:00:35. > :00:38.Good evening. It's the cup competition everyone is talking
:00:38. > :00:41.about. After the unforgettable events of the Capital One Cup
:00:41. > :00:44.Fourth Round, tonight, with Leeds' match against Chelsea delayed until
:00:44. > :00:49.next Wednesday due to the World Club Final, we focus on three of
:00:49. > :00:51.the four quarter final ties. Well, Mark Bright's here to reflect
:00:51. > :00:58.on another frantic night of knockout football - Here's what's
:00:58. > :01:00.coming up on tonight's show. The conquerors of cup holders
:01:00. > :01:03.Liverpool welcomed one of the form teams of the Championship,
:01:03. > :01:05.Middlesbrough to South Wales tonight - we've all the action from
:01:05. > :01:13.a big occassion for Michael Laudrup's Swansea at the Liberty
:01:13. > :01:16.Stadium. It was arguably the greatest
:01:16. > :01:19.comeback in Cup history - Arsenal's recovery from 4 down to win at 7-5
:01:19. > :01:27.at Reading has entered football folklore - the Gunners prize - a
:01:27. > :01:29.trip to League Two giantkillers Bradford.
:01:29. > :01:32.And Paul Lambert's contribution to Norwich City's recent success
:01:32. > :01:37.cannot be overstated, but his departure in the summer was a
:01:37. > :01:42.bitter pill to swallow. If his new club, Aston Villa, dumped The
:01:42. > :01:46.Canaries out of the Cup, he'd really be rubbing their noses in it.
:01:46. > :01:50.Right, no time to waste: They've been this season's Cup giantkillers.
:01:50. > :01:52.Bradford City of League Two have so far defied all the the odds to beat
:01:52. > :01:57.three sides from higher divisions, including an away victory at
:01:57. > :01:59.Premier League Wigan in the last round. But on Tuesday night the
:01:59. > :02:02.Bantums would come up against Arsenal -a club who, after their
:02:02. > :02:12.heroics against Reading, seem to have their name written on the
:02:12. > :02:16.
:02:16. > :02:26.have their name written on the trophy.
:02:26. > :02:29.
:02:29. > :02:33.The capital One car is down to his last state. Bradford City are
:02:34. > :02:41.second 72nd in the league rankings. For one night, the good times are
:02:41. > :02:51.back at Valley Parade, and Arsenal are in town. This is Bradford's
:02:51. > :02:55.10th cup tie of the season. They have yet to lose 1. It is the same
:02:55. > :03:03.11 that beat Torquay on Saturday. Local boy James Hanson has seven
:03:03. > :03:12.goals this season. Matthew Wells has 14. For Arsenal, no compromise.
:03:12. > :03:16.Injury denies them have the services of key players. They run
:03:16. > :03:23.their youngsters, they are strong, eight of these started the Premier
:03:23. > :03:33.League win against West Brom on Saturday. Arsene Wenger has been
:03:33. > :03:35.
:03:35. > :03:45.here before, he has and one hair. - - and he has not won here.
:03:45. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:03.Jody neo- is onside. -- Xavi. He got dangerously goal side. He
:04:03. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:51.thought he would go in self-. Duke. He played it through
:04:51. > :05:01.Vermaelen's legs. He was reduced to a pretty crude block. Gary Jones
:05:01. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:16.has the free kick. In by Garry Thompson. Bradford City's dream
:05:16. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:28.goes on. The roof is coming off the place. Can you believe this?
:05:28. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.Jones's free kick, deflected, a most threatening moment. Carzola,
:06:05. > :06:06.
:06:06. > :06:16.High and horrible. There was a matter of a target area for the
:06:16. > :06:30.
:06:30. > :06:40.Frenchman, he was very close to the best football that Arsenal have
:06:40. > :06:42.
:06:42. > :06:52.played. A lovely series of passes, each one with a purpose. Gibbs
:06:52. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:07.looked to have laid on an equaliser. Oh, my goodness. It is within a
:07:07. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :08:07.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:08:08. > :08:17.McCarthy. Arsenal are throwing the kitchen sink at it. That has come
:08:18. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:33.last off a Chamakh. Ten minutes plus stoppage time. Arsenal would
:08:33. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:54.gladly play 34 minutes. A weak clearance. With Jack Wilshere in
:08:54. > :08:59.
:08:59. > :09:09.your side, you have always got a chance. Mertesacker is playing as a
:09:09. > :09:25.
:09:25. > :09:35.centre-forward. Desperation now. Carzola's shot his deflected wide.
