adminManchester City reached the quarterfinals of the League Cup after they finally broke down a resilient Newcastle United to win 2-0 after extra time on Wednesday, while Tottenham Hotspur needed penalties to get past Hull City. City, who made 10 changes from the team that played Chelsea in the league on Sunday, were far from fluent but came through a testing encounter with goals from substitute Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko in the first period of extra time.
Tottenham earned a late reprieve when Harry Kane made it 2-2 in extra time and then booked a place in the last eight when Hull’s Ahmed Elmohamady missed his penalty to hand Spurs an 8-7 win. It was Tottenham’s first penalty shootout victory in eight attempts since they beat Peterborough in the FA Cup in 1994.
Gylfi Sigurdsson had put them ahead after 16 minutes with a rocket finish before a Brad Friedel own goal ensured the tie went to extra time.
Paul McShane put Hull, who lost 1-0 to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, in the box seat nine minutes into the additional period, but Kane levelled with a precise finish.
Manchester City dug deep into their near endless squad of reserves but still fielded a full side of internationals.
Goalkeeper Joe Hart was one of those relegated to the bench after his error of judgement on Sunday allowed Chelsea to win at Stamford Bridge, but the wholesale changes produced a stilted first-half display.
Tottenham will host West Ham United in the last eight, while Manchester City travel to second tier Leicester City.
Stoke City play Manchester United and Sunderland or Southampton take on Chelsea in the other quarterfinals. — Reuters
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