Man City continue riot
Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur breezed into the League Cup fourth round on Tuesday, while Sunderland began life without Paolo Di Canio by beating Peterborough United.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho handed Juan Mata a rare start at third-tier Swindon Town and he created the opening goal in the 29th minute with a shot that was parried by Wes Foderingham for Fernando Torres to tap home.
Ramires doubled the visitors’ lead six minutes later, poking the ball over the advancing Foderingham from Torres’s astute pass to complete the scoring in a 2-0 victory.
Ramires had only come on as a substitute for the injured Marco van Ginkel in the 10th minute but he had to cede his place at half-time, with John Terry coming on.
“We all know the cups are important and to win away against teams in the lower divisions is difficult,” Torres told Sky Sports. “For the players who have not played in the last few matches, it was good to play. Everyone is happy. It is one step forward.”
Fresh from their 4-1 drubbing of derby rivals Manchester United on Sunday, City enjoyed a similarly straightforward evening with a 5-0 win at home to Wigan Athletic, the side who beat them in last season’s FA Cup final.
With Micah Richards back in the team after injury, City took a 33rd-minute lead when Edin Dzeko finished from Fernandinho’s through ball.
Montenegro striker Stevan Jovetic claimed his first goal for the club on the hour before Yaya Toure curled home another fine free-kick — his third of the season — with 14 minutes to play.
Jovetic added a fourth, with Jesus Navas also getting on the score-sheet to record his first goal in his new side’s colours.
Jermain Defoe scored twice as Tottenham comfortably won 4-0 at Premier League rivals Aston Villa, with close-season signings Paulinho and Nacer Chadli also hitting the target.
In their first game since the dismissal of Di Canio, Sunderland beat Peterborough 2-0 at home.
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