Tuesday 25th October 2011
Carling Cup Fourth Round
Aldershot Town v Manchester United 19:45
Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers 19:45
Cardiff City v Burnley 19:45
Crystal Palace v Southampton 19:45
Wednesday 26th October 2011
Carling Cup Fourth Round
Stoke City v Liverpool 19:45
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City 19:45
Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United 20:00
Everton v Chelsea 20:00
The rumour at Blackburn this morning is pure and simple - if Newcastle win - manager Steve Kean will be sacked.
Kean's struggling side were beaten 2-1 by Spurs at Ewood Park and are bottom of the Barclays Premier League with just five points from nine fixtures.
For the third successive home game, Blackburn supporters staged a protest against the manager, making their unhappiness known both prior to kick-off and after the final whistle, with a group in the Ronnie Clayton End remaining in their seats, unfurling 'Kean Out' banners and chanting for the Scot to be dismissed by owners Venky's.
The pressure is mounting on Kean, but the 44-year-old remains bullish, insisting he is only concerned with the efforts of his players, which he could not fault.
"I don't know if it is a large section of the crowd, and to be fair, I'm not really paying any attention to anybody who is staying behind," Kean said.
"I'm interested in my players and what they give me, and they give me everything every single day.
"With that performance today, the crowd that didn't stay behind and the owners and staff who have worked their socks off all week for this game - we can go home and say 'we gave it everything we had'."