Eden Hazard’s majestic solo strike capped a thrilling Chelsea fightback in its 2-1 win at Liverpool, while Tottenham survived a penalty shoot-out to beat Watford in the League Cup third round on Wednesday.
Arsenal advanced to the last 16 with a 3-1 win over Championship side Brentford, while West Ham demolished fourth-tier Macclesfield in an 8-0 rout that ranked as its biggest victory for 35 years.
Third round results:
Arsenal 3 (Welbeck 5, 37, Lacazette 90) bt Brentford 1 (Judge 58).
Liverpool 1 (Sturridge 58) lost to Chelsea 2 (Emerson 79, Hazard 85).
Nottingham Forest 3 (Osborn 19, Murphy 40, Lolley 50) bt Stoke 2 (Afobe 60, Berahino 83).
Tottenham 2 (Alli 82-pen, Lamela 86) drew with Watford 2 (Success 46, Capoue 89) Tottenham won 4-2 on penalties.
West Ham 8 (Antonio 29, Snodgrass 32, 60, Perez 39, Fredericks 51, Ogbonna 54, Diangana 67, 82) bt Macclesfield 0.