Times:

Burnley hand Chelsea shock Carling Cup defeat

Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 (aet; Burnley win 5-4 on pens)
Nick Szczepanik

The Carling Cup has been boom or bust for Chelsea since 2004-05 and
last night it was bust again as they went out at home to Burnley, of
the Coca-Cola Championship.

Winners twice and losing finalists once in the past four seasons,
Chelsea also recorded the only domestic home defeat in José Mourinho's
time as manager in this competition, when they were eliminated on
penalties by Charlton Athletic after a 1-1 draw in the third round in
October 2005.

When last night's match finished on the same score after 90 minutes,
many sensed a repeat and almost expected Burnley to add the scalp of
the Barclays Premier League leaders to those of Liverpool, Aston Villa
and Fulham, their victims in recent seasons, and so it proved as Brian
Jensen, the Burnley goalkeeper, saved Chelsea's first penalty in
sudden death, from John Obi Mikel, to send his side through to the
quarter-finals.

Didier Drogba's first goal of the season, after 27 minutes, had looked
as if it would be enough to send Chelsea through to the last eight
until Burnley struck back after 69 minutes through Ade Akinbiyi, a
substitute.

Luiz Felipe Scolari had said that he was taking the competition
seriously, as befitted the manager of a club with Chelsea's recent
record. Even so, he rested Nicolas Anelka in order to restore Drogba
to the starting line-up for the first time since he injured a knee in
a Champions League tie away to CFR Cluj on October 1 and began with
John Terry and Frank Lampard on the bench. Scolari also gave a first
start to Mineiro, the 33-year-old former Brazil midfield player, whom
he signed as a free agent in September, ostensibly to cover for the
absence through injury of Michael Essien, although in appearance and
playing style Mineiro evoked memories of Claude Makelele.

Burnley, though, commanded respect. They occupy fifth place in the
Championship and had not conceded a goal in their three matches in the
Carling Cup, the most recent a 1-0 victory over Fulham, Chelsea's
neighbours.

It took Chelsea 14 minutes to test Jensen and when they did he came
through with flying colours. Drogba's pass put Salomon Kalou through
on goal, but Jensen met him just outside the penalty area, executing a
tackle of which any central defender would have been proud.

However, Jensen was beaten after 27 minutes when Lampard, who had come
on two minutes earlier in place of the injured Juliano Belletti,
played a pass forward to Drogba. The Ivory Coast forward jinked inside
Michael Duff 18 yards out and, as other defenders rushed across to
cover, curled his shot out of the goalkeeper's reach to score his
first goal of the season.

It could have been 2-0 shortly afterwards as Jensen had to save at
full stretch from Kalou when he shot fiercely for the bottom far
corner, and the goalkeeper was lucky that the rebound eluded Drogba.

Burnley appealed half-heartedly for a penalty when Martin Paterson
fell over a challenge from Lampard, but they almost conceded again
when Branislav Ivanovic met Florent Malouda's cross with a diving
header that looped up and over Jensen and came back off the bar.

Jensen is nicknamed "The Beast" and he showed his teeth when he
reacted angrily to a challenge by Kalou before counting to ten. It was
as well that he kept a cool head, for after 69 minutes his team were
level.

An angled cross-shot by Chris Eagles was parried by Carlo Cudicini and
it was the Chelsea goalkeeper's bad luck that it fell kindly for
Akinbiyi, who had been on the pitch only nine minutes. Showing a
coolness in front of goal that has not always been his hallmark,
Akinbiyi side-footed calmly into the corner of the net in front of
6,000 travelling fans packed into the Shed End. Chelsea pressed hard
for a winner but Burnley were able to soak up pressure.

Lampard had the ball in the net early in extra time, only to be
flagged offside, and chances began to arrive as both teams tired.
Akinbiyi's glancing header from Graham Alexander's cross was well held
by Cudicini and it seemed that Alex must win it for Chelsea when he
met a cross from the left, only to scoop the ball over the bar from a
yard out.

