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TOTTENHAM: West Ham stormed back with three successive second-half goals to eliminate Tottenham 3-2 from the Carabao Cup on Wednesday.
- Questions were raised over the depth of Mauricio Pochettino's squad during the defeat at Wembley, Dan Kilpatrick writes.
- Pochettino has admitted that Tottenham have come crashing back to earth "after a few weeks in the sky."
- Harry Kane is a doubt for Saturday's crunch Premier League match at Manchester United.
- WATCH: Is Pochettino wrong to dismiss the domestic cups?
WEST HAM: Slaven Bilic believes West Ham's thrilling Carabao Cup fightback can breathe life into their faltering season.
- WATCH: Shaka Hislop says the win shows the players are in Bilic's corner.
CHELSEA: David Unsworth's first match as Everton's caretaker manager ended in a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
- Antonio Conte believes Michy Batshuayi is "ready to start" more regularly for Chelsea after the striker helped his side to victory over Everton.
- Youngster Ethan Ampadu scored 8/10 in Mark Worrall's player ratings.
- WATCH: Conte was happy to see Chelsea's youth talent proving their worth.
EVERTON: Caretaker Everton boss David Unsworth said that Everton gave a "proud performance" despite losing 2-1 at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup.
- Unsworth can be proud of his team despite the loss, John Brewin writes.
- Sacked Everton manager Ronald Koeman "had Olivier Giroud in the building" only to see the Arsenal striker change his mind about joining the club.
LEICESTER: Leicester City have appointed former Southampton boss Claude Puel as their new manager on a contract until 2020.
- WATCH: Gab Marcotti says Puel is a safe appointment for Leicester.
MAN UNITED: Ander Herrera insists he has a "fantastic relationship'' with Jose Mourinho as he called on Manchester United to recover in the Premier League title race against Tottenham.
- WATCH: Paul Parker says United are expected to attack at Old Trafford.
SERIE A: A passage from Anne Frank's diary was read before Wednesday's Italian league matches as part of a number of initiatives to condemn the acts of anti-Semitism earlier this week by Lazio fans and to keep alive memories of the Holocaust.
- Napoli returned to the top of the table while there were wins for AC Milan and Juventus. Full round-up.
- Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says his team need to improve if they want to beat AC Milan on Saturday, with the Rossoneri looking to launch their season when they meet at the San Siro.
ARSENAL: Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil could be convinced to extend their stays at Arsenal, according to the club's majority shareholder Stan Kroenke.
BAYERN MUNICH: Bayern Munich needed penalties to see off RB Leipzig in the DFB Pokal second round on Wednesday after the match finished 1-1 after 120 minutes of regular and extra time.
- Jupp Heynckes hailed "an extremely important win" after the success.
- Mats Hummels has criticised RB Leipzig sporting director Ralf Rangnick for trying to influence the referee during Wednesday's DFB Pokal clash by presenting him with footage of a rescinded penalty at half-time.
- Bayern keeper Sven Ulreich was rated 8/10 in Mark Lovell's player ratings.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND: Shinji Kagawa has become the latest player to join Juan Mata's Common Goal initiative.
ATLETICO MADRID: Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez admitted his team needed to "work hard to improve" their performances after a Copa del Rey draw with third-tier Elche.
- Fernando Torres was rated 4/10 and Luciano Vietto 2/10 in Joseph Walker's player ratings.
LYON: Bruno Genesio says Memphis Depay has responded positively to being dropped and is now starting to show the true extent of his talent at the Ligue 1 side.
NICE: Mario Balotelli says he dislikes personal criticism even if he is happy to rise above questions over his performance, and said he remains hopeful he will play for Italy again.
MLS: The New York Red Bulls came out swinging early and beat Chicago 4-0 to knock the Fire out of the MLS playoffs on Wednesday night.
- The Vancouver Whitecaps ran roughshod over the San Jose Earthquakes in a 5-0 MLS knockout round playoff win.
Source: espn.co.uk