Carabao Cup round-up: Man City, Spurs and Newcastle cruise through to fourth round

City defeated Huddersfield, Spurs overcame Doncaster while holder Newcastle blew away Bradford.

Manchester City's Phil Foden (right) and team-mate Oscar Bobb celebrate. Pic: Nigel French/PA Wire.

Phil Foden and Savinho were both on target as Manchester City cantered to a 2-0 win at Huddersfield to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Foden, who orchestrated for City as a deep-lying centre forward, fired Pep Guardiola's side into an interval lead and Savinho gave the scoreline a more realistic look with 16 minutes to go.

City made nine changes following Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Arsenal, with only Foden and Nico O'Reilly retaining their places in the starting line-up, and they lacked precision in front of goal.

Teenage midfielder Divine Mukasa, one of six homegrown players in City's starting line-up, made his first senior appearance.

Huddersfield made seven changes from the side that started in Saturday's goalless home draw against Burton, with Aston Villa loanee Zepiqueno Redmond handed his full debut.

City enjoyed 81.9 per cent of first-half possession, but failed to carve out any clear chances until Foden cut through Huddersfield's back line in the 18th minute, playing a one-two with Mukasa on the edge of the box and drilling a shot into the bottom corner.

Huddersfield's two banks of defenders worked tirelessly to keep City's relentless probes at bay, while the home fans' biggest cheer in the opening half an hour came when Foden curled a 20-yard free-kick over the crossbar.

Redmond hoisted Huddersfield's first shot at goal high into the away end, but they got closer just before the break when skipper Ben Wiles flashed an angled effort just wide of James Trafford's left-hand post.

Town defender Murray Wallace's crucial block denied Mukasa following O'Reilly's cross and Savinho pulled a shot off target as the same pattern continued at the start of the second half.

O'Reilly was thwarted by Huddersfield goalkeeper Lee Nicholls' out-stretched arm before Town had their best chance from a set piece, with Redmond's volley much closer to the target than his first-half attempt.

Nicholls comfortably saved further efforts from Mukasa and Oscar Bobb, but with Town penned back into their final third a second goal appeared inevitable and Savinho delivered in the 74th minute.

Foden picked him out inside the area and the Brazilian's fierce angled strike beat Nicholls at his near post.

Kalvin Phillips stepped off the bench in the closing stages for his first City appearance since December 2023 before town substitute Cameron Ashia's shot from the left edge of the area hit a post.

Elsewhere, Tottenham barely broke into a sweat as they eased into the next stage with a 3-0 win over Doncaster.

Boss Thomas Frank had promised to have a decent crack at the competition this season and he was as good as his word as Joao Palhinha's improvised strike, a Jay McGrath own goal and Brennan Johnson's stoppage-time breakaway disposed of League One Rovers.

Frank named a strong side including Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons and Rodrigo Bentancur, and they should have led inside three minutes after Archie Gray fed Johnson down the right.

Mathys Tel only needed to get a touch on Johnson's low cross six yards out but the French forward missed the ball completely.

Spurs went ahead in the 14th minute after Rovers goalkeeper Ian Lawlor missed his punch at a corner.

Sean Grehan headed the loose ball off the line but only as far as Palhinha, who hooked an overhead kick back over the defender and into an empty net.

Spurs doubled their lead three minutes later when Wilson Odobert raided down the left and sent in another low cross.

Doncaster defender McGrath was unable to sort his feet out in time and succeeded only in bundling the ball into his own net.

Rovers almost pulled one back before the break when Owen Bailey's Paolo Di Canio-style volley was tipped onto a post by Spurs keeper Antonin Kinsky.

That was the only moment of mild peril Spurs faced, however, and Frank was able to shuffle his pack by sending on Lucas Bergvall and Richarlison for the final 30 minutes as well as handing a late debut to 16-year-old Luca Williams-Barnett.

They should have had a third when Bergvall drilled in a low cross from the right, but Tel knew it was not his night when he came up with another air shot from six yards.

Instead, Johnson wrapped things up in stoppage time after being sent racing through on goal by Bergvall.

Finally Joelinton and Will Osula both helped themselves to doubles as Newcastle launched their Carabao Cup defence with a routine 4-1 victory over League One leaders Bradford.

The Brazil international struck in both halves with Osula finding the back of the net in between and then again at the death as the holders cruised through at St James' Park despite substitute Andy Cook's late consolation goal.

It was a night on which Premier League class told, with the Magpies dominating throughout and, but for the efforts of City keeper Sam Walker, the margin of victory could have been significantly greater.

Eddie Howe made seven changes to the side which drew 0-0 at Bournemouth on Sunday but still fielded a strong team, with Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga and Anthony Gordon all in the starting line-up.