Thursday 4 December 2008

Giant killers Burnley into Semi - finals of Carling Cup


No one would of thought at the beginning of the competition that Championship side Burnley would be in the semi - finals of the Carling cup, never mind beating the Champions league sides Chelsea and Arsenal.
Lighting struck twice for Burnley the team currently sitting in 4th place in the Championship after beating Chelsea on penalties two weeks ago. The Clarets drawn against title winning Arsenal at home beat the 'young guns' 2 -0 in a match which saw Burnley making a real name for themselves in this competition.
Burnley went one nil up with in the first six minutes. Arsenal failed to take advantage of some clear chances and faced the penalty as Burnely double their lead in the 57th minute.
Burnley will either face Premiership sides Tottenham and Manchester United or fellow Championship side Derby, in the next round of the competition.