forest      vs      Newcastle United
Stoke City      vs      Tottenham Hotspur
Wolverhampton      vs      Millwall

Wednesday 21st September

Everton      vs      West Bromwich Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion      vs      Liverpool
Cardiff City      vs      Leicester City
Chelsea      vs      Fulham
Manchester City      vs      Birmingham City

I'll be checking the odds after these 2nd round matches have been played on 13th September (tomorrow).

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[Johnny Karp]

Leeds vs Man United looks like a very interesting one and I also hope that Brighton will pull off a giant killing against Liverpool

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Leeds vs Man United looks like a very interesting one and I also hope that Brighton will pull off a giant killing against Liverpool

Leeds v Man U should be a great game but the Brighton v Liverpool game is a huge excitement to me.  My son is a Liverpool fan and has been since a young age but recently he has been supporting Brighton by going to the matches at their new stadium, so this game will be a wrench for him.  I haven't asked who he will supporting yet. 

Brighton are really on form at the moment and are top of the league.  It would be fantastic to see them win against Liverpool.

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Here are the current odds for the Carling Cup outright winners at Ladbrokes

Manchester City    9/2    
Chelsea    5/1
Manchester United    6/1    
Arsenal    7/1
Liverpool    7/1    
Tottenham    14/1
Everton    14/1    
Aston Villa    18/1
Newcastle    25/1    
Stoke    33/1
Bolton    40/1    
Wolves    40/1
West Brom    40/1    
Fulham    40/1
Blackburn    40/1    
Leicester    66/1
Brighton    66/1    
Nottingham Forest    80/1
Southampton    80/1    
Cardiff    80/1
Middlesbrough    100/1    
Millwall    100/1
Burnley    100/1    
Birmingham    100/1
Milton Keynes    150/1    
Crystal Palace    150/1
Leeds    150/1    
Preston    250/1
Leyton Orient    500/1    
Aldershot    500/1
Shrewsbury    500/1    
Rochdale    500/1

The Brighton vs Liverpool Match odds seem to be unavailable on most sportsbooks that I've looked at.  Perhaps they will be available on the day.

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The last of the 2nd round results (bolded teams through to 3rd round):

Crystal Palace   2   -   1   Wigan
Charlton Athletic   0   -   2   Preston North End

The first lot of 3rd round matches are played tonight with the remainder being played tomorrow night.

Matches to keep an eye on:

Arsenal      vs      Shrewsbury Town
Kick-off at 19:45 at Emirates

Leeds United      vs      Manchester United
Kick-off at 19:45 at Elland Road

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Brighton are losing 0-1 to Liverpool after 7 minutes.  Bellamy scored.  I hope Brighton pull back a goal (or two).

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What a disappointment:

Brighton and Hove Albion 1 - 2 Liverpool
    Barnes 90’ (pen.)                Bellamy 7’    Kuyt 81’

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