Tottenham vs Man City - Carabao Cup: Spurs STUN Premier League champions... with Arsenal, Newcastle and Liverpool also through on busy night

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Werner:

'It's always hard to play against a team like Man City. it was important to show the way we want to play our football in our staidum. For the whole 90 minutes we were in a position where we were dangerous.'

'It's always good to score early in the game. The last weeks were tough but you can't stop, always have to go on, and there will come a time where you earn something.

Kulusevski:

'I love this game whre you play the best teams in the world because I want to be one of the best players in the world.'

Werner had to come off after appearing to hurt his right leg, so Spurs will need to check that out, but he was able to speak with Sky Sports at full-time and this felt a massive step forward for Timo Werner.

He finished clinically to set Spurs on their way and that's only his third goal since joining in January. His desire to get up the grass and meet Kulusevki's cross was second to none.

Postecoglou will hope Werner can share more of the scoring burden moving forward.

Don't get me wrong, Pep Guardiola will be annoyed at himself that his side were outfought by Spurs and that there is no quadruple on the line for this season.

He trusted his youngsters and they acquitted themselves well against some of the country's sharpest opposition. But in truth, it could have been more for Tottenham.

In a season that could easily surpass 60 games, especially with the expanded Club World Cup, and with Rodri out long-term, City will likely benefit from being out of the Carabao Cup. Even just a couple less midweek assignments will come as a welcome reprieve as the fatigue builds up.

And exhale, Ange Postecoglou. It's been a rocky season for the Australian. It took a last-ditch turnaround around Coventry in the previous round to reach this stage. They might have been watching this game on TV if not for Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson's heroics in the Midlands last month.

But now they're in the last eight and have claimed a major scalp.

Yves Bissouma will be the toast of the dressing room, I imagine, after his late block on the line.

Savinho pings a header over the bar after a cross from Wright. Didn't have enough strength to not be perturbed by a challenge. Likely City's last chance.

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Jacob Wright has installed himself as the chief 'speculative shot from outside the area' merchant tonight and he drags another opportunity wide.

Guardiola is waving forward his young charges. Now or never. Do or die. This season's unbeaten record on the line.

It might not matter in four minutes, but this is worth sharing because you rarely see City toss a gilt-edged chance into their opponents' path.

O'Reilly's half-volley from close range is blocked by the outstretched foot of Yves Bissouma on the line. A pivotal block. Spurs hanging on.

Richarlison is beating himself up over a squandered opportunity.

Josko Gvardiol took a dreadful backwards throw in and chucked it across goal to Richarlison, who was denied by Ortega one-on-one. A limp effort straight at the goalkeeper.

'He had to score that,' says Sky Sports' Alan Smith. Mail Sport agrees. You won't get many easier chances than that against City. Will it come back to bite them?

Spurs are in for a long last ten minutes.

City spurn another chance, as Wright rushes a volley in the area and boots it to the arctic, or somewhere far from goal.

City amping up the pressure.

A bold and trusting move from Pep Guardiola, whose side are still 2-1 down.

Instead of throwing on Erling Haaland, Guardiola takes off Nathan Ake and introduces 18-year-old defender Jahmai Simpson-Pusey for his debut.

He recently told the MEN that he used to watch a lot of Sergio Ramos as a youngster.

So close from Jacob Wright.

Credit to the 19-year-old for having a pop from outside the area. The ball fell to him and he wrapped his right foot around it so cute, but it just swerved right of the post.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL: Fantastic win for the Eagles and a delightful effort from Daichi Kamada to seal victory.

A goalline block from a sliding Brad Potts denies Raheem Sterling a goal at the death.

Emil Riis Jakobsen almost gave the home fans something to cheer as he got on the end of a cross but he pokes it wide with the inside of his boot.

Timo Werner, oh my.

He ws free. He had done the hard work. A ball over the top and he left the defenders in the dust.

But one-on-one with Ortega, he lifts it over and instead of fidning the far corner, he finds the advertising hoarding. Inches wide.

Meanwhile, Gundogan was off at the break and JACK GAUGHAN has this to say:

'One of those nights where Gundogan was lucky to reach half time. Really poor, the game passed him by.'

The Reds survive a late scare to progress to the last eight after a manic game.

Sean Longstaff thought he had propelled Newcastle to cloud nine with a back-post tap-in but it wasn't to be.

Offside. From a free-kick, it looked as if several Toon stars had floated beyond the backline too early.

