2007–08 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Defending champions | Chelsea |
Final positions | |
Champions | Tottenham Hotspur (4th title) |
Runner-up | Chelsea |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Eduardo Frank Lampard Michael Mifsud (4 goals) |
The 2007–08 Football League Cup (known as the
The competition began on 13 August 2007, and ended with the
The tournament was won by Tottenham Hotspur, who beat holders Chelsea 2–1 in the final, thanks to goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Jonathan Woodgate. Didier Drogba scored the opener for Chelsea.
First round
The 72
- On 13 June 2007 seeded clubs and unseeded clubs were paired off to create the first round draw.
- Matches occurred during the week commencing 13 August 2007.
- Extra time played when the scores were level after 90 minutes.
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Second round
The 36 winners from the first round joined the 12 Premier League clubs not participating in European competitions in the second round.
- Round two was drawn on 16 August.
- Matches occurred during the week commencing 28 August.
- Extra time played when the scores were level after 90 minutes.
Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | 5,133 |
2 | Southend United | 2–0 | Watford | 5,554 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | A–A | Leicester City | |
Original match abandoned due to serious player illness; rematch took place on 18 September. | ||||
Rematch | Nottingham Forest2 | 2–3 | Leicester City | 15,519 |
4 | Wigan Athletic | 0–1 | Hull City | 5,440 |
5 | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Hereford United | 10,185 |
6 | Carlisle United | 0–2 | Coventry City | 5,744 |
7 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | West Ham United | 10,831 |
8 | Derby County | 1–1 | Blackpool | 8,658 |
2–2 after extra time – Blackpool won 7–6 on penalties | ||||
9 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Norwich City | 2,990 |
After extra time – Norwich won 4–3 on penalties | ||||
10 | Portsmouth | 3–0 | Leeds United |
8,502 |
11 | Cardiff City | 1–0 | Leyton Orient | 6,150 |
12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–2 | Sheffield United | 7,943 |
Sheffield United won 3–2 after extra time | ||||
13 | Burnley | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic |
7,317 |
14 | Swansea City |
0–0 | Reading | 12,027 |
Reading won 1–0 after extra time | ||||
15 | Peterborough United | 0–2 | West Bromwich Albion | 4,917 |
16 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Fulham | 6,223 |
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Morecambe | 11,296 |
Morecambe won 3–1 after extra time | ||||
18 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Northampton Town | 11,686 |
19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Hartlepool United | 8,751 |
Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
20 | Luton Town | 3–0 | Sunderland | 4,401 |
21 | Wrexham | 0–5 | Aston Villa | 8,221 |
22 | Charlton Athletic | 4–3 | Stockport County | 8,022 |
23 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Barnsley | 30,523 |
24 | Bristol City | 1–2 | Manchester City | 19,941 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
2 As Nottingham Forest were leading 1–0 at the time of the abandonment of the first meeting, they were given a "free goal" by Leicester City, who allowed Forest
Third round
The 24 winners from the second round joined the eight Premier League clubs participating in European competitions in the third round. The draw was made on 1 September.[2] Matches were played on 25 September and 26 September.
Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Birmingham City | 9,205 |
2 | Reading | 2–4 | Liverpool | 23,563 |
3 | Manchester United | 0–2 | Coventry City | 74,055 |
4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Middlesbrough | 32,280 |
5 | Hull City | 0–4 | Chelsea | 23,543 |
6 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Southend United | 5,022 |
Blackpool won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
7 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 25,774 |
8 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Newcastle United | 60,004 |
9 | Luton Town | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | 4,534 |
Luton Town won 3–1 after extra time | ||||
10 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Norwich City | 20,938 |
11 | Sheffield United | 5–0 | Morecambe | 8,854 |
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Everton | 16,463 |
13 | Fulham | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 10,500 |
Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 after extra time | ||||
14 | Burnley | 0–1 | Portsmouth | 8,202 |
15 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Leicester City | 25,956 |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–4 | Cardiff City | 14,085 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Fourth round
The draw for the fourth round was made on 29 September 2007 and matches were played in the week commencing 29 October.
Tie no | Home team | Score1 | Away team | Attendance |
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1 | Luton Town | 0–0 | Everton | 8,944 |
Everton won 1–0 after extra time | ||||
2 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 11,788 |
3 | Chelsea | 4–3 | Leicester City | 40,037 |
4 | Sheffield United | 0–3 | Arsenal | 16,971 |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Blackpool | 32,196 |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Manchester City | 15,510 |
7 | Coventry City | 1–2 | West Ham United | 23,968 |
8 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 41,780 |
1 Score after 90 minutes
Fifth round
The draw for the fifth round was made on 3 November 2007. Matches were played in the week beginning 17 December 2007, with the exception of the match between West Ham United and Everton, which was played on 12 December due to Everton's commitments in the UEFA Cup.
West Ham United | 1–2 | Everton |
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Cole 12' | Osman 40' Yakubu 88' |
Chelsea | 2–0 | Liverpool |
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Lampard 59' Shevchenko 90' |
Report |
a.e.t.) | Arsenal | |
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Santa Cruz 42', 60' | Diaby 6' Eduardo 29', 104' |
Semi-finals
The semi-final draw was made on 19 December 2007 at 22:00 GMT. Unlike the other rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The ties were played in the weeks beginning 9 January and 21 January 2008.
First leg
Arsenal | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Walcott 79' | Report | Jenas 37' |
Second leg
Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate
Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Arsenal |
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Jenas 3' Bendtner 27' (o.g.) Keane 48' Lennon 60' Malbranque 90+4' |
Report | Adebayor 70' |
Tottenham won 6–2 on aggregate
Final
The 2008 League Cup Final was played on 24 February 2008 and was the first to be played at
References
- ^ "Forest given 'free goal' by Foxes". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ "City to face West Brom in the cup". BBC Sport. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2008.