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Final - Leeds United 3-0
Southampton
Final - Reading 5-7 Arsenal
Final - Sunderland 0-1
Middlesbrough
Final - Swindon Town 2-3
Aston Villa
Final - Wigan Athletic 0(2)-0(4)
Bradford City (Shoot-out)

Roberto Di Matteo is pondering
whether to leave John Obi
Mikel or Juan Mata out of
Chelsea's Capital One Cup clash
with Manchester United.
Blues boss Di Matteo was
always likely to consider
resting the midfield duo, given
the number of changes the
club traditionally make for
League Cup ties.
But he also had to take into
account their emotional state
after it emerged they were
the players Chelsea accused
referee Mark Clattenburg of
using ``inappropriate language''
towards during Sunday's
explosive Barclays Premier
League game against United.
It was unclear whether either
would prefer to sit out their
revenge mission, which takes
place against a backdrop of
yet another racism saga that
threatens to drag English
football through the mud.
Clattenburg, who faces police
and Football Association
investigations, is understood
to categorically deny any
wrongdoing.
The official in the middle of
what could be a febrile
atmosphere at Stamford
Bridge is Lee Mason, who
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
jokingly wished, ``Good luck!''
even before the serious
allegations about Clattenburg
emerged.
That was because of the
decision by Sunday's referee
to send off two Chelsea
players and failure to spot
Javier Hernandez's winning
goal should have been
disallowed for offside.
By accident or by design, the
atmosphere could be helped by
the likelihood of both sides
making a raft of changes for
the fourth-round clash.
Fernando Torres and Branislav
Ivanovic are both suspended
following their red cards on
Sunday, with John Terry is
also banned.
Ashley Cole was likely to be
among those rested and is
suffering with an ankle
problem anyway, while Frank
Lampard remains out.
``It is certainly a tricky
situation,'' Di Matteo told his
club's official website,
www.chelseafc.com.
``It is also our fourth game in
10 days and they have all
been big games, so we are
looking to freshen the team
up a little bit for sure, and
also put a couple of
youngsters in.
``We always talk about
developing and giving
youngsters a chance so this
type of game is a good
opportunity for some of them.''
Daniel Sturridge, Cesar
Azpilicueta and Lucas Piazon -
who has shaken off a
hamstring strain - all look
certain to start.
They could be joined by Victor
Moses, Marko Marin, Oriol
Romeu and Ryan Bertrand if
Mikel and Mata are given a
breather, and youngsters
George Saville and Nathan Ake
may also be included in the
first-team squad.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson
has confirmed that he intends
to rotate his squad.
The 2-1 victory over
Newcastle in round three saw
the likes of youngster Michael
Keane, Marnick Vermijl and
Scott Wootton given starts
along with new signing
Alexander Buttner while Nick
Powell and Ryan Tunnicliffe
came off the bench.
Wayne Rooney and Darren
Fletcher were among the
senior players to feature but
both were coming back from
injury.
Ferguson told MUTV: ``Obviously
we will make changes for the
Wednesday game.
``The squad that played
against Newcastle will be in
place again.
``You don't want to lose down
there and we want to
continue in the cup.
``Any game down there is
going to be tough. There has
been good progress there
since Roberto di Matteo took
the job. They are big games -
and big games are good for
us.''
The game will come too soon
for injured defenders Chris
Smalling and Phil Jones.
Neither player has featured
this season with Smalling
having broken a metatarsal in
the summer and Jones having
been hampered by back and
knee problems.
Smalling, 22, is back in training
and with Nemanja Vidic
currently sidelined after knee
surgery, his return for United
could not come soon enough.
Ferguson said: ``We will try to
push Chris on quickly. I don't
think he will make Wednesday's
game but I am sure he will be
ready for the following week.
``There was some hope both
he and Phil would be back for
this busy schedule.
``Phil will be starting football
training next Monday. He still
has some running to do. The
good news is they are not far
away.''
United's busy programme
continues as they face Arsenal
in the Premier League on
Saturday and then travel to
Braga in the Champions League
next week.
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Prince james C. Inyogu

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Sees the Pain in Your Eyes While
Everyone Else Believes the Smile on
your Face.

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Job with Yesterday's method and still

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