2011–12 Football League Cup

2011–12 Football League Cup
Carling Cup, League Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates29 July 2011 – 26 February 2012
Teams92
Defending championsBirmingham City
Final positions
ChampionsLiverpool (8th title)
Runners-upCardiff City
Tournament statistics
Matches played92
Goals scored305 (3.32 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jay Rodriguez
(5 goals)

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]

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 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.

29 July 2011 Crawley Town (4) 3–2AFC Wimbledon (4)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.

Northern section

9 August 2011 Hartlepool United (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Sheffield United (3) Victoria Park, Hartlepool
19:30 Sweeney 80' Report Quinn 29' Attendance: 2,774
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
Horwood soccer ball with check mark
Poole soccer ball with check mark
Collins soccer ball with red X
Austin soccer ball with check mark
Nish soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Cresswell
soccer ball with check mark Collins
soccer ball with red X Quinn
soccer ball with check mark Lowton
soccer ball with check mark Philliskirk
9 August 2011 Rochdale (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Chesterfield (3)Spotland, Rochdale
19:45 Grimes 19', 111'
Mattis 103' (o.g.)		 Report Whitaker 11', 95' (pen.) Attendance: 1,718
Referee: Scott Mathieson
9 August 2011 Port Vale (4)2–4 Huddersfield Town (3) 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
9 August 2011 Rotherham United (4)1–4 Leicester City (2) Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
19:45 Mills 13' (o.g.) Report Gallagher 36'
Schlupp 53', 63', 71'		 Attendance: 3,717
Referee: Steve Rushton
9 August 2011 Hull City (2)0–2 Macclesfield Town (4) KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
19:45 Report Sinclair 17', 59' Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Robert Madley
9 August 2011 Leeds United (2) 3–2Bradford City (4)Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 Núñez 46', 75'
McCormack 70'		 Report Compton 30'
Flynn 57'		 Attendance: 17,667
Referee: Colin Webster
9 August 2011 Doncaster Rovers (2) 3–0Tranmere Rovers (3)Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45 Brown 5' (pen.)
Mason 29'
Bennett 59'		 Report Attendance: 4,339
Referee: Garry Sutton
9 August 2011 Walsall (3)0–3 Middlesbrough (2) Banks's Stadium, Walsall
19:45 Chambers Red card 12' Report Emnes 17', 37', 52' (pen.) Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Darren Deadman
9 August 2011 Barnsley (2)0–2 Morecambe (4) Oakwell, Barnsley
19:45 Report Carlton 49'
Ellison 86'		 Attendance: 4,331
Referee: Mark Brown
9 August 2011 Accrington Stanley (4)0–2 Scunthorpe United (3) Crown Ground, Accrington
19:45 Report Dagnall 82' (pen.)
Barcham 90+3'		 Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Oliver Langford
9 August 2011 Derby County (2)2–3 Shrewsbury Town (4) Pride Park, Derby
19:45 Maguire 46'
Robinson 78'		 Report Morgan 16', 37'
Collins 34'		 Attendance: 7,073
Referee: Darren Drysdale
9 August 2011 Oldham Athletic (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Carlisle United (3) Boundary Park, Oldham
19:45 Reid 24' (pen.) Report McGovern 57' Attendance: 1,786
Referee: Mark Haywood
Penalties
Furman soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with red X
Parker soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark McGovern
soccer ball with check mark Welsh
soccer ball with red X Robson
soccer ball with check mark Berrett
soccer ball with check mark Loy
9 August 2011 Bury (3) 3–1Coventry City (2)Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 Bishop 33'
Lowe 75', 88'		 Report O'Donovan 26' Attendance: 2,997
Referee: Jock Waugh
9 August 2011 Burnley (2) 6–3 (a.e.t.)Burton Albion (4)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
9 August 2011 Preston North End (3) 3–2Crewe Alexandra (4)Deepdale, Preston
19:45 Tootle 3' (o.g.)
Mellor 84'
Hume 90'		 Report Miller 18'
Artell 40'		 Attendance: 5,445
Referee: David Webb
9 August 2011 Nottingham Forest (2) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Notts County (3)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 soccer ball with red X
Tudgay soccer ball with check mark
Garner soccer ball with check mark
Findley soccer ball with check mark
Boateng soccer ball with red X
Chambers soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Westcarr
soccer ball with check mark Hawley
soccer ball with red X Bencherif
soccer ball with check mark Sheehan
soccer ball with red X Hughes
soccer ball with red X Bishop
11 August 2011 Sheffield Wednesday (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Blackpool (2)Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:45 Report Eastham Red card 78' Attendance: 5,240
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Palmer soccer ball with check mark
Otsemobor soccer ball with check mark
Morrison soccer ball with check mark
O'Connor soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Clarke
soccer ball with red X Eardley
soccer ball with check mark Sylvestre
soccer ball with check mark Llera

