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Aston Villa sack Mick McCarthy, who had been at Villa Park since prior to the 2008/09 season. Aston Villa are languishing mid-table, currently in 10th place.
Thando Mngomeni will miss 2 weeks after suffering a groin injury vs. Liverpool.
Alex and Sneijder are picked to the Team of the Week.
Nov. 9, League Cup Fourth Round
v. West Bromwich Albion (20th in Premiership)
Series: Even, 1-0-1
Fav: Posh, 1:2
Injured: Mngomeni, Wallner, Svensson, Mokoena, Mascherano
Unfit: Gerard, Sneijder
Lineup:
GK: Arenas
Def: Jensen, Marcos, Sarr, Gavilan
Mid: Kargbo, Fernandes, Bellomo, Kranjcar
Str: Jablonski, Vagner
7'- Forward James McFadden with a swift free kick, but it hits the post and goes out for a goal kick.
20'- Jablonski with a free header from point blank range, but he sends it wide.
We start applying increasingly more pressure on the Baggies as the half wears on.
30'- Brilliant ball by Vagner onto the run of Jablonski... he tries to cut left, but a defender sticks a toe in and ends the threat.
42'- We slowly advance the ball upfield, with passing between Kargbo and Fernandes... the Baggie defense sags a bit, trying to collapse on the two strikers... all of a sudden, Kargbo decides to unleash a 35 yard bending ball... and it goes in just inside the right post! Maybe the goal of the year, as Kargbo strikes from very long range, and we lead 1-0!
66'- Jablonski gets into the clear, but tries to be a bit too fancy and puts his shot over the bar.
72'- We almost blow the scoreless streak on a bonehead play, as Arenas clearance off a Marcos backpass strikes an onrushing WBA attacker, but the ball falls harmlessly over the end line.
The second half looked a lot like this... Gavilan makes a steal... passes to Bellomo, who would get it to Kranjcar in the middle... Niko would wait for one of the strikers to make a move, and they'd just stand there... or be WAY offsides.
87'- The WBA keeper pushes into the box on a corner kick... we clear it, and Gavilan tries an 80 yard strike, but it dies in the wind, and the keeper gets back to fall on the ball.
Vagner and Jablonski both miss easy chances in stoppage time that would've ended things... so it's a good thing we aren't going to turn the striker reins over just yet.
Sarr and Kargbo get 8's, and Vagner picks up a well-deserved 5. WBA's keeper with a 9 and MoM honors.
Win, 1-0, advance to Quarterfinals
Shots/on target: Posh 31/10, Baggies 10/1
Poss: 56-44, Posh
A: 7,786
EPL mid-week fixture
Newcastle 3:0 Blackburn
We pick up $130k for our League Cup win.
We finally get 10 days off, as more international qualifying kicks back into gear.
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