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Ipswich Town v Arsenal
- Arsenal are in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup for the fifth time in the last eight seasons, more often than any other side.
- Arsenal have only ever lost one League Cup match against a lower league side in the Arsene Wenger era (Burnley).
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 15 matches in all competitions against Ipswich, winning 12 of those games.
- Ipswich and Arsenal have been drawn together twice, with Arsenal winning on home soil after a replay in 1970-71 and Town winning at Highbury in 2000-01.
- Ipswich have made the semi-final three times in the League Cup, but lost on each occasion (1981-82, 1984-85 and 2000-01.)
- The last two semi-final home legs at Portman Road have ended as 1-0 wins for Tow n.
- Four of Ipswich's five wins in the League Cup have been by a one-goal margin.
- Wojciech Szczesny hasn't conceded a goal for Arsenal in the three Carling Cup matches he has played.
- Nicklas Bendtner has scored five goals in his last five Carling Cup appearances.
- The Gunners have benefited from an own goal just before half-time in their last two Carling Cup ties.
- Tamas Priskin has scored four goals in his last six Carling Cup appearances.
- New Ipswich manager Paul Jewell was manager of Wigan when they knocked Arsenal out in the League Cup semi-finals in 2005-06.
- West Ham have won only one of the last eight meetings in all competitions with Birmingham City.
- The Hammers and the Blues have been drawn together twice before in the League Cup and West Ham have progressed on both occasions courtesy of away wins.
- In 1989-90 West Ham won at St Andrews before drawing the second leg at home to progress.
- In 1999-2000, the Hammers came from behind twice to win 3-2 at St Andrews.
- West Ham last reached the semi-final in 1989-90.
- The Hammers have reached the semi-final seven times, progressing to the final on only two occasions.
- West Ham have won nine of their last 10 Carling Cup ties at Upton Park, losing the other.
- In their last 14 Carling Cup away games, Birmingham have alternated between wins and not winning. If the pattern continues, they will win this match.
- Birmingham have been in four League Cup semi finals, progressing to the final on two occasions.
- Carlton Cole has scored four goals in his last five Carling Cup starts.
