Overview
- Liverpool beat Brighton 3-0 at Anfield, with Mohamed Salah scoring a penalty and supplying an assist as Curtis Jones, deployed at right-back, opened the scoring before Dominik Szoboszlai struck.
- Manchester City overcame Salford 2-0, sealed by January signing Marc Guehi’s first goal for the club after an early own goal, with an Omar Marmoush finish disallowed for offside that replays showed was onside.
- Newcastle came from behind to defeat 10-man Aston Villa 3-1 after goalkeeper Marco Bizot’s red card, as Sandro Tonali netted twice and Nick Woltemade added another, with an unreviewable Digne handball error noted in the build-up.
- League One Mansfield eliminated Premier League Burnley 2-1 at Turf Moor through Louis Reed’s late free kick after Rhys Oates cancelled out Josh Laurent’s opener, marking their first top-flight cup scalp since 1969.
- West Ham advanced 1-0 after extra time at Burton as Crysencio Summerville scored the winner, with the visitors hanging on following Freddie Potts’ sending off.