2009–10 Football League Cup

The 2009–10 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by lager brand Carling) was the 50th season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system.[1] Manchester United successfully defended their League Cup title after defeating Aston Villa by 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium on 28 February 2010.

2009–10 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Country England
 Wales
Dates10 August 2009 – 28 February 2010
Teams92
Defending championsManchester United
ChampionsManchester United (4th title)
Runners-upAston Villa
Matches played93
Goals scored304 (3.27 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carlos Tevez (6 goals)

Each season, the League Cup winners – like the winners of the FA Cup – were granted a place in the UEFA Europa League for the following season. However, in cases where a team had already gained a place in European competition via their league position or progress in other cup competitions, their place in the Europa League was deferred to the next-placed league side. In this season, since Manchester United and FA Cup winners Chelsea qualified for the UEFA Champions League via the Premier League, Aston Villa and Liverpool qualified for the Europa League as the sixth- and seventh-placed sides in the league.

First round

The draw for the First Round took place on 16 June 2009, with matches played two months later in the week beginning 10 August 2009.[2][3]

Newcastle United and Middlesbrough received a first round bye as the highest ranked Football League teams from the previous season's league placings.[4] The other 70 of the 72 Football League clubs competed in the First Round, 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 depend upon their finishing position in the 2008–09 season.

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Second round
Main article: 2009 Upton Park riot

The 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competitions entered at this stage, along with the winners from the First Round plus Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, who received a First Round bye. From the Second Round onwards, the teams are no longer split geographically. The draw for the Second Round took place on 12 August 2009, after the First Round games had been completed,[5] and the matches were played in the week beginning 24 August 2009.[2]

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1West Bromwich Albion2–2Rotherham United10,659
West Bromwich Albion won 4–3 after extra time
2Norwich City1–4Sunderland12,345
3Tranmere Rovers0–1Bolton Wanderers5,381
4Queens Park Rangers2–1Accrington Stanley5,203
5Bristol City0–2Carlisle United6,359
6Leyton Orient0–0Stoke City2,742
Stoke City won 1–0 after extra time
7Port Vale2–0Sheffield Wednesday6,667
8Hull City3–1Southend United7,994
9Leeds United1–1Watford14,681
Leeds United won 2–1 after extra time
10Cardiff City3–1Bristol Rovers9,767
11Portsmouth4–1Hereford United6,645
12Crystal Palace0–2Manchester City14,725
13Wolverhampton Wanderers0–0Swindon Town11,416
0–0 after extra time–Wolverhampton Wanderers won 6–5 on penalties
14Gillingham1–3Blackburn Rovers7,203
15Blackpool4–1Wigan Athletic8,089
16Southampton1–2Birmingham City11,753
17Preston North End2–1Leicester City6,977
18Newcastle United4–3Huddersfield Town23,815
19West Ham United1–1Millwall24,492
West Ham United won 3–1 after extra time
20Hartlepool United1–1Burnley3,501
Burnley won 2–1 after extra time
21Nottingham Forest1–1Middlesbrough8,838
Nottingham Forest won 2–1 after extra time
22Reading1–2Barnsley5,576
23Swansea City1–2Scunthorpe United7,321
24Doncaster Rovers1–5Tottenham Hotspur12,923
25Peterborough United2–1Ipswich Town5,451

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Third round

The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition enter at this stage, along with the winners from the Second Round. The draw for the Third Round took place on 29 August 2009, after the Second Round games had been played. The matches were played in the week beginning 21 September 2009.[2]

