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League Cup
Round 3: Tuesday 25 October 2005
Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Leeds United
(Half-time: 0 - 0)
Crowd: 15631
Referee: C Foy (St Helens)
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They inhabit different divisions but there was precious little
to choose between these teams until Craig Bellamy's catalytic
second-half introduction. The Wales striker may be Graeme Souness's
bjte noir but he conjured all three of Blackburn's goals after
stepping off the bench, thereby prefacing a prolonged eulogy from
the normally reticent Mark Hughes.
"Craig's our top dog," enthused Blackburn's manager who,
courtesy of two cute passes and a cross, had seen him create the
openings which propelled his side into the fourth round of a
competition he insists he is taking deadly seriously.
"There are not many strikers with Craig's ability in the
Premiership," Hughes continued. "He's not quite there fitness wise
yet after his knee problems but he was still excellent."
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