Arsenal's Bukayo Saka scores his side's second goal against Brighton.
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka scores his side's second goal against Brighton.
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Jamie Redknapp and Jobi McAnuff will pull the names out of the hat. A reminder of the eight teams, who I suspect might taking this competition a bit more seriously now that we are just two ties away from Wembley.
Arsenal
Manchester City
Crystal Palace
Chelsea
Newcastle United
Cardiff City
Fulham
Brentford
Arne Slot, Liverpool manager, speaks to the cameras:
It’s not of Liverpool’s standards to lose six out of seven. It increases the pressure a bit, but the pressure was already very high. We only had two days’ rest. Everyone will have their opinion about it, but with 15-16 first-team players available, I made my choices.
Slot has come out fighting but I think it would have gone down better with Liverpool fans if he had admitted a mistake in team selection tonight. The Reds face Aston Villa on Saturday and … REAL MADRID in the Champions League next Tuesday. Gulp.
Newcastle’s two goalscorers, Fabian Schär and Nick Woltemade, speak to the Sky Sports cameras. Spurs complained about Newcastle’s first goal, with Djed Spence out of position after the Tottenham defender was tying his boot laces. Newcastle took the corner to take the lead, with Spence not even in the penalty area to defend the cross.
Fabian Schär:
We controlled the game. I think we fully deserved the win. I’m not sure if there’s a rule if you have to wait for someone to do the laces. We didn’t even notice he was down.
Nick Woltemade:
I think I play different to the other strikers they had here. I don’t go often deep, I just want the ball to my feet. This team is so easy to play with. Even though I have a new language, I speak German with Fabian [Schar] and with Malick [Thiaw], I feel so welcome here.
As mentioned, we will have the quarter-final draw, which is due to take place at 10.30pm GMT. So about 30 minutes from now.
These are the eight teams in the hat, in no particular order:
Arsenal
Manchester City
Crystal Palace
Chelsea
Newcastle United
Cardiff City
Fulham
Brentford
Newcastle 2-0 Tottenham
90+2 min: What a frustrating evening for Spurs, their fourth successive defeat at St James’ Park. Tottenham were fairly toothless, although Aaron Ramsdale made an excellent save in the second half.
An email from Chris Paraskevas: “Love the fact that Nick Woltemade has the permanent cool of a Dude Where’s My Car? character, even when celebtating, and especially when he zones out and stares into space on the bench. Reports are filtering Arne Slot and Liverpool made an approach for him at half-time, given the non-performances of The Other Bloke.”
Yes, Liverpool might have rested a few players but Slot seems to have completely ignored that his side’s confidence appears to have been further eroded by this defeat, which will only increase the pressure on the Dutchman. It was a weak XI, with no significant options on the bench. It is the sort of result where the manager should take the full responsibility in the post-match interview. Yéremy Pino got the third goal for Palace, shortly after Liverpool’s Amara Nallo had been shown a straight red card for a last-man challenge.
Full autopsy can be found here, by Scott Murray in our MBM.
Some tired legs in the Swansea defence can’t stop Cherki from dancing through a couple of challenges, before the Frenchman buries a neat, disguised finish inside the far corner.
Manchester City's Rayan Cherki scores their third goal at Swansea.View image in fullscreen
Rayan Cherki fires home to extend Manchester City’s lead. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters
Manchester City's Rayan Cherki (right) celebrates with Omar Marmoush after scoring their side's third goal at Swansea.View image in fullscreen
Cherki (right) celebrates with fellow goalscorer Omar Marmoush in front of the joyous City fans.
What a game this is! Wolves are not dead yet, and score one of the ugliest goals of the season to claw themselves back to within a goal. Strand Larsen wins a flick on, Munetsi wins another duel and Wolfe tackles it into the net at the far post, the ball looping over Jorgensen and just over the line. Cucurella can’t keep it out, and now Chelsea have a nervy few minutes to face at Molineux!
David Moller Wolfe grabs his second, and Wolves’ third, goal of the night.View image in fullscreen
David Moller Wolfe grabs his second, and Wolves’ third, goal of the night. Photograph: Natalie Mincher/SPP/Shutterstock
The answer is no, as out of nothing, Gittens pings in a miraculous shot in off the post. WHAT AN EFFING GOAL THAT IS. He had no right to score from there, but caught out Sa with a first-time effort, the ball flying into the top corner!
Chelsea's Jamie Gittens celebrates scoring their fourth goal at Wolves.View image in fullscreen
Chelsea's Jamie Gittens celebrates scoring their fourth goal at Wolves.
Now, then.
Shortly after coming on, Delap was booked for a push on Mosquera and the Chelsea striker gets his second booking for a late challenge on Agbadou. Delap didn’t have his eyes on the ball and caught the Wolves defender with a shoulder barge/elbow well after the ball was gone. It wasn’t a straight red, just a second booking, but that is a disastrous return to action for Delap after his injury. A reminder that this is Delap’s first appearance since August!
Can Wolves capitalise and nab an equaliser?!
Liam Delap of Chelsea shoves Yerson Mosquera of Wolverhampton Wanderers and gets a yellow card.View image in fullscreen
Liam Delap of Chelsea shoves Yerson Mosquera of Wolverhampton Wanderers and gets a yellow card.
