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Everton beat Newcastle to set up League Cup quarterfinal with Fleetwood

Fleetwood Town, a fourth-tier side, beat Arsenal five to three on penalties and now wait in the quarterfinals the week of December fourteenth; Everton are the favorites, allegedly.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN After Hours
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEverton beat Newcastle three to one at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and reached the League Cup quarterfinal, Al Jazeera reports.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHayden Hackney scored his first goal since leaving Middlesbrough.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd they drew a fourth-tier side. Fleetwood Town. Sounds like a free pass.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFleetwood knocked out Arsenal, the Premier League champions, on penalties. Five to three, after a one-all draw.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOh. Then it's a fourth-tier team with a résumé, and I'd like Everton to be frightened.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorFor once, Dale, I agree with you. Everton have lost both League Cup finals they've played, in nineteen seventy-seven and nineteen eighty-four.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGloria agreed with me? I need to sit down. When's the game?

  8. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe quarterfinals are the week beginning December fourteenth. Everton have only ever lost in this cup's finals, and now Arsenal's conquerors are waiting.

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  1. Arsenal lose on penalties at a Highbury after nine-minute drone delay · Yahoo Sports
  2. Arteta tight-lipped on Dowman's red card at Fleetwood · Yahoo Sports
  3. Arsenal knocked out of League Cup by fourth-tier Fleetwood · Al Jazeera
  4. Chelsea beat Liverpool 6-5 on penalties to reach League Cup… · Al Jazeera
  5. Fourth-tier Fleetwood Town knock Arsenal out of the League Cup · Japan Today
  6. Everton beat Newcastle to set up League Cup quarterfinal with… (this story)

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