Manchester United shook off third-tier Northampton Town in the second half on Wednesday to win 3-1 and reach the last-16 of the EFL Cu...
Manchester United shook off third-tier Northampton Town in the second half on Wednesday to win 3-1 and reach the last-16 of the EFL Cup.
Wayne Rooney
returned to his customary striker position for United but sent a fine chance
wide after seven minutes.
But United
were soon ahead after a Northampton back pass led to an indirect free kick for
United. Rooney's shot was blocked but came out for Michael Carrick to lash home.
The visitors
nearly had a second when Timothy Fosu-Mensah's header came off the bar, and
Rooney's follow-up was correctly ruled out for offside.
Northampton
grabbed a surprise equaliser before the break when Daley Blind brought down Sam
Hoskins in the box, and Alex Revell
converted the penalty.
Ander Herrera
hit the outside of the post early in the second half, and after Jose Mourinho
threw on Marcus Rashford and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Herrera did fine the net in the 68th minute, though Northampton
were left calling for a foul in the buildup.
And the gulf
between the sides was apparent when Northampton keeper Adam Smith could not
handle a long, high-bouncing pass at the top of his box and Marcus Rashford walked the ball into
the net.
Manchester City broke through after half-time to
advance with a 2-1 win at Swansea City.
Swansea
nearly took an early lead upon Willy Caballero's poor distribution, but the
City keeper recovered in time to tip Borja's shot over the bar.
But City took
the lead within the first four minutes of the second half as Gael Clichy's deflected shot found the
net following a counterattack.
And City
doubled their advantage through Aleix
Garcia, who sent in a good finish for his first senior goal in the 68th
minute.
Swansea got a
goal back in stoppage time through Gylfi
Sigurdsson, as Vincent Kompany walked down the tunnel before the final
whistle with an apparent injury.
Dimitri Payet scored from a free kick deep into
stoppage-time to give West Ham a 1-0
win against Accrington Stanley.
With the game
against the League Two side seemingly headed to extra time, the French
set-piece specialist delivered box to send West Ham through.
Christian Eriksen scored twice to help Tottenham cruise to a 5-0 win at home
over Gillingham.
Eriksen's long-range strike crept under the
bar in the 31st minute, and then the Danish midfielder poked the ball through
the keeper's legs to double the lead early in the second half.
And moments
later, Vincent Janssen scored his
first goal for Spurs from the penalty spot after Kevin Trippier was fouled in
the box.
Joshua Onomah added his own first goal for the club
15 minutes later, shortly before Erik
Lamela capped the scoring.
A goal and an
assist from Ryan Mason helped Hull City come back from a goal down to
win 2-1 at Stoke.
Marko Arnautovic put Stoke ahead midway through the
first half with a blast from the edge of the box, but Mason equalised for Hull with a spectacular volley just before the
break.
And Mason
turned provider for Markus Henriksen
to score Hull's winner deep into stoppage time.
Charlie Austin and Jake Hesketh scored as Southampton controlled Crystal Palace 2-0.
Austin gave Saints the lead from the penalty
spot in the 33rd minute after Martin Kelly fouled Shane Long in the box, and Hesketh fired home a rebound for his
first senior goal in the second half.
Paddy McNair scored his first two goals for Sunderland to help the Black Cats rally
for a 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers.
Sandro volleyed home from a corner to give
QPR the lead on the hour mark, only for McNair to equalise for the Premier
League side 10 minutes later.
McNair then
put in a rebound in the 80th minute to complete Sunderland's comeback.
Bristol City beat Fulham 2-1 thanks to a late goal from the prolific Tammy Abraham.
Fulham took a
14th-minute lead from Lucas Piazon's header, but the visitors struck back with
Aaron Wilbraham's chipped shot just before half-time.
But Abraham,
who like Fulham's Piazon is on loan from Chelsea, scored his ninth goal in all
competitions from close range in the 90th minute.