Liam Delap of Chelsea heads off the pitch after receiving a red card.View image in fullscreen
Later Delap heads off for an early bath after receiving his second yellow card. Photograph: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images
Manchester City come from behind to lead, with Cherki pass finding Marmoush on the edge of Swansea’s box. The Egyptian rolls his man using his body expertly, before pinging a rocket of a shot into the roof of the net from an acute angle!
Omar Marmoush of Manchester City scores his team's second goal past Andy Fisher of Swansea City.View image in fullscreen
Omar Marmoush of Manchester City scores his team's second goal past Andy Fisher of Swansea City.
Omar Marmoush of Manchester City celebrates scoring a goal their second goal at Swansea City.View image in fullscreen
Marmoush celebrates. Photograph: Kian Abdullah/Huw Evans/Shutterstock
Saka has only been on a few minutes but the starboy has got his goal! Harriman-Annous was slipped in on goal but denied by Steele, with Saka first to the rebound.
Bukayo Saka doubles Arsenal’s lead.View image in fullscreen
Bukayo Saka tuck the ball home to double Arsenal’s lead. Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring their second goal.View image in fullscreen
Saka celebrates. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
Wolves so nearly scored through Jorgen Strand Larsen just moments earlier, but now they get their second with Wolfe pouncing on a loose ball after a long throw, slamming a low shot past Jorgensen. Chelsea are coming under real pressure now!
Wolverhampton Wanderers' David Moller Wolfe scores their side's second goal of the game against Chelsea.View image in fullscreen
David Moller Wolfe gets Wolves back in the game with a fine finish.
69 min: Brighton have a huge chance to equalise! A quick counter attack culminates in a cutback to Ayari, whose goalbound shot is well blocked by Hincapie. The Ecuadorian did well to tuck his arms in and avoid a handball. Good play from Brighton and good defending from Hincapie.
Arsenal respond with a few substitutions, as they try to protect their lead. Dowman off for Saka, White off for Timber, Gabriel Magalhães off for Hincapie.
Charles Antaki with an email: “All these changes make it hard to see much cohesion in the Arsenal play – it’s all too easy to have in mind the usual first XI, which is something of a Rolls-Royce compared to the makeshift Wacky Races number which is rattling along here. I can imagine Arteta is sorely tempted to bring on a couple of stalwarts to glue things together.”
A nightmare for Kinsky, the stand-in Spurs keeper, as he comes for a cross but gets nowhere near the ball! Woltemade, all 6ft6in of him, has an easy task to simply nod a cross into the empty net!
Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade heads home to double the Magpies’ lead against Spurs.View image in fullscreen
Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade heads home to double the Magpies’ lead.
Newcastle United's Nick Woltemade celebrates scoring their second goal against Spurs.View image in fullscreen
And celebrates with a knee slide. Photograph: Craig Brough/Action Images/Reuters
A brilliant, fluent goal, in complete contrast to Arsenal’s attacking efforts tonight! Merino, the Gunners captain for the evening, slips in Lewis-Skelly with a deft backheel. The left-back latches onto the ball, cuts the ball back to Nwaneri, who sweeps a left-footed finish into the corner from 15 yards out! Steele got a fingertip to it, but couldn’t keep it out of the far corner!
“That goal felt like pure, unadulterated Wengerball,” emails Kári Tulinius. “That it was scored by a young academy graduate just adds to the delightful retro feel.”
Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal scores his team’s first goal as Yasin Ayari of Brighton & Hove Albion fails to block his shot.View image in fullscreen
Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal scores his team’s first goal as Yasin Ayari of Brighton & Hove Albion fails to block his shot.
Ethan Nwaneri of Arsenal scores his team’s first goal as Yasin Ayari of Brighton & Hove Albion fails to block his shot during their Carabao Cup fourth round match.View image in fullscreen
Here’s a view of the finish from up in the stands. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty Images
Ethan Nwaneri celebrates after scoring Arsenal’s opening goal with Myles Lewis-Skelly (right) and Mikel Merino (centre).View image in fullscreen
Nwaneri celebrates with Myles Lewis-Skelly (right) and Mikel Merino (centre).
Wolves 1-3 Chelsea
53 min: Handbags at Molineux! Hwang crunches Lavia in the tackle, and Adarabioyo takes exception to the challenge, confronting the South Korean. There is a bit of hustle, a bit of bustle and the Wolves man gets a yellow card.
Arsenal 0-0 Brighton
51 min: Arsenal are yet to have a shot on target and have an xG of 0.24, if you’re into that sort of thing. The changes haven’t worked for Arteta, so it’s a good thing that he has the following options on the bench: Saka, Gabriel, Raya, Timber, Gyokeres, Calafiori, Trossard,
Zubimendi, Rice.
That’s more than can be said for Liverpool, trailing 2-0 at home to Palace. Slot’s youthful bench have just nine first-team appearances between them. Eeeeesh.
Arokodare spurned a good chance at the end of the first half, nodding a free header wide, but he makes no mistake at the start of the second half, guiding a lovely finish into the far corner after Wolves had won the ball with a high press. Credit to Hwang for winning the ball back and forcing Chelsea into a mistake.
Tolu Arokodare of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Carabao Cup fourth round match against Chelsea.View image in fullscreen
Tolu Arokodare celebrates after getting a goal back for the home side. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
The second half begins for each of our 7.45pm GMT kick-offs.
A reminder of the scores:
And at Anfield, Liverpool 0-2 Crystal Palace
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