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Independent:

Ameobi delivers the knockout blow in a classic bout at Bridge
Chelsea 3 Newcastle United 4
By Sam Wallace

Whatever happens to Newcastle United in the Premier League this season they will always have the night of 22 September 2010 when they conquered the fortress of Stamford Bridge in a Carling Cup classic.
The same goes for Shola Ameobi, whose career might have meandered at times since his early promise but who last night scored a 90th-minute winner that takes its place in Newcastle folklore. It was the first domestic defeat for Chelsea since April. It was the first domestic cup defeat in open play since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003. It was a remarkable night.
It was also the Carling Cup third round at its very best: two sides with teenagers in their teams who attacked without remorse. Give Carlo Ancelotti some credit – unlike his predecessors at Chelsea in the Carling Cup he gave the academy players a chance. Ancelotti picked three teenagers and named four on the bench but it was the injuries his team sustained that will haunt him.
Chelsea finished with 10 men, having lost Salomon Kalou, Yossi Benayoun and Gaël Kakuta to injury and with all their substitutions used up. Kalou is out of Saturday's game against Manchester City, which hurt Ancelotti more than elimination from a competition that he said was "not a priority". Although it was difficult to tell that from the way his team played.
Chelsea were not beaten by Chris Hughton's best side; indeed, the Newcastle manager made 10 changes from the team that had beaten Everton at the weekend. He picked three teenagers in his first XI – Haris Vuckic, Nile Ranger and Shane Ferguson – and Newcastle responded magnificently, coming from behind to lead 3-1 after Patrick van Aanholt scored the first for Chelsea in the sixth minute.
In the last 20 minutes, they were pegged back by two goals from Nicolas Anelka, the second of which came from the penalty spot. The decision by referee Phil Dowd to penalise Chiek Tiote for a clash with Alex da Costa was a very bad call and, until Ameobi scored his second to win the game, it threatened to be one that robbed Newcastle of a very famous victory.
"This was a game that most people felt we couldn't win irrespective of the side that we put out," Hughton said. "I think it speaks volumes for the players and, hopefully, it will give us momentum. It shows that we have competition for places."
Ancelotti picked Kakuta, 19; Van Aanholt, 19 and Jeffrey Bruma, 18, in his starting line-up and also gave a home debut to Josh McEachran as a substitute. The manager was not happy about two tackles from Ryan Taylor, the first of which caused Kakuta's injury. Having waved an imaginary red card when Taylor made his second challenge, Ancelotti was conciliatory afterwards.
There was also a Newcastle debut for the 36-year-old Sol Campbell in the centre of defence but it was the 19-year-old Ranger who made an early impression. Originally from Highgate in north London, he was thrown out of Southampton's academy and was sent to a young offenders' institution as a 15-year-old. Ranger was badly at fault for Van Aanholt's first goal but made amends with the equaliser.
Ranger lost the ball to Van Aanholt within six minutes and from there Kakuta crossed for the Dutch teenager to score. On 27 minutes, Ferguson crossed and John Terry was beaten to the ball by Peter Lovenkrands, who flicked it on to Ranger for the equaliser at the back post. Terry had not played since 15 September and came off at half-time as had been planned. Ancelotti said he was fit for Saturday's game.
Newcastle's second came when Taylor hit a brilliant free-kick past Ross Turnbull in the Chelsea goal. It was not the young goalkeeper's best night – Newcastle's third goal was stroked in beautifully by Ameobi after a dreadful pass from Paulo Ferreira. Chelsea came back through Anelka who finished Van Aanholt's excellent cross. The penalty award on 86 minutes later was a bad decision; Anelka converted it beautifully. Just as it looked like the game was heading for extra time Ameobi outjumped Alex to head the winner direct from Jonas Gutierrez's corner.

Chelsea 4-1-4-1 Turnbull; Ferreira, Bruma, Terry (Alex, h-t), Van Aanholt; Ramires; Sturridge, Benayoun, Zhirkov, Kakuta (Kalou, h-t; McEachran, 56); Anelka. Substitutes not used Cech (gk), Clifford, Mellis, Chalobah.

Newcastle 4-4-2 Krul; R Taylor (Tiote, 63), Campbell, Coloccini (Williamson, 63), Ferguson (Barton, 90); Ranger, Smith, Vuckic, Gutierrez; Amoebi, Lovenkrands. Substitutes not used Soderberg (gk), Nolan, Carroll, Arfa.

