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EXTRA-TIME COULD SAVE HOME TEAMS FROM DREADED SPOT

NINE Carabao Cup ties went straight to penalties in midweek.
What was incredible was that only one resulted in the home side winning.
That team was QPR, who overcame Bristol City. However Blackpool, Middlesbrough, AFC Wimbledon, Brentford, Charlton, Gillingham, Wycombe and Mansfield all lost at home after their ties went to spotkicks after 90 minutes.
Would any of the results have been different if extra-time had still been in use? I was at Wigan in 2005/06 when we reached the Carling Cup final against Manchester United. In the third round, we only overcame Watford at home after the tie wen...

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