LONDON - Second-tier Sheffield Wednesday deepened Newcastle United's gloom by dumping them out of the League Cup with a 1-0 win on Wednesday, while Chelsea and Arsenal both reached round four.
Arsenal's French midfielder Mathieu Flamini celebrates after scoring their seond goal during the English League Cup third round football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane in north London on September 23, 2015
Steve McClaren's Newcastle were looking to the League Cup for solace after a run of five games without victory in the Premier League, only to slump to a defeat that will increase scrutiny of the former England manager.
Lewis McGugan scored the game's only goal, beating Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul with a low, deflected shot from outside the box in the 76th minute to send Wednesday into round four for the first time since they reached the semi-finals in 2002.
Liverpool's place in the tournament was also in the balance after they were taken to extra time by League Two Carlisle United, the lowest-ranked team left in the tournament.
Danny Ings fired Brendan Rodgers's side in front in the 23rd minute at Anfield, but Derek Asamoah equalised for fourth-division Carlisle 11 minutes later and Liverpool's inability to find a winner left the score 1-1 after normal time.
Mathieu Flamini proved the unexpected match-winner with a first Arsenal brace as Arsene Wenger's side claimed a much-needed 2-1 win at arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby.
Bidding to avoid three consecutive defeats for the first time since April 2010, Arsenal, who made 10 changes to Spurs' eight, took a 26th-minute lead when French holding midfielder Flamini followed in to score after Michel Vorm parried a long-range shot by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Spurs were rewarded for a spell of sustained pressure when Calum Chambers poked Nacer Chadli's cross into his own net in the 55th minute, only for Flamini to give Arsenal victory 12 minutes from time with a superb low volley from just outside the box.
- Martial on target again -
Jose Mourinho's Chelsea continued their recent revival by winning 4-1 at third-tier Walsall to record a third consecutive victory.
Missing Diego Costa, who began a three-game ban for striking Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny at the weekend, but with captain John Terry back in the team, Chelsea went 2-0 up when Ramires headed home before teeing up Loic Remy to score.
James O'Connor squeezed a shot past Asmir Begovic to bring Walsall back into the game on the stroke of half-time, but second-half goals from full debutant Kenedy and Pedro Rodriguez completed victory for the visitors.
Anthony Martial's assured start to life at Manchester United continued as the French striker scored his fourth goal in three games in a 3-0 victory against second-tier Ipswich Town at Old Trafford.
Wayne Rooney opened the scoring and 19-year-old Brazilian Andreas Pereira crowned his full debut with a stylish free-kick before Martial found the net in stoppage time with a classy finish into the bottom-right corner.
Elsewhere, Jay Rodriguez, Sadio Mane and Shane Long all scored twice as Southampton swept into round four with a 6-0 rout of second-tier Milton Keynes Dons, who conquered Manchester United in last season's competition.
Dwight Gayle scored a hat-trick, including two penalties, as Crystal Palace beat Charlton Athletic 4-1, while Norwich City beat top-flight rivals West Bromwich Albion 3-0 courtesy of goals from Matt Jarvis, Kyle Lafferty and a Sebastien Pocognoli own goal.