Thursday, September 23, 2010

England: Carling Cup Round-Up and Reports

Liverpool's poor start to the season continued as they were sent crashing out of the Carling Cup by League Two side Northampton 4-2 on penalties in a night of shocks. Shola Ameobi's last-gasp winner secured a surprise 4-3 win for Newcastle to send Chelsea crashing out as well. Nicolas Anelka's two late goals looked to have been enough to force extra-time at Stamford Bridge, but Ameobi's glancing header from Jonas Gutierrez's cross sealed an impressive win for the Magpies. West Brom also came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1. Jo's left-footed strike put the visitors ahead on 19 minutes, but two goals in quick succession from Gianni Zuiverloon and Simon Cox sent Roberto Mancini's men crashing out.

Scunthorpe 2 - 5 Manchester United
Daniel Taylor at Glanford Park

Chelsea 3 - 4 Newcastle
Jamie Jackson at Stamford Bridge

Liverpool 2 - 2 Northampton (2-4)
Tim Rich at Anfield

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