Chelsea beat Southampton on penalties, Arsenal register easy win over Leeds

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea vanced in League Cup thanks to its third penalty shootout success of season. Arsenal h a smor path into quarterfinals.

Reece James netted penalty that sealed Chelsea's 4-3 victory against Southampton in shootout at Stamford Bridge. game was tied 1-1 through 90 minutes on Tuesday after Kai Havertz’s heer for Chelsea just before halftime was canceled out by Che ams' tap-in two minutes into second half.

But Southampton saw o Walcott's penalty saved by goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and Will Smallbone shoot over, while visiting goalkeeper Fraser Forster denied only Mason Mount.

Thomas Tuchel's Premier League leers h reached fourth round by beating Aston Villa on penalties, having also started season by winning UEFA Super Cup in a shootout against Villarreal in August.

re was anor all-Premier League encounter in London at Emirates Stium where Arsenal beat Leeds 2-0.

Calum Chambers put Arsenal in front with his first touch after replacing injured Benjamin White, heing in a knock back from Nicolas Pépé in 55th minute. It was defender's first goal since 2019.

Eddie Nketiah, who previously spent time on loan at Leeds, doubled Arsenal’s vantage. He latched onto a weak defensive heer from Liam Cooper, rounded goalkeeper Illan Meslier and came close to missing a tap-in before being able to celebrate.

Arsenal has now won six of its last eight games in all competitions and is unbeaten since August but is 10th in Premier League.

re will be a third-division team in last eight after Sunderland beat second-tier Queens Park Rangers 3-1 on penalties after game at Loftus Ro in west London ended 0-0 after 90 minutes.

quarterfinal lineup will be completed Wednesday when Manchester City continues its bid for a fifth straight League Cup against West Ham, Burnley hosts Tottenham, Leicester plays Brighton, Liverpool faces second-tier club Preston, and Brentford visits Stoke.