Three minutes from the end of extra time, Steven Caldwell, the Burnley
captain, was sent off after being shown a second yellow card for a
foul on Malouda. It seemed a harsh decision by Keith Stroud, the
referee, and it could have been even more costly when Lampard belted
the resulting free kick past the wall and through a crowd. Jensen must
have seen it late, but somehow he held the ball at the second attempt
with a scrum of Chelsea players bearing down on him.

And so to penalties. Jensen saved the second of Chelsea's initial
five, from Wayne Bridge, but Wade Elliott shot over the bar when he
had the chance to clinch the shoot-out. "He did the same in training,
but I fancied him to score tonight," Owen Coyle, the Burnley manager,
said.

Fortunately for them, it did not matter. Duff scored to put Burnley
5-4 ahead in sudden death and Jensen leapt acrobatically to his right
to knock away Mikel's effort to secure their passage. "We didn't
practise penalties," Coyle added. "Who thought we'd get that far?"

Chelsea (4-1-4-1): C Cudicini - P Ferreira, Alex, B Ivanovic, W Bridge
- Mineiro - S Kalou, Deco (sub: J O Mikel, 46min), J Belletti (sub: F
Lampard, 25), F Malouda - D Drogba (sub: F Di Santo, 70). Substitutes
not used: Hilário, J Terry, M Woods, S Sinclair.

Burnley (4-4-2): B Jensen - G Alexander, M Duff, S Caldwell, S Jordan
- W Elliott, J Gudjonsson (sub: K McDonald, 97), C McCann, C Eagles -
R Blake (sub: A Mahon, 76), M Paterson (sub: A Akinbiyi, 60).
Substitutes not used: D Penny, A Kay, A MacDonald, J Rodriguez.
Booked: Caldwell, Eagles, Akinbiyi. Sent off: Caldwell.

Referee: K Stroud.


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Telegraph:


Chelsea knocked out of Carling Cup by Burnley in penalty shoot-out
Chelsea (1) 1 Burnley (0) 1; aet 1-1; Burnley win 5-4 on pens

By John Ley

Burnley created the shock of the season so far as they sent Chelsea
out of the Carling Cup in the most dramatic of penalty shoot-outs
thanks to a man nicknamed The Beast. After starting the season
unbeaten, Luiz Felipe Scolari has been introduced to the London Bus
syndrome: wait ages for a defeat, then three come in quick succession.

Emotion and drama echoed around Stamford Bridge as 6,000 Burnley fans
celebrated a most unlikely but deserved victory when Brian Jensen,
Burnley's Danish goalkeeper and longest serving player, became the
hero of the night, saving firstly from Wayne Bridge then, in sudden
death, from John Obi Mikel.

The Beast was suddenly a Beauty, taking Burnley into the last eight of
the competition for the first time in a quarter of a century.

After Bridge saw his penalty saved, Burnley were heading for a win,
but Wade Elliott put his effort over. Florent Malouda equalized to
take the shoot out to sudden death and, after Michael Duff converted,
Jensen saved again, from Mikel.

So after going the season without loss, manager Luiz Felipe Scolari
has now suffered defeats in the League, against Liverpool, the
Champions League, in Rome, and now against Championship side Burnley,
inside six games.

It was a case of déjà vu for Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who
was the goalkeeper when Chelsea last lost a domestic cup tie at home,
in October 2005, when Charlton were the winners, again on penalties.

And it was also their first penalty shoot-out since the infamous
Champions League final defeat by Manchester United, in Moscow in May.

Earlier, a player whose transfer fees have totaled almost £16 million
over an 11-club, 15-year career, stunted the Chelsea millionaires at
Stamford Bridge with a late equalizer.

Didier Drogba had claimed his first goal of the season to give Chelsea
the edge but 34-year-old Ade Akinbiyi took the tie into extra time
with a dramatic, yet deserved goal for the visitors.

Both teams finished with 10 men. Chelsea played the final 27 minutes
with reduced numbers when Franco Di Santo limped off; with all three
substitutes used, Chelsea were at a disadvantage. But Burnley also
finished with 10 when captain Steven Caldwell, having been booked for
fouling Drogba in the second half, was dimissed for halting Florent
Malouda.

