CARLING CUP THIRD ROUND FIXTURES
Aston Villa 0-0 QPR (1945 BST)
Blackburn v Everton (2000 BST)
Ipswich 0-0 Wigan (1945 BST)
Newcastle 0-0 Tottenham (1945 BST)
Portsmouth 0-0 Chelsea (1945 BST)
CARLING CUP SECOND ROUND FIXTURE
Brighton 0-0 Man City (1945 BST)
GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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2002: We're goal starved, and Kilmarnock are beating Aberdeen 3-1 after 17 minutes in the CIS Cup! Save us a few, boys.
2001: Frank Lampard plays through Salomon Kalou at Fratton Park, but the forward shoots wide with David James rapidly advancing from his goal.
1959: I can confirm that Gareth Barry is indeed Aston Villa captain tonight, in the absence of Martin Laursen. Barry of course lost the armband after revealing his desperation to leave for Liverpool in the summer.
1956: Wouldn't mind a goal, if I'm honest. Emile Heskey forces a good save from Richard Wright at Portman Road, but Ipswich have had the better of the opening stages, which will be of some concern to the Bramble clan.
1952: "Venables? What a great saviour he was for Leeds... even on the south coast, I can hear Geordie sighs of relief."
Jason from Christchurch, via text
Come on then Magpies - whaddya reckon to El Tel? (See 1917).
1950: Didier Drogba fires a shot wide at Fratton Park - the Ivorian is starting his first match for Chelsea since the Champions League final in May.
1949: Roman Pavlyuchenko gets an early welcome to Tyneside from Fabricio Coloccini at St James' Park. Not having much fun in England so far is he, the Russian hitman?
1948: "Hmm, so no Robinho tonight... didn't think he'd have the stomach for the Withdean!"
Jon, Maidstone, via text
1947: I'd be surprised if five of tonight's games hadn't started already, I really would.
1943: Lovely line from BBC Radio 5 Live, there. Wigan's alarmingly-maligned defender Titus Bramble starts against Ipswich tonight, the club he joined as an eight-year-old boy. He has bagged 50 tickets for friends and family to see him in action. Ahhhh.
1941: "Stevo, do you think Kasper Schmeichel has the potential of his legendary father?"
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Absolutely not, no. Essentially what you're asking is, 'can he become one of the greatest keepers of all time?' I'm saying no. What a keeper his dad was, though.
1939: So Robbie Fowler makes his debut for Blackburn in the Carling Cup tonight, starting up front with Matt Derbyshire. Everton find starts for teenage defender Jack Rodwell and striker Louis Saha.
1937: BLACKBURN v EVERTON TEAMS
Blackburn: Robinson, Simpson, Ooijer, Khizanishvili, Olsson, Villanueva, Kerimoglu, Warnock, Treacy, Derbyshire, Fowler.
Subs: Brown, Samba, Nelsen, Roque Santa Cruz, Pedersen, Kane, Roberts.
Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Rodwell, Castillo, Fellaini, Vaughan, Saha, Osman.
Subs: Turner, Hibbert, Baines, Cahill, Nuno Valente, Yakubu, Baxter.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
1935: ASTON VILLA v QPR TEAMS
Aston Villa: Guzan, Gardner, Cuellar, Knight, Shorey, Osbourne, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Harewood, Carew.
Subs: Friedel, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Davies, Salifou, Routledge, Reo-Coker.
b Cerny, Connolly, Hall, Stewart, Delaney, Mahon, Rowlands, Parejo, Ledesma, Buzsaky, Agyemang.
Subs: Camp, Leigertwood, Blackstock, Gorkss, Balanta, Di Carmine, Ephraim.
Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire).
1933: "What was your favourite goal last night Stevo? Vela's second was pretty special."
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Yeah, for sure. Though Watford's goal gets my vote for comedy goal of the night, no doubt!
1932: BRIGHTON v MAN CITY
Brighton: Kuipers, Whing, El-Abd, Thomson, Richards, Livermore, Murray, Loft, Fraser, Virgo, Elphick.
Subs: Sullivan, Cox, Hart, Robinson, Anyinsah, Wills, Cook.
Man City: Schmeichel, Zabaleta, Dunne, Ben-Haim, Michael Ball, Kompany, Ireland, Johnson, Gelson, Sturridge, Jo.