Tonight has been so fast-paced that we haven't had a chance to revisit any of the goals.

Here are my top three so far tonight from the games this blog is covering:

1) Ethan Nwaneri to put Arsenal 2-0 up at Preston

2) Pape Matar Sarr to give Spurs a 2-0 advantage over Man City

3) Cody Gakpo to make it 1-0 to Liverpool at Brighton

Just a ridiculous night of football which is keeping us on all of our toes.

Lamptey gets Brighton back in it.

His left-footed effort from the edge of the D deflects off Jarell Quansah, who had gone prone, and it bumps past Jaros.

Luiz Dias looks to have won Liverpool the game.

A save from Jason Steele flung the ball into the area, and it took an age to drop inside the box, but when it did, Diaz was the man to bring it down.

He was surrounded in the area, but his brilliant footwork ended with him working inches to shoot, and he found the near bottom corner. Fantastic.

GOAL for Palace and a delightful effort from Daichi Kamada, who showed some delightful footwork before firing low and hard into the Villa net from 18 yards!

The Eagles fans are celebrating wildly, and why not?

Their team lead Villa 2-1.

Simon Adingra!

Liverpool were caught playing out from the back. Evan Ferguson seizes the ball and lashes off a shot, which Jaros saves, but Adingra is there to finish the move and get the hosts back in the game.

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Matheus Nunes with a critical half-volley on the stroke of half-time.

Savinho's cross from the byline on the right evaded three heads and floated over to Nunez, who lashes the ball against the ground and watches it bounce in. Vicario couldn't get across quick enough.

Check this out - a Jhon Duran miss from yards out with a gaping goal.

He was off balance in fairness, but still, he's just proved he's human.

A belter of a header from Kai Havertz.

Jakub Kiwior curled in a left-footed cross from deep and the half-time substitute blasted that into the top left corner. Freddie Woodman stood no chance. You don't save those.

Looks like Arsenal are cruising through and Preston are headed for another heavy cup defeat.

Phil Foden rockets a volley over the bar with his left foot.

He was yards away from goal and latched on to a lovely dink, but he only connects with the outside of the boot rather than his laces and boots it into, what, row M, N? Not quite row Z, but low-flying aircraft.

A nasty foul from Anthony Gordon, a late slide tackle on Marc Cucurella, but he is only handed a yellow. Imagine that will be a talking point after the game.

The only Chelsea player coming out of this with credit thus far is Joao Felix. But nobody is troubling Enzo Maresca's Premier League team on this showing.

Ethan Nwaneri’s screamer from outside the box is a real breakout moment. One can expect tonight is the night his career changes quickly under Mikel Arteta.

Gakpo at the double. Razor sharp that time.

Brighton failed to deal with a long ball from Jaros and the Dutchman seized on the ball, outmuscling Lamptey, who went down looking for a foul.

Gakpo hared towards goal and blasted in at the near corner.

His night.

Remarkably profligate from the Reds.

They broke three-on-on after a stellar tackle from Szoboszlai. Gakpo leads the charge dwon the left and has both Diaz and Szoboszlai waiting, but the latter, who receives the ball, has his effort blocked by Steele.

Clinical finishing has been the difference at Deepdale. Arsenal have only had three shots on target tonight but two of them have gone in. Ethan Nwaneri continues to prove why he's all the rage and is a credit to the Hale End academy, announcing himself tonight with a superb finish. Long way back for North End.

So it ends 1-1 at the end of a fairly entertaining first half at Villa Park.

Palace led but then lost goalscorer and Adam Wharton to injuries while Villa levelled through Duran and ended the first half well on top

What did we just witness?

A goregous goal from Pape Matar Sarr. Spurs play a short corner routine and work the ball to the midfielder around 25 yards outside the box.

First time, he cushions the ball low into the bottom right corner. Perfect placement. Ortega couldn't reach it.

The quality of goals this evening is unbelievable - and we haven't even mentioned the madness at Manchester United on this blog...

Craig Hope at St James' Park:

First half was everything NUFC wanted & needed it to be. 2-0 up &, while they've survived a couple of very good Chelsea chances, they've been aggressive in press, on front foot & (crucially) have taken chances. Midfield is functioning, with Tonali much better centrally.

Kieran Gill at St James' Park:

That’s as bad as I’ve seen Chelsea play this season, that first half summing up the dangers of playing from the back. Defensive disasterclass.

