West Ham came from behind to beat Tottenham and will play Manchester City in the semi-final of the League Cup, while Manchester United were rewarded for their victory over Stoke with a last-four tie against Sunderland. Mike Norman explains...
West Ham were matched at 110.0109/1 in the Match Odds market before coming from behind to beat Tottenham 1-2 at White Hart Lane on Tim Sherwood's managerial debut.
Following Andre Villas-Boas' dismissal on Monday morning Sherwood was put in temporary charge of the north London club, and he looked set for a winning debut when Emmanuel Adebayor - brought in to play alongside Jermain Defoe - opened the scoring midway through the second half.
But goals from Matt Jarvis and Modibo Maiga in the last 10 minutes completed a stunning combeback from Sam Allardyce's men, and it is they who will play a two-legged semi-final tie against Manchester City next month.
Adebayor was matched at 7.26/1 in the First Goalscorer market, while the 1-2 Correct Score hit a high of 90.089/1 In-Play.
Manchester United will face Sunderland in the semi-final after they beat Stoke 0-2 at the Britannia Stadium.
In a game that was temporarily halted due to a first half hail storm, it was United that froze out their oppoents when Ashley Young thundered home a strike from the edge of the box midway through the second half. Patrice Evra wrapped up the victory late in the game.
United were matched at 2.789/5 for the win, while Young was matched at 15.529/2 to score first and the 0-2 Correct Score hit a high of 14.013/1.
Man City are the 1.9620/21 favourites to win this season's Capital One Cup with fierce rivals United next best at 2.77/4. Should both clubs come through their semi-final ties it will set up the first all-Manchester final in the history of the League Cup.
Semi-Final Draw
Sunderland v Manchester United
Manchester City v West Ham
*Ties to be played 7/8th January (first leg) & 21/22nd January (second leg)
To win the Capital One Cup
Manchester City - 1.9620/21
Manchester United - 2.77/4
Sunderland - 13.012/1
West Ham - 17.016/1