Manchester City booked a last eight berth in the Capital One Cup after beating Newcastle 2-0 in extra-time at St James’ Park.
Industrious Shola Ameobi’s prowess in the Magpies’ attack failed to materialise on the score sheet after Costel Pantilimon saved his shot and Papisse Cisse, who twice wasted good scoring opportunities in the first-half, squandered another in the first period of extra-time.
“We’re obviously disappointed not to score, Newcastle boss Alan Pardew said. “ We played enough to warrant a goal and I couldn’t ask for more from the players.
“The performance level was really high but it was a hard match so it is a shame we didn’t get our noses in front.”
“We had really big, big chances at the start of extra-time and that first goal is critical at that point because people are getting tired and it is very difficult to claw it back. Unfortunately for us they scored it.”
With the hosts wasting chances, Spanish forward Alvaro Negrado finally converted one from Eden Dzeko’s cross, leaving Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa flat-footed for the opening goal before Milner exchanged passes with Silva to set up Dzeko, who rounded goalkeeper Tim Krul to seal victory for Manuel Pellegrini’s men with 15 minutes left.
Joleon Lescott cleared Hatem Ben Arfa’s shot off the line in the closing stages of the game but City conquered Newcastle for a 9th successive time and faces a quarter-final tie with Championship side Leicester City.
“I’m not thinking it’s an easy tie, Leicester continue in this cup because they beat Fulham and that is not an easy team so we suppose we will have a very difficult match and if we want to win we will have to play very well,” Pellegrini said on facing Leicester City in the last eight.
White Hart Lane- Tottenham Hotspur recorded their first triumph in a penalty shoot-out to outlast hard-fighting Hull City and reach the last eight of the League Cup.
Their encounter followed weekend’s league clash which was decided by a controversial penalty, but The Tigers manager Steve Bruce should have no course for complain this time except for a Kyle Walker challenge on Stephen Quinn just before half-time.
After a miss apiece in the first five kicks, Ahmed Elmohamady was denied by Spurs goalkeeper Brad Friedel to decide the tie.
Iceland international, Gylfi Sigurdsson, placed the hosts in the ascendancy when his explosive strike sailed past Eldin Jakupovic and in off the underside of the bar.
Seven minutes after the break, Friedel fumbled the ball into his own net from a Curtis Davies harmless effort across goal.
Paul McShane gave Andre Villas Boas’ men the lead for the first time, outjumping Vlad Chiriches to meet George Boyd’s corner in extra time.
But Substitute Harry Kane later worked himself clear of the attentions of McShane and drilled home a low shot to send the game to penalty shoot-outs.
Erik Lamela and Aaron McClean both missed for the Spurs and Hull respectively in the first 15 attempts, before Elmohamady planted his shot too close to Friedel.
Capital One Cup Quarter-Final Draw
Leicester City vs. Manchester City
Stoke vs. Manchester United
Sunderland/Southampton vs. Chelsea
Tottenham vs. West Ham
