2011–12 Football League Cup

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2011–12 Football League Cup

Carling Cup, League Cup
Country	England  Wales
Dates	29 July 2011 – 26 February 2012
Teams	92
Champions	Liverpool (8th title)
Runners-up	Cardiff City
Matches played	92
Goals scored	305 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jay Rodriguez (5 goals)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Football League Cup (known as the Carling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 52nd season of the Football League Cup, a knock-out competition for the top 92 football clubs played in English football league system. Birmingham City were the defending champions, but were knocked out 2–0 by Manchester City in the Third Round.

Liverpool, the winner of the competition, qualified for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. The final was held on 26 February 2012, and was contested at Wembley Stadium between finalists Liverpool and Cardiff City. Cardiff were the first team outside the Premier League to appear in a League Cup final since 2001. It was Liverpool's first appearance at the new Wembley. Liverpool won the final 3–2 on penalties, claiming a record eighth League Cup, after the score was 2–2 after extra time.^[1]

Contents

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  1 Background
  
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    1.1 Broadcasting rights
    
  
  


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  2 Preliminary round
  


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  3 First round
  


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  4 Second round
  


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  5 Third round
  


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  6 Fourth round
  


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  7 Fifth round
  


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  8 Semi-finals
  
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    8.1 First leg
    
  
  
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    8.2 Second leg
    
  
  


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  9 Final
  


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  10 Top scorers
  


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  11 References
  

Background

Broadcasting rights

The broadcasting rights for the 2011–12 Cup in the UK were shared between Sky Sports and the BBC. Sky Sports had rights to broadcast two live matches from each round while the BBC will showed match highlights online and on a special League Cup highlights show which was broadcast in the late evening on BBC One.^[2]

The BBC showed two legs of the semi-final fixtures and Sky Sports showed the other two.^[3] Both BBC and Sky Sports simulcasted the final on 26 February 2012.

Preliminary round

Times up to and including the fourth round are BST (UTC+1). Times from the quarter-finals onwards are GMT (UTC±0).

Due to newly relegated (and League Cup title holders) Birmingham City having a bye to the third round following qualification to the Europa League and the extra Europa League berth awarded to Fulham through the Fair Play league, newly promoted AFC Wimbledon and Crawley Town played each other in a preliminary round. The draw for the round took place on 13 June with Crawley Town at home. This was the first need for a Preliminary Round since the 2002–03 season.

Crawley Town v AFC Wimbledon

29 July 2011	Crawley Town	3–2	AFC Wimbledon	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
19:45	Akpan  38' Torres  53' Tubbs  64'	Report	L. Moore  26' Midson  46'	Attendance: 3,204 Referee: Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire)

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 16 June 2011 at 10:00 BST. The First Round took place in the week commencing 8 August 2011. Rioting in London caused three matches to be postponed on the advice of the Metropolitan Police. The fixtures at West Ham United, Charlton Athletic and Crystal Palace were called off on safety grounds. The ties at Bristol City and Bristol Rovers were called off later after the disorder spread across England.^{[4][5][6][7][8]} The round was also notable, from a footballing perspective, for the first competitive Nottingham derby since 1994 between Nottingham Forest and rivals Notts County. The match ended 3–3, with Forest winning the subsequent penalty shoot-out 4–3.

Hartlepool United v Sheffield United

9 August 2011	Hartlepool United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Sheffield United	Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30	Sweeney  80'	Report	Quinn  29'	Attendance: 2,774 Referee: Paul Tierney
		Penalties
	Horwood Poole Collins Austin Nish		Cresswell Collins Quinn Lowton Philliskirk

Rochdale v Chesterfield

9 August 2011	Rochdale	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Chesterfield	Spotland, Rochdale
19:45	Grimes  19', 111' Mattis  103' (o.g.)	Report	Whitaker  11', 95' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Port Vale v Huddersfield Town

9 August 2011	Port Vale	2–4	Huddersfield Town	Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Roberts  24' Loft  83' (pen.)	Report	Novak  29', 38' Hunt  58' Roberts  67'	Attendance: 3,014 Referee: Rob Jones

Rotherham United v Leicester City

9 August 2011	Rotherham United	1–4	Leicester City	Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
19:45	Mills  13' (o.g.)	Report	Gallagher  36' Schlupp  53', 63', 71'	Attendance: 3,717 Referee: Steve Rushton

Hull City v Macclesfield Town

9 August 2011	Hull City	0–2	Macclesfield Town	KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
19:45		Report	Sinclair  17', 59'	Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Robert Madley