Chelsea, League Cup finalists in three of the previous four campaigns,
gave a full debut to Mineiro, their 33-year-old Brazilian
international midfielder signed recently after being released, in the
summer, by Hertha Berlin.

That meant Frank Lampard and John Terry beginning in the unaccustomed
position of substitutes, though the former was soon to be introduced
after Juliano Belletti limped off.

In the 20th minute Jensen made his first mark of the evening with a
double save to deny Chelsea. Drogba's pass sent Salomon Kalou free and
the goalkeeper stood his ground and saved with his legs, before
blocking Drogba's follow-up attempt, though the striker was convinced
Jensen handled outside the area.

Burnley responded, in a rapidly improving game, when Chris McCann fed
Stephen Jordan, who appeared to receive a push as he entered the area
and lost possession.

In the 25th minute, Belletti, who had earlier required treatment, was
forced off and replaced by Lampard. And his first touch was to set up
Drogba for the opening goal.

His deft pass was received gratefully and after riding a challenge,
from Duff, the Ivorian claimed his first fo the season. But the
celebrations were tarnished when a coin, from the Burnley end,
appeared to be thrown at the striker, who picked it up and returned
it.

Shortly before the break, the gap could have increased but Jensen
saved well, diving to his left to deny Florent Malouda. And on the
stroke of half time, Malouda's free-kick was directed into the cross
bar by Branislav Ivanovic.

Chelsea made another change, at half time, replacing Deco with Mikel,
and within five minutes of the restart Burnley's goal came under
threat again with Paulo Ferreira shooting just over.

But signs that Chelsea could not afford to relax were offered in the
54th minute when Robbie Blake's direct corner was missed by Cudicini,
the Chelsea goalkeeper fluffing an attempted punch, but there were no
Claret bodies available to convert the loose ball.

Burnley introduced Ade Akinbiyi midway through the second half, for
Martin Paterson, and he exposed Chelsea's relaxed attitude when, after
Cudicini could only parry Chris Eagles' shot the striker converted the
rebound with ease, in the 69th minute, for his first goal of the
season.

Jensen punched clear to stop a Lampard free-kick at the end and, in
extra time, Burnley were the stronger but Alex was guilty of missing a
match winner in the 124th minute when he sent the ball over an open
target to send the game to penalties.

Graham Alexander, Alan Mahon, Chris Eagles and Kevin McDonald
converted for Burnley, while Chelsea's penalties by Frank Lampard,
Soloman Kalou, Paolo Ferreira and Florent Malouda were all successful,
before Jensen's saved from Mikel after Duff netted.

Match details

Chelsea (4-1-4-1): Cudicini; Ferreira, Alex, Ivanovic, Bridge;
Mineiro; Kalou, Belletti (Lampard 25), Deco (Mikel h-t), Malouda;
Drogba (Di Santo 68).
Subs: Hilario (g), Sinclair, Terry, Woods.
Burnley (4-4-1-1): Jensen; Alexander, Duff, Caldwell, Jordan; Elliott,
Gudjonsson, McCann, Eagles; Blake (Mahon 76); Paterson (Akinbiyi 60).
Subs: Penny (g), McDonald, Rodriguez, Kay, MacDonald.
Booked: Eagles, Caldwell, Akinbiyi.
Referee: K Stroud (Hants).


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Independent;


Jensen save stuns Blues in shoot-out

Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 (aet; Burnley win 5-4 on penalties)

By Hyder Jawad

The pain of Moscow came flooding back for Chelsea as they bowed out of
the Carling Cup last night, losing 5-4 in a penalty shoot-out against
Burnley at Stamford Bridge. The stakes might have been lower than they
were against Manchester United in the Champions League final, but that
was not how it felt to the Burnley supporters, all 6,500 of them, who
celebrated a memorable victory.

The hero for the Championship team was Brian Jensen, who saved John
Obi Mikel's penalty – Chelsea's sixth in the shoot-out – to secure an
unlikely yet, by the end, appropriate victory in this fourth-round
tie. Earlier in the shoot-out Wayne Bridge, the Chelsea captain, also
had his penalty saved and Wade Elliott of Burnley sent his spot-kick
high over Carlo Cudicini's goal.

