Craig Bellamy spoke today of his delight at re-opening his Liverpool account after scoring his first goal since returning to Liverpool.  The Reds booked their place in the fourth round with a 2-1 win over Brighton. It was the Welsh forward's first strike in a red shirt since his famous Champions League effort at Barcelona…

Craig Bellamy returned to Merseyside on deadline day in August, begininng his second spell with the club.  Bellamy started his first match for the Reds last night and scored on his full debut, setting up a 2-1 win for Liverpool, sending the Reds through to the fourth round of the Carling Cup. Steven Gerrard, who…

Manchester City midfielder Owen Hargreaves has admitted he is delighted to put his three-year injury nightmare behind him. The England international made his City debut on Wednesday and opened the scoring with a sensational 25 yard strike which set his new team on the way to a 2-0 victory over Birmingham in the Carling Cup.…

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas hailed his team’s ‘superhuman effort’ after they played 70 minutes with 10 men, after Alex had been dismissed, on their way to defeating Fulham in the Carling Cup on Wednesday evening. The Blues needed penalties to see off their neighbours after 120 minutes of football remained goalless. Villas-Boas was thrilled with his…

Last night's Carling Cup match between Brighton and Liverpool saw the return of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.  The midfielder has been sidelined with a groin injury for six months. The midfielder was introduced on 75 minutes when he replaced Luis Suarez, and regained his captain's armband.  The midfielder played out the remaining 15 minutes unscathed,…

Craig Bellamy and Dirk Kuyt fired Liverpool into the fourth round of the Carling Cup in a 2-1 victory over a very spirited Brighton side.  Before the match, manager Gus Poyet said that his side would have to play the perfect game, and, all-in-all, they nearly did. Unfortunately for Brighton and their packed stadium, the…

Owen Hargreaves is likely to make his Manchester City debut this evening when Birmingham visit the City of Manchester Stadium. The former Manchester United midfielder is expected to be just one of a number of changes as Roberto Mancini rotates his squad with key games ahead. Carlos Tevez, Mario Balotelli, Kolo Toure and Adam Johnson…

Nicolas Anelka has insisted he is happy at Chelsea and is yet to make a decision about his future at Stamford Bridge. Manager Andre Villas-Boas had seem to suggest last week that the French striker had plans to move on at the end of the season – but Anelka says he is fully committed to…

Didier Drogba returns to the Chelsea team for the Carling Cup third round visit of west London neighbours Fulham this evening. The Ivorian has been out of action since he suffered a horrific head injury against Norwich last month but has sufficiently recovered and is set to lead the line tonight. Drogba will be joined…

Arsene Wenger has insisted his focus remains as strong as ever as Arsenal narrowly avoided a Carling Cup upset last night. League Two Shrewsbury threatened to add to the Gunners’ recent misery when they took an early lead, but Arsenal improved after the break to reach the next round with a 3-1 win courtesy of…

Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to Michael Owen last night after the striker netted twice for Manchester United as the Premier League champions eased into the last 16 of the Carling Cup with a 3-0 victory over Leeds United. As was the case against Chelsea on Sunday, all three goals came in the opening 45…

In an exciting night of Carling Cup football, two Premier league teams made their exit from the competition. Aldershot saw off Rochdale 2-1 with goals from Rankine and Hylton whilst Grimes grabbed a consolation for the away side. Meanwhile, troubled Arsenal came from behind to beat League Two Shrewsbury 3-1 with goals from Gibbs, Oxlade-Chamberlain…

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