Bournemouth and Crystal Palace advance as Sunderland survive Brentford thriller

Bournemouth, Sunderland and Crystal Palace all secured places in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night, with the three Premier League sides recording victories in their respective last-16 ties.

Bournemouth cruise past Aston Villa

Bournemouth produced a convincing 3-0 victory over Aston Villa to book their place in the last eight. Amine Adli opened the scoring in the seventh minute after being set up by Julio Soler.

Lewis Cook doubled the hosts' advantage in the 51st minute, finishing a move created by Ben Gannon-Doak. Alex Scott then completed the scoring in the 69th minute, with Tyler Adams providing the assist.

Sunderland hold off Brentford comeback

Sunderland survived a late fightback from Brentford to claim a dramatic 3-2 win. The hosts looked to be in complete control after building a three-goal lead before half-time.

Chemsdine Talbi opened the scoring in the 26th minute, before Trai Hume and Milan Fofana added further goals in the 29th and 39th minutes respectively. Brentford responded through Keane Lewis-Potter just before the break.

Igor Thiago struck again for the visitors in the fourth minute of stoppage time, setting up a tense finish. However, Sunderland held on to secure their place in the quarter-finals.

Crystal Palace edge Fulham in London derby

Crystal Palace claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Fulham in an all-London encounter to progress to the next round.

Eddie Nketiah scored the decisive goal in the 37th minute, finishing a move set up by Orestis Mingesa. Fulham pushed for an equaliser after the break and made several changes in an attempt to turn the game around, but Palace defended their advantage to the final whistle.

The three winners now move one step closer to lifting the Carabao Cup, with the quarter-final draw determining their next opponents.