:09:35. > :09:44.
:09:44. > :09:54.They have grabbed the equaliser! The skipper comes to the rescue,
:09:54. > :10:01.
:10:01. > :10:11.Vermaelen, Bradford's hards broken. -- hearts. Arsenal stay in the
:10:11. > :10:22.
:10:22. > :10:29.capital one Cup. The last minute of stoppage time. A foul by Doyle.
:10:29. > :10:39.There is no one you would want overwritten more than Santi Carzola.
:10:39. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:56.-- over it. And Duke got behind it, it came to Rosicky. Duke makes the
:10:56. > :11:02.
:11:02. > :11:11.save. Denied by McHugh. That was the last action. Carzola's free
:11:11. > :11:21.kick was repelled. Bradford have stood strong. They so clearly
:11:21. > :11:37.
:11:37. > :11:44.wanted the game, as it is it is is such a good player. In all
:11:44. > :11:50.circumstances, the biggest venues and on the Continent. Just one
:11:50. > :12:00.minute separating us from penalties. This parameter Bradford effort is
:12:00. > :12:01.
:12:02. > :12:11.vulnerable to this Jack Wilshere free kick. -- this heroic effort.
:12:12. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:40.kept it from going out. The next thing he will face is a series of
:12:40. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.penalties. What a cup-tie. What a tale of two sides. Two hours of the
:12:54. > :13:04.ball had separated -- two hours of football have failed to separate
:13:04. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:46.and haul has a bit. -- Duke has a bit. The goalkeeping star. Gary
:13:46. > :14:08.
:14:08. > :14:16.believes in everything. He has hit the post. Bradford are really close.
:14:16. > :14:26.A disbelieving look from Wenger. A successful conversion by Stephen
:14:26. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:38.Darby takes Bradford to match point. It is a week strike. Szczesny drags
:14:38. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:55.Arsenal back into wet. Wilshere scores, Arsenal are on the board. -
:14:55. > :15:07.
:15:07. > :15:17.confidence. Great aplomb. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, if he fails,
:15:17. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:31.Bradford win. He does it. It is the former Manchester United man,
:15:31. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:40.Ritchie Jones. All the way it is on his shoulders. -- all of the weight
:15:40. > :15:50.of the world is on his shoulders. One of the great moments in the
:15:50. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :15:59.history of this lovable club. He has been denied. Szczesny stops it,
:15:59. > :16:07.and Arsenal are within one successful conversion of. Vermaelen
:16:07. > :16:17.has rescued them once, he now has one kick. He has missed it!
:16:17. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:41.the history of Bradford City. An extraordinary achievement. Phil
:16:41. > :16:50.Parkinson leaves his League Two team into the semi-final of the
:16:50. > :16:58.League Cup for the first time ever and Arsenal, of the Premier League,
:16:58. > :17:08.of the Champion League, have fallen. Fallen at the very last hurdle on a
:17:08. > :17:11.
:17:12. > :17:18.marathon night. Phil Parkinson, his team and all of Bradford will never
:17:18. > :17:25.forget this night. The story will probably be about the penalty
:17:25. > :17:29.shoot-out, but I wanted to be about the performance over 120 minutes.
:17:29. > :17:39.There was the setback of the equaliser and we had to go again.
:17:39. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :17:44.Answer to the lads, are we fit and strong enough and they said yes.
:17:44. > :17:54.They defended and survived physically. We could not convert
:17:54. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :18:00.our chances. We didn't hurt them enough. It is a great night for the
:18:00. > :18:05.City of Bradford. It hasn't sunk in yet for the players and myself, the
:18:05. > :18:15.enormity of what we have just done, but I am sure it will tomorrow
:18:15. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:26.What an unforgettable night. really was a giant killing. It was
:18:27. > :18:34.perfect for Arsenal, they have the Lautrec team in the competition. We
:18:34. > :18:44.expected Arsenal to win, but what a great night for Bradford City.
:18:44. > :18:47.
:18:47. > :18:57.Asked the deal -- Arsenal did help them. Jefinho does get a good look
:18:57. > :19:05.Celtic, then he touches it wide. -- Gervinho does get a good look at it,
:19:05. > :19:10.then he touches it wide. This was the chance to win a cup. They have
:19:10. > :19:19.not had a trophy for seven seasons. How much pressure is Arsene Wenger
:19:19. > :19:25.under? He is under a lot of pressure. They need be silverware.
