{"id":302916,"date":"2023-12-19T23:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302916"},"modified":"2023-12-19T23:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T23:25:15","slug":"port-vale-0-3-middlesbrough-carricks-side-reach-carabao-cup-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/port-vale-0-3-middlesbrough-carricks-side-reach-carabao-cup-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Vale 0-3 Middlesbrough: Carrick&apos;s side reach Carabao Cup semis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Port Vale 0-3 Middlesbrough: Michael Carrick&#8217;s side reach Carabao Cup semi-final for the first time since 2004 as goals from Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks end the League One side&#8217;s dream cup run<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Middlesbrough have reached Carabao Cup semi-finals after beating Port Vale\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks all scored to set up last four tie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>West Ham can WIN the League Cup\u2026 don&#8217;t get hung up on rotation. Sod it! Go all out at Anfield &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Almost two decades on from their finest hour, Middlesbrough took another big stride forward in the EFL Cup by ruining Port Vale\u2019s big night.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2004, Boro beat Bolton 2-1 in Cardiff to lift the one major trophy in their history and now the same competition is offering them joy once again.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick\u2019s side may lack consistency in the Championship but they can\u2019t stop winning in the cup as goals by Jonny Howson, Morgan Rogers and Matt Crooks set up a semi-final against Premier League opposition.<\/p>\n<p>League One Vale, appearing in a League Cup quarter-final for the first time, were simply unable to compete.<\/p>\n<p>Boro\u2019s superior quality of passing tied them in knots and they lacked the same clinical touch despite a couple of good openings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79148057-0-image-a-1_1703024041751.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick guided his Middlesbrough side into the Carabao Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over League One side Port Vale<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79148011-0-image-a-2_1703024046220.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jonny Howson opened the scoring for Boro on route to a routine win to reach the last four<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Two first-half goals killed the atmosphere and the contest &#8211; and there was no route back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A packed Vale Park treated us to not one, but two hearty renditions of their club anthem, Elvis Presley\u2019s The Wonder of You, ahead of kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, some hits by Vale superfan Robbie Williams also made the pre-match playlist and home confidence was high.<\/p>\n<p>It was certainly \u2018Let me Entertain You\u2019 in the opening stages as Vale went on the offensive against a Boro side missing a number of key players through injury.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79148461-12883167-image-a-16_1703024382117.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Morgan Rogers salutes the travelling fans after notching Boro&#8217;s second to give them a cushion<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/19\/22\/79148431-12883167-image-a-15_1703024335229.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matt Crooks celebrates making it 3-0 to put the icing on the cake of a memorable night\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>MATCH FACTS AND RATINGS<\/h3>\n<p><span>PORT VALE (3-4-2-1):<\/span> Ripley 5; Debrah 5, Lowe 5 (Sang 78), Balmer 5 (Iacovitti 52, 6); Massey 5 (Ikpeazu 78), Ojo (c) 6 (Loft 46, 6), Arblaster 6 (Walters 59), Grant 6; Devine 6.5, Chislett 6.5; Garrity 5<\/p>\n<p><span>Substitutes not used:<\/span> Leutwiler (GK); Smith, Dipepa, Lomax<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Andy Crosby 6<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked:<\/span> Balmer, Loft, Iacovitti<\/p>\n<p><span>MIDDLESBROUGH (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Glover 5; Dijksteel 6, Fry 6, Clarke 6, Engel 6; Howson (c) 7, Barlaser 7; ROGERS 7.5 McCabe 83), Crooks 7 (Bangura 77), Silvera 6.5; Latte Lath 5 (I. Jones 46, 6 (Kavanagh 73, 6))<\/p>\n<p><span>Substitutes not used:<\/span> J. Jones (GK); Gilbert, Coulson, Nkrumah, Bilongo.<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager: <\/span>Michael Carrick 7<\/p>\n<p><span>Scorers:<\/span> Howson 12; Rogers 23; Crooks 53<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked:<\/span> Clarke, Rogers<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee:<\/span> Michael Salisbury 6<\/p>\n<p><span>Attendance:<\/span> 12,006 (2,715 away)<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Chislett, fresh from a weekend hat-trick against Wigan, curled an early free-kick fractionally over the bar after Boro defender Matt Clarke picked up a booking.<\/p>\n<p>But Vale\u2019s early squall quickly blew itself out as Boro took a 12th-minute lead. Howson, still going strong aged 35, made a clever dart in midfield and took a pass from Daniel Barlaser.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly he had acres of space and decided to chance his arm, the 25-yard effort looping off the lower back of Vale\u2019s Jason Lowe and flying over keeper Connor Ripley.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit harsh on Ripley, the son of former England winger Stuart, who supports Boro and began his career there. Not that it stopped the Boro fans chanting: \u2018Ripley, what\u2019s the score?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And 4,000 travelling Teessiders were jumping around again not long afterwards when Rogers doubled their lead and further settled nerves.<\/p>\n<p>The former Manchester City man, 21, picked out the bottom corner expertly after Sammy Silvera won the ball back on the right side.<\/p>\n<p>Boro fans have taken Wham\u2019s Last Christmas and replaced the line \u2018give it to someone special\u2019 with \u2018give it to Morgan Rogers\u2019 &#8211; a chant as nicely timed as Rogers\u2019 arrival into the Vale box.<\/p>\n<p>Vale had the chance to silence the Boro bonhomie a few minutes later but somehow Gavin Massey put the ball over an empty net from just a few yards after Chislett crossed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that lapse, the Championship side had firm control and they made life even more comfortable eight minutes after the break.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, with a show every Monday and Thursday this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks just had too much strength for his marker and rifled home his shot beyond the flat-footed Ripley. Boro cruised home from there.<\/p>\n<p>Sub Calum Kavanagh could have added a fourth when unmarked in the centre but couldn\u2019t get enough power to beat Ripley.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers limping off injured in the closing minutes soured things for Carrick as Boro prepare for fellow promotion hopefuls West Brom on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12883167\/Port-Vale-0-3-Middlesbrough-Michael-Carricks-reach-Carabao-Cup-semi-final-time-2004-goals-Jonny-Howson-Morgan-Rogers-Matt-Crooks-end-League-One-sides-dream-cup-run.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Vale 0-3 Middlesbrough: Michael Carrick&#8217;s side reach Carabao Cup semi-final for the first time since 2004 as goals from <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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