2007–08 Football League Cup

December 2014 November 2020 Football League Cup 2007–08 Carling Cup, League Cup Carling Cup Final 2008 - Spurs vs Chelsea.jpg Tottenham and Chelsea players lined up before the final EnglandWales 92 Tottenham Hotspur 4 Chelsea EduardoFrank LampardMichael Mifsud(4 goals) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 48th staging of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. The winners qualified for the first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, if not already qualified for European competitions. The competition began on 13 August 2007, and ended with the final on 24 February 2008. Wembley Stadium in London hosted the final match for the first time since its major renovation completed. 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 Football League clubs started in the first round, which was divided into North and South sections. Each section was divided equally into a pot of seeded clubs and a pot of unseeded clubs. Clubs' rankings depended upon their finishing position in the 2006–07 season. Therefore, the clubs relegated from the Premier League in 2007; Watford, Charlton Athletic (south) and Sheffield United (north) were the top seeds, and the clubs newly promoted to the Football League, Morecambe and Dagenham & Redbridge, were bottom seeds in north and south sections respectively. 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. NorthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1Bradford City9,6252Grimsby Town0–0Burnley2,4311–1 after extra time – Burnley won 4–2 on penalties3Rochdale1–1Stoke City2,3692–2 after extra time – Rochdale won 4–2 on penalties4Scunthorpe United1–2Hartlepool United2,9655Port Vale1–1Wrexham2,916After extra time – Wrexham won 5–3 on penalties6Crewe Alexandra0–3Hull City2,8627Chester City0–0Nottingham Forest2,720After extra time – Nottingham Forest won 4–2 on penalties8Sheffield United3–1Chesterfield11,1709Rotherham United1–3Sheffield Wednesday6,41610Barnsley2–1Darlington3,78011Bury0–1Carlisle United2,21312Doncaster Rovers4–1Lincoln City5,08413Preston North End1–2Morecambe7,70314Stockport County1–0Tranmere Rovers3,94415Accrington Stanley0–1Leicester City2,02916Macclesfield Town0–1Leeds United3,42217Oldham Athletic4–1Mansfield Town3,15518Blackpool1–0Huddersfield Town6,395 SouthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Watford3–0Gillingham8,1662Swindon Town0–2Charlton Athletic6,1753Milton Keynes Dons2–2Ipswich Town7,4963–3 after extra time – Milton Keynes Dons won 5–3 on penalties4Southend United1–1Cheltenham Town3,084Southend United won 4–1 after extra time5Norwich City5–2Barnet13,9716Shrewsbury Town0–0Colchester United3,069Shrewsbury Town won 1–0 after extra time7Cardiff City0–0Brighton & Hove Albion3,726Cardiff City won 1–0 after extra time8Swansea City2–0Walsall6,9439Brentford0–3Bristol City2,21310Bristol Rovers1–1Crystal Palace5,566After extra time – Bristol Rovers won 4–1 on penalties11West Bromwich Albion1–0AFC Bournemouth10,25012Peterborough United2–1Southampton4,08713Hereford United4–1Yeovil Town2,08514Queens Park Rangers1–2Leyton Orient5,26015Northampton Town2–0Millwall1,73516Dagenham & Redbridge1–2Luton Town1,75417Plymouth Argyle2–1Wycombe Wanderers5,47418Coventry City3–0Notts County6,735 1 Score after 90 minutes 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 noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Plymouth Argyle2–0Doncaster Rovers5,1332Southend United2–0Watford5,5543Nottingham ForestA–ALeicester CityOriginal match abandoned due to serious player illness; rematch took place on 18 September.RematchNottingham Forest22–3Leicester City15,5194Wigan Athletic0–1Hull City5,4405Birmingham City2–1Hereford United10,1856Carlisle United0–2Coventry City5,7447Bristol Rovers1–2West Ham United10,8318Derby County1–1Blackpool8,6582–2 after extra time – Blackpool won 7–6 on penalties9Rochdale1–1Norwich City2,990After extra time – Norwich won 4–3 on penalties10Portsmouth3–0Leeds United8,50211Cardiff City1–0Leyton Orient6,15012Milton Keynes Dons2–2Sheffield United7,943Sheffield United won 3–2 after extra time13Burnley3–0Oldham