:19:25. > :19:33.That is what memories are made of, going to Wembley and lifting the
:19:33. > :19:40.trophy. Let us not take anything away from Bradford City. The
:19:40. > :19:50.goalkeeper was in unbelievable form. I took a whole team were in
:19:50. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :20:02.fantastic form. There was good positioning, focus and a lot of
:20:02. > :20:02.
:20:02. > :20:08.concentration. As a fan, inside that stadium, you sense the upset.
:20:08. > :20:13.Arsenal scored but three minutes to go and then there was extra time.
:20:13. > :20:20.They have a great record in penalty shoot-out. There is a great shot of
:20:20. > :20:27.the players having a pep talk. have won nine it straight penalty
:20:27. > :20:32.shoot-outs this season. They took Arsenal all the way. They are
:20:32. > :20:35.confident in taking the penalties. Arsenal have a team of
:20:35. > :20:45.international footballers and you would expect them to hold their
:20:45. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :20:53.nerve. As crazy as it sounds, there was no fear. Absolutely. All credit
:20:53. > :21:01.to them. They were courageous and defiant. They really wanted that
:21:01. > :21:10.cup-tie. Great atmosphere inside the stadium. With Aston Villa
:21:10. > :21:17.language in -- languishing close to relegation, was it a good idea to
:21:17. > :21:23.swap? When Paul Lambert walked out of
:21:23. > :21:30.this tunnel on the 8th August to that the 9th, little could he have
:21:30. > :21:34.imagined the sequence of events that were about to unleash. The 7-1
:21:34. > :21:43.thrashing of Norwich on the opening day of the season at sent
:21:43. > :21:49.shockwaves throughout football. I want me to -- I want you to tell me
:21:49. > :21:58.how it felt? Horrendous. I thought it was the end of the world.
:21:58. > :22:08.manager was sacked five days later. What did you think when Paul
:22:08. > :22:13.Lambert was appointed? I had never heard of him. Before long, they
:22:13. > :22:19.were on the way to one of English football's most rapid turnaround of
:22:19. > :22:25.the recent era. There was an equally impressive campaign the
:22:26. > :22:31.following season that saw Norwich back in the Premier League. How has
:22:31. > :22:37.the right been under Paul Lambert? Fantastic. If you think about where
:22:37. > :22:44.we were when we relegated, he did a fantastic job. But in the summer
:22:44. > :22:49.things got messy. When Aston Villa came calling, Norwich have refused
:22:49. > :22:54.Paul Lambert's resignation and now both clubs are suing each other. A
:22:54. > :23:02.Premier League tribunal will try to settle the dispute in January. Paul
:23:02. > :23:09.Lambert, hero or villain? Hero, for what he did for the football club,
:23:09. > :23:14.but a thing of the past now. Hero. Villain. I don't know. If it wasn't
:23:14. > :23:24.for him, I don't know where we would be. When a club has made the
:23:24. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:37.progress that Norwich has, is it difficult to figure out what to do?
:23:37. > :23:43.The manager did exceptionally well, so it each week and each game
:23:43. > :23:48.brings challenges. Did you have a conversation with Paul Lambert?
:23:48. > :23:56.did. I have a lot of respect for him. He did an incredible job here
:23:56. > :24:02.and no-one will forget that, but he has also got to change. For the
:24:02. > :24:08.challenge I have here, it will be different. Paul Lambert has a great
:24:08. > :24:12.challenge at Aston Villa and I wish him all the best. I hope he gets a
:24:12. > :24:22.good recession because he deserves it, for what he has done here, and
:24:22. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:35.I look forward to seeing him, win or lose, after the game. There was
:24:35. > :24:43.
:24:43. > :24:48.a lively opening. 90 minutes in, Aston Villa's defence was pounced
:24:48. > :24:58.on. It was a matter of seconds before Paul Lambert's new team were
:24:58. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:22.there was a which form of scoring form. The Canaries were on course
:25:22. > :25:30.for their first defeat in 11 matches. Christian Benteke had the
:25:31. > :25:34.home defence in disarray. The five- time winners could not be caught
:25:34. > :25:44.and they topped off the evening with a last-minute goal by
:25:44. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:54.Christian Benteke. So Paul Lambert once again a winner at Caro wrote.
:25:54. > :26:02.-- Harrow Road. Congratulations to them. They were better than ours.
:26:02. > :26:11.As the game opened up we have to take a few chances to walk the end
:26:11. > :26:15.-- towards the end. They are a side that is playing well at the moment.
