Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham (AET): Fans make their way to Wembley as the Carling Cup final returns to the rebuilt venue Supporters pack the stadium for only the second London derby final in the history of the 48-year-old competition Spurs make the better start with Dimitar Berbatov among those who miss good chances in the opening 10 minutes With his team looking second best, Avram Grant shouts instructions to his players as they look to retain the trophy The sides trade chances until the 38th minute when Didier Drogba beats Paul Robinson with a free-kick from 25 yards It is the Ivory Coast striker's fourth goal in Carling Cup finals and gives the Blues a boost ahead of the interval Robbie Keane looks bright and keeps Chelsea captain John Terry and his defensive colleagues busy throughout Spurs equalise in the 69th minute when Wayne Bridge handles allowing Berbatov to stroke home the resulting penalty Didier Zokora bursts through late on but sees his initial shot saved before blasting his second attempt over the bar With the game in extra time, Petr Cech fails to deal with Jermaine Jenas's free-kick and Jonathan Woodgate scores It is the defender's first since returning to English football in 2006 and comes only weeks after his move to Tottenham Juande Ramos's side hold on to win and claim their first piece of silverware since triumphing in the same cup in 1999 Reading 1-2 Aston Villa: In the Premier League, Villa's Gareth Barry misses a superb chance when he slices a penalty wide Undeterred, the visitors take the lead when Ashley Young converts Gabriel Agbonlahor's low cross just before half-time Marlon Harewood replaces Shaun Maloney and scores a second near the end to all but confirm the win Nicky Shorey pulls a goal back with a fine free-kick but it comes too late as Martin O'Neill's side pick up all three points Blackburn 4-1 Bolton: Benni McCarthy converts a 24th-minute penalty to give Rovers the lead at Ewood Park Kevin Davies equalises early in the second half but another McCarthy penalty restores Blackburn's lead A third arrives in the 71st minute when David Bentley meets David Dunn's cross to head beyond Jussi Jaaskelainen Norwegian Morten Gamst Pedersen completes the scoring in injury time as Blackburn record a comfortable win
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