Reds Draw Reading In The Carling Cup

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Liverpool will travel to Reading in the third round of the Carling Cup. 
The tie will take place at the Madejski Stadium on either Tuesday/Wednesday, September 25th/26th.
 
Liverpool played Steve Coppell's side at the same stage of the Carling Cup last season and won a seven goal thriller 4-3 at Anfield.
 
The Reds have won this competition a record seven times and last won it in 2003 when they beat Manchester United 2-0 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, thanks to goals from Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen.

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Well I would've liked to have drawn lower league opposition to see some of our kids get a run out in this competition, but it's not the worst draw we could've got. It'll be interesting to see Rafa's approach to the Carling Cup this season, personally I would like to see us take the Arsenal approach & put out a lot of our youngsters, but not to the extent they do, I feel there should still be a few experienced players amongst them.

I see no reason why we still can't play the youngsters, and I sincerely hope Rafa does.

I think a lot of them will be praying for their chance, and it will be a fantastic opportunity for some of them to attempt to break through.

It will be an interesting tie that - especially being at the Madjeski stadium.

Poor Arsenal have Newcastle.

Hmm....Reading are good at putting 10 men behind the ball...this could be a dull and boring game....Benayoun needs to play it.

Full draw for League Cup

Blackburn v Birmingham
Reading v Liverpool
Manchester United v Coventry
Tottenham v Middlesbrough
Hull v Chelsea
Blackpool v Southend
West Ham v Plymouth
Arsenal v Newcastle
Luton v Charlton
Manchester City v Norwich
Sheffield United v Morecambe
Sheffield Wednesday v Everton
Fulham v Bolton
Burnley v Portsmouth
Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest or Leicester
West Brom v Cardiff

Ties to be played week commencing 24 September.

God damn you Reading!! They get Liverpool, who I would love, and Cardiff get bloody West Brom, that game will have so many travelling restrictions it's ridiculous :|

I see no reason why we still can't play the youngsters, and I sincerely hope Rafa does.

I think a lot of them will be praying for their chance, and it will be a fantastic opportunity for some of them to attempt to break through.

It will be an interesting tie that - especially being at the Madjeski stadium.

Have to agree with you on that. I think the likes of Leto should get a fair crack as he looked quite tidy against the frogs. I almost choked though how come we get Reading two years on the trot , wonder what the odds on that are?? Oh well should be good game will look forward to it.

Early stab at team...

Itandje

Arbeloa  Agger   Hobbs    Insua
Benayoun  Lucas   Sissoko   Leto
  Babel   Crouch

Idrizaj hasn't gone on loan this season has he? I'd like to see him given a shot in this competition.

Yeah he went to Crystal Palace! Year long loan! Would have been good in the Carling Cup games though! More match experience for him in the Championship!

Isnt it typical that we get a prem team away and the urinals and chavs get lower league opposition,having said that we should still be able to beat Reading with our second string.

we will beat reading they are losing their flare so steve coppel will concentrate on the prem we will put a mixture of youth and expierence , we are the best  so no problem  id say hobbs ,leto ,leiva and hyppia  start providing carra is fit 

if Hobbs isnt on loan id start him and maybe this could be the game to ease carra back n if fit and Aurelio?

itandje
arbeloa
carra
hobbs
aurellio
pennant
lucas
xabi
leto
crouch
babel

I have babel as striker cos i think in a few years this will be his position. Id have spearing on the bench and give him 25 mins if we had a lead

We should have enough quality to beat them with our second side out as coppell likes to rest a few aswell 4-3 again?

Liverpool have taken the whole of the South Stand (should be about 2000 tickets I think the stand holds about 2300 so hopeful as its mid week, on telly and the Carling Cup of getting tickets. If theres any season ticket holders who want the match on their Fan Card you can PM me  Failing that I`ll have to take the chances when they will go on general sale to Fan Card holders  :'(

Come Liverpoolfc.tv FFS put the selling criteria up

I seem to remember last year that reading had their 2nd string out for the cups, so this should be a battle of the 2nd teams

It's a tricky tie I suppose. But a team who need a good cup run and aklso a team which we need to dispose of. Odds on that Itandje starts between the sticks, but obviously the main talking point is what the other ten turns out to be. I'm gonna go with some previous predictions that Babel will get his game up front with Voronin and little Jay Spearing to be given a fair bit of play:
Itandje
Arbeloa
Carragher
Hyypia
Aurelio
Pennant
Lucas
Sissoko
Leto
Babel
Voronin

I doubt it will be 4-3 though. I'll go for a 3-1 win. Babel to ive Liverpool the lead but Reading to equalise. I then believe that the RedMen will come up trumps late on with a gosl for Voronin and maybe a Hyypia header