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Carabao Cup first round recap

The draw for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals takes place this evening with defending champions Liverpool through to the next round. The Reds defeated Brighton 3-2 away from home to continue their unbeaten start under Arne Slot.

Premier League clubs Brentford and Southampton were already safely through after the Bees bested Sheffield Wednesday in a penalty shootout and the Saints overcame Stoke City 3-2 on Tuesday.

Arsenal cruised to victory at Championship side Preston North End, Aston Villa were stunned by Crystal Palace, while Newcastle earned revenge over Chelsea with a 2-0 win at St James’ Park.

Manchester United began a new era in style, romping to a 5-2 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford having dismissed manager Erik ten Hag on Monday

And the last team into the last eight are Tottenham, who beat Manchester City in the late kick off in north London.

Carabao Cup quarter-final draw

There is the potential for some properly tasty ties tonight. A North London derby, perhaps? Or how about Liverpool vs Manchester United, who may well be under new management by the time the last eight begins...

Harry Latham-Coyle30 October 2024 22:23

Ruud van Nistelrooy’s debut outing proves Manchester United were right to dismiss Erik ten Hag

Ruud van Nistelrooy always promised goals for Manchester United. There were 36 in his first season as a player, 44 in his second. There were seven in his first game as their interim manager, five of them for United. The third-lowest scorers in the Premier League, United discovered a prolific streak under him. If it is to prove his lone evening in charge of United, what a night for him.

Van Nistelrooy’s debut outing proves Man Utd were right to dismiss Ten Hag

Man Utd 5-2 Leicester: A confident flurry of goals at Old Trafford sent United into the league cup quarter-finals

Richard Jolly at Old Trafford30 October 2024 22:15

The match which showed why Liverpool’s left flank may be about to change

Arne Slot didn’t do a whole lot of switching around his Liverpool lineup in the opening weeks of the season, to the extent that he was questioned about rotation and managing minutes several times and had to explain why he hadn’t needed to, much at least, at Feyenoord.

Fast forward a couple of months into his reign and there has certainly been more switching about in midweek action, Champions League and Carabao Cup matches offering an opportunity to fringe first-teamers and with one or two of those - Curtis Jones most notably - who had been onlookers at the start of the season being far more regularly in the initial XI for matches now.

But in an entertaining, though otherwise probably unremarkable, fourth round League Cup match at Brighton and Hove Albion, Slot perhaps gave an indication - and more importantly was shown the reasons - that there might now be the most significant early switch-up in his team over the coming weeks.

The match which showed why Liverpool’s left flank may be about to change

Brighton 2-3 Liverpool: Cody Gakpo scored a brilliant brace to send the holders into the quarter-finals

Karl Matchett at the Amex Stadium30 October 2024 22:06

Ethan Nwaneri shines as Arsenal ease past Preston

Ethan Nwaneri grabbed the spotlight with a stunning strike as Arsenal eased into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 win over Preston.

The 17-year-old Nwaneri, who scored his first senior goals with a brace when the Gunners romped to a 5-1 win over Bolton in the previous round, was at the heart of things again and bent in a fine shot to double Arsenal’s lead after Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring with his first goal of the season.

Kai Havertz came off the bench to add a third as Arsenal extended Preston’s unwanted record of having played more games in this competition than any other club, now 185, without making the last eight.

Arsenal have long known they have a potential gem on their hands – it is two years since Nwaneri became the Premier League’s youngest player at the age of 15 and 181 days – and the attacking midfielder put in a performance which suggests he is ready to make a bigger contribution.

Ethan Nwaneri shines as Arsenal ease past Preston

The 17-year-old was at the heart of things as the Gunners progressed to the quarter-finals.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 October 2024 22:02

Newcastle pounce on Chelsea errors to progress to Carabao Cup quarter-finals

Newcastle United scored two goals in three first-half minutes to earn revenge over Chelsea with a 2-0 win and reach the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.

Three days on from their Premier League defeat to the Blues at Stamford Bridge, the Magpies responded with an impressive first-half display.

Alexander Isak pounced on a mistake at the back to score the opener before Joe Willock’s deflected header was turned in by Axel Disasi.

Chelsea put in an improved second-half performance and had their best chance of the match when Joao Felix fired wide, but last season’s runners-up were unable to find a response.

Newcastle pounce on Chelsea errors to progress to Carabao Cup quarter-finals

Newcastle 2-0 Chelsea The Magpies lost to the Blues in the Premier League on Sunday but gained revenge in the fourth round

Harry Latham-Coyle30 October 2024 21:57

Martin reacts to Saints win

“It’s been a while – it feels good,” said Russell Martin, who watched the match from the stands due to a touchline ban, said of the victory.

“It’s never easy in the cup. We got through, we made it tougher than it should have been for sure but we also showed a bit of character to get through a bit of adversity.

“Thankfully a moment of quality won it for us. Big credit to Stoke but I think we deserved to win.”

(AP)

Mike Jones30 October 2024 21:48

‘They’re allowed to smile’: Martin reveals reaction of Saints players after win

Southampton manager Russell Martin revealed that his players were ‘annoyed’ after edging past Stoke City 3-2 in the Carabao Cup despite booking a place in the next round.

Martin said: “The guys were a bit annoyed coming in, they didn’t look very happy so I reminded them they’re allowed to smile.

“We won and got through and we’re in the quarter-final of a cup so I think it’s important. By the end they are smiling and the music was on. Hopefully we can carry that on on Saturday.”

Mike Jones30 October 2024 21:42

Russell Martin wants Southampton to build on cup win

Southampton manager Russell Martin hopes to carry a feelgood factor into the Premier League after his struggling side survived a scare to scrape into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

The top-flight’s bottom club blew a two-goal lead against Championship side Stoke before James Bree’s 88th-minute winner spared their blushes in a 3-2 success at St Mary’s.

“We need to celebrate every victory as a group, whether it’s against a Championship team in the cup, whether it’s a Premier League game, you have to enjoy those moments together,” said Martin, with one eye on Saturday’s home game against Everton.