:26:15. > :26:21.Our standards have dropped and we need to get back on track. It must
:26:21. > :26:30.have felt a little bit where for you. It was nice to see people I
:26:30. > :26:40.have not seen for a while. I had a great time here, but it is sad how
:26:40. > :26:49.it ended. It would be nice to put it to bed? Absolutely. Hopefully
:26:49. > :26:59.something can be done in the right man and he can be finished with. --
:26:59. > :27:01.
:27:01. > :27:11.right manner and it can be finished It didn't really go to form, did
:27:11. > :27:13.
:27:13. > :27:20.it? It didn't work out that way at all. Signs of a partnership coming
:27:20. > :27:27.together? Absolutely. Christian Benteke takes the ball down and
:27:28. > :27:37.then composes himself. He provides the cross for the second one.
:27:37. > :27:41.Another similar finish. Remember, they went 1-0 down. Christian
:27:41. > :27:49.Benteke is really growing on me. I like what I have seen so far with
:27:49. > :27:54.this young player. Do you think the emotion of Paul Lambert going back
:27:54. > :28:04.there push them over the line? would want to go there and prove
:28:04. > :28:07.
:28:07. > :28:13.what a good manager he is. However, they are picking up and growing in
:28:13. > :28:17.confidence and it only bodes well for them in the league. They have
:28:17. > :28:27.got a great League Cup pedigree. They are only two games away from
:28:27. > :28:28.
:28:28. > :28:32.Wembley. They have won the competition five times. The fans'
:28:32. > :28:37.sense it and the players can grasp it. Anything can happen over a
:28:38. > :28:43.couple of games. It is a young and vibrant side. It is. They really
:28:43. > :28:53.don't have the money to spend, but if you can get that team together,
:28:53. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:07.they will do good things. Michael Laudrup team -- Michael Laudrup's
:29:07. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:32.team is on the way to achieving Let us have a look at the line-up.
:29:32. > :30:00.
:30:00. > :30:04.Swansea are making format changes Jonathon Woodgate is rested. This
:30:04. > :30:14.is the 12 consecutive away match for Middlesbrough in the
:30:14. > :30:15.
:30:16. > :30:25.competition, that is a run that goes back to August 2000 they mate.
:30:26. > :30:26.
:30:26. > :31:08.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 60 seconds
:31:08. > :31:18.almost ran for lead -- for Ledesma. A 700 mile round trip for the
:31:18. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :31:49.Probert says no. A good save by a Tremmel. He had the presence of
:31:49. > :31:59.mind to pull the ball back. In the end, the shot was reasonably
:31:59. > :32:20.
:32:20. > :32:30.deflected, and the goalkeeper still reacted. It could have easily gone
:32:30. > :32:50.
:32:50. > :32:58.in. Steele reacted well. He had by Tremmel. That is probably the
:32:58. > :33:06.best chance of the half. Grant Leadbitter has had all the best
:33:06. > :33:16.opportunities. A clear sight of goal, he will be disappointed to
:33:16. > :33:25.
:33:25. > :33:35.have hit bat straight down the Nathan Dyer. He has scored four
:33:35. > :33:50.
:33:50. > :34:00.goals this season so far. A decent Ward's Jutkiewicz That. He could
:34:00. > :34:15.
:34:15. > :34:25.not reach it. -- to. Is that a foul? Nothing has been given. That
:34:25. > :34:40.
:34:40. > :34:49.is a contentious decision. Steele, or Luke Moore. A little touch of
:34:49. > :34:55.calm inside the penalty area. Ledesma's ball in, headed over the
:34:55. > :35:05.top by Jutkiewicz That. Tony Mowbray will be wondering what they
:35:05. > :35:10.
:35:10. > :35:20.will convert one of these chances. -- when it they will convert. Michu
:35:20. > :35:21.
:35:21. > :35:27.is onside. The referee gives a free kick. It is a yellow card. Bailey
:35:28. > :35:37.is saying he got the ball. He might have a point. Jonathan de Guzman is
:35:38. > :35:46.
:35:46. > :35:53.over the free kick. Steele expected to come in from De Guzman. They
:35:53. > :36:03.have given a goal kick, that should have been a corner. Unlucky. A good
:36:03. > :36:07.free kick by a De Guzman. Steele got a touch, it goes down as a good
:36:07. > :36:17.save. It also goes down as a poor decision, it should have been a
:36:17. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:35.corner. More like it from Michael a great first touch, is that a
:36:35. > :36:40.
