Manchester City's Edin Dzeko (C) shields the ball from Newcastle United's Paul Dummett during their English League Cup match at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Newcastle's 18-year-old winger Rolando Aarons struck in the sixth minute to hand the visitors an unlikely lead before Moussa Sissoko ended any hopes of a City fightback with a brilliant goal to gift underfire manager Alan Pardew a third win in 11 days.
Graziano Pelle scored twice as in-form Southampton let slip a 2-0 goal before advancing to the last eight with a thrilling 3-2 victory against Stoke City.
Tottenham Hotspur were easing through to the quarter-finals, leading Championship (second tier) Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the closing stages after the game was delayed by 15 minutes due to traffic congestion.