Man of the match Ameobi

Referee P Dowd (Staffordshire).
Attendance 41,511.
Match rating 9/10

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Guardian:

Shola Ameobi twists the knife as Chelsea's winning streak ends

Chelsea 3 van Aanholt 6, Anelka 70, Anelka (pen) 87

Newcastle United 4 Ranger 27, Taylor, R 32, Ameobi 49, Ameobi 90

Jamie Jackson at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea faced Newcastle United with 10 men for close to half an hour after second-half injures to Salamon Kalou and Yossi Benayoun and yet still came so, so close to forcing extra-time through Nicolas Anelka's second strike four minutes from time. But in a frantic finish Shola Ameobi's even later header settled an enthralling match and handed Chelsea a first defeat here since José Mourinho's Internazionale ruined last season's Champions League quest with a 1-0 victory in March.
Carlo Ancelotti confessed no real disappointment at the defeat and was more at the injuries to Kalou and Benayoun after Gaël Kakuta had been the first player added to the wounded list when the French forward was replaced at half-time by Kalou due to a back injury. The substitute was then substituted when he suffered a thigh problem before Benayoun exited after 62 minutes.
As John Terry had also been take off at half-time, having been given the promised 45 minutes by Ancelotti, this left the Italian down a man and he appeared to rule his injured three out of the weekend trip to Manchester City.
"I'm not so disappointed. It's not our priority, we have a very important game this weekend," the Chelsea coach said. "We have three injuries. Kalou a thigh injury – I don't think he will be available for the next few games. Benayoun also has a massive problem with his calf. Both need to have more time to rest. We will see in the next day or so how long they will be out for. We will know more tomorrow but they do not look good. Kakuta [also] has a back problem."
Ancelotti then made a few friends by apologising for waving an imaginary yellow card in Ryan Taylor's direction during the second half, after the Newcastle right-back had been booked for an industrial tackle on Kakuta early in the game. "This is something from Italian football, maybe that's the last time I will do that here and I'm sorry for that," he said.
Newcastle arrived in west London with a team that showed 10 changes from the one that defeated Everton at the weekend, with Fabricio Coloccini the only survivor and Sol Campbell finally making his debut for the club four days after his 36th birthday.
Ancelotti had switched nine of the side from the 4-0 rout of Blackpool on Sunday in an experimental 11 that featured Ross Turnbull for the regular keeper, Petr Cech, Patrick van Aanholt and Jeffrey Bruma, the young Dutch defenders, plus the forwards Kakuta and Daniel Sturridge.
Precisely six minutes were required for Chelsea to take the lead and it came courtesy of a double mix-up by the visitors. Campbell and Tim Krul, the goalkeeper playing for the injured Steve Harper, both went for a ball that the Dutchman failed to deal with conclusively. The rebound fell to Alan Smith and the Newcastle captain played a too-casual pass to Nile Ranger. He lost possession and Kakuta moved down his left flank and played in Van Aanholt and the 20-year-old completed business against the club he played for on loan last season in the Championship.
Despite the changes in personnel Chelsea's early-season fluidity had appeared unaffected until six minutes before and after the half-hour when the visitors overtook them. Shane Ferguson floated in a cross which was finished by Ranger, a 19-year-old former Newcastle trainee. Then Taylor smashed a 20-yard free-kick across Turnbull, who might have saved if he had raised his left hand quicker.
Paulo Ferreira had taken the armband from Terry at half-time, but he hardly led by example with the errant pass across midfield that fell into Ameobi's path. From around 25 yards out the striker finished sweetly with a perfectly placed shot that bent around Turnbull and finished inside his left post. Chelsea were reeling and now Kalou, then Benayoun, pulled up in similar fashion and it was down to only 10 men to try to claw the tie back. Anelka had certainly not given up the fight as he proved by finishing Van Aanholt's ball from the left on 70 minutes.
Alex was lucky to win the late penalty that Anelka finished coolly to set up the helter-skelter climax to the evening.

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Telegraph:

