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Liverpool v Spurs & Man Utd v Brighton - full EFL Cup third-round draw

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Liverpool will face Tottenham at home in the third round of the Carabao Cup. Savio came off the bench in the 71st minute to score the fourth goal in the League Cup win over Charlton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (Tottenham Hotspur pic)LONDON: Savio scored on his Tottenham debut as Spurs advanced to a third-round League Cup tie with Liverpool following a comfortable 5-1 win over Charlton on Wednesday.Spurs, four-times winners of the League Cup, started their Premier League season with a humiliating 3-0 loss away to Brentford last weekend.But it was a different story at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with two goals in four minutes late in the first half from Mikey Moore and Dominic Solanke leaving the hosts in command before substitute Kevin Danso scored with his first touch, meeting a free-kick with a flicked header in the 67th minute.Brazilian winger Savio, who joined Spurs for a reported initial fee of £75 million ($102 million), came off the bench in the 71st minute and started to repay some of that outlay when he ran inside and beat two defenders before letting fly with a shot inside the near post.Barely three minutes later the player formerly known as Savinho paved the way for his side's fifth goal when his shot deflected in off Spurs captain Ben Davies's thigh.Second-tier Charlton did manage a consolation goal against their London rivals when defender Lloyd Jones headed in from a corner.The nine Premier League teams that are playing in Europe - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Sunderland - all enter the League Cup in the third round.The draw for that took place after Wednesday's games, with Spurs away to Liverpool in one of a possible six all-Premier League ties.Manchester United face Brighton, while Chelsea will play Leeds if Xabi Alonso's side get past Luton on Thursday.Premier League champions Arsenal travel to Ipswich, while League Cup holders Manchester City are at home to Norwich.

Liverpool face Tottenham in the third round of the EFL Cup, Manchester United play Brighton and Manchester City draw Norwich. Liverpool will host Tottenham in the third round of the Carabao Cup, while Manchester United face Brighton as one of a potential six all-Premier League ties.

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