Liverpool inflict more misery on Spurs in League Cup, Dowman dazzles for Arsenal

[p]After a woeful start to the Premier League season, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a]'s hopes of a morale-boosting cup run [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/?mid=0vdKBukB"]came to a dispiriting end at rain-lashed Anfield[/a].[/p][p]They were swatted aside by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a], with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mac-allister-alexis/fDPhMB8M/"]Alexis Mac Allister[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gakpo-cody/pWyuBud0/"]Cody Gakpo[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/szoboszlai-dominik/dERKtqoo/"]Dominik Szoboszlai[/a] scoring for the Reds.[/p][p]Roberto De Zerbi's fourth-bottom team are without a win or even a goal in their first four league matches, losing twice and drawing twice.[/p][p]Tottenham's only win this season has come in the League Cup against second-tier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlton/fXf5mQ7t/"]Charlton[/a].[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="c84b388b-b1f1-4b90-99d8-9c48aca6b30d" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="54a19ca9-7d4f-4ab7-a690-48863aca38dc" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]After successive 17th-place finishes -- including avoiding relegation on the final day of last season -- the north London club spent over £300 million ($404 million) on 10 new signings since the end of last term.[/p][p]But the return on that eye-watering investment has not been immediate, sparking fears of another relegation battle.[/p][p]Adding to De Zerbi's problems, unsettled striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/richarlison/K82Dz773/"]Richarlison[/a] took to social media to lament the Italian's decision to leave him out of the squad to face Liverpool.[/p][p]Richarlison wants to leave but moves to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/everton/KluSTr9s/"]Everton[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vasco/2RABlYFn/"]Vasco Da Gama[/a] have fallen through recently.[/p][p]Tottenham host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Aston Villa[/a] on Saturday in a game that De Zerbi desperately needs to win to ease the pressure on him going into the international break.[/p][p]Liverpool remain unbeaten at the start of the Andoni Iraola era, although they have won just once in four league matches.[/p][embed guid="ad8d72ca-ad9c-4578-a676-7ee2412e8800" url="https://x.com/Carabao_Cup/status/2099968919947661805" social-type="twitter" /][p]Iraola made 10 changes but Liverpool went ahead after 21 minutes with a flowing move.[/p][p]Gakpo picked out [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ngumoha-rio/rejpF30d/"]Rio Ngumoha[/a] and he teed up Mac Allister to blast a first-time finish past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dubravka-martin/dp3dkdsI/"]Martin Dubravka[/a] into the roof of the net.[/p][p]Gakpo doubled Liverpool's advantage in the 54th minute, whipping a fine strike into the far corner.[/p][p]Tottenham finally scored a goal against top-flight opposition this season -- albeit in a different competition -- when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gallagher-conor/dtbJO8B3/"]Conor Gallagher[/a] punished poor marking to net from a corner in the 69th minute.[/p][p]But Szoboszlai rubbed salt into Tottenham's wounds in stoppage time with a 25-yard rocket.[/p][h2]Dowman makes his mark[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/ipswich-thqhB2MB/?mid=4l0c4cso"]At Portman Road[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/max-dowman/WzLvGkGO/"]Dowman[/a] took centre stage to remind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] manager Mikel Arteta of his burgeoning talent.[/p][p]Arsenal, who lost the League Cup final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a] last season, have won their six games in all competitions this term.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="c47953bd-a77e-4607-ab83-64ad65b184f6" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="d51c71f3-cd11-4e92-8145-50ea1efdbb4e" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Arteta made nine changes from the side that won at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a] on Saturday, with 16-year-old Dowman given his first appearance this season.[/p][p]Dowman has been earmarked as a future star since bursting onto the scene as a 15-year-old last season.[/p][p]But Arteta is treating the midfielder with kid gloves, bringing him on slowly while the Premier League champions are thriving.[/p][p]Dowman showed Arteta what he can add to the party in the seventh minute, flashing quick feet to skip past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kipre-cedric/Eol9RH7r/"]Cedric Kipre[/a] before slotting home with a composed finish.[/p][p]It was Dowman's second goal for Arsenal after his strike against Everton in March.[/p][embed guid="2888a857-55d9-4b36-b76c-973fcc4d7dd4" url="https://x.com/Carabao_Cup/status/2099971767334793273" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/madueke-chukwunonso/Ac57P9Pt/"]Noni Madueke[/a] increased Arsenal's lead in the 16th minute, lashing a low shot past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/walton-christian/OYGIpSqH/"]Christian Walton[/a] from just inside the penalty area.[/p][p]Dowman struck again in the 47th minute, running onto [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zubimendi-martin/fNI6Gsdr/"]Martin Zubimendi[/a]'s pass and finishing with aplomb.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/merino-mikel/QFt86bm1/"]Mikel Merino[/a] grabbed Arsenal's fourth, curling home from Dowman's pass in the 58th minute.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mehmeti-anis/AwQVgRXQ/"]Anis Mehmeti[/a]'s 62nd-minute reply and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/akpom-chuba/r3FhGWO6/"]Chuba Akpom[/a]'s stoppage-time strike were little consolation for outclassed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ipswich/thqhB2MB/"]Ipswich[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fulham/69ZiU2Om/"]Fulham[/a] made nine changes but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fulham-69ZiU2Om/west-ham-Cxq57r8g/?mid=bmqf1z2K"]still won 3-2[/a] at Championship leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a], with goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodrigo-muniz/A5ZlWABs/"]Rodrigo Muniz[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perez-cesar/8d2U9MPp/"]Cesar Palacios[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bobb-oscar/GzxuaXeQ/"]Oscar Bobb[/a], who bagged the 78th-minute winner.[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="65558c33-b604-4baf-9a0d-c8943c5ef482" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="089815a3-a49d-4450-aec4-4eae6fa0877c" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] won [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/brentford-xYe7DwID/reading-EmlVDpVP/?mid=ELYWxImA"]2-1[/a] at third-tier [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/reading/EmlVDpVP/"]Reading[/a] thanks to goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-callum/YwKMvtoh/"]Callum Wilson[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carvalho-fabio/MqsQc0hn/"]Fabio Carvalho[/a].[/p][p]On Wednesday, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester United[/a] host [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brighton/2XrRecc3/"]Brighton[/a], Aston Villa travel to Coventry and Everton face Wolves.[/p][p]Holders Manchester City are at home to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/norwich/Qo6off6p/"]Norwich[/a] on Thursday.[/p]