Manchester City's unbeaten start to the season came to an end after losing 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup round of 16 on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. Timo Werner put Spurs ahead in the fifth minute with his first goal since March, latching onto a pass from Dejan Kulusevski, before putting the ball beyond goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. Ange Postecoglou's men got a second courtesy of...
Southampton and Brentford became the first two sides to secure their place in the EFL Cup quarter-finals following their wins over Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday respectively on Tuesday. Taylor Harwood-Bellis scored in the 15th minute to put Southampton ahead before Adam Armstrong doubled the lead from the spot in the 35th minutesl after Jaden Dixon brought down Yukinari Sugawara . However, Ashley Phillips equalised for...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot was delighted with the impact of Diego Jota and Cody Gakpo after they scored a brace in the 5-1 bashing of 10-man West Ham United in the EFL Cup third round on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Jarell Quansah had put the Hammers ahead at Anfield with an own goal in the 21st minute before Jota put the Reds in front with his...
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised the performance of Ethan Nwaneri in the 5-1 EFL Cup third round win over Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old of Nigerian heritage scored a brace which marked the first time he found the back of the net for the North London outfit. It was only the fourth senior appearance for Nwaneri and Arteta is happy with how...
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says the fringe players in their “bloated” squad are giving him selection headaches following their recent performances. The Italian made significant changes to the Blues’ starting line up, handing starts to the likes of Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix, Pedro Neto and Mykhailo Mudryk as they overcame League Two side Barrow 5-0 in the League Cup Third round on Tuesday. Nkunku scored a...
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