Southern section

9 August 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 1–0Gillingham (4)Falmer Stadium, Falmer
19:45 Barnes 67' (pen.) Report Attendance: 16,295
Referee: Brendan Malone
9 August 2011 AFC Bournemouth (3) 5–0Dagenham & Redbridge (4)Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45 Pugh 32'
Cooper 35'
Feeney 57'
Taylor 88', 90+3'		 Report Attendance: 3,681
Referee: Danny McDermid
9 August 2011 Ipswich Town (2)1–2 Northampton Town (4) Portman Road, Ipswich
19:45 Emmanuel-Thomas 11' Report Tozer 39'
Turnbull 54'		 Attendance: 9,401
Referee: Michael Naylor
9 August 2011 Cheltenham Town (4)1–4 Milton Keynes Dons (3) Abbey Business Stadium, Cheltenham
19:45 Summerfield 29' Report Baldock 41'
Ibehre 46'
Lewington 61'
Balanta 64'		 Attendance: 1,625
Referee: James Linnington
9 August 2011 Plymouth Argyle (4)0–1 Millwall (2) Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Report N'Guessan 14' Attendance: 4,781
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 August 2011 Southampton (2) 4–1Torquay United (4)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
9 August 2011 Portsmouth (2)0–1 Barnet (4) Fratton Park, Portsmouth
19:45 Report Hughes 30' Attendance: 4,464
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
9 August 2011 Stevenage (3)3–4 (a.e.t.) Peterborough United (2) 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
9 August 2011 Southend United (4)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Leyton Orient (3) Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Phillips 32' Report Richardson 23'
Téhoué Red card 60'		 Attendance: 4,847
Referee: Fred Graham
Penalties
Dickinson soccer ball with red X
Harris soccer ball with check mark
Clohessy soccer ball with check mark
Kalala soccer ball with red X
Hall soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Omozusi
soccer ball with check mark Daniels
soccer ball with check mark Chorley
soccer ball with red X Richardson
soccer ball with check mark Cureton
9 August 2011 Wycombe Wanderers (3) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Colchester United (3)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 soccer ball with check mark
McCoy soccer ball with check mark
Beavon soccer ball with check mark
Rendell soccer ball with check mark
Harding soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Gillespie
soccer ball with check mark Wordsworth
soccer ball with check mark Henderson
soccer ball with check mark James
soccer ball with red X Rose
9 August 2011 Hereford United (4) 1–0Brentford (3)Edgar Street, Hereford
19:45 Arquin 90+2' Report Attendance: 1,767
Referee: Phil Gibbs
9 August 2011 Exeter City (3) 2–0Yeovil Town (3)St James Park, Exeter
19:45 Bauzà 63'
Shephard 90+4'		 Report Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Roger East
10 August 2011 Oxford United (4)1–3 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City (2) Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 Clist 30' Report Conway 12'
Whittingham 98'
Jarvis 120+1'		 Attendance: 5,435
Referee: Andy D'Urso
23 August 2011 Crystal Palace (2) 2–0Crawley Town (4)Selhurst Park, London
19:30 Zaha 54', 58' Report Attendance: 8,901
Referee: Michael Naylor
23 August 2011 Bristol Rovers (4) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Watford (2)Memorial Stadium, Bristol
19:45 Harrold 5' Report Sordell 2' Attendance: 4,432
Referee: David Coote
Penalties
Kuffour soccer ball with check mark
McGleish soccer ball with red X
Virgo soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Carayol soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Eustace
soccer ball with check mark Sordell
soccer ball with check mark Mariappa
soccer ball with red X Dickinson
23 August 2011 Charlton Athletic (3) 2–1Reading (2)The Valley, London
19:45 Benson 25'
Euell 64'		 Report Morrison 73' Attendance: 6,668
Referee: Dean Whitestone
24 August 2011 Bristol City (2)0–1 Swindon Town (4) Ashton Gate, Bristol
19:45 Report De Vita 71' Attendance: 7,708
Referee: Gavin Ward
24 August 2011 West Ham United (2)1–2 Aldershot Town (4) 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.

