NEW DELHI — Goals
from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott earned Liverpool a place in the Carabao
Cup semifinals with a 2-1 win at Southampton.
Arne Slot’s men opened up an advantage of two by the
half-time interval, with a close-range Nunez finish followed by Elliott
wrapping up a slick move via a slight deflection.
The Reds’ lead was reduced just shy of the hour mark at St
Mary’s as Cameron Archer dispatched a curler, but they saw out the contest to
secure their spot in the semi-finals of the competition.
Elsewhere, a Gabriel Jesus hat-trick helped Arsenal to a 3-2
win over Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals on Thursday (IST).
Palace looked capable of pulling off a shock when they took
the lead with their first shot of the match - Jean-Philippe Mateta getting the
better of Jakub Kiwior to score the opener.
But Arsenal's second-half substitutes Martin Odegaard and
Bukayo Saka made an instant impact. Both players provided goalscoring
opportunities for Jesus and the Brazilian forward made no mistake in front of
goal.
The Brazilian completed his hat-trick when he again was
found by Odegaard and drilled his shot past Henderson to win the game.
Eddie Nketiah planted a seed of doubt with an 85th minute
header for Palace on his first visit back to Emirates Stadium, but Arsenal held
firm to reach the last four.
Meanwhile, Sandro Tonali's double helped see Newcastle
United through to Carabao Cup last four with a comfortable 3-1 victory over
Brentford at St James' Park.
Tonali's sweet, the Italian's first goal since August 2023,
fired the hosts ahead in the opening stages of the quarterfinal tie before the
midfielder's equally impressive volley from Anthony Gordon's corner extended
United's advantage before the half-time whistle.
Fabian Schar's close-range finish added further gloss to the
scoreline in the second-half before Yoane Wissa's stoppage-time effort proved a
mere consolation as Eddie Howe's side secured a last-four spot in the
competition for a second time in their last three seasons.