Chelsea 3 Newcastle United 4
By Henry Winter

Fog on the Thames. What a night for Newcastle United in London. This was one of the great Cup ties, a game that will long shape the dreams of Newcastle United's passionate followers and briefly stalk the sleep of Chelsea fans.
This was an epic, see-saw match finally settled when Shola Ameobi, terrific all evening, rose high in injury time to knock Chelsea out of the Carling Cup, giving Newcastle United their first success here since Peter Beardsley was the talk of the Toon in 1986. At the 23rd attempt since then, Newcastle prevailed and it was a man with 23 on his back, Ameobi, who brought a famous triumph.
The last visiting manager to mastermind victory here had been Inter Milan’s Jose Mourinho, although Chris Hughton is far too humble to consider himself special and was quick to transfer praise to his tireless players, particularly the youngsters.
"That was the most pleasing thing,’’ said Newcastle’s manager. "Nile Ranger played out of position on the right and did a great job for us. Shane Ferguson floats between left-back and left-wing.’’ And shone.
Ameobi always seemed to possess the technical gifts but not the ruthlessness required to be a top professional. Here, though, he stretched Chelsea’s admittedly depleted defence, scoring twice. "Shola showed why he has a future at this football club,’’ added Hughton.
Ameobi brimmed with belief and industry, qualities that could be found in every black-and-white shirt. Newcastle’s work-rate was embodied by Jonas Gutierrez, who was tracking back deep into the six minutes of injury time, doing everything he could to thwart Chelsea attacks.
Defeat will hurt Chelsea because they fought like lions, young lions in the case of the highly promising Josh McEachran, to claw back a 3-1 deficit, playing for most of the second half with 10 men after Salomon Kalou and Yossi Benayoun departed injured.
"Benayoun has a calf problem,’’ said Carlo Ancelotti. "Kalou has a thigh muscle. We have to see in the morning but I don’t think they will be ready for Saturday (against Manchester City).’’
Ancelotti defended his decision to play a weakened team, a change in policy at a club which has drunk deeply from the Carling Cup in recent times.
"It’s a competition for the younger players,’’ said Ancelotti. "It’s not our priority. I wanted to give an opportunity to the younger players for them to improve their skills.’’
He certainly learned one lessson, earning a loud rebuke from the Newcastle bench for waving an imaginary card when Ryan Taylor, already cautioned for flattening Gael Kakuta, fouled Patrick van Aanholt. "This is football,’’ shrugged Ancelotti. "Italian football. Maybe it’s the last time I’ll do it.’’ Good.
In a topsy-turvy first half that saw the Toon Army initially concerned but soon chanting "ole’’, Newcastle had endured the worst of starts, a succession of mistakes by Sol Campbell (otherwise assured), Tim Krul and Alan Smith, gifting the ball to Kakuta. His cutback was swept home by Van Aanholt.
So far, so expected. Football’s natural order seemed to be asserting itself. Newcastle had other ideas. And so unfolded a crazy cup tie. Smith began biting into tackles, wresting control from Ramires. Ranger started speeding down the right while Gutierrez troubled Paulo Ferreira on the other flank.
Booed by the home fans for his Arsenal and Spurs affiliations, Campbell promptly rolled back the years to roll back a Chelsea attack, dispossessing Nicolas Anelka.
Pouring forward in waves one moment, Chelsea were suddenly all at sea. Confidence drained from them. When Ferguson, Newcastle’s excellent young left-back, lifted in a 26th-minute cross, Chelsea’s defence froze. Hughton’s players simply wanted it more, reacting faster to the cross. Peter Lovenkrands beat Terry in the air, flicking the ball to the far post where Ranger poached an equaliser, diving in ahead of Van Aanholt to ram the ball home.
The Bridge was stunned. The visitors sensed an upset. Now the force was with Newcastle. Ranger missed with the goal gaping. Then Fabricio Coloccini swept the ball down the middle and Ameobi was off and running, his journey towards Ross Turnbull’s area halted illegally by Jeffrey Bruma.
Twenty yards out, slightly to the left of centre, this was Ryan Taylor country and he thumped the ball past the wall and Turnbull.
Ameobi really came to the fore in the second half. When Ferreira lost possession, Ameobi advanced with the ball and Alex, who had replaced Terry as planned, stood off. Mistake. Ameobi needed little bidding and his right-footed shot flew past the sluggish Turnbull. "Pinch me, Bob, it feels like I’m dreaming,’’ shouted the radio commentator from Newcastle to his Toon legend of an analyst, Bob Moncur.
The dream soon seemed in danger. Willed on by their fans, Chelsea made it 3-2 when Anelka brilliantly turned in Van Aanholt’s cross. Chelsea were fighting for their lives, Alex constantly storming upfield and McEachran refusing to go quietly. Their equaliser was shaped by iniquity. When Alex slipped, Phil Dowd pointed to the spot and Anelka rolled the ball home. But then came Ameobi.

Match details

Chelsea (4-3-3): Turnbull; Ferreira, Bruma, Terry, Van Aanholt; Benayoun, Ramires, Zhirkov; Sturridge, Anelka, Kakuta. Subs: Cech (g), Kalou, Alex, McEachran, Clifford, Mellis, Chalobah.

Newcastle United (4-4-2): Krul; R Taylor, Campbell, Coloccini, Ferguson; Ranger, Vuckic, Smith, Gutierrez; Lovenkrands, Ameobi.
Subs: Soderberg (g), Nolan, Williamson, Barton, Carroll, Tiote, Ben Arfa. Referee: P Dowd.