Subs: Hart, Elano, Garrido, Caicedo, Hamann, Evans, Logan.
Referee: Andy D'Urso (Essex).
1930: Stevo's Carling Cup Predos:
Aston Villa 2-1 QPR
Blackburn 3-2 Everton
Ipswich 0-1 Wigan
Newcastle 1-2 Tottenham
Portsmouth 0-3 Chelsea
Brighton 1-2 Man City
1926: So Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins is back for Newcastle after his recovery from a groin injury and Sebastien Bassong also starts in the big game of the day. Spurs boss Juande Ramos has restored Ledley King and Aaron Lennon to the starting line-up in place of the so far disappointing David Bentley and Darren Bent. Roman Pavlyuchenko starts.
1923: "I am on holiday in Cornwall and the only way I can keep track is by running up a 20% gradient hill to get any signal on my mobile to check the website. I expect my beloved Spurs to match that level of commitment to beat the barcodes and kick-start our season."
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1921: IPSWICH v WIGAN TEAMS
Ipswich: Richard Wright, Volz, Bruce, McAuley, Thatcher, Norris, Campo, Miller, Quinn, Walters, Lisbie.
Subs: Supple, Garvan, Peters, Balkestein, Bowditch, Haynes, Shumulikoski.
Wigan: Kirkland, Cattermole, Boyce, Bramble, Kilbane, Valencia, Scharner, Palacios, Kapo, Heskey, Zaki.
Subs: Pollitt, Taylor, Koumas, De Ridder, Camara, Kupisz, Figueroa.
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral).
1917: Rumour has it at St James' Park that Newcastle are shortly to announce the interim appointment of Terry Venables as their new manager. Well that should stop the 'Cockney Mafia out' chants on Tyneside, then...
1915: "It's all or nothing tonight for Tottenham and Newcastle. I honestly believe the team that loses tonight will go on and get relegated this season!"
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1914: NEWCASTLE v TOTTENHAM TEAMS
Newcastle: Given, Geremi, Taylor, Coloccini, Bassong, Cacapa, Butt, N'Zogbia, Owen, Duff, Martins.
Subs: Harper, Xisco, Ameobi, Edgar, Tozer, Doninger, Donaldson.
Tottenham: Gomes, Zokora, King, Woodgate, Corluka, Lennon, Jenas, Assou-Ekotto, O'Hara, Bale, Pavlyuchenko.
Subs: Cesar, Bentley, Bent, Gilberto, Modric, Giovani, Campbell.
Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
1912: PORTSMOUTH v CHELSEA TEAMS
Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Pamarot, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Mvuemba, Kaboul, Hughes, Belhadj, Crouch.
Subs: Ashdown, Kanu, Armand Traore, Defoe, Wilson, Djimi Traore, Little.
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, Bridge, Belletti, Ballack, Lampard, Kalou, Malouda, Drogba.
Subs: Cudicini, Di Santo, Obi, Sinclair, Ferreira, Mancienne, Stoch.
Referee: Steve Bennett (Kent).
1911: Oh, and for any of you bemoaning clubs putting out anything other than their strongest side, I say to you this: Have you ever seen a 19-year-old score such a beautiful hat-trick as that completed by the prodigious Carlos Vela at the Emirates yesterday? Watch his second goal over and over again and there is hope for the future of our sport.
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1905: There are some other crackers tonight to look forward to - Aston Villa host moneybags QPR, Blackburn entertain Everton, Brighton welcome moneybags Man City to the Withdean (in a second round tie), Ipswich play Wigan and moneybags Chelsea travel to Portsmouth. Get those texts whacked over on 81111 and mix it up with the 606 crew too. It's another special cup night and the dancefloor's all yours.
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1900: Don't tell anyone at St James' Park or White Hart Lane that the Carling Cup doesn't mean anything. Two huge clubs desperate for success, perennially chasing the tails of the 'Big Four' but seemingly slipping further and further and further away, come face-to-face in a massive third round tie on Tyneside.
Almost inexplicably, 19th in the Premier League hosts 20th. It's crisis club Newcastle against rock-bottom Tottenham. Come the final whistle tonight, one of these teams will know they are in for a long, hard slog of a season and the other will finally have a chink of light at the end of the tunnel. So, who's your money on?
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