Carabao Cup roundup: Bournemouth thrash Villa, Sunderland salvo stings Bees

Cherries win 3-0 to set up Anfield visit in last eight Wearsiders resist Brentford fightback in 3-2 success Bournemouth continued their impressive run of results by thumping Aston Villa 3-0 to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time in eight seasons, while Sunderland scored three times in 10 minutes at the Stadium of Light to leave Brentford too much to do as the home side won 3-2. The winger Amine Adli fired home in the seventh minute at the Vitality Stadium to set Marco Rose’s in-form side on course for a fifth consecutive win in all competitions. Lewis Cook, the Cherries captain, added a fortuitous second early in the second period before the striker Álvaro Rodríguez sealed another 3-0 success after similar wins against Milan and Manchester United. Continue reading...