Chelsea, the Premier League leaders, had only themselves to blame.
They dominated the initial 90 minutes, took the lead through Didier
Drogba, and seemed destined for a routine victory. But Burnley
benefited from Chelsea's profligacy and equalised through Ade
Akinbiyi, a substitute, midway through the second half.

Steven Caldwell, the Burnley captain, was sent off deep into
extra-time for a second bookable offence but Chelsea could not take
advantage, despite creating a host of chances. How different it seemed
in the first half when the home team dominated.

Initially, Drogba was a pivotal figure until his withdrawal in the
second half. Deriving energy from the jeers of the Burnley fans, the
striker mixed finesse with strength to emphasise the gulf in class
between the two teams. No sign of a weakened Chelsea here. They should
have scored early on when Drogba's deft pass gave Salomon Kalou a
clear run on goal only for Jensen to avert the danger.

It was a different story when Drogba himself found space inside the
penalty area. Latching on to a pass by Frank Lampard in the 27th
minute, Drogba evaded the challenge of Graham Alexander with one touch
and curled the ball home with another. Drogba was pelted with coins as
he celebrated and responded by gesticulating and appearing to throw
one coin back, an action that is likely to attract the interest of the
Football Association.

Burnley's pace and work-rate gave the Chelsea defenders, and
particularly Cudicini, the goalkeeper, some anxious moments, but the
home team were always the likelier of the two to score. Indeed, on the
stroke of half-time, with Burnley pegged back, Chelsea nearly doubled
their advantage when Branislav Ivanovic headed the ball against the
crossbar from close range after a corner by Lampard. Nevertheless, the
sense that Chelsea might pay for their profligacy was not confined to
the visiting fans. Burnley grew in stature and, showing more fight in
midfield and relishing the chance to open up the match, they equalised
through Akinbiyi in the 69th minute. The arrival of Akinbiyi, who had
come on for Martin Paterson on the hour mark, changed the
configuration of the contest and he showed his experience and clinical
finishing to score from close range after Chelsea made a mess of
clearing their lines.

Chelsea should have won the tie in stoppage time at the end of the 90
minutes when Franco Di Santo, who replaced Drogba, made a clever run
into the penalty area and controlled Lampard's slick pass. But with
the situation calling for composure, Di Santo struck the ball wide of
the post.

Chelsea missed more good chances in extra-time, particularly in the
second period when, with Burnley tiring, Alex scooped the ball over
the crossbar from inside the six-yard area and Lampard saw his own
fierce free-kick from 20 yards saved by Jensen.

Chelsea (4-3-2-1): Cudicini; Ivanovic, Alex, Belletti (Lampard, 26),
Bridge; Ferreira, Deco (Mikel, h-t), Mineiro; Malouda, Kalou; Drogba
(Di Santo, 68). Substitutes not used: Hilario (gk), Sinclair, Terry,
Woods.

Burnley (4-4-2): Jensen; Alexander, Duff, Caldwell, Jordan; Eagles,
Gudjonsson (McDonald, 97), McCann, Elliott; Blake (Mahon, 76),
Paterson (Akinbiyi, 60). Substitutes not used: Penny (gk), McDonald,
Rodriguez, Kay.

Referee: K Stroud (Hampshire).

Drogba apologises for coin throw

Didier DrogBa has apologised for throwing a coin at the Burnley fans
after he scored Chelsea's goal last night. Drogba was pelted with a
handful of coins by the away support when he celebrated giving Chelsea
the lead in the first half. One of the coins appeared to hit him.

Drogba said: "This is something I want to make clear. I tried to
celebrate the goal and I received some things at me. The big mistake I
did was to throw it back so if someone was hurt I just want to
apologise for it. This is not something I should show in a football
match and I want to apologise.It was an incident in the heat of the
moment and I regret it. It was just a mistake and nothing more."

Luiz Felipe Scolari, meanwhile, refused to blame his players for the
surprise defeat. "I am not angry with my players," he said. "If there
is anger, it would be with me. They made two chances and scored once.
We made maybe six chances. Burnley played better in the penalties."