23 August 2011 Millwall (2) 2–0Morecambe (4)The Den, London
19:45 Bouazza 34'
Mkandawire 45+2'		 Report Attendance: 3,443
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 August 2011 Bury (3)2–4 Leicester City (2) 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
23 August 2011 AFC Bournemouth (3)1–4 West Bromwich Albion (1) Dean Court, Bournemouth
19:45 Lovell 48' Report Thomas 7'
Fortuné 42', 78'
Cox 53'		 Attendance: 6,911
Referee: Roger East
23 August 2011 Aston Villa (1) 2–0Hereford United (4)Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Lichaj 80'
Delfouneso 88'		 Report Attendance: 21,058
Referee: Kevin Wright
23 August 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Sunderland (1)Falmer Stadium, Falmer
19:45 Mackail-Smith 96' Report Attendance: 17,090
Referee: Andy D'Urso
23 August 2011 Shrewsbury Town (4) 3–1Swansea City (1)Greenhous Meadow, Shrewsbury
19:45 Morgan 19'
Wright 67'
Wroe 90+1'		 Report Cansdell-Sherriff 10' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,063
Referee: Paul Tierney
23 August 2011 Norwich City (1)0–4 Milton Keynes Dons (3) Carrow Road, Norwich
19:45 Report Chadwick 21', 60'
Baldock 28'
Powell 67'		 Attendance: 13,009
Referee: Mark Heywood
23 August 2011 Northampton Town (4)0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) Sixfields Stadium, Northampton
19:45 Report Ebanks-Blake 31', 77'
Milijaš 37'
Vokes 88'		 Attendance: 5,512
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 August 2011 Wycombe Wanderers (3)1–4 Nottingham Forest (2) Adams Park, High Wycombe
19:45 Benyon 66' (pen.) Miller 3'
McGugan 6' (pen.)
Findley 62'
Majewski 75'		 Attendance: 2,866
Referee: Danny McDermid
23 August 2011 Burnley (2) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Barnet (4)Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45 Rodriguez 38'
Elliott 64'
McCann 105'		 Report Kabba 73'
Holmes 90+3'		 Attendance: 4,273
Referee: Chris Sarginson
23 August 2011 Doncaster Rovers (2)1–2 Leeds United (2) Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster
19:45 Hayter 2' Report Núñez 30', 83' Attendance: 8,505
Referee: Mark Brown
23 August 2011 Cardiff City (2) 5–3 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town (3)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
23 August 2011 Queens Park Rangers (1)0–2 Rochdale (3) Loftus Road, London
19:45 Report Akpa Akpro 5'
Jones 81'		 Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Oliver Langford
24 August 2011 Peterborough United (2)0–2 Middlesbrough (2) London Road, Peterborough
19:45 Report Robson 4'
Hines 27'		 Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Phil Gibbs
24 August 2011 Exeter City (3)1–3 Liverpool (1) St James Park, Exeter
19:45 Nardiello 80' (pen.) Report Suárez 23'
Maxi 55'
Carroll 58'		 Attendance: 8,290
Referee: Anthony Bates
24 August 2011 Blackburn Rovers (1) 3–1Sheffield Wednesday (3)Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00 Rochina 3', 4'
Goodwillie 7'		 Report Morrison 50' Attendance: 8,607
Referee: David Webb
24 August 2011 Everton (1) 3–1Sheffield United (3)Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 Cresswell 31' (o.g.)
Anichebe 37'
Arteta 42'		 Report Cresswell 28' Attendance: 17,173
Referee: Nigel Miller
24 August 2011 Bolton Wanderers (1) 2–1Macclesfield Town (4)Reebok Stadium, Bolton
20:00 Tuncay 56'
Petrov 73'		 Report Sinclair 11' Attendance: 6,777
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
25 August 2011 Scunthorpe United (3)1–2 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United (1) Glanford Park, Scunthorpe
19:45 Dagnall 15' Report Taylor 80'
Ameobi 112'		 Attendance: 4,408
Referee: Graham Salisbury
30 August 2011 Aldershot Town (4) 2–0Carlisle United (3)EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45 Rankine 45+1'
Livesey 75' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 2,809
Referee: James Linington
30 August 2011 Swindon Town (4)1–3 Southampton (2) County Ground, Swindon
19:45 Kerrouche 84' Report Guly 17'
Forte 40'
Lambert 90+4'		 Attendance: 7,452
Referee: Fred Graham
30 August 2011 Leyton Orient (3) 3–2Bristol Rovers (4)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
13 September 2011 Charlton Athletic (3)0–2 Preston North End (3) The Valley, London
19:45 Report Russell 11'
Mayor 67'		 Attendance: 5,130
Referee: Fred Graham
13 September 2011 Crystal Palace (2) 2–1Wigan Athletic (1)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.

