An eventful night in the fourth round of the EPL Cup, featuring 19 goals across the six matches, was headlined by a comfortable 3-0 victory for Newcastle United at Manchester United in a rematch of last season's final.
The Magpies strolled into the quarter-finals, where they will face Chelsea, with a 3-0 victory at Old Trafford.
Wednesday's EFL Cup results
West Ham 3-1 Arsenal
AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool
Chelsea 2-0 Blackburn
Everton 3-0 Burnley
Ipswich 1-3 Fulham
Man Utd 0-3 Newcastle
Man Utd and Newcastle made 15 changes between them from their latest Premier League fixtures last weekend, with seven and eight respectively.
The visitors took control of the tie thanks to first-half goals from Miguel Almiron and Lewis Hall, the on-loan full-back scoring his first senior goal with a precise long-range shot to put Newcastle two goals up before the break.
See: Man Utd report and line-up
Joe Willock added a third for Newcastle on the hour-mark and cup holders Man Utd were unable to recover, falling to a second consecutive 3-0 home defeat following their loss to Manchester City in Sunday’s Manchester derby.
It was Newcastle’s biggest away win over Man Utd for 93 years, and the first time the Red Devils have lost consecutive home fixtures by three goals or more since 1962 - increasing the pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.
See: Newcastle report and line-up
West Ham overcome London rivals Arsenal
Premier League high-flyers Arsenal were another big-name casualty. The Gunners lost against domestic opposition for the first time this season in all competitions, with West Ham United running out comfortable 3-1 victors in their tie at the London Stadium.
See: West Ham report and line-up
A stoppage-time goal from Martin Odegaard was of little consolation for Arsenal, who were three goals down within the hour through a Ben White own goal and strikes from Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen.
Arsenal’s night was made worse by an injury to Emile Smith Rowe, with initial reports suggesting the midfielder could face several weeks on the sidelines.
See: Arsenal report and line-up
Merseyside duo progress
Merseyside rivals Everton and Liverpool both booked their places in the quarter-finals.
Everton comfortably brushed aside Burnley with a 3-0 win at Goodison Park, with goals from James Tarkowski, Amadou Onana and Ashley Young condemning the Clarets to defeat as Sean Dyche masterminded a victory over his former club.
The 2022 EFL Cup winners Liverpool earned a hard-fought 2-1 win at AFC Bournemouth. Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez struck for the Reds either side of a Justin Kluivert equaliser for the spirited Cherries - and Liverpool progress to host West Ham in the quarter-finals.
Wins for Chelsea and Fulham
In the remaining two ties of the night, Chelsea and Fulham safely navigated match-ups against lower-league opposition.
Benoit Badiashille and Raheem Sterling both scored at Stamford Bridge to knock out Blackburn Rovers, while Fulham won 3-1 away at Ipswich to reach the last eight of the competition - setting up a quarter-final away at Everton.
One of the six remaining Premier League teams will face lower-league opponents in the semi-finals, with League One side Port Vale facing Championship team Middlesbrough in the last eight.
Quarter-final draw
Everton v Fulham
Chelsea v Newcastle
Port Vale v Middlesbrough
Liverpool v West Ham
Ties to be played w/c 18 December
EFL Cup semi-final (first leg) - w/c 8 January 2024
EFL Cup semi-final (second leg) - w/c 21 January 2024
EFL Cup final - Sunday 25 February 2024