Huge save from Jaros. Lamptey thundered down the right flank and burst into the area before hanging up a cross for Adingra, but his header low into the far corner is denied by the custodian.

Take a bow, Cody Gakpo.

A ferocious strike into the far top corner after he cut in from the left side, less than a minute into the second half.

Tame, tame finish from Werner. After intercepting a sloppy pass from Gundogan in the attacking third, he jinked inside the area and opened up the space to shot on his right foot, but fired it straight at Ortega. Had to work him there.

Micky Van de Ven has moist eyes and appears to be wiping away tears as he comes off to be replaced by Destiny Udogie.

It looks as if the defender, who has had enough injury trouble to worry about, is afflicted by a hamstring issue.

Big responsibility on the shoulders of young McAtee and O’Reilly tonight, with the inexperienced pair alongside each other in midfield. City are losing that battle at the moment.

Spurs are electric on the break and have found those spaces City will leave with ease.

Breathless stuff in north London. Spurs and City aren't taking any time to feel their way into the game - it's just end-to-end.

Savinho has looked potent down the right for City, while Solanke's hold-up play has been an asset for Spurs.

Scintillating from Spurs. From one end to the other in three passes and Kulusevski fires the ball across into the box from the right for Timo Werner to place it in.

A calm first-time finish from the striker and Spurs are off to a flyer.

An astonishing goal from Ethan Nwaneri.

Gabriel Jesus tees up the teenager outside the area, and he curls it into the far corner with his left foot with pace and guile. Poetry in motion and unreachable.

We're underway at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and there;s a late change to the visitors' line-up: Akanji is out with a calf injury and replaced by Ruben Dias.

Meanwhile, we reach half-time at Brighton and they're level 0-0 with Liverpool.

Axel Disasi won't want to watch that one back.

A scramble in the area results in the Chelsea defender bundling the ball into his own net. Newcastle in dreamland.

And Craig Hope wants to hand out special praise to a man in midfield:

'It's only 30mins, but I already like the look of Sandro Tonali far more in centre of midfield three. He seems enthused by the responsibility. Far more involvement and a first assist of NUFC career.'

Who else but Jhon Duran? But this time, from the start rather than off the bench. Back on level terms at Villa Park.

Leon Bailey was the providor with the pass and Duran latched on to it to fire into the bottom corner.

Some dreadful playing out from the back and the ball falls into the path of Alexander Isak, who finishes with ease.

KIERAN GILL:

'The perils of playing from the back. Chelsea hoped a foul would be called on Renato Veiga but the referee did not fancy helping the visitors and now they're 1-0 down. Visiting players surrounded the ref but it did no good.'

Lovely finish from Gabriel Jesus as he smashes a half-volley in after Kiwior knocked down from a free-kick. We know how good Arsenal are from set pieces and they've just proved it again.

Still find it bizarre that we're knocking on November and Chelsea still haven't secured a shirt sponsor. I get why they may not be getting offered the capital they want, because they aren't in the Champions League, but it looks strange.

Anyway, back to the football, Joao Felix just blazed over. He showed excellent feet in the build-up, dizzying a few defenders.

Palace’s goalscorer Eberechi Eze has been forced off with a knock and replaced by Daichi Kamada. Big blow for the Eagles who still lead 1-0.

A double salvo of chances for Liverpool.

First Szoboszlai had what looked a basic tap-in from a few yards out but that was blocked.

It fell into the path of Diaz, but somehow he bops it wide. Liverpool's biggest chance of the game.

Arsenal are seeing most of the ball at Deepdale - about 77 per cent so far. But that has only resulted in one shot for Arteta's side against a resolute defence.

A touch of class and a clinical finisher; Daniel Munoz provided the former and Eberechi Eze once again proved he is the latter to put Palace 1-0 up.

Great header from Eze who dispatched Munoz's right-wing cross in superb fashion.

The start has been everything Newcastle needed it to be - fast, front foot & both players & fans in the mood. But Chelsea have also had two excellent chances. An entertaining and lively start.

Eze is our first goalscorer of the night with an authoritative header.

Munoz hung the ball in the air from the right and that Palace forward powered home.

Ideal start for Oliver Glasner.

Leon Bailey fluffed his lines. Jaden Philogene did great work getting the ball to him in a tightly packd box, but the ball was bobbling, and Bailey's shot ended up bouncing and tame and slithered wide of the post.

A let-off for Palace early on. Had he made a connection, that could have easily been 1-0.

