利物浦在联赛杯中凭借持有者的优势以2-1战胜了没有主帅的南安普顿队晋级半决赛。此外,阿森纳队也以3-2战胜水晶宫队,其中加布里埃尔·热苏斯以帽子戏法结束了自己的进球荒。在圣玛丽斯球场的比赛中,达尔文·努涅斯和哈维·埃利奥特打入罕见的进球,帮助利物浦队有史以来第20次晋级四分之一决赛。利物浦在阿内·斯洛特上任后恢复了状态,在赛季开局24场比赛中赢得了第20场比赛。阿森纳队的加布里埃尔·热苏斯终于在本赛季首次在主场取得进球,这是他第一次连进三球。其他比赛中,纽卡斯尔以3-1击败布伦特福德队,桑德罗·托纳利独中两元。
阿森纳队在比赛中面临困境,但在加布里埃尔·热苏斯的出色表现下以3-2战胜水晶宫。这是他本赛季首次在主场完成帽子戏法。
利物浦和阿森纳在两场比赛中都进行了大规模的阵容调整。利物浦的达尔文·努涅斯和哈维·埃利奥特的表现引人注目,而阿森纳的加布里埃尔·热苏斯终于打破了进球荒。
纽卡斯尔队在比赛中凭借桑德罗·托纳利的两个进球以3-1击败布伦特福德队。
Liverpool moved into the League Cup semifinals as the holder won 2-1 against manager-less Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Rare goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott at St Mary's sent the 10-time League Cup winner into the last four for a record 20th time.
Held to a surprise 2-2 draw against Fulham in the Premier League last weekend, Liverpool got back on track with a 20th win from 24 games in all competitions under Arne Slot, who has lost just once since arriving from Feyenoord to replace Jurgen Klopp.
Slot, who watched the quarterfinal from the stands while he served a touchline suspension, opted to rest Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, as he shuffled the pack with eight changes to the starting lineup.
Liverpool's understudies were too strong for Southampton, and Nunez ended his poor recent form with a clinical finish after Jan Bednarek made a hash of clearing Trent Alexander-Arnold's pass in the 24th minute.
▲ Darwin Nunez celebrates scoring Liverpool's first goal during a 2-1 League Cup quarterfinal win against Southampton on Wednesday. ACTION IMAGES/REUTERS
It was only Nunez's fourth goal in all competitions in a difficult season for the Uruguay striker, who had gone six games without scoring.
Elliott doubled Liverpool's lead in the 32nd minute, drilling low past Alex McCarthy from 12 yards for his first goal this season.
Cameron Archer reduced the deficit in the 59th minute with a superb curling strike from just inside the area.
Southampton was furious when a late Jarell Quansah challenge on Mateus Fernandes didn't result in a penalty.
But, there was no escaping yet another defeat for Southampton in caretaker boss Simon Rusk's first game in charge, following Russell Martin's sacking in the wake of Sunday's 5-0 thrashing by Tottenham.
"It was a very good and important win. We saw a lot of players that maybe don't (usually) start," Slot said.
"We handled it really well and only conceded one or two chances. We have to defend the trophy because the club won it last season."
Home turf hat-trick
At the Emirates Stadium, Brazilian striker Jesus finally found the back of the net on home turf for the first time this season.
Jesus' only previous goal in 20 appearances in all competitions had come against second-tier Preston in the League Cup.
The 27-year-old's first goals in nine games were well-timed, after Arsenal was booed off following Saturday's 0-0 draw against Everton in the Premier League.
The Gunners, who last won the League Cup in 1993, are six points behind Liverpool, and Mikel Arteta made eight changes as he prioritized Arsenal's rematch with Palace in the league on Saturday.
Arteta's gamble paid off after an early shock when Jean-Philippe Mateta punished weak defending from Jakub Kiwior to put Palace ahead in the fourth minute.
But Jesus equalized with a composed chipped finish in the 54th minute, before lashing Arsenal in front after narrowly beating the offside trap in the 73rd minute.
Jesus sealed his hat-trick with another clinical effort in the 81st minute.
Former Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah's header four minutes later came too late to save Palace.
"Sometimes I have this problem with a lack of goals," Jesus said.
"I'm working a lot in training, finishing more, putting myself in a good position. I think my hard work has paid off."
Sandro Tonali scored twice as Newcastle beat Brentford 3-1 at St James' Park.
Magpies boss Eddie Howe named a full-strength side and was rewarded with a comprehensive victory that moved his club a step closer to emulating its run to the 2023 final.
Newcastle, which has not won a major trophy since the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, took the lead through Tonali's fine finish from the edge of the area in the ninth minute.
The Italian midfielder netted again two minutes before halftime and Fabian Schar tapped in after 69 minutes to cap the win.