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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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