Chelsea beats QPR 1-0, Man U tops Wolves 1-0, Man City edges Fulham 2-1: Carling Cup Recap and Video Highlights – Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The English Carling Cup continued on Wednesday with several of the Premier League clubs playing each other in crucial matches including Manchester City v Fulham, Chelsea v Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United v Wolverhampton. Here’s a recap of these matches along with video highlights.
Chelsea edges Queens Park Rangers 1-0 – Video Highlights
Chelsea rested several of their regular starters as they struggled in the first half to get a lead on Queens Park Rangers. Neither team would find the back of the net after the first 45 minutes. Chelsea had the better chances and would find the first goal in the second half as Solomon Kalou scored in the 52nd minute. Possession was fairly even in the match and Queens Park had the home advantage but it wouldn’t be enough. Neither team would score in the rest of the second half as Chelsea would win 1-0.
| MATCH STATS | ||
| Chelsea | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 13(7) | 8(2) |
| Fouls | 11 | 7 |
| Corner Kicks | 5 | 3 |
| Offsides | 4 | 4 |
| Time of Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 4 | 8 |
Manchester United tops Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 – Video Highlights
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton in the Carling Cup on a 66th minute goal from Danny Welbeck. The match was not dominated by Man U as they had to play a man down for 60 minutes. In the 30th minute, Fabio Da Silva was given a red card as Wolves would have a man advantage the rest of the way. Fortunately for Man U, they still had more possession and chances, even with lineup of reserves and backups.
| MATCH STATS | ||
| Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 15(8) | 10(4) |
| Fouls | 7 | 10 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 7 |
| Offsides | 5 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red Cards | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 6 | 6 |
Manchester City beats Fulham 2-1 – Video Highlights
Fulham struck first against Manchester City with a 34th minute goal from Zoltan Gera. Fulham sat many of their regular starters while Manchester City fielded a lineup of most of their starters. The first half ended at 1-0 for the away side but Man City still very alive in the match. Gareth Barry would grab the equalizer with a goal in the 52nd minute to make it 1-1. Neither team was able to score the match winner as it would go to extra time.
The first half of extra time was scoreless as the teams switched sides with one more 15 minute half. Manchester City would finally break through in the 2nd half of extra time as Kolo Toure scored in the 111th minute to make it 2-1. Fulham was unable to find a goal in the last few minutes and were eliminated from the Carling Cup.
| MATCH STATS | ||
| Manchester City | Fulham | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 25(12) | 5(2) |
| Fouls | 9 | 17 |
| Corner Kicks | 13 | 6 |
| Offsides | 4 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 11 |
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