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Mail:

Chelsea 3 Newcastle 4: Ameobi late show kills off Carlo's young stars

By Matt Barlow

It was supposed to be the night when Chelsea's young starlets stepped out of the cobwebbed shadows in the old folks' home.It did not go quite according to plan and for once, Carlo Ancelotti lost his cool, waving an imaginary red card to demand the dismissal of Ryan Taylor in the first half.
Ancelotti became agitated as he watched his young team crash out of the Carling Cup in bruising fashion, surrendering their 100 per cent record for the season and losing Salomon Kalou, Yossi Benayoun and Gael Kakuta to injuries. All this after taking a sixth-minute lead through Patrick van Aanholt. Nile Ranger, Taylor and Shola Ameobi then hit back for Newcastle. Two late goals from Nicolas Anelka, one a disputed penalty, seemed to rescue Chelsea, who fought level despite playing the last 25 minutes with 10 men because Benayoun was injured after Ancelotti had used his three substitutes. But Ameobi headed the winner in the 90th minute to spark unbridled joy for Newcastle, more commonly on the wrong end of seven-goal thrillers, as they won for the first time at Stamford Bridge since 1986.
Like Chelsea, the visitors rested senior players, making 10 changes, yet Chris Hughton will swell with pride when he recalls the spirit they summoned. Many players remain the same but, in terms of bottle and desire, this team bear no comparison to the side who slid into the Championship last year. Ancelotti, meanwhile, will steel himself for his first real test of his second campaign in English football. There will be no fanciful talk of the quadruple and perhaps it will not be the cakewalk it promised to be after a goal-fuelled start. With a slender senior squad at his disposal, the fresh injuries will be felt as Chelsea prepare for games against Manchester City, Marseille and Arsenal.
And Ross Turnbull's wobbly performance in goal comes as a reminder that the champions are not the same team without No 1 goalkeeper Petr Cech.It had all started so well, when Van Aanholt, on loan at Newcastle for a month last season, slammed the first goal of the night past Tim Krul, a Holland Under 21 team-mate, after a pass delivered by Kakuta with delicious disguise. Kakuta had looked in sublime touch until he was fouled by Taylor, which earned the Newcastle defender a booking. When Taylor then clipped Van Aanholt before the break, Ancelotti wanted him off. He leapt up waving an imaginary card incessantly at fourth official Tony Bates, then at Hughton who sat down unimpressed, then to no-one in particular.
'That is football, Italian football,' said Ancelotti after the game. He was apologetic but refused to apologise. 'Maybe this is the last time I do it,' he added.By this point, Newcastle were ahead. Ranger, casual in defence for the opening goal, was untracked by Van Aanholt as he scored from Shane Ferguson's cross.
Newcastle's second wasn't far away. Jeffrey Bruma hauled down Ameobi on the edge of the penalty area and Taylor whipped the free-kick beyond Turnbull, who should have done better. John Terry came off as planned at half-time. Kakuta also came off with a sore back as Alex and Kalou were sent on but the situation got worse before it got better when Ferreira produced a terrible pass.It was aimed by the right back towards his central defenders but never got close. Ameobi picked it up and took aim as Alex backed off. Again, the shot should not have beaten Turnbull, a boyhood Newcastle fan, but he was slow to get down and it squirted into the bottom corner.
To darken Ancelotti's mood further, Kalou pulled a thigh muscle in the 54th minute and was carried off and replaced by 17- year-old Josh McEachran, who performed brilliantly on his home debut. Then Benayoun pulled a calf muscle as he chased a long ball, immediately signalled to come off and hobbled down the tunnel. With three subs used, Chelsea would play the rest of the game with 10 men. But Anelka sparked a comeback, with a clinical first and a dubious penalty.Sub Cheik Tiote was judged to have pulled Alex. 'Soft as you will see,' was Hughton's description. 'It would have been a travesty if that had cost us.' Ferreira then fired a volley against the post before Ameobi leapt to head a corner beyond Turnbull and the visitors survived six nervous minutes of stoppage time to reach the fourth round.

MATCH FACTS Chelsea (4-3-2-1): Turnbull 4; Ferreira 4, Bruma 6, Terry 6 (Alex 46min, 6), Van Aanholt 6; Benayoun 6, Ramires 6, Zhirkov 6; Sturridge 5, Kakuta 7 (Kalou 46, 6; McEachran 54, 7); Anelka 7. Subs not used: Cech, Clifford, Mellis, Chalobah. Booked: Bruma.

