On this day: Burnley 2, Arsenal 0

Seven years ago a Kevin McDonald brace for Owen Coyle's Burnley side sent Premier League giants Arsenal crashing out of the Carling Cup.
Kevin McDonald opens the scoring for the ClaretsKevin McDonald opens the scoring for the Clarets
Kevin McDonald opens the scoring for the Clarets

The then 20-year-old midfielder scored in each half to send the Clarets through to a two-legged semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur which the Clarets eventually lost through two late Roman Pavlyuchenko goals.

The teams that night were:

Kevin McDonald opens the scoring for the ClaretsKevin McDonald opens the scoring for the Clarets
Kevin McDonald opens the scoring for the Clarets
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Burnley: B Jensen, M Duff, C Carlisle, S Caldwell, S Jordan, G Alexander, R Blake (W Elliott 77), K McDonald (J Gudjonsson 61), C McCann, C Eagles, M Paterson (A Akinbiyi 74)

Subs not used: J Rodriguez, A MacDonald, D Penny, A Mahon

Arsenal: L Fabianski, G Hoyte, M Silvestre, A Ramsey, K Gibbs, P Rodgers (H Lansbury 46), M Randall (A Bischoff 72), F Merida, J Wilshere (J Simpson 63), N Bendtner, C Vela

Subs not used: V Mannone, E Frimpong, R Steer, F Coquelin