Leeds United v Bradford City

9 August 2011	Leeds United	3–2	Bradford City	Elland Road, Leeds
19:45	Núñez  46', 75' McCormack  70'	Report	Compton  30' Flynn  57'	Attendance: 17,667 Referee: Colin Webster

Doncaster Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

9 August 2011	Doncaster Rovers	3–0	Tranmere Rovers	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45	Brown  5' (pen.) Mason  29' Bennett  59'	Report		Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Garry Sutton

Walsall v Middlesbrough

9 August 2011	Walsall	0–3	Middlesbrough	Banks's Stadium, Walsall
19:45	Chambers  12'	Report	Emnes  17', 37', 52' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,564 Referee: Darren Deadman

Barnsley v Morecambe

9 August 2011	Barnsley	0–2	Morecambe	Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45		Report	Carlton  49' Ellison  86'	Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Mark Brown

Accrington Stanley v Scunthorpe United

9 August 2011	Accrington Stanley	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45		Report	Dagnall  82' (pen.) Barcham  90+3'	Attendance: 1,356 Referee: Oliver Langford

Derby County v Shrewsbury Town

9 August 2011	Derby County	2–3	Shrewsbury Town	Pride Park, Derby
19:45	Maguire  46' Robinson  78'	Report	Morgan  16', 37' Collins  34'	Attendance: 7,073 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

9 August 2011	Oldham Athletic	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Carlisle United	Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45	Reid  24' (pen.)	Report	McGovern  57'	Attendance: 1,786 Referee: Mark Haywood
		Penalties
	Furman Smith Taylor Parker		McGovern Welsh Robson Berrett Loy

Bury v Coventry City

9 August 2011	Bury	3–1	Coventry City	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Bishop  33' Lowe  75', 88'	Report	O'Donovan  26'	Attendance: 2,997 Referee: Jock Waugh

Burnley v Burton Albion

9 August 2011	Burnley	6–3 (a.e.t.)	Burton Albion	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Rodriguez  57' (pen.), 66' (pen.), 93', 106' Austin  83' Wallace  91'	Report	Taylor  72' Zola  85' Maghoma  90+2'	Attendance: 4,069 Referee: Craig Pawson

Preston North End v Crewe Alexandra

9 August 2011	Preston North End	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Tootle  3' (o.g.) Mellor  84' Hume  90'	Report	Miller  18' Artell  40'	Attendance: 5,445 Referee: David Webb

Nottingham Forest v Notts County

9 August 2011	Nottingham Forest	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Notts County	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45	McGugan  30' Findley  56' Morgan  120+3'	Report	Edwards  16' Westcarr  76' Hughes  98'	Attendance: 21,605 Referee: Nigel Miller
		Penalties
	Greening Tudgay Garner Findley Boateng Chambers		Westcarr Hawley Bencherif Sheehan Hughes Bishop

Brighton & Hove Albion v Gillingham

9 August 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Gillingham	American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Barnes  67' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 16,295 Referee: Brendan Malone

AFC Bournemouth v Dagenham & Redbridge

9 August 2011	AFC Bournemouth	5–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45	Pugh  32' Cooper  35' Feeney  57' Taylor  88', 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 3,681 Referee: Danny McDermid

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

9 August 2011	Ipswich Town	1–2	Northampton Town	Portman Road, Ipswich
19:45	Emmanuel-Thomas  11'	Report	Tozer  39' Turnbull  54'	Attendance: 9,401 Referee: Michael Naylor

Cheltenham Town v Milton Keynes Dons

9 August 2011	Cheltenham Town	1–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
19:45	Summerfield  29'	Report	Baldock  41' Ibehre  46' Lewington  61' Balanta  64'	Attendance: 1,625 Referee: James Linnington

Plymouth Argyle v Millwall

9 August 2011	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Millwall	Home Park, Plymouth
19:45		Report	N'Guessan  14'	Attendance: 4,781 Referee: Keith Stroud

Southampton v Torquay United

9 August 2011	Southampton	4–1	Torquay United	St Mary's, Southampton
19:45	De Ridder  16' Lambert  27' Chaplow  81' Forte  90+3'	Report	Mansell  17'	Attendance: 6,541 Referee: Dave Phillips

Portsmouth v Barnet

9 August 2011	Portsmouth	0–1	Barnet	Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45		Report	Hughes  30'	Attendance: 4,464 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Stevenage v Peterborough United

