EFL Cup round-up: Chelsea survive seven-goal thriller while Man City ease through

"The pick of the action undoubtedly came at Molineux, where goals from Andrey Santos and Tyrique George inside the opening quarter of an hour gave Chelsea a commanding lead over the side currently rooted at the foot of the Premier League. Estevao then added a third before the break with Enzo Maresca's side cruising. It seemed like a Blues win was all but a foregone conclusion by half-time."

"However, Tolu Arokodare began the Wolves fightback when he pulled one back shortly after the restart before David Wolfe reduced the deficit to one on 73 minutes. Things got even more nervy for the visitors when Liam Delap was sent off late on. However, a total Chelsea capitulation failed to materialise when, with just a minute of the 90 remaining, Jamie Gittens hit a sublime strike with the outside of the foot to restore the two-goal advantage. Wolfe then doubled his tally in stoppage time but the 10-man visitors saw out the remaining seconds to move into the last eight."

"Any hopes of a cup shock were halted in the 39th minute, with Jeremy Doku levelling the tie to calm the nerves of the visiting support. In the absence of Erling Haaland, who was rested for the game, City were looking for goals from elsewhere. And they arrived with less then 15 minutes of the match remaining. First, Omar Marmoush rifled a fierce strike into the roof of the net from a tight angle"

Chelsea built a 3-0 lead at Molineux through goals from Andrey Santos, Tyrique George and Estevao before Wolves launched a late comeback. Tolu Arokodare and David Wolfe reduced the deficit, Liam Delap was sent off, and Jamie Gittens struck late to restore a two-goal cushion, with Wolfe scoring again in stoppage time as Chelsea held on 4-3. Manchester City overcame Swansea 3-1 after Jeremy Doku levelled following Goncalo Franco's opener, with Omar Marmoush and Rayan Cherki adding late goals while Erling Haaland was rested. Crystal Palace, Arsenal and holders Newcastle also progressed to the quarter-finals.

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