Newcastle won 2-0 to dump holders Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup, while Southampton and Stoke also reached the last eight. Rolan...
Newcastle won 2-0 to dump holders Manchester City out of the Capital One Cup, while Southampton and Stoke also reached the last eight. Rolando Aarons and substitute Moussa Sissoko struck as Newcastle dumped holders Manchester City out at the Etihad Stadium.
To compound City's woes, as manager Manuel Pellegrini's decision to field a strong side just four days before a Manchester derby backfired, key playmaker David Silva limped off injured early on. But after a dismal start to the season, Newcastle and Alan Pardew are suddenly enjoying a mini-revival with three successive wins all competitions easing the pressure on the under-fire manager.
Aarons stunned City when he capitalised on poor defending early on and the hosts, despite controlling possession and creating some chances, never truly convinced.
Newcastle were denied what seemed a clear-cut penalty in the second half but Sissoko finished the job 15 minutes from time, loosening City's grip on the trophy with a fine finish. Southampton beat Stoke for the second time in four days to reach the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup.
This game was much more eventful than Saturday's 1-0 Premier League victory, with Graziano Pelle netting his second to make it 3-2 two minutes from time at the Britannia Stadium. Saints looked in control at half-time at two up through Pelle and Shane Long's first for the club but Stoke levelled through Steven Nzonzi and Mame Biram Diouf.
However, moments after substitute Peter Crouch was sent off, Pelle grabbed his second to earn Southampton their ninth win in 10 games. Tottenham secured safe passage into the last eight of the Capital One Cup with an unconvincing 2-0 victory against out-of-form Brighton on largely uninspiring night at White Hart Lane.
This was just a fourth win in all competitions since August for Mauricio Pochettino's side but they made heavy weather of progressing into the quarter-finals as substitute Erik Lamela and top goalscorer Harry Kane struck in the second half to see off their Sky Bet Championship opponents.
