Holders Liverpool will face Brighton within the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup after making mild work of a doubtlessly tough tie in opposition to Premier League rivals West Ham.
Struggling West Ham sensed an upset at Anfield when Jarell Quansah scored an personal objective on 21 minutes, however Liverpool have been again degree at half-time by way of Diogo Jota.
The Portugal ahead scored in opposition to shortly after the break earlier than Mohamed Salah put the sport to mattress with 20 minutes remaining.
Liverpool turned a snug win right into a hammering with two injury-time objectives, Cody Gakpo scoring twice to seal a 5-1 win for Arne Slot’s facet.
The Reds will proceed the defence of their Carabao Cup trophy in opposition to Brighton within the fourth spherical, whereas Premier League champions Manchester Metropolis go to Tottenham within the standout tie.
Man Metropolis edged previous Championship facet Watford on Tuesday evening – simply two days after their thrilling Premier League stalemate with Arsenal – whereas Spurs got here from behind to beat Coventry Metropolis.
Elsewhere, Arsenal have been drawn in opposition to Championship outfit Preston and Manchester United will welcome Leicester Metropolis to Previous Trafford.
Carabao Cup fourth spherical draw
Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Stoke
Tottenham v Manchester Metropolis
AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle v Chelsea
Manchester United v Leicester
Brighton v Liverpool
Preston v Arsenal
Aston Villa v Crystal Palace
Arsenal proved too robust for League One membership Bolton Wanderers on the Emirates Stadium, whereas United thrashed Barnsley 7-0 to succeed in the fourth spherical.
There’s an all-Premier League conflict between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace whereas Sheffield United and Stoke Metropolis will go to top-division golf equipment in Brentford and Southampton.
The winner of the postponed fixture between Wimbledon and Newcastle United will face in-form Chelsea, who put 5 previous League Two facet Barrow at Stamford Bridge.
Ties for the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup will happen the week commencing October 28.
Reacting to the draw, ex-England midfielder Jamie Redknapp stated: ‘That’s a fantastic draw!
‘Tottenham and Manchester Metropolis had some nice video games through the years. Spurs have gotten to go robust, it is a large alternative for them.’
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Slot was impressed along with his Liverpool group’s efficiency in opposition to West Ham, who’ve now misplaced three of their final 4 video games.
‘In case you’re going through a group like West Ham, who’ve plenty of high quality, they’ll press you. Second half they have been additionally threatening on set-pieces,’ Slot stated.
‘Since I’ve been right here it’s by no means been simple, though typically the end result appears totally different, however in all probability that’s the Premier League. Each group has high quality gamers.Â
‘I do really feel like in most components of the sport we had management. We had a big a part of ball possession, significantly within the first half.’
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