Newcastle United (4-4-1-1): Krul 7; Taylor 6 (Tiote 64, 6), Coloccini 6 (Williamson 64, 6), Campbell 6, Ferguson 7 (Barton 90); Ranger 6, Smith 7, Vuckic 6, Gutierrez 6; Lovenkrands 6; Ameobi 7. Subs not used: Soderberg, Nolan, Carroll, Ben Arfa. Booked: Taylor, Tiote, Ameobi.

Man of the match: Shola Ameobi.
Referee: Phil Dowd 6.

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Sun:

Injury blow hits Ancelotti

CHELSEA suffered a double injury blow as Shola Ameobi KO’d their Carling Cup bid

By ANDREW DILLON

CARLO ANCELOTTI'S awesome run with Chelsea came to an end with a slip, a stumble and a trip before falling flat on his face.
Of course the Carling Cup was not his priority but last night the Double winners lost their way.
Shola Ameobi's 90th-minute winner was the final act of an amazing match which rewarded the punters who turned up.
Newcastle deservedly became the first team to beat Chelsea since Tottenham on April 17 and the first team to score four goals at fortress Stamford Bridge since Manchester City in February.
Chris Hughton's battlers also have the honour today of being the first team to beat Chelsea in open play in a domestic cup since Roman Abramovich took over the club in 2003.
One for the number crunchers maybe and boss Ancelotti is unlikely to lose his job because Chelsea won't be lifting the Carling Cup this season.
But for sheer drama and entertainment Ancelotti and Hughton already deserve medals.
The Toon roared back after rookie left-back Patrick van Aanholt's sixth-minute opener to go 3-1 up four minutes into the second half.
The Blues, down to 10 men for nearly half an hour with Salomon Kalou and Yossi Benayoun pulling up lame, refused to give up even though this competition is clearly fourth-rate for them.
Nicolas Anelka took the game by the scruff of the neck to give his team a chance going into extra time with a superb strike and a dodgy penalty.
The climax was in stark contrast to the foreplay when Dutch kid Van Aanholt, 20, picked up an exquisite pass from Gael Kakuta on the edge of the box and drilled a shot under Sol Campbell's legs and into the net for his first goal for the club.
But then it slowly started to come to life. Hughton was hugging a hoodie by the 27th minute when reformed tearaway Nile Ranger equalised.
Ranger was jailed at 15 for a street robbery in North London, was kicked out of Southampton amid accusations of theft and was expelled from school.
Even now he gets stick from his Toon team-mates for his lateness but Ranger's timekeeping at the back post was impeccable when he met a flick on from Peter Lovenkrands with a powerful finish. There were heroes all over the pitch for Newcastle.
After Ranger's equaliser, Ryan Taylor blasted home a stunning free-kick from the edge of the box, picking a spot on the opposite side of the goal from Chelsea's dozing five-man wall. Ancelotti's defence was way below par and right-back Paulo Ferreira's woeful underhit pass fell perfectly for Ameobi. He beat Chelsea sub Alex with a shimmy then finished past stand-in keeper Ross Turnbull.
Ancelotti's mix 'n match side of reserves and kids looked incapable of recovery but then veteran Anelka took charge.
Eight minutes after Benayoun went off leaving his team a man short, Anelka, 31, collected a cut-back from Van Aanholt and side-footed in with style from 16 yards.
Chelsea had centre-half Nathan Chalobah - aged 15 years, 284 days - on the bench but should he have been up so late on a school night?
And it looked like extra time when Anelka scored the best goal of the night from the worst decision - Alex winning a penalty after the mildest of touches from Cheick Tiote.
Anelka stepped up and cheekily deceived Tim Krul with his toe-tap.
But Ameobi popped up to head home a corner with seconds of normal time left and clinch the Toon's first win here since 1986. It was justice for Newcastle - something Ranger knows a bit about.

DREAM TEAM

STAR MAN - SHOLA AMEOBI (Newcastle)

CHELSEA: Turnbull 5, Ferreira 4, Terry 6 (Alex 5), Bruma 6, V Aanholt 6, Benayoun 5, Zhirkov 5, Ramires 5, Kakuta 6 (Kalou 5 (McEachran 6)), Anelka 7, Sturridge 4. Subs not used: Cech, Clifford, Mellis, Chalobah. Booked: Bruma.

NEWCASTLE: Krul 6, R Taylor 6 (Tiote 6), Campbell 5, Coloccini 6 (Williamson 6), Ferguson 7 (Barton 5), Vuckic 6, Gutierrez 6, Ranger 8, Smith 6, Lovenkrands 7, Ameobi 9. Subs not used: Soderberg, Nolan, Carroll, B Arfa. Booked: R Taylor, Ameobi, Tiote.


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