I thought Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was a bad miss… then saw that one from Joelinton. Newcastle should be 1-0 up. That was the definition of a sitter.

This will be Chelsea’s toughest test when Enzo Maresca has made his umpteen changes. Newcastle are better than Servette, Gent and the like.

How has he missed that?

Disbelief in the north-east as Joelinton is presented with a gaping goal and clatters the ball against the post and out of play. Isak had laid it on a plate for him and he was uncontested.

Rapid counter from Liverpool. Gakpo darted down the left flank and flashed a cross into the area, but Diaz couldn't get his noggin on it.

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Lamptey had to do better there.

He was under pressure, but face to face with Jaros. Brighton had beaten Liverpool's offside trap and from 12 yards, he moves theball on to his left but is closed down by the Liverpool goalkeeper.

Gakpo has a snap shot at the other end from the edge of the area but no luck.

Such an open game. Endo had the perfect opportunity to play Gakpo through on goal but his pass was weighted far too heavily.

Then, Tariq Lamptey whipped a lovely cross into the box from the right but Simon Adingra didn't have enough verticality about him to get a convincing header on it.

A nervy moment for Jason Steele at one end as Szoboszlai hounds him down and managed to get a touch on one of his passes out. Can't be dawdling in that position but Brighton worked their way out of it.

At the other end, Gomez looked idle on the ball and it's clear that Brighton will try to suffocate Liverpool as best as they can. Should be a great cut-and-thrust game this.

Liverpool having the better of it so far and Conor Bradley is being very adventurous down the right flank.

Szoboszlai had a half-chance to head the ball goalwards in the area but couldn't reach a cross from the right side of the penalty area.

And we're underway at the Amex to start this double header, with Liverpool set to welcome Brighton at the weekend.

Kick-off is imminent at the Amex as Brighton look to break their 26-year duck of failing to get past the fourth round.

Tricky opponents for that - the record 10-time winners Liverpool.

Just a couple of minutes out now, with all other fixtures set to begin at 7.45pm, besides Tottenham and City at 8.15pm.

Guardiola was promising changes and Erling Haaland is rightly given a breather, which means City are back to the old false nine.

Quite a big night for John Stones, who has performed well when called upon but is struggling to dislodge the Manuel Akanji and Ruben Dias partnership.

And always good to see the kids, with James McAtee and Nico O'Reilly having the chance to impress from the start.

Speaking to Sky Sports:

'I feel very comfortable because we have so many quality players. When we faced West Ham we had enough players to change them all.

On Jaros: 'They already saw him in the Crystal Palace game where he showed quality and we could realy on him. He had a fantastic spell last season where he won the league and the cup.

Jamie Redknapp also calls this night Conor Bradley's 'big chance' to show he can succeed Trent Alexander-Arnold if he leaves.

From a Newcastle perspective, the team-sheet would concern me. It’s likely we’ll see a few square pegs in round holes.

Joelinton is likely to start from the left wing for the first time this season, meaning Anthony Gordon will shift to his unfavoured right. Lloyd Kelly is starting a game at centre-back for the first time for Newcastle, while Sean Longstaff will probably be central of a midfield three, when he is more accustomed to playing from the right.

I expected Eddie Howe to name an XI more reflective of his strongest, and I’m not sure this is it.

Just the 16 changes combined from Brighton and Liverpool.

In these moments of rotation it can be mildly interesting (it isn’t) to add up the numbers of the two squads to show how far they have reached into their respective barrels, so I have done that for you. Brighton: 425. Liverpool 681.

Trey Nyoni, the 17-year-old midfielder on Liverpool’s bench, is No 98. You’re welcome.

Brighton have only reached the quarter-finals of this competition once, and that was back in the 1978-79 season.

That campaign they shrugged off Millwall, Burnley, and Peterborough before getting knocked out by eventual winner Nottingham Forest.

Tyrone Mings returns and makes his first start in 445 days after his knee injury. Huge night for him.

Meanwhile, Brighton hand a first start to 20-year-old midfielder Brajan Gruda, a summer recruitment from Mainz.

Mikel Arteta gives youth a chance at Deepdale with Ethan Nwaneri handed a start as goalkeeper Tommy Setford, 18, makes his debut.

They haven't shared their team news fully on Twitter, so here it is for your viewing:

XI: Setford, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Sterling, Martinelli, Jesus.

