Carabao Cup & FA Cup Thread

[Billy. 2,739]

we got Walsall away in the league cup

[Laylabelle 9,296]

Should be straight forward but we had some daft moments in those sorts of games last season n before...

[Jase 43,479]

Full 3rd Round Draw:
Middlesbrough v Wolves
Norwich v West Brom
Hull v Swansea
Leicester v West Ham
Aston Villa v Birmingham
Tottenham v Arsenal
Man United v Ipswich
Liverpool v Carlisle
Crystal Palace v Charlton
Fulham v Stoke
Sunderland v Man City
Newcastle v Sheffield Wednesday
Reading v Barnsley/Everton
Walsall v Chelsea
MK Dons v Southampton

Matches to be played on September 22/23.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

About 40 mins away for me. Lovely.

[Jase 43,479]

Should note that former Chelsea player Milan Lalkovic is currently playing for Walsall.

And looking forward to that 2 huge derbies!

[iceboy 992]

Arsenal - Tottehnham. Huge tie

[Viper22 2,418]

Good draw, considering some of the awkward ones out there for Saints, Arsenal, Spurs, Villa and Swansea.

[zolayes 14,489]

CONSPIRACY ,, almost all Blues drawn away ... Chelsea City Everton Carlisle Ipswich and Birmingham

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

horrible lay out on the away end last time I was there..lots of obstructed viewing from big pillars poorly situated. has been a few years tho so they might have sorted it out..otherwise take plenty of pain relief gel for your neck afterwards.

[KevinAshburner 1,270]

11v11.com - Chelsea FC vs Walsall FC - Overall Head to Head Stats.

http://www.11v11.com/teams/chelsea/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Walsall

CFC Games won : 9

CFC Games drawn : 1

CFC Games lost : 1

LAST TIME WE PLAYED : Wednesday 7 October 1992 - Chelsea v Walsall - Chelsea FC Won 1 - 0 in The League Cup

soccerbase.com - CFC vs Walsall FC - HEAD TO HEAD.

http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/head_to_head.sd?team_id=536&team2_id=2737

[Pizy 17,860]

Never even heard of them.

Spuds one and only hope for a trophy gone in the first round! :lol:

[HRiver 1,512]

Who?

[LDN Blue 7,903]

If Mourinho is serious about using youth, this is is the perfect competition to showcase them in! That doesn't mean switch to the first XI when it gets to QF!! Let them have a chance to go all the way!

[Pacquiao 1,834]

we will also be up against another former Chelsea youth team player that not many will have heard of, Neil Etheridge he is the number 1 GK for the Philippines so I am looking forward to seeing him play against Chelsea!

[sapper245 40]

horrible lay out on the away end last time I was there..lots of obstructed viewing from big pillars poorly situated. has been a few years tho so they might have sorted it out..otherwise take plenty of pain relief gel for your neck afterwards.

It will like going back to the 1970's lol the toilet will pissing against an old corrugated fence lol.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Lalkovic to score the winner

He was quite the player on his day in the youth setup. I still distinctly remember a late winner he scored against Arsenal the year we won the FA youth cup. I celebrated that goal like crazy.

[Jase 43,479]

It's the 8TH time out of 12 we have gotten an away tie in domestic cup competitions (excluding semi-finals and finals) since Mourinho returned in 2013.

League Cup

Swindon (A)

Arsenal (A)

Sunderland (A)

Bolton (H)

Shrewsbury (A)

Derby (A)

Walsall (A)

FA Cup

Derby (A)

Stoke (H)

Man City (A)

Watford (H)

Bradford (H)

[Duppy Conqueror 1,451]

I love away days I must confess.

unless it`s against a big side who happen to be extra hard to beat at home. I`m always happy with an away tie..i`m 12 grounds away from joining the 92 club. but unfortunately Walsall isn`t one of the 12.i was closer to the 92 before teams like Grimsby,Wrexham,Darlington,Halifax etc got relegated out of the football league.

I love the charm of a shitty lower league stadium. the despair in the eyes of the less fortunate natives,the lunatic fringe of colourful local characters .the familiar aroma of old decaying wood,kidney pies and stale piss. the magic of the cup.

the bescott stadium isn`t as old as some..it looks like a MFI,IKEA or B & Q store from the outside...inside it looks like it was assembled with the products from such stores.typical 90`s lower division produced football ground,with the pillar obstructions being the most noteworthy feature..they really stick in your mind like "wtf were they thinking" when they constructed it. you still get the same kind of characters that lower league clubs attract tho.