As usual every season, the English League Cup has left us with some surprises in the form of notable eliminations in this third round. The most significant was that of Arsenal, who fell in their own stadium with Brighton in their own stadium with a resounding 1-3 and says goodbye to the competition.
Tottenham also said goodbye, which in this case knelt against a Nottingham Forest that last summer had been promoted to the Premier League but whose first season in the elite did not live up to expectations. This did not stop the double European champion from waking up today for the cup match and the 2-0 victory.
But if there has been a meeting that has all eyes in focus today, it is the one between Manchester City and Chelsea. Pep Guardiola’s men continue on the path to victory and prevailed with a solid 2-0 which makes the differences that currently exist between the two teams very evident. The citizen they go for everyone Liverpool, who had to wait for penalties to qualify at the expense of Derby County, were much more painful. Almost nothing.
These are the results of the day (announcements in bold)
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Newcastle 0 – 0 Crystal Palace (on penalties)
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West Ham 2 – 2 Blackburn Rover (for sanctions)
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Wolverhampton 1 – 0 Leeds United
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Southampton 1 – 1 Sheffield (on penalties)
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Arsenal 1 – 3 Brighton
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Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 Tottenham
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Manchester City 2-0 Chelsea
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Liverpool 0 – 0 Derby (on penalties)
