Carling Cup 2011/12

[Johnny Karp]

It was a good evening for Brighton anyway, they don't get to play Liverpool too often...

[blueday]

It was a good evening for Brighton anyway, they don't get to play Liverpool too often...

True.  They did well to pull back that goal (albeit a penalty). 

I asked my son who he would be supporting and he said "It has to be Liverpool, I've always supported them".  I guess he was happy with the result.

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[blueday]

Here are the Carling Cup Round 3 results: (bolded teams go through to next round)

Everton   2   -   1   West Bromwich Albion

Brighton & Hove Albion   1   -   2   Liverpool

Cardiff City   2   -   2   Leicester City
Penalty shootout score 7 - 6

Chelsea   0   -   0   Fulham
Penalty shootout score 4 - 3

Manchester City   2   -   0   Birmingham City

Southampton   2   -   1   Preston North End

Blackburn Rovers   3   -   2   Leyton Orient

Crystal Palace   2   -   1   Middlesbrough

Aldershot Town   2   -   1   Rochdale

Arsenal   3   -   1   Shrewsbury Town

Aston Villa   0   -   2   Bolton Wanderers

Burnley   2   -   1   MK Dons

Leeds United   0   -   3   Manchester United

Nottingham Forest   3   -   4   Newcastle United

Stoke City   0   -   0   Tottenham Hotspur

Wolverhampton   5   -   0   Millwall

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[blueday]

Here are the third round results of the Carling Cup.  Bolded teams go through to the 4th Round.

Everton   2   -   1   West Bromwich Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion   1   -   2   Liverpool
Cardiff City   2   -   2   Leicester City
Penalty shootout score 7 - 6
Chelsea   0   -   0   Fulham
Penalty shootout score 4 - 3
Manchester City   2   -   0   Birmingham City
Southampton   2   -   1   Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers   3   -   2   Leyton Orient
Crystal Palace   2   -   1   Middlesbrough
Aldershot Town   2   -   1   Rochdale
Arsenal   3   -   1   Shrewsbury Town
Aston Villa   0   -   2   Bolton Wanderers
Burnley   2   -   1   MK Dons
Leeds United   0   -   3   Manchester United
Nottingham Forest   3   -   4   Newcastle United
Stoke City   0   -   0   Tottenham Hotspur
Penalty shootout score 7 - 6
Wolverhampton   5   -   0   Millwall

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[blueday]

Here are the 4th round fixtures:

Tuesday 25th October

Aldershot Town      vs      Manchester United
Arsenal      vs      Bolton Wanderers
Cardiff City      vs      Burnley
Crystal Palace      vs      Southampton

Wednesday 26th October

Blackburn Rovers      vs      Newcastle United
Everton      vs      Chelsea
Stoke City      vs      Liverpool
Wolverhampton      vs      Manchester City

Here are the latest odds for outright winner from Jennings Bet

Man Utd         7/2
Man City         4/1
Chelsea         6/1
Liverpool         6/1
Arsenal         7/1
Everton         16/1
Stoke         18/1
Newcastle         22/1
Blackburn         25/1
Bolton         28/1
Wolves         33/1
Cardiff         40/1
Southampton         40/1
Burnley         66/1
C Palace         66/1
Aldershot         500/1

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[blueday]

Oh this poor forgotten thread!  Arsenal were knocked out by Man City and Liverpool knocked out Chelsea.  Here is the current position of this tournament:

Carling Cup Semi-Final Leg 1

Tuesday 10th January

Crystal Palace      vs      Cardiff City
Kick-off at 20:00 at Selhurst Park

Wednesday 11th January

Manchester City      vs      Liverpool
Kick-off at 19:45 at Etihad Stadium

Carling Cup Semi-Final Leg 2

Wednesday 25th January

Liverpool      vs      Manchester City
Kick-off at 19:45 at Anfield
Tuesday 24th January

Cardiff City      vs      Crystal Palace
Kick-off at 19:45 at Cardiff City Stadium

Here is the outright market from William Hill:

Man City 6/4
Liverpool 9/1
Cardiff 10/1
Crystal Palace 10/1

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[Johnny Karp]

Man City vs Liverpool is the real final, it's too bad that one of the two won't reach the last match. I think that whoever wins that semi final will lift the trophy because Cardiff or Crystal Palace are a lot weaker.

[blueday]

I'm inclined to agree Johnny. 

We can't have Crystal Palace winning the Carling Cup - Brighton and Hove Albion would never hear the last of it .

[Johnny Karp]

We can't have Crystal Palace winning the Carling Cup - Brighton and Hove Albion would never hear the last of it .

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[blueday]

Here are the results of the Semi-Finals Leg 1 and the games yet to be played for semi-final Leg 2 (bolded teams go through Leg 1)

Wednesday 11th January
Manchester City   0   -   1   Liverpool

Tuesday 10th January
Crystal Palace   1   -   0   Cardiff City

Tuesday 24th January

Cardiff City      vs      Crystal Palace
Kick-off at 19:45 at Cardiff City Stadium

Wednesday 25th January

Liverpool      vs      Manchester City
Kick-off at 19:45 at Anfield

The Liverpool/Man City match should be an absolute corker.

Here are the odds at Sports Interaction for outright winner:

Liverpool   1.61
Manchester City   3.75
Cardiff   10.00
Crystal Palace 11.00

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[Johnny Karp]

Liverpool are in a great position at the moment, I'd say that they already have one hand on the cup. But the second leg against Man City will be fierce, that will be the real final.

[blueday]

Liverpool are in a great position at the moment, I'd say that they already have one hand on the cup. But the second leg against Man City will be fierce, that will be the real final.

I'm inclined to agree with you Johnny.

I would love to see Liverpool win the entire tournament.  My son would be thrilled that's for sure.

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[blueday]

The results of the 2nd leg

Liverpool    2   -   2   Manchester City

Cardiff City   1   -   0   Crystal Palace
Penalty shootout score 3 - 1

The final will be on Sunday 26th February

Liverpool      vs      Cardiff City
Kick-off at 16:00 at Wembley

Here are the latest odds from Sports Interaction.

Cardiff City   8.00
Draw   4.40
Liverpool FC   1.33

I would love to see Liverpool win this and I think they can.

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[imtheone]

yeah hopefully Liverpool win their next match...

[Johnny Karp]

Liverpool are clear favourites, I don't think they will miss this opportunity to put their hands on some silverware after a very long drought.