Owen Coyle, the Burnley manager, felt that the victory was merited.
"We rode our luck a little bit but we deserve this triumph."


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The Guardian

Drogba apologises as Chelsea tumble out
Chelsea 1 Drogba 27
Burnley 1 Akinbiyi 69

Mike Adamson at Stamford Bridge


Chelsea suffered a shock exit from this competition at the hands of a
dogged Burnley after a penalty shoot-out last night, and that may not
be the end of their troubles. Didier Drogba heaped further
embarrassment on his side by gesturing at the away fans and throwing a
coin towards them after it had apparently hit him on the pitch. It
seems certain the Football Association will investigate the matter and
last night the player issued an apology.

"I tried to celebrate the goal and I received some things at me," the
striker said. "The big mistake I did was to throw it back so if
someone was hurt I just want to apologise for it. This is not
something I should show in a football match and I want to apologise.
It was an incident in the heat of the moment and I regret it."

Drogba reacted after giving Chelsea the lead in the 27th minute, with
a world-class finish, on his first start for six weeks since injuring
his knee in the Champions League against Cluj. It was his first goal
for the club since April and as he celebrated in front of the Burnley
fans, a coin thrown from the visiting supporters appeared to strike
him. He responded with a one-finger gesture and then picked up the
coin and hurled it back into the supporters.

The 30-year-old was booked for his behaviour and Chelsea said last
night that they would await the referee's report before deciding
whether to take action. Drogba's coin-throwing echoed a similar
incident involving Liverpool's Jamie Carragher against Arsenal in
2002.

Chelsea have other concerns because this was a second defeat in three
home games, a significantly bigger blot on Luiz Felipe Scolari's
copybook than Liverpool's victory here last month. Progress had seemed
straightforward when Drogba struck but Scolari was punished after
substituting both Deco and Drogba in the second half and the Burnley
manager, Owen Coyle, was rewarded for a courageous passing game by Ade
Akinbiyi's equaliser. Brian Jensen was the Championship side's hero in
the shoot-out, brilliantly saving from Wayne Bridge and Mikel John Obi
to spark wild celebrations in front of and among the ecstatic 6,100
visiting supporters. This latest failure means Chelsea have not won a
shoot-out in a competitive game for 10 years.

There were no excuses for Scolari, who picked a far more experienced
side than his counterparts from the other top-four clubs this week.
Whereas Arsenal fielded a team with an average age of 19 against Wigan
on Tuesday night, 23-year-old Salomon Kalou was the youngest home
player on display here. Indeed it was Frank Lampard, rather than the
promising youngster Scott Sinclair, to whom Scolari turned when
Juliano Belletti hobbled off injured in the first quarter. The England
midfielder made an instant impact with a perfectly weighted first-time
pass to Drogba, who glided past Michael Duff's ineffective challenge
before sidefooting the ball past Jensen into the far corner.

But since Coyle was appointed last November Burnley have played a
brand of football that is most pleasing on the eye while climbing to
fifth in the second tier, and they brought that attitude here. They
avoided what might have been a killer blow when Branislav Ivanovic
headed Florent Malouda's header on to the crossbar in first-half
stoppage-time, and midway through the second half they capitalised on
their good fortune.

With 20 minutes to go Chris Eagles ran in behind Paulo Ferreira and
brought about a fine save from Carlo Cudicini low to his left. The
substitute Akinbiyi was the first to react and he calmly slotted the
ball past Alex on the line.

Chelsea's attacking options were limited further in the extra period
as Franco Di Santo limped down the tunnel injured, leaving his team a
man short with Scolari having already made his three substitutions.
The goalscoring responsibility was thus heaped on Lampard's shoulders
but he was ruled offside as he slipped the ball into the goal from
close range, and foiled by the near post with a corner-kick.

The numbers were evened up when Steven Caldwell was dismissed for a
second cynical hauling down of Malouda before the match reached its
dramatic climax.


