Aston Villa 6-4 Blackburn Rovers (agg 7-4): Sam Allardyce's side start this Carling Cup semi-final second leg with a one-goal deficit but they get back on level terms when Nikola Kalinic (left) heads home after only 10 minutes
Kalinic stuns the vast majority of the crowd by scoring a second on 26 minutes to put Blackburn ahead on aggregate for the first time in the tie
With the visitors seemingly in total control, Stephen Warnock pulls one back for Villa and then Christopher Samba brings down Gabriel Agbonlahor inside the area
Sadly for him, referee Martin Atkinson decides to award a penalty and also hands him a red card for a professional foul
Having scored in the first leg, the responsibility of converting the spot-kick goes to James Milner and he makes no mistake to put Villa back in charge
A massive task sits ahead of Rovers as they begin the second half but a 53rd-minute own goal by Steven Nzonzi makes it look almost impossible
James Milner sees another shot go in off Agbonlahor before Emile Heskey rounds Paul Robinson to make it 5-2 (6-2 on aggregate) soon after the hour
Despite facing certain defeat, Blackburn keep coming and manage to score twice through Martin Olsson and Brett Emerton only to see Ashley Young bend home another to confirm Villa's place in the final
Arsenal 4-2 Bolton Wanderers: Having lost at home to the Gunners on Sunday, the Trotters get off to a great start when Gary Cahill fires them into a seventh-minute lead at the Emirates Stadium
Things get even better for Owen Coyle's side when Denilson brings down Chung-Yong Lee allowing Matty Taylor to make it 2-0 from the penalty spot
Arsene Wenger's side started the game knowing a win could put them top of the Premier League and a good strike from Tomas Rosicky just before half-time keeps their hopes of victory alive
Bolton see their lead wiped out soon after the interval when Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas fires through the legs of Jussi Jaaskelainen to make it 2-2
The hosts take the lead for the first time in the 65th minute when Abou Diaby heads a corner down to Thomas Vermaelen (third right) who half-volleys their third
Only five minutes remain when Andrey Arshavin registers a fourth to wrap-up the points and send Arsenal to the top of the Premier League
Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur: After a disappointing run of form, the Reds get off to a flyer when Dirk Kuyt beats goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes from 20 yards in the sixth minute
Kuyt scores again to clinch an important three points when he converts a last-minute penalty at the second time of asking after a foul by Sebastian Bassong on David Ngog
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