League Cup: Arsenal curb West Bromwich Albion (6-0) and boost morale

Badly engaged in the league, Arsenal made short work of West Bromwich Albion (0-6), freshly relegated from the Premier League and co-leader of the Championship (D2), on Wednesday, in the second round of the Coupe de la English League.

Aubameyang, Pepe, Lacazette: ghosts strike hard

For his first tenure of the season after having tested positive for Covid-19, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang offered himself a hat-trick (0-1 in the 17th, 0-2 in the 45th, 0-5 in the 62nd).

Nicolas Pépé hit the nail on the head before the break (0-3, 45th + 1), before Bukayo Saka removed the last semblance of suspense at the very start of the second period (0-4, 50th) and Alexandre Lacazette, he also recovered from the coronavirus, does not go to its realization (0-6, 69th).

This large success offers Gunners coach Mikel Arteta a bit of a break between the two inaugural defeats in the league and a visit to Manchester City on Saturday for the third day. Londoners face Wimbledon (D3) in the next round. The card of the evening, however, goes to another club of the elite, Southampton, which atomized the Welsh club of Newport County (0-8), resident of D4.

The last match of the evening, between Newcastle and Burnley, was much less lively (0-0) and ended on penalties in favor of the Claret and Blue (3-4). The next round, which will see the entry into the running of the seven teams qualified for the European Cups, will be disputed around September 20.