9 August 2011	Stevenage	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Peterborough United	Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
19:45	Long  32' Bostwick  80' Beardsley  117'	Report	Ball  16', 65' Boyd  96' Tomlin  120+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,414 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Southend United v Leyton Orient

9 August 2011	Southend United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Leyton Orient	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45	Phillips  32'	Report	Richardson  23' Téhoué  60'	Attendance: 4,847 Referee: Fred Graham
		Penalties
	Dickinson Harris Clohessy Kalala Hall		Omozusi Daniels Chorley Richardson Cureton

Wycombe Wanderers v Colchester United

9 August 2011	Wycombe Wanderers	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Colchester United	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45	Donnelly  2' Grant  12' Beavon  105'	Report	Odejayi  27' Henderson  41' Gillespie  98' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Pat Miller
		Penalties
	Sandell McCoy Beavon Rendell Harding		Gillespie Wordsworth Henderson James Rose

Hereford United v Brentford

9 August 2011	Hereford United	1–0	Brentford	Edgar Street, Hereford
19:45	Arquin  90+2'	Report		Attendance: 1,767 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Exeter City v Yeovil Town

9 August 2011	Exeter City	2–0	Yeovil Town	St James Park, Exeter
19:45	Bauzà  63' Shephard  90+4'	Report		Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Roger East

Oxford United v Cardiff City

10 August 2011	Oxford United	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45	Clist  30'	Report	Conway  12' Whittingham  98' Jarvis  120+1'	Attendance: 5,435 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackpool

11 August 2011	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Blackpool	Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:45		Report	Eastham  78'	Attendance: 5,240 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
		Penalties
	Palmer Otsemobor Morrison O'Connor		Clarke Eardley Sylvestre Llera

Crystal Palace v Crawley Town

23 August 2011	Crystal Palace	2–0	Crawley Town	Selhurst Park, London
19:30	Zaha  54', 58'	Report		Attendance: 8,901 Referee: Michael Naylor

Bristol Rovers v Watford

23 August 2011	Bristol Rovers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Watford	Memorial Stadium, Bristol
19:45	Harrold  5'	Report	Sordell  2'	Attendance: 4,432 Referee: David Coote
		Penalties
	Kuffour McGleish Virgo Brown Carayol		Eustace Sordell Mariappa Dickinson

Charlton Athletic v Reading

23 August 2011	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Reading	The Valley, London
19:45	Benson  25' Euell  64'	Report	Morrison  73'	Attendance: 6,668 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bristol City v Swindon Town

24 August 2011	Bristol City	0–1	Swindon Town	Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45		Report	De Vita  71'	Attendance: 7,708 Referee: Gavin Ward

West Ham United v Aldershot Town

24 August 2011	West Ham United	1–2	Aldershot Town	Upton Park, London
19:45	Stanislas  16'	Report	Guttridge  78' Hylton  89'	Attendance: 19,879 Referee: Graham Scott

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 11 August 2011. The thirteen Premier League teams not involved in European competition entered the competition at this stage.^[9]

The second round took place in the week commencing 22 August 2011.

Millwall v Morecambe

23 August 2011	Millwall	2–0	Morecambe	The Den, London
19:45	Bouazza  34' Mkandawire  45+2'	Report		Attendance: 3,443 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bury v Leicester City

23 August 2011	Bury	2–4	Leicester City	Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45	Jones  40' Lowe  53'	Report	Schlupp  21' Gallagher  70' Dyer  77' Danns  90+3'	Attendance: 3,779 Referee: Andy Haines

AFC Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion

23 August 2011	AFC Bournemouth	1–4	West Bromwich Albion	Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45	Lovell  48'	Report	Thomas  7' Fortuné  42', 78' Cox  53'	Attendance: 6,911 Referee: Roger East

Aston Villa v Hereford United

23 August 2011	Aston Villa	2–0	Hereford United	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45	Lichaj  80' Delfouneso  88'	Report		Attendance: 21,058 Referee: Kevin Wright

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland

23 August 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Mackail-Smith  96'	Report		Attendance: 17,090 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Shrewsbury Town v Swansea City

23 August 2011	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	Swansea City	Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45	Morgan  19' Wright  67' Wroe  90+1'	Report	Cansdell-Sherriff  10' (o.g.)	Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Paul Tierney

Norwich City v Milton Keynes Dons

23 August 2011	Norwich City	0–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45		Report	Chadwick  21', 60' Baldock  28' Powell  67'	Attendance: 13,009 Referee: Mark Heywood