Athletic7,31714Swansea City0–0Reading12,027Reading won 1–0 after extra time15Peterborough United0–2West Bromwich Albion4,91716Shrewsbury Town0–1Fulham6,22317Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1Morecambe11,296Morecambe won 3–1 after extra time18Middlesbrough2–0Northampton Town11,68619Sheffield Wednesday1–1Hartlepool United8,751Sheffield Wednesday won 2–1 after extra time20Luton Town3–0Sunderland4,40121Wrexham0–5Aston Villa8,22122Charlton Athletic4–3Stockport County8,02223Newcastle United2–0Barnsley30,52324Bristol City1–2Manchester City19,941 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 goalkeeper Paul Smith to dribble up the pitch uncontested and score straight from the kick-off.Forest given 'free goal' by Foxes http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/7001796.stm BBC Sport BBC 18 September 2007 25 March 2013 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.City to face West Brom in the cup http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6973960.stm BBC Sport 1 September 2007 24 January 2008 Matches were played on 25 September and 26 September. Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Blackburn Rovers3–0Birmingham City9,2052Reading2–4Liverpool23,5633Manchester United0–2Coventry City74,0554Tottenham Hotspur2–0Middlesbrough32,2805Hull City0–4Chelsea23,5436Blackpool1–1Southend United5,022Blackpool won 2–1 after extra time7West Ham United1–0Plymouth Argyle25,7748Arsenal2–0Newcastle United60,0049Luton Town1–1Charlton Athletic4,534Luton Town won 3–1 after extra time10Manchester City1–0Norwich City20,93811Sheffield United5–0Morecambe8,85412Sheffield Wednesday0–3Everton16,46313Fulham1–1Bolton Wanderers10,500Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 after extra time14Burnley0–1Portsmouth8,20215Aston Villa0–1Leicester City25,95616West Bromwich Albion2–4Cardiff City14,085 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 noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance1Luton Town0–0Everton8,944Everton won 1–0 after extra time2Portsmouth1–2Blackburn Rovers11,7883Chelsea4–3Leicester City40,0374Sheffield United0–3Arsenal16,9715Tottenham Hotspur2–0Blackpool32,1966Bolton Wanderers0–1Manchester City15,5107Coventry City1–2West Ham United23,9688Liverpool2–1Cardiff City41,780 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. 12 December 2007 19:45 West Ham United 1–2 Everton Cole 12 Osman 40Yakubu 88 Boleyn Ground, London 28,777 Mark Halsey (Lancashire) 18 December 2007 19:45 Manchester City 0–2 Report Tottenham Hotspur Defoe 5Malbranque 82 City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 38,564 Steve Bennett (Kent) 19 December 2007 19:45 Chelsea 2–0 Report Liverpool Lampard 59Shevchenko 90 Stamford Bridge, London 41,366 Martin Atkinson (West Yorkshire) 18 December 2007 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 y Arsenal Santa Cruz 42 60 Diaby 6Eduardo 29 104 Ewood Park, Blackburn 16,207 Mike Riley (West Yorkshire) 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 8 January 2008 19:45 Chelsea 2–1 Everton Wright-Phillips 26Lescott 90+2 o.g. Yakubu 64 Stamford Bridge, London 41,178 Peter Walton (Northamptonshire) 9 January 2008 19:45 Arsenal 1–1 Report Tottenham Hotspur Walcott 79 Jenas 37 Emirates Stadium, London 53,136 Mike Dean (Wirral) Second leg 23 January 2008 20:00 Everton 0–1 Chelsea J. Cole 69 Goodison Park, Liverpool 37,086 Steve Bennett (Kent) Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate 22 January 2008 20:00 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Report Arsenal Jenas 3Bendtner 27 o.g.Keane 48Lennon 60Malbranque 90+4 Adebayor 70 White Hart Lane, London 35,979 Howard Webb (Sheffield & Hallamshire) Tottenham won 6–2 on aggregate Final this match 2008 Football League Cup final The 2008 League Cup Final was played on 24 February 2008 and was the first to be played at Wembley Stadium since 2000. 24 February 2008 15:00 Chelsea 1–2 yes (Report) Tottenham Hotspur Berbatov 70 pen.Woodgate 94 Drogba 39 Wembley Stadium, London 87,660 Mark Halsey (Lancashire) References Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup