Newcastle hit Preston for six, Hull edge past Bristol City

Daniel Sturridge struck twice at Anfield to see off Tottenham and send Liverpool into the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

The England striker has now scored eight times in six Reds appearances in the competition, netting in each half to remind a seemingly sceptical Jurgen Klopp of his prowess.

Sturridge was one of the most senior players on show amid much rotation and his goals were enough to settle matters on Merseyside, despite Vincent Janssen's 76th-minute penalty bringing late tension and a flattering 2-1 scoreline.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain staked a claim for a more regular involvement in the Arsenal side as he struck a brace to see off Reading in the fourth round of the EFL Cup.

The England winger recently expressed his unhappiness at his lack of game time at the Emirates Stadium and had completed 90 minutes on just two occasions this season heading into the clash with the Royals.

Despite not featuring as much as he would like, Oxlade-Chamberlain has now scored five goals this season - his best return since he joined in 2011 - as he struck in either half to give Arsene Wenger's much-changed side a 2-0 victory and a place in the last eight of the competition.

Alexander Mitrovic answered his critics in style as Newcastle marched into the EFL Cup quarter-finals by tearing 10-man Preston to shreds.

The Serbia international opened the scoring with a first-half header and after Mohamed Diame's first goal for the club, and a Matt Ritchie penalty had put the result beyond doubt, he added a second with a fine individual effort before Diame matched his feat and substitute Ayoze Perez helped himself at the death.

Rafael Benitez's side, who had only once before gone past the fourth round of a domestic cup competition during owner Mike Ashley's tenure, dominated from the off, but were helped in no small part by North End midfielder Alan Browne's 25th-minute dismissal for an ugly challenge on Jack Colback as they extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to eight games.

The teams, which featured a total of 16 changes in front of a crowd of 49,042 at St James' Park, meet again at Deepdale in the Sky Bet Championship on Saturday, when Preston boss Simon Grayson will expect much, much more.

Leeds reached the quarters for just the second time in 20 years after being Norwich on penalties.

Alex Pritchard gave Norwich the lead before Marcus Antonsson equalised with a tap-in.

Norwich took the lead again in extra time thanks to Nelson Oliveira, but Chris Wood's strike took the game to penalties.

Leeds 'keeper Marco Silvestri saved three Norwich spot-kicks before Ronaldo Vieira struck home the winner for the hosts.

Hull City made the quarter-finals for the second successive season with a narrow win at Bristol City.

Harry Maguire headed the Premier League team into the lead from Ryan Mason's corner.

Michael Dawson made it two just 68 seconds after half-time, heading home from another Mason corner.

Bristol City did get one back however through Lee Tomlin, while Tammy Abraham's effort was cleared off the line with seconds left.