Manchester City reached the fourth round of the League Cup with a 2-1 win over Swansea City on Wednesday as they continued their imperious start to the season under Pep Guardiola with a ninth straight win in all competitions.
Holders City, who have won two of the last three League Cups, took the lead through Gael Clichy four minutes after halftime and made the tie safe when 19-year-old Aleix Garcia found the net midway through the second half.
Swansea's Gylfi Sigurdsson grabbed a consolation deep into stoppage time.
It was a less straightforward evening for City's rivals Manchester United who defeated Northampton Town 3-1.
Vincent Janssen showed there may be life after Harry Kane as the stand-in striker scored his first Tottenham goal in a 5-0 romp over Gillingham.
Janssen opened his account from the penalty spot after a Christian Eriksen double, before Joshua Onomah and Erik Lamela completed the rout to seal Spurs' place in the EFL Cup fourth round.
West Ham United needed a 96th-minute free kick from Dimitri Payet to beat Accrington Stanley 1-0.
Charlie Austin and Jake Hesketh were on target for Southampton as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 in an all-Premier League tie, while Sunderland's Paddy McNair scored twice in a 2-1 win over Championship side Queens Park Rangers.
Hull City booked their spot in the next round after coming from behind to beat struggling Stoke City 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time winner from Markus Henriksen. Bristol City beat Fulham 2-1.
Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho and Guardiola must pit their wits against each other once again after Manchester United were drawn at home to Manchester City in the fourth round.
Having resumed a rivalry that turned extremely sour in Spain when they were in charge of Real Madrid and Barcelona, Guardiola claimed the early bragging rights with a derby victory in the Premier League earlier this month.
And now the pair will clash again when holders City visit Old Trafford in the week of October 24.
Elsewhere, Liverpool will play host to Tottenham and Sunderland travel to Southampton.
Draw in full:
West Ham v Chelsea
Manchester United v Manchester City
Arsenal v Reading
Liverpool v Tottenham
Bristol City v Hull
Leeds v Norwich
Newcastle v Preston
Southampton v Sunderland
Ties to be played in week commencing October 24
