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LIVERPOOL, England :Second-string Liverpool were thrashed 3-0 by Crystal Palace as Ismaila Sarr struck twice for the visitors in the League Cup on Wednesday, booking the London side's spot in the quarter-finals and piling more misery on Arne Slot's struggling side. Holders Newcastle United dispatched Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0, Manchester City came back to down second-tier Swansea City 3-1 and Chelsea edged past Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 in other fourth round ties. Slot rested most of his regular starters - as did the other major Premier League clubs - leaving Liverpool to suffer their sixth loss in seven games across all competitions. The match at Anfield was fairly even before Sarr scored in the 41st minute when Liverpool defender Joe Gomez attempted to clear the ball but teed it up instead for the Senegalese player, who unleashed a blistering shot past keeper Freddie Woodman. In a torrential downpour that matched the Reds fans' mood, Sarr doubled Palace's lead seconds before the break when he latched onto a lovely reverse pass from Yeremy Pino. Liverpool were reduced to 10 men when Amara Nallo was sent off in the 79th minute for taking down Justin Devenny, his second red card in two senior appearances. Pino added to Liverpool's misery with the visitors' third goal in the 88th minute. Newcastle reached the last eight thanks to goals from Fabian Schar in the first half and Nick Woltemade in the second to oust Spurs in an electric atmosphere at St James' Park. Arsenal's 18-year-old Ethan Nwaneri broke the deadlock in the 57th against Brighton at the Emirates when he latched onto a pass from Myles Lewis-Skelly and fired into the bottom corner. Bukayo Saka doubled the Gunners' lead in the 76th minute when he pounced on the rebound from a Jason Steele save. Championship side Swansea stunned Pep Guardiola's City - who are 28 places above them in England's football pyramid - when Concalo Franco struck in the 12th minute. But Jeremy Doku equalised with a deflected effort just before halftime, Omar Marmoush put City ahead in the 77th when he broke free from a defender and fired into the roof of the net and Rayan Cherki wrapped up the win with a goal in added time. Chelsea looked poised to thrash Wolves as goals from Andrey Santos, Tyrique George and Estevao gave them a 3-0 lead at Molineux. But the hosts showed some life late on with a goal from David Moller Wolfe after Tolu Arokodare had got one back. Chelsea's Liam Delap was sent off in the 86th but his teammate Jamie Gittens made it 4-2 three minutes later before Moller Wolfe got his second of the night in added time.
