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1 Soccer Liverpool through To League Cup Semis

Nunez and Elliott on target as Liverpool win 2-1

Jesus bags treble as Arsenal beat Palace 3-2

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Tonali ratings two times as Newcastle beat Brentford 3-1

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LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) -
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Holders Liverpool scheduled their berth in the League Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Southampton at a damp and windy St Mary's Stadium on Wednesday, thanks to objectives from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.

Gabriel Jesus bagged a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-2, and Sandro Tonali scored two times to lead Newcastle to a 3-1 win over Brentford.

Nunez, who had been goaded by Saints fans earlier in the video game for a wild miss, got on the scoresheet in the 24th minute, striking after a mis-kick by centre back Jan Bednarek and a slip by keeper Alex McCarthy. Nunez put his finger to his lips in a gesture to the crowd after ending up past McCarthy.

Elliott doubled the Reds' lead 8 minutes later on when he let loose a low, difficult shot from Cody Gakpo's pass. Cameron Archer pulled one back for the home side in the 59th minute with a curling shot from simply inside the box.
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"We entered into this game knowing the situations that Southampton were going through and understood they were going to come out battling and we were prepared for it," Elliott told Sky sports betting.

The game was a tale of teams at opposite ends of the Premier League table, with Liverpool at the summit and Southampton-- who sacked manager Russell Martin following Sunday's 5-0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur-- in last location with just one win.

"We have to safeguard the prize since the club won it last season, so we wish to compete in every league and this is among them, so we're delighted that we reached the semi-final," said Reds manager Arne Slot, who enjoyed the video game from journalism box while serving a touchline restriction.

Palace had Arsenal attracting the 4th minute when Jean-Philippe Mateta pushed aside Gunners defender Jakub Kiwior to latch onto a long ball and side-foot home.

But Arsenal completely dominated the 2nd half and Jesus equalised in the 54th minute when Martin Odegaard sent a stunning through ball into package and the Brazilian cracked the ball over Dean Henderson.

'SUCH QUALITY'

Jesus, who had actually scored simply as soon as this season before Wednesday, netted his second in the 73rd minute when Bukayo Saka slipped the ball through for him to hammer home. He completed his hat-trick eight minutes later on when he ran onto a ball from Odegaard behind Palace's back line before shooting previous Henderson.

"So delighted for (Jesus). It's been an extended period for him without objectives," Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta informed reporters. "To score the 3 types of objectives and the numerous actions that he was associated with, it's a great thing for the group that we can count on a player with such quality."

Eddie Nketiah pulled one back for Palace late on when he leapt high to head home past David Raya.

At St James' Park, Tonali scored in the ninth minute when Nathan Collins' attempted clearance fell at his feet and he unleashed a rocket from 20 backyards out-- his very first goal because his return in late-August from a 10-month ban for breaching sports betting rules.

Tonali volleyed home Anthony Gordon's cross from near the penalty spot simply before the break for his 2nd objective, and Newcastle tripled their lead when Bruno Guimaraes sent a pass across the objective for Fabian Schar to tap home in the 69th.

"It was fantastic to see Sandro score the 2 that he did," Newcastle employer Eddie Howe informed the BBC. "Just an actually good feeling about the group at the minute. We are integrating in confidence all the time."

Yoane Wissa pulled one back for in injury time but the game was well out of reach already.

The last semi-final location is up for grabs on Thursday when Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United.

(Reporting by Lori Ewing Editing by Toby Davis)
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