The Carling Cup final will feature an npower Championship team after tonight’s semi-final draw pitched Crystal Palace and Cardiff against each other.
Palace tonight beat an inexperienced Manchester United team 2-1 after extra-time at Old Trafford to reach the last four while Cardiff had beaten Blackburn 24 hours earlier.
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