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Mail:


Chelsea 1 Burnley 1: The Beast is spot on as Scolari suffers a League
Cup mauling
Burnley win 5-4 on penalties
By Neil Ashton

Luiz Felipe Scolari cannot find a way to beat the biggest teams in the
Barclays Premier League. Now he cannot even beat Burnley.
Owen Coyle's combative side took Chelsea all the way, cancelling out
Didier Drogba's first-half strike and then beating them in a penalty
shoot-out at Stamford Bridge.
What a night, the stuff that dreams are made of as 6,500 travelling
Burnley fans lived out their footballing fantasies over 120 minutes
and more.

It was spellbinding stuff as this team sitting fifth in the
Championship, making their first trip to the Bridge since 1982,
recorded the most remarkable result at Chelsea of the Roman Abramovich
era.
The Stamford Bridge owner can spend £200million on a team, yet this
result proves beyond all doubt that success simply cannot be bought.
It has to be earned.
Scolari's team have their troubles after failing to beat Manchester
United, Liverpool and Tottenham at home and losing 3-1 to Roma in
Italy in the Champions League.

Nothing will compare with the penalty shoot- out defeat in Moscow,
when Chelsea were beaten to the European Cup by Manchester United.
But, for tension, this ran it a close second.
Burnley showed remarkable resolve, spirit and character to claw their
way back into the game, putting Chelsea on notice that they were
headed for extra-time when Ade Akinbiyi equalised.
Delirium set in with Burnley's supporters, seemingly the entire town
squeezed into The Shed end and then spilling on to the perimeter track
when his strike nestled in the back of Carlo Cudicini's net.

Could they hold out? Yes they could, with Brian Jensen leading a
charmed life in Burnley's goal as Chelsea sprang attack after attack
after attack. They repelled them all, somehow taking the game to a
shoot-out.
Graham Alexander drew first blood in front of the Matthew Harding
Stand, Frank Lampard levelled. Oh the tension.
Alan Mahon appeared without nerves to make it 2-1 then stand-in home
skipper Wayne Bridge's shot was beaten away by the man nicknamed 'The
Beast' by Burnley fans.

Chelsea were on their way out until Wade Elliott lost his nerve - and
his footing - to spoon the ball over Cudicini's crossbar. Surely now
Scolari's team would take the chance to stumble into the
quarter-final.
It was into sudden-death and Michael Duff put Burnley back in front.
Then it was down to John Mikel Obi.
The midfielder, on as a second-half substitute for the ineffective
Deco, strutted his way to the penalty area.
He planted the ball on the spot and every supporter inside the stadium
knew what was coming the moment he began the most casual and
unprofessional of run-ups.

Moments later Burnley were through, their players hunting down Jensen
and finally burying him under an avalanche of claretand- blue bodies.
Disbelieving supporters celebrated in the stands.
This is Burnley time, the biggest moment in the club's history since
they knocked Liverpool and Aston Villa out of the FA Cup in 2005.
Those were magical moments, but nothing compares to this, The Big One.
Eliminating Chelsea is one thing, kicking them out of the competition
on their own turf is something else.
Nothing to shout about: Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari saw his side
crash out of the League Cup to Burnley
They join Barcelona, Charlton and Liverpool as the only teams to beat
them at Stamford Bridge in the Abramovich era.
The downside to this dramatic defeat is that football fans all over
the world will have to put up with Alastair Campbell talking about his
lifelong allegiance to the town of Burnley and its brave football
club.
They will live with it, especially after they recovered from Drogba's
goal, brilliantly taken after he tuned into a stunning 40-yard
diagonal pass off the boot of substitute Frank Lampard.
Drogba's reaction, saluting Burnley's supporters with a one fingered
gesture and appearing to throw a coin back into the stand, was as
distasteful as it was disgraceful.
Burnley took their medicine, treated to that rare sight of Akinbiyi's
six pack as he whipped off his shirt to celebrate an equalising goal
in the 69th minute.
By then Chelsea had made all three substitutions, and they were down
to 10 men in extra-time when Franco Di Santo was forced off with a
hamstring injury.
Burnley themselves were also a man down when captain Steven Caldwell
was sent off for a second bookable offence, but they held on for
penalties and a perfect night out in London.


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