Carling Cup Round Up
Tonight saw seven Carling Cup matches being played with seven Premier League clubs prevailing but not without any Halloween scares. The game of the night was definitely the tie between Chelsea and manager less Leicester. Chelsea got off to a shocker conceding a goal after just six minutes when Gareth McAuley headed past Cudicini in the Chelsea goal.
Frank Lampard got Chelsea back level after 20 mins with a fine strike and did the same soon after giving Chelsea a 2-1 lead. Mid-way through the second half Leicester grabbed a surprise equaliser when DJ Campbell finished well past Cudicini and Leicester were in the lead soon after when Carl Cort scored his first goal for the club.
Andriy Shevchenko got his side level with minutes to spare and Chelsea completed the comeback when Lampard netted his hat-trick. Juande Ramos got off to a flyer as new Spurs boss when his side defeated Blackpool 2-0 at White Hart Lane, the goals coming from in form Robbie Keane and Pascal Chimbonda to send the Spurs fans home happy.
Robbie Fowler's comeback to Anfield didn't end in victory for his Cardiff side. Liverpool ran out 2-1 winners but had to battle to see off the Championship side. Goals from Steven Gerrard and Nabil El Zhar secured the victory for Liverpool with Darren Purse popping up for Cardiff. Liverpool 2-1 Cardiff Sven Goran Eriksson's Man City left it late when seeing off Bolton at the Reebok. An 86 minute penalty from in form Elano sent City into the quaters. Bolton 0-1 Man City.
Elsewhere it finished: Luton 0-1 Everton (aet), Portsmouth 1-2 Blackburn, Sheffield United 0-3 Arsenal.