Capital One Cup

Championship level too much for Arsenal youngsters, says Wenger after Sheffield Wednesday defeat

Arsene Wenger said he was forced to field a strong Arsenal team in Tuesday's humiliating 3-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup due to the growing strength of the Championship, the second tier of English football.

Capital One Cup: Stoke add to Mourinho's woes, Sheffield Wednesday stun Arsenal

Eden Hazard squandered the decisive penalty as Stoke City exacerbated Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's misery with victory in the League Cup on Tuesday, while second-tier Sheffield Wednesday stunned Arsenal 3-0.

League Cup third-round draw: Spurs face Arsenal in thriller, Chelsea visit Walsall

Tottenham will face north London enemies Arsenal and Aston Villa will take on bitter rivals Birmingham in a pair of League Cup third round derby showdowns.

Third division side MK Dons embarrass Manchester United 4-0 in League Cup

Although Van Gaal made 10 changes from the team that drew at Sunderland, several international players including Danny Welbeck, Javier Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa were deployed.