Capital clashes ahead in Carling Cup.IT'S a case of North London calling for Liverpool and Everton in the fourth round of the Carling car·ling n. One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Middle English, from Old French calingue and from Old Norse Cup next month. Rafael Benitez's side will visit Arsenal while David Moyes will lead his team against last season's runners-up in the competition, Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur: see Percy, Sir Henry. Hotspur Sir Henry Percy, so named for his fiery character. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] See : Irascibility at White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. It is situated in Tottenham, North London. . Elsewhere in the draw made on Saturday lunchtime, Carling Cup holders Manchester United are to be reunited with former striker Mark Robins when they visit Bar nsley. New Tykes manager Robins will be hoping his side can replicate their 2008 FA Cup run when they famously accounted for two of the 'big four' - Liverpool and Chelsea. United visit Oakwell in one of the three matches featuring Coca-Cola Championship sides. The other two see Peterborough United travel to Blackburn Rovers and Scunthorpe head off to Eastlands to face the riches of Manchester City. There are three other all-Premier League meetings with Chelsea hosting Bolton, Aston Villa visiting Sunderland, and Portsmouth entertaining Stoke City. * THE full draw for the fourth round of the Carling Cup - ties to be played week commencing October 26: Blackburn v Peterborough, Manchester City v Scunthorpe, Tottenham v Everton, Barnsley v Manchester United, Chelsea v Bolton, Sunderland v Aston Villa, Arsenal v Liverpool, Portsmouth v Stoke City. |
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