Five of the fourth round fixtures of the 2016/17 EFL Cup were played on Tuesday night.
Arsenalprogressed to the quarter-finals courtesy of a comfortable 2-0 win over Reading at the Emirates Stadium with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain the man for the Gunners with a pair of goals.
Arsene Wenger's side will be joined in the final eight by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpoolwho accounted for fellow Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Anfield.
Daniel Sturridge was back in the goals with a double before Vincent Janssen pulled one back for Spurs from the penalty spot, but it acted as a mere consolation.
Hull City enjoyed quick-fire goals either side of the break from Harry Maguire and Michael Dawson to eventually down Bristol City 2-1 at Ashton Gate after Lee Tomlin's injury-time goal.
Newcastle United stormed into the quarters with a commanding 6-0 triumph over ten man Preston North End as Rafa Benitez's side made it six wins in a row in all competitions, extending their unbeaten run to eight.
Aleksandar Mitrovic and Mohamed Diame both scored twice while Matt Ritchie and Ayoze Perez were also on target as the Magpies flexed their muscle at St James' Park.
And in a nail-biter at Elland Road, Leeds United came out victorious 3-2 on penalties over Norwich City after it finished 2-2 at the end of extra-time.
Alex Pritchard scored first for the Canaries in the 14th minute before Marcus Antonsson replied for the Whites just before the break.
Nelson Oliveira then gave Norwich a 2-1 lead early in extra-time prior to Chris Wood's eighth league cup goal in his past nine outings to send it to a shootout, in which Leeds came out on top.
There are three remaining fixtures to take place on Wednesday night, including Chelsea's trip to London rivals West Ham United, Southampton's home encounter with Sunderland and the Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford.
2016/17 EFL Cup - fourth round
Arsenal (PREM): 2 (Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 33'/78')
Reading (CHA): 0
Emirates Stadium, London - 59,865
Liverpool (PREM): 2 (Daniel Sturridge 9'/64')
Tottenham Hotspur (PREM): 1 (Vincent Janssen (PEN) 76')
Anfield, Liverpool - 53,051
Bristol City (CHA): 1 (Lee Tomlin 90+3')
Hull City (PREM): 2 (Harry Maguire 44', Michael Dawson 47')
Ashton Gate, Bristol - 16,149
Newcastle United (CHA): 6 (Aleksandar Mitrovic 19'/55', Mohamed Diame 38'/87', Matt Ritchie (PEN) 53', Ayoze Perez 90+1')
Preston North End (CHA): 0
St James' Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne - 49,042
Leeds United (CHA): 2 (Marcus Antonsson 43', Chris Wood 109')
Norwich City (CHA): 2 (Alex Pritchard 14', Nelson Oliveira 99')
*Leeds wins 3-2 on penalties
Elland Road, Leeds - 22,222