Northampton Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 August 2011	Northampton Town	0–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45		Report	Ebanks-Blake  31', 77' Milijaš  37' Vokes  88'	Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Wycombe Wanderers v Nottingham Forest

23 August 2011	Wycombe Wanderers	1–4	Nottingham Forest	Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45	Benyon  66' (pen.)		Miller  3' McGugan  6' (pen.) Findley  62' Majewski  75'	Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Danny McDermid

Burnley v Barnet

23 August 2011	Burnley	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Barnet	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Rodriguez  38' Elliott  64' McCann  105'	Report	Kabba  73' Holmes  90+3'	Attendance: 4,273 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Doncaster Rovers v Leeds United

23 August 2011	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Leeds United	Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45	Hayter  2'	Report	Núñez  30', 83'	Attendance: 8,505 Referee: Mark Brown

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

23 August 2011	Cardiff City	5–3 (a.e.t.)	Huddersfield Town	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Gyepes  16' Parkin  17' Cowie  90+3', 117' Conway  96'	Report	Rhodes  53', 88' Ward  70'	Attendance: 6,829 Referee: James Linington

Queens Park Rangers v Rochdale

23 August 2011	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Rochdale	Loftus Road, London
19:45		Report	Akpa Akpro  5' Jones  81'	Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Oliver Langford

Peterborough United v Middlesbrough

24 August 2011	Peterborough United	0–2	Middlesbrough	London Road, Peterborough
19:45		Report	Robson  4' Hines  27'	Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Exeter City v Liverpool

24 August 2011	Exeter City	1–3	Liverpool	St James Park, Exeter
19:45	Nardiello  80' (pen.)	Report	Suárez  23' Maxi  55' Carroll  58'	Attendance: 8,290 Referee: Anthony Bates

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

24 August 2011	Blackburn Rovers	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00	Rochina  3', 4' Goodwillie  7'	Report	Morrison  50'	Attendance: 8,607 Referee: David Webb

Everton v Sheffield United

24 August 2011	Everton	3–1	Sheffield United	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00	Cresswell  31' (o.g.) Anichebe  37' Arteta  42'	Report	Cresswell  28'	Attendance: 17,173 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bolton Wanderers v Macclesfield Town

24 August 2011	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Macclesfield Town	Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00	Tuncay  56' Petrov  73'	Report	Sinclair  11'	Attendance: 6,777 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United

25 August 2011	Scunthorpe United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
19:45	Dagnall  15'	Report	Taylor  80' Ameobi  112'	Attendance: 4,408 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Aldershot Town v Carlisle United

30 August 2011	Aldershot Town	2–0	Carlisle United	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45	Rankine  45+1' Livesey  75' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 2,809 Referee: James Linington

Swindon Town v Southampton

30 August 2011	Swindon Town	1–3	Southampton	County Ground, Swindon
19:45	Kerrouche  84'	Report	Guly  17' Forte  40' Lambert  90+4'	Attendance: 7,452 Referee: Fred Graham

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

30 August 2011	Leyton Orient	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Brisbane Road, London
19:45	Mooney  18' Chorley  23' (pen.) Dawson  90+4'	Report	Zebroski  69' Richards  90+1'	Attendance: 1,881 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Charlton Athletic v Preston North End

13 September 2011	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Preston North End	The Valley, London
19:45		Report	Russell  11' Mayor  67'	Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Fred Graham

Crystal Palace v Wigan Athletic

13 September 2011	Crystal Palace	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Ambrose  24' Williams  30'	Report	Watson  90+2'	Attendance: 7,649 Referee: Keith Stroud

Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 27 August 2011. The eight English clubs who qualified for European competition in the 2010–11 season – Arsenal, Birmingham City, Chelsea, Fulham, Manchester City, Manchester United, Stoke City and Tottenham Hotspur – entered the competition at this stage. Only two teams from League Two remained at this stage: Aldershot Town and Shrewsbury Town.