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1Arsenal2–0West Bromwich Albion56,592
2Chelsea1–0Queens Park Rangers37,781
3Bolton Wanderers1–1West Ham United8,050
Bolton Wanderers won 3–1 after extra time
4Barnsley3–2Burnley6,270
5Hull City0–4Everton13,558
6Leeds United0–1Liverpool38,168
7Manchester United1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers51,160
8Manchester City1–1Fulham24,507
Manchester City won 2–1 after extra time
9Sunderland2–0Birmingham City20,576
10Peterborough United2–0Newcastle United10,298
11Carlisle United1–3Portsmouth7,042
12Nottingham Forest0–1Blackburn Rovers11,553
13Stoke City4–3Blackpool13,957
14Scunthorpe United0–0Port Vale3,383
Scunthorpe United won 2–0 after extra time
15Preston North End1–5Tottenham Hotspur16,533
16Aston Villa1–0Cardiff City22,527

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Fourth round

The draw for the Fourth Round took place after the Third Round games had been played, on 26 September 2009, and the matches were played on the week beginning on 26 October 2009.[2] The only clubs from outside the Premier League left in the draw were Barnsley, Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United.

Tie no Home team Score1 Away team Attendance
1Blackburn Rovers5–2Peterborough United8,419
2Manchester City5–1Scunthorpe United36,358
3Tottenham Hotspur2–0Everton35,843
4Barnsley0–2Manchester United20,019
5Chelsea4–0Bolton Wanderers41,538
6Sunderland0–0Aston Villa27,666
0–0 after extra time–Aston Villa won 3–1 on penalties
7Arsenal2–1Liverpool60,004
8Portsmouth4–0Stoke City11,251

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Fifth Round

The Fifth Round draw took place on 31 October, and the matches were played in the week commencing 30 November 2009.[2]

Portsmouth2–4Aston Villa
Petrov  10' (o.g.)
Kanu  87'		 Report Heskey  12'
Milner  27'
Downing  74'
A. Young  89'
Attendance: 17,034
Manchester United2–0Tottenham Hotspur
Gibson  16', 38' Report
Attendance: 57,212
Manchester City3–0Arsenal
Tevez  50'
Wright-Phillips  69'
Weiss  89'		 Report
Attendance: 46,015
Blackburn Rovers3–3 (a.e.t.)Chelsea
Kalinić  9'
Emerton  64'
McCarthy  93' (pen.)		 Report Drogba  48'
Kalou  52'
Ferreira  120+2'
Penalties
McCarthy
Emerton
Grella
Kalinić
Hoilett 		4–3 Ballack
Drogba
Malouda
Zhirkov
Kakuta
Attendance: 18,136

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on 2 December 2009, after the completion of the first three Fifth Round matches. The first leg matches were to be played the week commencing 4 January 2010, but adverse weather conditions including severe snow and ice in North West England caused the games to be rearranged.[2]

First leg
Blackburn Rovers0–1Aston Villa
Report Milner  23'
Attendance: 18,595
Manchester City2–1Manchester United
Tevez  42' (pen.), 65' Report Giggs  17'
Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Mike Dean (Cheshire)

Second leg
Aston Villa6–4Blackburn Rovers
Warnock  30'
Milner  40' (pen.)
Nzonzi  53' (o.g.)
Agbonlahor  58'
Heskey  62'
A. Young  90+3'		 Report Kalinić  10', 26'
Olsson  63'
Emerton  84'
Attendance: 40,406

Aston Villa won 7–4 on aggregate.

Manchester United3–1Manchester City
Scholes  52'
Carrick  71'
Rooney  90+2'		 Report Tevez  76'
Attendance: 74,576

Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2010 Football League Cup Final

The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London, on Sunday, 28 February 2010.

Aston Villa1–2Manchester United
Milner  5' (pen.) Report Owen  12'
Rooney  74'
Attendance: 88,596

Prize money

The prize money is awarded by the Football League. The winners of the League Cup won £100,000 and the runners-up won £50,000. The losing semi-finalists each took home £25,000.[6]

References
  1. "2009/10 Carling Cup Dates Revealed". The Football League. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  2. "2009/10 Carling Cup Key Dates". The Football League. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  3. "Clubs discover Carling Cup fate". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  4. "North East sides receive Cup bye". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  5. "Carling Cup second-round draw". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
  6. "Football Queries". Carling.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
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