20 September 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) 5–0Millwall (2)Molineux, Wolverhampton
19:45 Edwards 3'
Hammill 7'
Elokobi 38'
Spray 77'
Guedioura 88'		 Report Attendance: 7,749
Referee: Kevin Wright
20 September 2011 Aldershot Town (4) 2–1Rochdale (3)EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45 Rankine 47'
Hylton 78'		 Report Grimes 45' Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Andy D'Urso
20 September 2011 Arsenal (1) 3–1Shrewsbury Town (4)Emirates Stadium, London
19:45 Gibbs 33'
Oxlade-Chamberlain 58'
Benayoun 78'		 Report Collins 16' Attendance: 46,539
Referee: Anthony Bates
20 September 2011 Burnley (2) 2–1Milton Keynes Dons (3)Turf Moor, Burnley
19:45 Trippier 59'
Amougou 89'		 Report Powell 6' Attendance: 4,134
Referee: Scott Mathieson
20 September 2011 Leeds United (2)0–3 Manchester United (1) Elland Road, Leeds
19:45 Report Owen 15', 32'
Giggs 45+1'		 Attendance: 31,031
Referee: Mike Jones
20 September 2011 Nottingham Forest (2)3–4 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United (1) 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
20 September 2011 Aston Villa (1)0–2 Bolton Wanderers (1) Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Report Eagles 54'
Kakuta 77'		 Attendance: 22,261
Referee: Darren Deadman
20 September 2011 Stoke City (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		Tottenham Hotspur (1)Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 Report Attendance: 15,023
Referee: Lee Probert
Penalties
Walterssoccer ball with check mark
Pennantsoccer ball with red X
Whelan soccer ball with check mark
Wilson soccer ball with check mark
Crouch soccer ball with check mark
Etherington soccer ball with check mark
Upson soccer ball with check mark
Shotton soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check markDefoe
soccer ball with red XPavlyuchenko
soccer ball with check mark Townsend
soccer ball with check mark Ćorluka
soccer ball with check mark Kaboul
soccer ball with check mark Livermore
soccer ball with check mark Carroll
soccer ball with red XLuongo
20 September 2011 Blackburn Rovers (1) 3–2Leyton Orient (3)Ewood Park, Blackburn
20:00 Roberts 44' (pen.)
Rochina 71'
Vukčević 75'		 Report Mooney 64'
Cox 86'		 Attendance: 7,104
Referee: Colin Webster
20 September 2011 Crystal Palace (2) 2–1Middlesbrough (2)Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Zaha 18'
Andrew 52'		 Report Zemmama 55' Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Graham Scott
21 September 2011 Cardiff City (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		Leicester City (2)Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45 Cowie 34'
Gestede 82'		 Report Howard 40'
Dyer 66'		 Attendance: 8,697
Referee: Roger East
Penalties
Naylor soccer ball with check mark
Earnshaw soccer ball with check mark
Cowie soccer ball with check mark
Conway soccer ball with check mark
Kiss soccer ball with check mark
Gestede soccer ball with check mark
Quinn soccer ball with check mark		 Dyer soccer ball with check mark
Howard soccer ball with check mark
Abe soccer ball with check mark
Danns soccer ball with check mark
St Ledger soccer ball with check mark
Paintsil soccer ball with check mark
Fernandes soccer ball with red X
21 September 2011 Chelsea (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Fulham (1)Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Report Attendance: 37,632
Referee: Chris Foy
Penalties
Lampard soccer ball with red X
Luiz soccer ball with check mark
Terry soccer ball with check mark
Kalou soccer ball with check mark
Malouda soccer ball with check mark		 Zamora soccer ball with check mark
Sidwell soccer ball with check mark
Dembélé soccer ball with red X
Baird soccer ball with check mark
Ruiz soccer ball with red X
21 September 2011 Brighton & Hove Albion (2)1–2 Liverpool (1) Falmer Stadium, Falmer
19:45 Barnes 90' (pen.) Report Bellamy 7'
Kuyt 82'		 Attendance: 21,897
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 September 2011 Manchester City (1) 2–0Birmingham City (2)Etihad Stadium, Manchester
19:45 Hargreaves 17'
Balotelli 39'		 Report Attendance: 25,070
Referee: Kevin Friend
21 September 2011 Southampton (2) 2–1Preston North End (3)St Mary's, Southampton
19:45 Hooiveld 27'
Lallana 66'		 Report Barton 52' Attendance: 7,414
Referee: Simon Hooper
21 September 2011 Everton (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)West Bromwich Albion (1)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.

