Carling Cup: Derby 2-1 Leeds

by agdobson | November 12, 2008 at 09:34 am

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Leeds good run in the Carling Cup comes to an end with defeat at Derby, despite Leeds playing well, they could not find the equaliser. They are still in the FA cup, and progression in that will boost confidence. Leeds also drop to 3rd in the league with Leicester jumping to top spot after a win against Yeovil.

Derby progressed to the Carling Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Leeds thanks to first-half goals from Emanuel Villa and Nathan Ellington.

Villa got the better of Lubomir Michalik and, with a curling left-foot shot, gave the home side an early lead.

Ellington doubled the advantage with a simple tap-in after great work by Kris Commons before Luciano Becchio's header from eight yards halved the deficit.