The Third Round took place in the week commencing 19 September 2011.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall

20 September 2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	Millwall	Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45	Edwards  3' Hammill  7' Elokobi  38' Spray  77' Guedioura  88'	Report		Attendance: 7,749 Referee: Kevin Wright

Aldershot Town v Rochdale

20 September 2011	Aldershot Town	2–1	Rochdale	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45	Rankine  47' Hylton  78'	Report	Grimes  45'	Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Arsenal v Shrewsbury Town

20 September 2011	Arsenal	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Emirates Stadium, London
19:45	Gibbs  33' Oxlade-Chamberlain  58' Benayoun  78'	Report	Collins  16'	Attendance: 46,539 Referee: Anthony Bates

Burnley v Milton Keynes Dons

20 September 2011	Burnley	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45	Trippier  59' Amougou  89'	Report	Powell  6'	Attendance: 4,134 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Leeds United v Manchester United

20 September 2011	Leeds United	0–3	Manchester United	Elland Road, Leeds
19:45		Report	Owen  15', 32' Giggs  45+1'	Attendance: 31,031 Referee: Mike Jones

Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United

20 September 2011	Nottingham Forest	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	City Ground, Nottingham
19:45	Findley  46' Derbyshire  66' Tudgay  114'	Report	Løvenkrands  39', 60' (pen.) Simpson  93' Coloccini  120+2'	Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Lee Mason

Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers

20 September 2011	Aston Villa	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45		Report	Eagles  54' Kakuta  77'	Attendance: 22,261 Referee: Darren Deadman

Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur

20 September 2011	Stoke City	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Tottenham Hotspur	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45		Report		Attendance: 15,023 Referee: Lee Probert
		Penalties
	Walters Pennant Whelan Wilson Crouch Etherington Upson Shotton		Defoe Pavlyuchenko Townsend Ćorluka Kaboul Livermore Carroll Luongo

Blackburn Rovers v Leyton Orient

20 September 2011	Blackburn Rovers	3–2	Leyton Orient	Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00	Roberts  44' (pen.) Rochina  71' Vukčević  75'	Report	Mooney  64' Cox  86'	Attendance: 7,104 Referee: Colin Webster

Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough

20 September 2011	Crystal Palace	2–1	Middlesbrough	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Zaha  18' Andrew  52'	Report	Zemmama  55'	Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Graham Scott

Cardiff City v Leicester City

21 September 2011	Cardiff City	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Leicester City	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Cowie  34' Gestede  82'	Report	Howard  40' Dyer  66'	Attendance: 8,697 Referee: Roger East
		Penalties
	Naylor Earnshaw Cowie Conway Kiss Gestede Quinn		Dyer Howard Abe Danns St Ledger Paintsil Fernandes

Chelsea v Fulham

21 September 2011	Chelsea	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Fulham	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45		Report		Attendance: 37,632 Referee: Chris Foy
		Penalties
	Lampard Luiz Terry Kalou Malouda		Zamora Sidwell Dembélé Baird Ruiz

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

21 September 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Liverpool	American Express Community Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Barnes  90' (pen.)	Report	Bellamy  7' Kuyt  82'	Attendance: 21,897 Referee: Michael Oliver

Manchester City v Birmingham City

21 September 2011	Manchester City	2–0	Birmingham City	Etihad Stadium, Manchester
19:45	Hargreaves  17' Balotelli  39'	Report		Attendance: 25,070 Referee: Kevin Friend

Southampton v Preston North End

21 September 2011	Southampton	2–1	Preston North End	St Mary's, Southampton
19:45	Hooiveld  27' Lallana  66'	Report	Barton  52'	Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Simon Hooper

Everton v West Bromwich Albion

21 September 2011	Everton	2–1 (a.e.t.)	West Bromwich Albion	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00	Fellaini  89' Neville  103'	Report	Brunt  57' (pen.)	Attendance: 17,647 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Fourth round

The draw for the fourth round took place on 24 September 2011. Aldershot Town were the lowest ranked team remaining in the competition and the only team representing League Two at this stage. No teams from League One remained.

The Fourth Round took place in the week commencing 24 October 2011.

Cardiff City v Burnley

25 October 2011	Cardiff City	1–0	Burnley	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Mason  40'	Report		Attendance: 11,601 Referee: Darren Deadman

Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers

25 October 2011	Arsenal	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Emirates Stadium, London
19:45	Arshavin  53' Park  56'	Report	Muamba  47'	Attendance: 56,628 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Aldershot Town v Manchester United

25 October 2011	Aldershot Town	0–3	Manchester United	EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45		Report	Berbatov  15' Owen  41' Valencia  48'	Attendance: 7,044 Referee: Peter Walton

Crystal Palace v Southampton

25 October 2011	Crystal Palace	2–0	Southampton	Selhurst Park, London
19:45	Ambrose  73' Easter  82' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 11,865 Referee: Mark Haywood

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City

26 October 2011	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–5	Manchester City	Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45	Milijaš  18' O'Hara  65'	Report	A. Johnson  37' Nasri  39' Džeko  40', 64' De Vries  50' (o.g.)	Attendance: 12,436 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Stoke City v Liverpool

