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Birmingham 4-4 Stoke (Stoke won 4–2 on pens) | League Cup match report

Mark Hughes admitted he thought his Stoke side had twice done enough to see off brave 10-man Birmingham before making "a dog's dinner" of their eventual progress into the Capital One Cup quarter-finals. The Potters had looked set for a 3-1 victory until Peter Lovenkrands came off the bench to score…

Leicester City 4-3 Fulham | Capital One Cup match report

The pressure on the Fulham manager Martin Jol is increasing after his much-changed Premier League side went down to an entertaining but ultimately chaotic defeat at the hands of the Championship side Leicester City. The Cottagers conceded three goals in 13 minutes either side of half-time, two of…

Burnley 0-2 West Ham United | Capital One Cup match report

Sean Dyche's first anniversary as Burnley manager was soured as a controversial finale to this tie sealed West Ham's progress via two late penalties. Matt Taylor converted the first 14 minutes from time, awarded somewhat harshly after the home captain, Jason Shackell, tackled the West Ham…

Man Utd 4-0 Norwich

For the first time since taking control at Manchester United David Moyes now has first-hand experience of how some teams arrive at Old Trafford with barely a flicker of belief that they can do anything but lose. Norwich were certainly obliging opponents, strangely lacking in ambition, and that…

Arsenal confidence intact - Wenger

Arsene Wenger says a League Cup defeat by Chelsea will not hamper his side's momentum ahead of a tough run of fixtures.

Round senses Man Utd momentum

Assistant boss Steve Round says Manchester United are hitting form after extending their unbeaten run to six games.

The Knowledge | The most prolific minute in Premier League history? | Georgina Turner

Plus: full-backs scoring hat-tricks; professional musicians who have played professional football; and random footballer-musician friendships. Send your questions and answers to [email protected] and follow the Knowledge on Twitter "I have got a bit of searching for you to do here," says…

Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea

Those "psychological effects" to which Arsène Wenger had referred when considering the significance of this collision between the Premier League's top two may now be afflicting his Arsenal squad rather than bolstering them. Chelsea crossed the capital to win this tie and a place in the League…

Arsène Wenger seeks instant response from Arsenal after loss to Chelsea

• Wenger: Liverpool game 'an opportunity' to fix mistakes • Manager pleads for patience after Capital One Cup defeat Arsène Wenger has called for calm after watching Arsenal suffer a second successive home defeat within a week and insisted that Saturday's visit of Liverpool,…