Subs: Raya, Nichols, Lewis-Skelly, Heaven, Partey, Rice, Trossard, Saka, Havertz.

As for Preson, they field a strong side and hope to rid themselves of a haunting past two fixtures, which have seen them contrive to lose a 2-0 lead against Norwich and a 3-0 advantage over Plymouth, with both games ending in draws. The long shots of Thordarson are one to watch, though none of Preston's first-choice strikers start.

A big boost for Newcastle, with Anthony Gordon back in the side after missing Sunday's defeat with a groin injury.

Enzo Maresca gives his expensively assembled second string a chance to shine.

Fourth in the Premier League and top of the Champions League table, progress to the quarter-finals tonight would be another ringing endorsement of Villa’s rise under Unai Emery.

They have not seen silverware in these parts since Brian Little’s men dispatched Leeds United 3-0 at Wembley in the final of this competition in 1995/96 – when it was known as the Coca-Cola Cup

Yet Palace represent tricky opposition, having turned Tottenham over on Sunday.

Rodri became the first Spanish player since Luis Suarez in 1960 to win the Ballon d'Or this week. It caused an almighty strop at Real Madrid, whose delegation refused to attend the ceremony after hearing that Vinicius Junior had been snubbed for the top prize.

Our very own Jack Gaughan brings you this exclusive interview with Rodri.

Very respectable sides put out tonight by Brighton and Liverpool.

Finally, a first competitive start between the sticks for Vitezslav Jaros, who replaced Caoimhin Kelleher in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace. He's only been waiting four years for this night. Also a first involvement on the bench for 18-year-old Ranel Young.

Eight changes in total for the Reds.

Ange Postecoglou is still seeking his first win over Manchester City as Spurs boss, though the memory of last season's 3-3 thriller suggests it's very much possible.

A mixed start to the season for Spurs amplifies the pressure for this clash with the table-toppers. Nobody has beaten City this campaign, though.

Let's see how many of the away fans make it on time. Spurs are warning of 'significant disruption'. So gridlocked were the roads in September that Qarabag's team bus turned up late and their Europa League tie kicked off 38 minutes tardy.

Aston Villa have started the season in blistering form once again but make no bones about it, the Carabao Cup is likely their best chance of silverware.

Ross Heppenstall is Villa Park tonight for Mail Sport, where Oliver Glasner really needs a win amid reports that the board are giving him until the next international break to turn things around. They finally managed a win at the weekend, 1-0 over Tottenham, and mustered a much-needed goal out of Mateta.

The only Championship side left in the competition are hoping to bloody the noses of one of European football's finest sides.

Preston are here thanks to a 16-15 victory on penalties over Fulham in the third round. Battered 3-0 by Tottenham in 2022-23, then 4-0 by Chelsea last season... can Paul Heckingbottom turn recent history on its head and produce a giant-killing with the Lilywhites?

Mikel Arteta will have other ideas.

Only three days ago did Chelsea beat Newcastle at Stamford Bridge, where fans witnessed another delectable performance from Cole Palmer.

Goals from Nicolas Jackson and Palmer did the trick, meaning Newcastle are winless in five Premier League outings, but at least they have the chance to land a return blow tonight.

Chelsea and Newcastle also met in the League Cup last season, with the Blues edging through on penalties after Mudryk's stoppage-time equaliser.

The first teams in action tonight will be Brighton and Liverpool, who get us going at 7.30pm. The Reds have only lost once this season, though that record was threatened by Arsenal on Sunday.

Very helpfully, Brighton, in fine fettle themselves, have put out their global kick-off times, following a modern trend which allows clubs to at least pretend to have a global fanbase.

Credit to any Seagulls fans if they're up at 3.30am in Manila, or 4.30am in Tokyo. Hopefully they can stay awake reading this.

Dubbed 'Wicked Wednesday' by Sky Sports, in a nickname which does not send any shivers down the spine, tonight's Carabao Cup last 16 action features some blockbuster clashes.

Last night we saw Russell Martin ease some of the pressure off his back as Southampton beat Stoke 3-2, while Brentford edged out Sheffield Wednesday on penalties.

Will we see any upsets tonight?

Hello all and welcome to Mail Sport's live blog of tonight's Carabao Cup action.

With Manchester United's clash with Leicester in a different blog, you can expect updates here for:

• Tottenham vs Manchester City
• Brighton vs Liverpool
• Newcastle vs Chelsea
• Preston vs Arsenal
• Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace