On this day: Burnley 2, Arsenal 0

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

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:

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Kevin McDonald opens the scoring for the ClaretsKevin McDonald opens the scoring for the Clarets
Kevin McDonald opens the scoring for the Clarets

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