Manchester City 0 Liverpool 1

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish is dreaming of a “fairytale” Carling Cup final against Liverpool.

The Carling Cup final will feature an npower Championship team after tonight’s semi-final draw pitched Crystal Palace and Cardiff against each other.

Manchester United 1 Crystal Palace 2 (after extra time)

Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Frimpong will not face any action over their post-match tunnel row at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger reserved special praise for young winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain despite his side losing 1-0 at home to Manchester City in the Carling Cup quarter-finals last night.

Andre Villas-Boas admits Stamford Bridge has become “anxious” after Chelsea were dumped out of the Carling Cup with a 2-0 defeat by Liverpool.

Arsenal 0 Manchester City 1

Chelsea 0 Liverpool 2

Blackburn 4 Newcastle 3 (AET)

Everton 1 Chelsea 2 (AET)

Wolves 2 Man City 5

Stoke 1 Liverpool 2

Thomas Vermaelen could return from a two-month injury layoff in Arsenal’s Carling Cup clash with Bolton tonight.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is set to make a host of changes to his side for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup fourth-round trip to Aldershot.

Bolton boss Owen Coyle will ring the changes for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup fourth round clash with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Bolton 2 Macclesfield 1

Everton 3 Sheffield United 1

Blackburn 3 Sheff Wed 1

Exeter 1 Liverpool 3

Steve Bruce is already facing tough questions over the Sunderland team he has rebuilt this summer after a 1-0 Carling Cup exit at Brighton followed hard on the heels of defeat by a similar margin at home to local rivals Newcastle just four days earlier.

New striker Tuncay is set to make his Bolton debut in tomorrow night’s Carling Cup clash with Macclesfield after finally having his work permit granted.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will ring the changes for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup second round trip to Northampton.

QPR manager Neil Warnock is likely to rest a number of his first-team players for tomorrow’s Carling Cup second round clash against Rochdale.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be without defender Phil Bardsley through suspension for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup second-round trip to Brighton.

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson plans to hand some of his fringe players game time in tomorrow’s Carling Cup second round tie at Bournemouth.

Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor is a doubt for tomorrow night’s Carling Cup second round clash with League Two Hereford.

West Ham and Charlton have postponed tonight’s Carling Cup clashes following a third night of violent riots in London – casting doubt over whether England’s international friendly with Holland will go ahead.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has hit out at Birmingham’s Barry Ferguson for allegedly slapping Laurent Koscielny on the head after Obafemi Martins’ late Carling Cup final winner.

Birmingham have won the Carling Cup after beating Arsenal 2-1 in the final at Wembley.

Arsenal will be without captain Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) and Theo Walcott (ankle) for the Carling Cup final against Birmingham at Wembley on Sunday, but striker Robin van Persie (hamstring) should return.

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out of the Carling Cup final with a hamstring injury, manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

Paul Jewell has urged his Ipswich side to “pull off a huge upset” by seeing off Arsenal in tonight’s Carling Cup semi-final.

Carlton Cole looks set to return to the West Ham team for tomorrow’s Carling Cup semi-final, first leg against Birmingham.

West Midlands police have vowed to identify and take action against fans who caused the violent scenes at the end of Birmingham’s Carling Cup triumph over Aston Villa last night.

Arsenal 2 Wigan 0

West Ham 4 Man Utd 0

West Ham v Manchester United

Arsenal v Wigan

Avram Grant insists West Ham's Carling Cup victory over Stoke was not the turning point of their season - because that had already been reached.

West Ham 3 Stoke 1 (after extra-time)

Aston Villa 2 Burnley 1 (after extra-time)

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez declared himself a proud man after his side overcame a spirited display from his former club to reach the Carling Cup quarter-finals.

Arsene Wenger has warned Arsenal against taking Newcastle lightly tonight – or face following Chelsea in crashing out of the Carling Cup.