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Eberechi Eze scored his archetypal extremity for Arsenal successful a 2-0 triumph astatine Port Vale successful the English League Cup connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025), portion Manchester City, Newcastle and Tottenham besides bushed third-tier opponents to beforehand to the past 16.
Making his 5th quality for his boyhood squad pursuing a summertime determination from Crystal Palace, Eze stroked location a chill decorativeness successful the eighth infinitesimal aft moving onto Myles Lewis-Skelly's deft flick. Leandro Trossard added the 2nd successful the 86th.
Arsenal fielded a heavy rotated squad for a contention that apt ranks lowest connected its database of priorities this season, adjacent if manager Mikel Arteta is nether expanding unit to triumph the club's archetypal large trophy since 2020.
Pep Guardiola did the aforesaid with Man City, yet started Phil Foden and saw the England midfielder people the archetypal extremity from extracurricular the country and acceptable up the 2nd for Savinho successful a 2-0 triumph astatine Huddersfield.
Joao Palhinha's overhead footwear was the item of Tottenham's 3-0 triumph implicit Doncaster, and some Joelinton and William Osula scored doubly for defending champion Newcastle successful its 4-1 location triumph implicit Bradford.
The gully for the past 16 was made aft the games and Newcastle volition proceed its rubric defence astatine location to Tottenham successful 1 of 4 all-Premier League matchups, on with Arsenal-Brighton, Liverpool-Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton-Chelsea.
Wrexham, the globally fashionable second-tier squad co-owned by “Deadpool” histrion Ryan Reynolds, volition play Welsh rival Cardiff astatine location and different squad from Wales, Swansea, was drawn to play Man City.
Last 16 draw
Arsenal vs. Brighton; Grimsby Town vs. Brentford; Swansea vs. Manchester City; Newcastle vs. Tottenham; Wrexham vs. Cardiff; Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace; Wolverhampton vs. Chelsea; Wycombe vs. Fulham
