Newcastle continued their impressive recent form, this time in the EFL Cup, thrashing Preston 6-0 at St James Park last night to book their place in the quarter-finals, thanks to a pair of braces for strikers Mitrovic and Diame. Liverpool won the battle of the Premier League teams beating Spurs 2-1 at Anfield thanks to a brace from Sturridge, Arsenal were too good for Reading winning 2-0 at the Emirates, as were Hull, who beat Bristol City 2-1 away. At the time of writing Norwich were winning 2-1 in extra-time against Leeds at Elland Road.