:36:40. > :36:50.penalty? Lee Probert says it is not. What a touch! Hines comes across.
:36:50. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:07.You would see that given more times Middlesbrough. The last ten minutes
:37:07. > :37:17.could be quite something. Michu is onside, great covering challenge.
:37:17. > :37:24.
:37:24. > :37:34.Good defending. Ten minutes to play. A semi-final place at stake. It is
:37:34. > :37:36.
:37:36. > :37:46.an own goal! Swansea lead, but it is an own goal. That might have
:37:46. > :37:50.
:37:50. > :38:00.undone Middlesbrough's good work. I think it is Hines, it is Seb Hines.
:38:00. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:13.Time is against Middlesbrough at pressure on Swansea, there will be
:38:13. > :38:25.
:38:25. > :38:34.some nerves. Deflected shot. Corner. underneath the crossbar. A goal
:38:34. > :38:44.kick has been given. It was Seb Hines, he has headed it over the
:38:44. > :39:06.
:39:06. > :39:16.that! That was the chance they were hoping for. -- Macdonald. Millet
:39:16. > :39:17.
:39:17. > :39:25.did very well. He just could not get there. The Premier League side
:39:25. > :39:30.has progressed, the Championship has progressed, the Championship
:39:30. > :39:38.side are out. We dominated in the second half. We
:39:38. > :39:42.did not create that many chances. It was nice to see the goal going.
:39:42. > :39:46.They it was a good performance, we take the positive, they are in the
:39:46. > :39:53.top half of the Premier League, we have given a good account of
:39:53. > :39:58.ourselves. I was disappointed for ourselves. I was disappointed for
:39:58. > :40:03.our supporters, it was a long drive. A strange game, lacking genuine
:40:03. > :40:06.atmosphere, what was going on? after last night, we were all
:40:06. > :40:09.looking forward to wit, it did not looking forward to wit, it did not
:40:09. > :40:15.seem to get going. It was slow, not a lot of chances. It didn't feel
:40:15. > :40:19.like a quarter final. It did not have that atmosphere. In the end,
:40:19. > :40:26.it was a game about two headers, one scored at the wrong end, they
:40:26. > :40:30.miss? Says Hines, the young defender. He seems to get in the
:40:30. > :40:35.way, he gets the wrong side of the ball. There is a much she can do
:40:35. > :40:41.about it. If they had someone on the post, someone could have
:40:41. > :40:46.cleared it. At the end of the game, he comes, I think there is the
:40:46. > :40:54.slightest of touches, which diverts it. He heads it over, when all has
:40:54. > :40:58.to do is take it in. -- when all the has to do his ad team. It is a
:40:58. > :41:03.long journey for the fans, but they will give it up if they can get
:41:03. > :41:10.into the play-offs. The sponsors paid for 700 fans to make the trip,
:41:10. > :41:14.it is a long journey back. always is. The positives, they have
:41:14. > :41:19.held their own against a Premier League club. They have a go at the
:41:19. > :41:25.end of the game. Maybe they should have been let off the leash a bit
:41:25. > :41:30.earlier. It was a cautious game. Middlesbrough probably would be too
:41:30. > :41:35.upset, they are going for bigger things, promotion. There is no
:41:35. > :41:38.question about that. They are going well, in fourth place, one of a
:41:39. > :41:44.number of teams that a string a run together. I will be surprised if
:41:44. > :41:52.they're not there or thereabouts. I have seen Swansea a few times, they
:41:52. > :42:00.are refreshing. I think Michael Laudrup has taken a really good
:42:00. > :42:06.look at it, and he is playing a very strong team. PCS this
:42:06. > :42:16.competition -- he sees this competition as one they can go a
:42:16. > :42:21.
:42:21. > :42:31.long way in. If is -- it is not the usual suspects in the final for?
:42:31. > :42:36.
:42:36. > :42:42.Swansea, Bella, Bradford, it is great. -- Villa. The underdogs have
:42:42. > :42:49.got through, happy to see Bradford in there, it is a great story,
:42:49. > :42:53.Swansea, and Aston Villa, hopefully they can get to the final.
:42:53. > :42:56.Right. That's almost it from us. Before we go though, a quick
:42:56. > :42:59.reminder that Football Focus is on at 12.15 on Saturday morning on
:42:59. > :43:02.BBC1. And join Jason Mohammed later that evening for all the goals and
:43:02. > :43:07.talking points from the Football League at 23.45, right after MOTD.
:43:07. > :43:15.Mark, thanks for your company tonight. So well done Swansea and