Chelsea and Arsenal are out of the EFL Carabao Cup after losing their matches in the first round last night.
Chelsea were punched out by Manchester City 2-0 after Riyad Mahrez and Alvarez netted goals in the 53rd and 57th minutes respectively.
Mahrez, who plays in the right wing, opened the scoreboard with a fast stunner after a lack of keen Chelsea defender Kalidou Koulbaly. Ten minutes later, Alvarez would seal the game with a bounce back goal from Benjamin Mendy’s punch.
Arsenal, on their side, had an awful night in the hands of Brighton and Albion after losing 3-1.
The Gunners were the first to score in the 20th minute through Nketiah but Danny Welbeck equalized through a penalty in the 27th minute.
Kaoru Mitoma would and in a second goal at the 58th minute and Tariq Lambtey seal the deal at the 71st minute to award Brighton a sure win.
Other matches results were as follows:
- Liverpool* 0-0 Derby (Pen 3-2)
- Nottingham Forest 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Newcastle* 0-0 Crystal Palace (Pen 3-2)
- Wolves 1-0 Leeds
- Southampton* 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday (Pen 6-5)
- West Ham 1-1 Blackburn* (Pen 9-10)
Teams that won now qualify for the next round of the competitions.
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