25 October 2011 Cardiff City (2) 1–0Burnley (2)Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45 Mason 40' Report Attendance: 11,601
Referee: Darren Deadman
25 October 2011 Arsenal (1) 2–1Bolton Wanderers (1)Emirates Stadium, London
19:45 Arshavin 53'
Park 56'		 Report Muamba 47' Attendance: 56,628
Referee: Anthony Taylor
25 October 2011 Aldershot Town (4)0–3 Manchester United (1) EBB Stadium, Aldershot
19:45 Report Berbatov 15'
Owen 41'
Valencia 48'		 Attendance: 7,044
Referee: Peter Walton
25 October 2011 Crystal Palace (2) 2–0Southampton (2)Selhurst Park, London
19:45 Ambrose 73'
Easter 82' (pen.)		 Report Attendance: 11,865
Referee: Mark Haywood
26 October 2011 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1)2–5 Manchester City (1) 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
26 October 2011 Stoke City (1)1–2 Liverpool (1) Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 Jones 44' Report Suárez 54', 85' Attendance: 24,934
Referee: Lee Probert
26 October 2011 Blackburn Rovers (1) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Newcastle United (1)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
26 October 2011 Everton (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Chelsea (1) Goodison Park, Liverpool
20:00 Saha 83' Report Kalou 38'
Sturridge 116'		 Attendance: 23,170
Referee: Lee Mason

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals 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]

29 November 2011 Chelsea (1)0–2 Liverpool (1) Stamford Bridge, London
19:45 Report Maxi 58'
Kelly 63'		 Attendance: 40,511
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 November 2011 Cardiff City (2) 2–0Blackburn Rovers (1)Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45 Miller 20'
Gerrard 50'		 Report Attendance: 19,436
Referee: Martin Atkinson
29 November 2011 Arsenal (1)0–1 Manchester City (1) Emirates Stadium, London
20:00 Report Agüero 83' Attendance: 60,028
Referee: Lee Probert
30 November 2011 Manchester United (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Crystal Palace (2) 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

10 January 2012 Crystal Palace (2) 1–0 Cardiff City (2) Selhurst Park, London
20:00 Gardner 43' Report Attendance: 22,147
Referee: Mike Dean
11 January 2012 Manchester City (1) 0–1 Liverpool (1) Etihad Stadium, Manchester
19:45 Report Gerrard 13' (pen.) Attendance: 36,017
Referee: Lee Mason

Second leg

24 January 2012
19:45 GMT 		Cardiff City (2) 1–0 (a.e.t)
(1–1 agg.)
(3–1 p)		Crystal Palace (2)Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Gardner 7' (o.g.) Report Attendance: 25,652
Referee: Howard Webb
Penalties
Miller soccer ball with red X
Conway soccer ball with check mark
Gestede soccer ball with check mark
Whittingham soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with red X Easter
soccer ball with red X Scannell
soccer ball with check mark Jedinak
soccer ball with red X Parr

Cardiff City won 3–1 on penalties.

25 January 2012
19:45 GMT 		Liverpool (1) 2–2
(3–2 agg.)		Manchester City (1)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.

Cardiff City (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)Liverpool (1)
Mason 19'
Turner 118'		 Report Škrtel 60'
Kuyt 108'
Penalties
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Cowie soccer ball with check mark
Gestede soccer ball with red X
Whittingham soccer ball with check mark
A. Gerrard soccer ball with red X		 2–3 soccer ball with red X S. Gerrard
soccer ball with red X Adam
soccer ball with check mark Kuyt
soccer ball with check mark Downing
soccer ball with check mark Johnson
Attendance: 89,041

Top scorers

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

References

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  3. ^ "Football on the BBC – Football League". BBC. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Charlton-Reading Carling Cup match called off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace v Crawley Town". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  6. ^ "West Ham-Aldershot Carling Cup tie postponed on police advice". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  7. ^ "Bristol City-Swindon Carling Cup game called off". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  8. ^ "Bristol Rovers' Carling Cup tie with Watford postponed". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  9. ^ "Carling Lager | Refreshingly Perfect | Carling.com". Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  10. ^ "Carling Cup round 5 draw details". The Football League. 29 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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