📊 The 5️⃣ most interesting EFL Cup stats | OneFootball

The EFL Cup round of 16 action this week certainly threw up plenty of excitement.

Tottenham eliminated Manchester City, Chelsea were sent packing by Newcastle, holders Liverpool marched on after a thriller in Brighton and Ruud van Nistelrooy enjoyed an impressive debut on the Manchester United bench.

We look at the five most impressive statistics to emerge from the drama.

Long time coming

As striking droughts go, Timo Werner's was a notable one - but he couldn't have picked a better time to get back among the goals, netting to send Spurs through at City's expense.

A midfield milestone

Despite Manchester United's apparent struggles, Bruno Fernandes has been unaffected as he joined an exclusive club in the 5-2 win over Leicester City.

Young gun

What a talent Arsenal have on their hands in Ethan Nwaneri, who last year became the youngest ever Premier League player too.

Cody's Cup

The Carabao Cup or the Cody Cup? The Liverpool forward loves this competition.

Heads up!

Eberechi Eze's goal against Aston Villa was his 29th as a Crystal Palace player but he doesn't often get them with his head. In fact, that's just the third such strike of that description since he arrived at Selhurst Park four years ago.

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