SPURS PUT HORNETS ON THE SPOT
TOTTENHAM reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup but only after late drama at Stadium MK as they went through on penalties against Watford. The Hornets led 1-0 thanks to Isaac Success’s early effort in the second half. But Dele Alli levelled from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute and Erik Lamela looked to have won it for Spurs four minutes later. However, Etienne Capoue equalised in the last minute to make it 2-2 after 90 minutes. But he was a villain in the shoot-out as he missed his spot-kick along with Domingos Quina and Spurs won it 4-2. Arsenal survived a second-half rally from Brentford as a Danny Welbeck double proved enough to seal a place in the fourth round. The Gunners, beaten finalists in this competition last season, were pushed all the way by a much-changed Brentford side but showed enough to advance with a 3-1 win. At a sparsely populated Emirates Stadium — not helped by a London Underground strike — Welbeck scored twice in the first half to ensure safe progression. The visitors were the better side after the interval and gave themselves a fighting chance of an upset courtesy of a fine Alan Judge free-kick, only for substitute Alexandre Lacazette to secure the home win with a stoppagetime effort. West Ham romped to an 8-0 victory over Macclesfield with Robert Snodgrass (2), Lucas Perez, Ryan Fredericks and debutant Grady Diangana (2) all scoring their first goals for the club. Michail Antonio and Angelo Ogbonna were also on target as the Hammers registered their first home win of the season and their biggest in 35 years. The night’s other tie saw Nottingham Forest edge past Stoke City 3-2. Forest made things difficult for themselves after storming into a 3-0 lead but held out for a narrow victory in the end.