Carling League Cup, 2006-07



3rd Round: Blackburn Rovers v Chelsea

Date:   25th October 2006
Venue:   Ewood Park
Attendance:   14732
Result:   0-2
Scorers:   Joe Cole 53, Kalou 81
Blackburn Rovers:   Brad Friedel, Stephane Henchoz, Zurab Khizanishvili, James McEveley, Aaron Mokoena, Lucas Neill, David Bentley, Brett Emerton, Morten Pedersen (Sergio Peter 49), Benni McCarthy (Francis Jeffers 86), Shabani Nonda (Jason Roberts 56)
Chelsea:   Henrique Hilario, Ashley Cole, Claude Makalele, Michael Essien, Khalid Boulahrouz, Joe Cole (Shaun Wright-Phillips 79), Michael Ballack (Frank Lampard 61), Njitap Geremi, Arjen Robben (Didier Drogba 83), Salomon Kalou, John Terry
Referee:   Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

4th Round: Chelsea v Aston Villa

Date:   8th November 2006
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   41516
Result:   4-0
Scorers:   Lampard 32, Shevchenko 65, Essien 82, Drogba 84
Chelsea:   Carlo Cudicini, Claude Makalele (Lassana Diarra 85), Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, Andriy Shevchenko (Salomon Kalou 75), Frank Lampard, Khalid Boulahrouz, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack (Joe Cole 75), Njitap Geremi, Wayne Bridge
Aston Villa:   Thomas Sorensen, Gareth Barry (Patrik Berger 45), Wilfred Bouma, Aaron Hughes, Martin Laursen (Liam Ridgewell 46), Olof Mellberg, Steven Davis (Milan Baros 71), Gavin McCann, Stiliyan Petrov, Gabriel Agbonlahor, Juan Pablo Angel
Referee:   Mark Halsey (Hertfordshire)

Quarter-Final: Newcastle Utd v Chelsea

Date:   20th December 2006
Venue:   St James's Park
Attendance:   37406
Result:   0-1
Scorers:   Drogba 79
Newcastle Utd:   Shay Given, Paul Huntington, Peter Ramage, Nicky Butt, Keiron Dyer, Belozoglu Emre, James Milner (Antoine Sibierski 86), Scott Parker, Nolberto Solano, Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins
Chelsea:   Henrique Hilario, Claude Makalele (Frank Lampard 46), Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, Andriy Shevchenko (Didier Drogba 73), Khalid Boulahrouz, John Obi Mikel (Michael Ballack 66), Arjen Robben, Wayne Bridge, Paulo Ferreira, Salomon Kalou
Referee:   C Foy (Merseyside)

Semi-Final, 1st Leg: Wycombe v Chelsea

Date:   10th January 2007
Venue:   Adams Park
Attendance:   5771
Result:   1-1
Scorers:   Easter 77; Bridge 36
Wycombe:   Ricardo Batista, Russell Martin, Will Antwi, Mike Williamson, Stephen O'Halloran, Stefan Oakes, Matt Bloomfield (Sergio Torres 75), Tommy Doherty, Kevin Betsy, Jermaine Easter, Tommy Mooney (Jonathon Dixon 88)
Chelsea:   Henrique Hilario, Ashley Cole, Claude Makalele, Michael Essien, John Obi Mikel, Michael Ballack, Njitap Geremi, Wayne Bridge (Frank Lampard 67), Paulo Ferreira, Salomon Kalou (Scott Sinclair 90), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Ben Sahar 61)
Referee:   Steve Bennett (Kent)

Semi-Final, 2nd Leg: Chelsea v Wycombe

Date:   23rd January 2007
Venue:   Stamford Bridge
Attendance:   41591
Result:   4-0 (agg 5-1)
Scorers:   Shevchenko 22, 43, Lampard 69, 90
Chelsea:   Petr Cech, Ashley Cole (Nuno Morais 84), Claude Makalele, Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, Andriy Shevchenko (Salomon Kalou 84), Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, John Obi Mikel, Michael Ballack (Shaun Wright-Phillips 84), Lassana Diarra
Wycombe:   Ricardo Batista, Russell Martin, Will Antwi, Mike Williamson, Scott Golbourne, Kevin Betsy, Tommy Doherty, Stefan Oakes (Iketchi Anya 84), Matt Bloomfield (Sergio Torres 65), Tommy Mooney, Jermaine Easter
Referee:   Mike Dean (Wirral)

Final: Chelsea v Arsenal

Date:   25th February 2007
Venue:   Millenium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance:   70073
Result:   2-1
Scorers:   Drogba 20, 84; Walcott 12
Chelsea:   Petr Cech, Claude Makalele (Arjen Robben 46), Michael Essien, Ricardo Carvalho, Andriy Shevchenko (Salomon Kalou 90), Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack, Wayne Bridge, Lassana Diarra, John Terry (John Obi Mikel 63)
Arsenal:   Manuel Almunia, Justin Hoyte, Philippe Senderos, Kolo Toure, Armand Traore (Emmanuel Eboue 66), Julio Baptista, Neves Denilson, Vassiriki Diaby (Aleksander Hleb 68), Francesc Fabregas, Jeremie Aliadiere (Emmanuel Adebayor 80), Theo Walcott
Referee:   Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)