League Cup 2006–07 Arsenal F.C. season
arsenal entered competition in third round , faced west bromwich albion @ hawthorns, striker aliadière scored twice secure 2–0 victory visitors. travelled goodison park in fourth round play everton. arsenal won match 0–1 courtesy of late adebayor goal, came corner. of game everton played man disadvantage striker james mcfadden sent off in 19th minute dissent.
closing stages of arsenal s second leg match against tottenham hotspur @ emirates stadium.
liverpool arsenal s opponent in fifth round. match, scheduled on 19 december 2006 @ anfield, postponed referee martin atkinson because of heavy fog. atkinson s decision infuriated managers of both clubs, rafael benítez commenting: there lot of people looking forward game , s difficult explain. tie rescheduled 9 january 2007 , on night arsenal took lead when aliadière scored in 27th minute. robbie fowler equalised liverpool 6 minutes later. later, 2 goals baptista , goal alex song put arsenal 4–1 ahead @ half time. in second half, baptista completed hat-trick; although steven gerrard , sami hyypiä scored close scoreline gap liverpool, baptista added fourth goal of match in 84th minute. final score 6–3, liverpool s heaviest defeat @ anfield in 76 years. in match report guardian, taylor praised arsenal s reserve team , summarised, difference between 2 teams immense. arsenal played flair , purpose; liverpool dishevelled , short of leadership.
pre-match presentation
tottenham hotspur faced arsenal in semi-final played on 2 legs. goal dimitar berbatov gave tottenham lead in 12th minute , extended advantage after baptista inadvertently kicked ball own goal. baptista, however, made amends in second half, scoring twice in space of 13 minutes level score @ 2–2. second leg @ emirates stadium saw arsenal dominate proceedings, took lead in 77th minute when adebayor scored. mido equalised tottenham, took match time because of away goals rule. aliadière s goal in 105th minute restored arsenal s lead , own goal scored pascal chimbonda ensured home team progressed final, winning 3–1 after time , 5–3 on aggregate.
arsenal played chelsea in final @ millennium stadium on 23 february 2007. wenger continued policy of naming young team, took lead in 12th minute when walcott converted chance. chelsea striker didier drogba equalised , scored in 84th minute earn side victory. fracas occurred between arsenal , chelsea players occurred during stoppage time, resulting in touré , adebayor getting shown red card each. wenger later apologised players conduct, charged £2,500 accusing linesman of lying in account of adebayor s actions. both clubs fined £100,000 each football association inability control players , eboué retrospectively charged violent conduct striking wayne bridge.
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