Wins for Liverpool, Arsenal, Hull, Newcastle and Leeds in EFL Cup
Daniel Sturridge scored twice as Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-1 at Anfield to take their place in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.
Both sides made the expected sweeping changes for the fourth-round tie, which included a debut for 18-year-old Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold while midfielder Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and defender Cameron Carter-Vickers started for Spurs.
The Reds took an early lead through Sturridge on nine minutes when the England forward converted a cross from 20-year-old Serbian midfielder Marko Grujic.
Sturridge was on target against after 64 minutes when he latched onto a pass from Georginio Wijnaldum and beat Spurs stand-in keeper Michel Vorm.
Tottenham reduced the deficit with 14 minutes left when Vincent Janssen converted a penalty after a foul by Lucas on Erik Lamela.
Sturridge was denied a hat-trick by the crossbar as Jurgen Klopp's men progressed to the last eight.
Fellow Premier League pacesetters Arsenal are also through after beating Reading 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium, with another young side selected by manager Arsene Wenger.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain put the Gunners ahead on 33 minutes, after a mistake from Royals keeper Ali Al Habsi.
The result was put beyond the Sky Bet Championship side when Oxlade-Chamberlain got another on 78 minutes, via a deflection.
Hull made it into the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win at Bristol City.
Harry Maguire headed the Premier League side in front from a corner just before half-time.
It was 2-0 only two minutes into the second half when Michael Dawson nodded in from another Hull corner.
The Championship side netted a late consolation through a fine individual effort from substitute Lee Tomlin before Tammy Abraham saw an effort cleared off the line in the closing moments.
Championship leaders Newcastle romped to a 6-0 win over 10-man Preston at St James' Park.
Aleksandar Mitrovic put the Magpies ahead on 19 minutes with a powerful header at the back post.
Preston were reduced to 10 men on 27 minutes when midfielder Alan Browne was shown a red card for an elbow on Newcastle midfielder Jack Colback, who had to go off with a head injury.
RED CARD! Alan Browne is given a red card after his aerial challenge with Jack Colback: https://t.co/kEj0aKlCjf pic.twitter.com/WzoG3t8YR7
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Mo Diame made it 2-0 on 38 minutes with his first goal since signing from Hull, with Matt Ritchie adding a third from the penalty spot on 53 minutes.
Mitrovic got his second of the night and a fourth for the home side just two minutes later, with Diame also netting a brace following a 25-yard drive with three minutes to go.
There was still time for subsitite Ayoze Perez to add a sixth as Rafael Benitez side coasted into the quarter-finals.
The evening's other tie saw Leeds beat Norwich 3-2 on penalties at Elland Road following a 2-2 draw after extra time.
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Norwich had twice taken the lead in the match, Alex Pritchard (14) and Nelson Oliveira (99) netting but Leeds battled back to level both times thanks to Marcus Antonsson (43) and substitute Chris Wood (109).
That sent the tie to penalties, where Leeds came out on top with Ronaldo Vieira slotting home the winning spot-kick after Marco Silvestri had saved efforts from Pritchard, Steven Naismith and Robbie Brady.
