2011–12 Football League Cup

Football League Cup 2012–13 Football League Cup
Region	England Wales
Dates	29 July 2012 – 26 February 2012
Number of teams	92
Defending champions	Birmingham City
Champions	Liverpool
Runner-up	Cardiff City
Total matches played	92
Total goals scored	305
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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.

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.

The BBC showed two legs of the semi-final fixtures and Sky Sports showed the other two. 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)	3–2	AFC 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. 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 (3–4 pen)	Sheffield United (3)	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

9 August 2011	Rochdale (3)	3–2	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)	3–2	Bradford 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)	3–0	Tranmere 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  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 (2–4 pen)	Carlisle United (3)	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

9 August 2011	Bury (3)	3–1	Coventry 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	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)	3–2	Crewe 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 (4–3 pen)	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 Tudgay Garner Findley Boateng Chambers		Westcarr Hawley Bencherif Sheehan Hughes Bishop

11 August 2011	Sheffield Wednesday (3)	0–0 (4–2 pen)	Blackpool (2)	Hillsborough, Sheffield
19:45		Report	Eastham  78'	Attendance: 5,240 Referee: Eddie Ilderton
		Penalties
	Palmer Otsemobor Morrison O'Connor		Clarke Eardley Sylvestre Llera

Southern section

9 August 2011	Brighton & Hove Albion (2)	1–0	Gillingham (4)	Falmer Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Barnes  67' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 16,295 Referee: Brendan Malone

9 August 2011	AFC Bournemouth (3)	5–0	Dagenham & 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)	4–1	Torquay 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	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 (3–4 pen)	Leyton Orient (3)	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

9 August 2011	Wycombe Wanderers (3)	3–3 (5–4 pen)	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 McCoy Beavon Rendell Harding		Gillespie Wordsworth Henderson James Rose

9 August 2011	Hereford United (4)	1–0	Brentford (3)	Edgar Street, Hereford
19:45	Arquin  90+2'	Report		Attendance: 1,767 Referee: Phil Gibbs

9 August 2011	Exeter City (3)	2–0	Yeovil 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	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)	2–0	Crawley 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 (4–2 pen)	Watford (2)	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

23 August 2011	Charlton Athletic (3)	2–1	Reading (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.

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

23 August 2011	Millwall (2)	2–0	Morecambe (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)	2–0	Hereford 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	Sunderland (1)	Falmer Stadium, Falmer
19:45	Mackail-Smith  96'	Report		Attendance: 17,090 Referee: Andy D'Urso

23 August 2011	Shrewsbury Town (4)	3–1	Swansea 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	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	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)	3–1	Sheffield 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)	3–1	Sheffield 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)	2–1	Macclesfield 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	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)	2–0	Carlisle 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)	3–2	Bristol 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)	2–1	Wigan 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)	5–0	Millwall (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)	2–1	Rochdale (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)	3–1	Shrewsbury 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)	2–1	Milton 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	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 (7–6 pen)	Tottenham Hotspur (1)	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

20 September 2011	Blackburn Rovers (1)	3–2	Leyton 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)	2–1	Middlesbrough (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 (7–6 pen)	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 Earnshaw Cowie Conway Kiss Gestede Quinn		Dyer Howard Abe Danns St Ledger Paintsil Fernandes

21 September 2011	Chelsea (1)	0–0 (4–3 pen)	Fulham (1)	Stamford Bridge, London
19:45		Report		Attendance: 37,632 Referee: Chris Foy
		Penalties
	Lampard Luiz Terry Kalou Malouda		Zamora Sidwell Dembélé Baird Ruiz

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

21 September 2011	Southampton (2)	2–1	Preston 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	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)	1–0	Burnley (2)	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
19:45	Mason  40'	Report		Attendance: 11,601 Referee: Darren Deadman

25 October 2011	Arsenal (1)	2–1	Bolton 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)	2–0	Southampton (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	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	Chelsea (1)	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.

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)	2–0	Blackburn 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	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 pen)	Crystal Palace (2)	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.

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. 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 2012 16:00 GMT	Cardiff City (2)	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool (1)	Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 89,041 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (County Durham)
	Mason  19' Turner  118'	Report	Škrtel  60' Kuyt  108'
		Penalties
	Miller Cowie Gestede Whittingham A. Gerrard	2–3	S. Gerrard Adam Kuyt Downing Johnson

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
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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