Spurs downed by Liverpool

Arsenal, Liverpool, Hull City and Newcastle
United advanced to the quarter-finals of the
League Cup on Tuesday night, registering wins in their respective fourth round matches.

Two goals from Daniel Sturridge  put
Liverpool on the road to victory before Vincent Janssen reduced the deficit with a spot kick . Spurs came late in the game after having been outplayed for long periods , and even had  a call for another penalty. Liverpool on their part had good number of chances with Daniel Sturridge miss a chance grab a hatric by smashing on the cross bar.


Meanwhile, Arsenal came out the better side as a couple of goals from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain earned them a 2-0 win. Arsenal's first goal came
courtesy of an error from Reading keeper Ali Al-
Habsi, while the second was as a result of a
deflection. Reading on the threatened intermittently,
but were not able to create anything positive against their rather bigger opponents.


However, it was a different story for Newcastle United, who sank 10-man Preston North End,
6-0. Serbian striker Aleksandar Mitrovic and
Senegalese midfielder Mo Diame scored two
goals apiece for the Magpies, while Matt Ritchie
and Ayoze Perez added one each to their
tally. Preston were only a goal down when they
were reduced to 10-men with Alan Browne sent
off for elbowing Jack Colback.

See final Scores below :

Arsenal 2-0 Reading

Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham

Bristol City 1-2 Hull City

Newcastle United 6-0 Preston North End