So the premier league is paused for the league cup this week. Yesterday,Arsenal beat West Bromwich Albion by 2 -0.
Today sees Chelsea take on QPR, while Manchester United tackle Wolves. It is this Man Utd match that gives me sleepless nights. Its not a premier league match, but equally very important as winning it brings some cash and of course the trophy swells your trophy cabinet.
Am scared because Man Utd have a habit of losing at this stage of the competition, though this one will be different. Read below for some history.
MATCH PREVIEW
| Manchester United have reason to be wary as they begin their defence of the Carling Cup. Despite winning the competition for the third time last season they have proved vulnerable in the third round, losing at this stage in ten of the last 25 years.
Not that United will be lacking in belief, whatever side they select. Their stoppage-time victory over cross-city rivals Manchester City on Sunday was their fifth in a row. Wolves have only progressed beyond this round once in the last 12 years, despite not having faced a Premier League side since losing 5-1 at Arsenal six years ago. Wolves also have a dreadful record at Old Trafford, and only reached this round with a penalty shootout win at home to Swindon. However, Saturday’s victory over Fulham ended a three-match winless streak and saw the return of key players Michael Kightly and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head • This is the first League Cup meeting of these two clubs. Manchester United won their most recent clash by 3-0 in the FA Cup fourth round in January 2006. • Wolves last won – and scored – at Old Trafford in a top-flight game in February 1980. Manchester United • United have won their last five games in all competitions, and hold a 100% winning record in three matches at Old Trafford this season. • They have not been knocked out by a Premier League club since Chelsea won their semi-final tie in 2005. • Ryan Giggs is still looking for his 150th Manchester United goal, John O’Shea could make his 350th appearance for the club and Darron Gibson could face the club with whom he was on loan for most of 2007/08. Wolves • Wolves won the League Cup in 1974 and 1980 but since playing in the quarter-finals in 1996 they have only reached the fourth round once (2003/04). • It is 14 years since Wolves last eliminated a Premier League club; Coventry in the fourth round in November 1995. • Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and David Jones were both Manchester United trainees.  United For Life Well, after all of our fears, United will beat Wolves today. |
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