City beat Chelsea as Arsenal, Spurs crash out

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LONDON: Brighton’s Kaoru Mitoma (R) scores against Arsenal during their English League Cup third-round match at the Emirates Stadium.—AFP


MANCHESTER: Manchester City increased the pressure on Graham Potter with a 2-0 win over Chelsea to progress to the last 16 of the League Cup on Wednesday as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur crashed out.

The Gunners were beaten 3-1 at home by Brighton & Hove Albion, while Spurs laboured to a 2-0 defeat at Notting­ham Forest despite starting Harry Kane.

Holders Liverpool also survived a scare as they needed penalties to see off League One Derby County after a 0-0 draw at Anfield.

City won the battle of two much-changed sides at the Etihad as two goals in five second-half minutes from Riyad Mahrez and Julian Alvarez put Pep Guardiola’s men through to the next round.


Earlier, Eddie Nketiah’s fine finish put the hosts ahead at the Emirates but a slip from goalkeeper Karl Hein on his Arsenal debut gave Danny Welbeck the chance to level from the penalty spot against his old club.

Kaoru Mitoma’s powerful finish turned the tie around before Tariq Lamptey slotted home 19 minutes from time.

Kane started for Spurs but was substituted for the final half-hour as Antonio Conte seemingly threw in the towel with his side 2-0 down.

Renan Lodi cut inside on to his weaker right foot to fire in a brilliant opener early in the second half before Jesse Lingard headed in his first goal for Forest.

Meanwhile, Caoimhin Kelleher was Liverpool’s hero as he was for much of last season’s competition as the Reds’ stand-in goalkeeper saved three Derby penalties.

Newcastle also needed penalties to get past Crystal Palace after a 0-0 draw at St James’ Park.

Neither goalkeeper managed to save any of the 20 penalties at the London Stadium as Blackburn dumped out West Ham United.

The tie was level at 2-2 after 90 minutes as Ben Brereton Diaz equalised two minutes from time for Rovers.

Boubacar Traore’s strike five minutes from time gave Wolves a 1-0 win over Leeds.

Elsewhere, Southampton edged through on penalties over Sheffield after a 1-1 draw.

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