26 October 2011	Stoke City	1–2	Liverpool	Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Jones  44'	Report	Suárez  54', 85'	Attendance: 24,934 Referee: Lee Probert

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

26 October 2011	Blackburn Rovers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle United	Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00	Rochina  5' Yakubu  64' (pen.) Pedersen  99' Givet  120'	Report	Guthrie  90+3' Cabaye  90+6' Løvenkrands  105+3' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,682 Referee: Robert Madley

Everton v Chelsea

26 October 2011	Everton	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Chelsea	Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00	Saha  83'	Report	Kalou  38' Sturridge  116'	Attendance: 23,170 Referee: Lee Mason

Fifth round

The draw for the fifth round took place on 29 October 2011. Cardiff City and Crystal Palace of the Championship were the only non-Premier League clubs left at this stage, which also saw last season's top four Premier League clubs competing.

The fifth round matches took place in the week commencing 28 November 2011.^[10]

Chelsea v Liverpool

29 November 2011	Chelsea	0–2	Liverpool	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45		Report	Maxi  58' Kelly  63'	Attendance: 40,511 Referee: Phil Dowd

Cardiff City v Blackburn Rovers

29 November 2011	Cardiff City	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Miller  20' Gerrard  50'	Report		Attendance: 19,436 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Arsenal v Manchester City

29 November 2011	Arsenal	0–1	Manchester City	Emirates Stadium, London
20:00		Report	Agüero  83'	Attendance: 60,028 Referee: Lee Probert

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

30 November 2011	Manchester United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Crystal Palace	Old Trafford, Manchester
19:45	Macheda  69' (pen.)	Report	Ambrose  65' Murray  98'	Attendance: 52,624 Referee: Chris Foy

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 30 November 2011. Unlike the rest of the tournament, the semi-finals are played over two legs, with the aggregate score after the second leg determining the winners. In the event of the aggregate scores being level after the second legs, 30 minutes of extra time will be played, with the away goals rule applied.

The first legs took place in the week commencing 9 January 2012, with the second legs a fortnight later in the week commencing 23 January 2012.

First leg

Crystal Palace v Cardiff City

10 January 2012	Crystal Palace	1–0	Cardiff City	Selhurst Park, London
20:00	Gardner  43'	Report		Attendance: 22,147 Referee: Mike Dean

Manchester City v Liverpool

11 January 2012	Manchester City	0–1	Liverpool	Etihad Stadium, Manchester
19:45		Report	Gerrard  13' (pen.)	Attendance: 36,017 Referee: Lee Mason

Second leg

Cardiff City v Crystal Palace

24 January 2012 19:45 GMT	Cardiff City	1–0 (a.e.t) (1–1 agg.) (3–1 p)	Crystal Palace	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
	Gardner  7' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 25,652 Referee: Howard Webb
		Penalties
	Miller Conway Gestede Whittingham		Easter Scannell Jedinak Parr

Cardiff City won 3–1 on penalties.

Liverpool v Manchester City

25 January 2012 19:45 GMT	Liverpool	2–2 (3–2 agg.)	Manchester City	Anfield, Liverpool
	Gerrard  41' (pen.) Bellamy  74'	Report	De Jong  31' Džeko  67'	Attendance: 44,590 Referee: Phil Dowd

Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate

Final

Main article: 2012 Football League Cup Final

The final was played on 26 February 2012 at Wembley Stadium.^[11] The final involved one team from the Premier League, Liverpool, and one from the Championship, Cardiff City. The game was won by Liverpool after a penalty shoot-out.

26 February 201216:00 GMT

Cardiff City	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool
Mason  19' Turner  118'	Report	Škrtel  60' Kuyt  108'
Penalties
Miller Cowie Gestede Whittingham A. Gerrard	2–3	S. Gerrard Adam Kuyt Downing Johnson

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 89,041

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (County Durham)

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[12]
1	Jay Rodriguez	Burnley	5
2	Ramón Núñez	Leeds United	4
	Jeffrey Schlupp	Leicester City	4
	Rubén Rochina	Blackburn Rovers	4
5	Don Cowie	Cardiff City	3
	Luis Suárez	Liverpool	3
	Ryan Lowe	Bury	3
	Marvin Morgan	Shrewsbury Town	3
	Michael Owen	Manchester United	3
	Ashley Grimes	Rochdale	3
	Robbie Findley	Nottingham Forest	3
	Wilfried Zaha	Crystal Palace	3
	Peter Løvenkrands	Newcastle	3

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