Three League Cup ties took place on Wednesday night as three Premier League sides eventually joined Aston Villa in the semi-final to make it an all top-flight final four.

Aston Villa beat Liverpool 5-0 on Tuesday night as Jurgen Klopp fielded the Under 23’s side in his absence, while Liverpool were 3,500 miles away at the Club World Cup Finals. One day later, Liverpool beat Monterrey 2-1 and three more teams took their places in the semi-final draw.

Everton 2-2 Leicester City (Leicester win 2-4 on penalties)

A stirring tie at Goodison Park brought what will probably be an end to Duncan Ferguson’s brief period as interim manager in fine style. Ultimately, Everton went out at the quarter-final stage, but The Toffees stuck to their task manfully and were unlucky to lose in the end.