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2007–08 Football League Cup

FieldValue
titleFootball League Cup
year2007–08
other_titlesCarling Cup, League Cup
imageCarling Cup Final 2008 - Spurs vs Chelsea.jpg
captionTottenham and Chelsea players lined up before the final
countryEngland
Wales
num_teams92
defending_championsChelsea
championsTottenham Hotspur
count4
runner-upChelsea
top goal scorerEduardo
Frank Lampard
Michael Mifsud
(4 goals)
prevseason[2006–07](2006-07-football-league-cup)
nextseason[2008–09](2008-09-football-league-cup)

Wales | runner-up = Chelsea Frank Lampard Michael Mifsud (4 goals) 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 teamAttendance1–1 after extra time – Burnley won 4–2 on penalties2–2 after extra time – Rochdale won 4–2 on penaltiesAfter extra time – Wrexham won 5–3 on penaltiesAfter extra time – Nottingham Forest won 4–2 on penalties
1**Wolverhampton Wanderers**2–1Bradford City9,625
2Grimsby Town0–0**Burnley**2,431
3**Rochdale**1–1Stoke City2,369
4Scunthorpe United1–2**Hartlepool United**2,965
5Port Vale1–1**Wrexham**2,916
6Crewe Alexandra0–3**Hull City**2,862
7Chester City0–0**Nottingham Forest**2,720
8**Sheffield United**3–1Chesterfield11,170
9Rotherham United1–3**Sheffield Wednesday**6,416
10**Barnsley**2–1Darlington3,780
11Bury0–1**Carlisle United**2,213
12**Doncaster Rovers**4–1Lincoln City5,084
13Preston North End1–2**Morecambe**7,703
14**Stockport County**1–0Tranmere Rovers3,944
15Accrington Stanley0–1**Leicester City**2,029
16Macclesfield Town0–1**Leeds United**3,422
17**Oldham Athletic**4–1Mansfield Town3,155
18**Blackpool**1–0Huddersfield Town6,395
SouthTie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendance3–3 after extra time – Milton Keynes Dons won 5–3 on penaltiesSouthend United won 4–1 after extra timeShrewsbury Town won 1–0 after extra timeCardiff City won 1–0 after extra timeAfter extra time – Bristol Rovers won 4–1 on penalties
1**Watford**3–0Gillingham8,166
2Swindon Town0–2**Charlton Athletic**6,175
3**Milton Keynes Dons**2–2Ipswich Town7,496
4**Southend United**1–1Cheltenham Town3,084
5**Norwich City**5–2Barnet13,971
6**Shrewsbury Town**0–0Colchester United3,069
7**Cardiff City**0–0Brighton & Hove Albion3,726
8**Swansea City**2–0Walsall6,943
9Brentford0–3**Bristol City**2,213
10**Bristol Rovers**1–1Crystal Palace5,566
11**West Bromwich Albion**1–0AFC Bournemouth10,250
12**Peterborough United**2–1Southampton4,087
13**Hereford United**4–1Yeovil Town2,085
14Queens Park Rangers1–2**Leyton Orient**5,260
15**Northampton Town**2–0Millwall1,735
16Dagenham & Redbridge1–2**Luton Town**1,754
17**Plymouth Argyle**2–1Wycombe Wanderers5,474
18**Coventry City**3–0Notts 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 teamAttendance2–2 after extra time – Blackpool won 7–6 on penaltiesAfter extra time – Norwich won 4–3 on penaltiesSheffield United won 3–2 after extra timeReading won 1–0 after extra timeMorecambe won 3–1 after extra timeSheffield Wednesday won 2–1 after extra time
1**Plymouth Argyle**2–0Doncaster Rovers5,133
2**Southend United**2–0Watford5,554
3Nottingham ForestA–ALeicester City
Original match abandoned due to serious player illness; rematch took place on 18 September.
RematchNottingham Forest**2**2–3**Leicester City**15,519
4Wigan Athletic0–1**Hull City**5,440
5**Birmingham City**2–1Hereford United10,185
6Carlisle United0–2**Coventry City**5,744
7Bristol Rovers1–2**West Ham United**10,831
8Derby County1–1**Blackpool**8,658
9Rochdale1–1**Norwich City**2,990
10**Portsmouth**3–0Leeds United8,502
11**Cardiff City**1–0Leyton Orient6,150
12Milton Keynes Dons2–2**Sheffield United**7,943
13**Burnley**3–0Oldham Athletic7,317
14Swansea City0–0**Reading**12,027
15Peterborough United0–2**West Bromwich Albion**4,917
16Shrewsbury Town0–1**Fulham**6,223
17Wolverhampton Wanderers1–1**Morecambe**11,296
18**Middlesbrough**2–0Northampton Town11,686
19**Sheffield Wednesday**1–1Hartlepool United8,751
20**Luton Town**3–0Sunderland4,401
21Wrexham0–5**Aston Villa**8,221
22**Charlton Athletic**4–3Stockport County8,022
23**Newcastle United**2–0Barnsley30,523
24Bristol City1–2**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 goalkeeper Paul Smith to dribble up the pitch uncontested and score straight from the kick-off.

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. Matches were played on 25 September and 26 September.

Tie noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceBlackpool won 2–1 after extra timeLuton Town won 3–1 after extra timeBolton Wanderers won 2–1 after extra time
1**Blackburn Rovers**3–0Birmingham City9,205
2Reading2–4**Liverpool**23,563
3Manchester United0–2**Coventry City**74,055
4**Tottenham Hotspur**[2–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7008022.stm)Middlesbrough32,280
5Hull City0–4**Chelsea**23,543
6**Blackpool**1–1Southend United5,022
7**West Ham United**1–0Plymouth Argyle25,774
8**Arsenal**2–0Newcastle United60,004
9**Luton Town**1–1Charlton Athletic4,534
10**Manchester City**1–0Norwich City20,938
11**Sheffield United**5–0Morecambe8,854
12Sheffield Wednesday0–3**Everton**16,463
13Fulham1–1**Bolton Wanderers**10,500
14Burnley0–1**Portsmouth**8,202
15Aston Villa0–1**Leicester City**25,956
16West Bromwich Albion2–4**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 noHome teamScore1Away teamAttendanceEverton won 1–0 after extra time
1Luton Town0–0**Everton**8,944
2Portsmouth1–2**Blackburn Rovers**11,788
3**Chelsea**4–3Leicester City40,037
4Sheffield United0–3**Arsenal**16,971
5**Tottenham Hotspur**[2–0](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7065202.stm)Blackpool32,196
6Bolton Wanderers0–1**Manchester City**15,510
7Coventry City1–2**West Ham United**23,968
8**Liverpool**2–1Cardiff 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.

Yakubu

Malbranque

Shevchenko

(a.e.t.) Eduardo

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

Lescott

Second leg

Chelsea won 3–1 on aggregate

Bendtner Keane Lennon Malbranque 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 Wembley Stadium since 2000.

Woodgate

References

References

  1. (18 September 2007). "Forest given 'free goal' by Foxes". BBC.
  2. (1 September 2007). "City to face West Brom in the cup". BBC Sport.
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