Red hot Dominic Calvert-Lewin reminded everyone including England manager Gareth Southgate, on the eve of the England squad announcement, of his talent as his second hat-trick of the season powered Everton into the last eight of the Carabao Cup with a 4-1 win over West Ham.
The 23-year-old opened the scoring 11 minutes into the match and then scored two more to ensure victory late on after Robert Snodgrass levelled and Richarlison restored Everton’s lead.
Richarlison, however, hobbled off on the hour but Everton made sure it’s now five wins out of five to start the campaign.
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Southgate is due to name his squad on Thursday for upcoming games against Wales, Belgium and Denmark, and Calvert-Lewin must be firmly in the frame for a first senior cap after moving on to eight goals from five games.
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The Goodison Park trophy cabinet was last restocked in 1995 with the FA Cup and Charity Shield, but there is a different feel around the club after nine points from nine in the league, and they will be taken seriously in Thursday’s draw for the quarter-finals.
Carlo Ancelotti’s new-look side would welcome some silverware as a sign of progress but also of intent, and there was plenty of the latter in the Italian’s team selection as he included James Rodriguez, Richarlison, and Calvert-Lewin in a strong side.
Newcastle scale through 4-5 on penalties as they managed to avoid an upset to Newport
Newcastle United managed to escape Carabao Cup embarrassment at Newport by the skin of their teeth as Jonjo Shelvey’s late strike and a 5-4 penalty shootout victory sent them through to the quarter-finals.
Newport were only three minutes shy from adding Newcastle to their long list of cup scalps, after racing to an early fifth-minute lead, given to them after goalkeeper Mark Gillespie’s error handed Tristan Abrahams a bizarre opener.
But Shelvey spared Newcastle blushes with a beautiful stunner as a 1-1 draw sent the tie to penalties, where Brandon Cooper blazed the decisive spot-kick over to send Steve Bruce’s men through.
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Newport manager Michael Flynn: “It’s a tough way to lose but I’m proud of my team, I thought the boys were absolutely superb.
“But one bit of magic levelled the tie and that happens when you give Premier League players that amount of space.”
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce: “They’re a decent football side. They threw everything at us especially in the last 10-15 minutes.
“We had, I don’t know, 27 attempts, 10 on target – but until you get a goal it’s always in the balance. They got one after five minutes and it gave them a bit more belief than they had.”
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