La caduta degli dei. Chelsea, Manchester City e Liverpool vengono subito eliminati in Carling Cup, sorride solo il Manchester United.

Inghilterra - Coppa di Lega

Aston Villa-Blackburn 3-1
34' Givet (B), 59' Heskey (A), 75' e 77' Young (A)

Chelsea-Newcastle 3-4
6' Aanholt (C), 27' Ranger (N), 32' Taylor (N), 49' e 90' Ameobi (N), 70' e 86' rig. Anelka (C)

 Scunthorpe-Manchester United 2-5
19' Wright (S), 23' Gibson (M), 36' Smalling (M), 49' e 71' Owen (M), 54' Park (M), 90' Woolford (S)

Wigan-Preston 2-1

West Bromwich-Manchester City 2-1
19' Jo (M), 55' Zuiverloon (W), 57' Cox (W)

Liverpool-Northampton 2-2 (2-4 ai calci di rigore)
9' Jovanovic (L), 56' McKay (N), 98' Jacobs (N), 117' N'Gog (L)