League Cup quarter-finals: Chelsea crash out, Man City cruise

Gus Poyet39s team had been on the verge of defeat at the Stadium of Light after goalline technology was used for the first time in the League Cup to give Chelsea the lead through Lee Cattermole39s own goal in the opening minute of the second half But Fabio Borini equalised for the Premier League39s bottom club in the 88th minute and Ki sent Sunderland into the semifinals with a cool finish two minutes from the end of extratime It was Ki39s first goal in 13 appearances for the Black Cats since his loan switch from Swansea with whom he won the League Cup last season in September Ki SungYueng Pic AFP Ki had never scored in English football since moving to Swansea from Celtic in 2012 and this was his first club goal since he netted for the Scottish giants at Hibernian in February 2012 It was a dispiriting night for Blues boss Jose Mourinho who won the League Cup twice in his first spell in charge of the west London club but saw his fears about his shotshy team confirmed during a lacklustre display Mourinho made eight changes following Saturday39s 21 win over Crystal Palace And after struggling to find any rhythm in a tepid opening 45 minutes Chelsea took the lead less than 60 seconds after the break Frank Lampard was challenged by Cattermole near the goalline as the pair competed for Cesar Azpilicueta39s low cross and the ball rolled into the net Sunderland goalkeeper Vito Mannone tried to claw the ball out from behind the line but the goal was correctly given with referee Anthony Taylor pointing to his watch to indicate goalline technology had been used to confirm the decision It was the first time goalline technology had been used in the League Cup although the system was established in the Premier League at the start of this season Samuel Eto39o should have doubled Chelsea39s lead soon after yet the Cameroon forward39s poor form for the Blues continued as he shot well wide with just Mannone to beat And Sunderland took advantage of that escape to equalise when onloan Liverpool striker Borini fired home from an acute angle after a driving run from Jozy Altidore Ki was denied by Mark Schwarzer39s fine save as Sunderland dominated extratime but he eventually sealed the win with a clinical low strike from Borini39s pass At the King Power Stadium City were effectively through to the semifinals by halftime as they finally took their freescoring home form on the road City boss Manuel Pellegrini made eight changes to the team that thrashed Arsenal 63 at Eastlands on Saturday But the Premier League title challengers were on top right from the start and took the lead in the ninth minute when Serbian defender Aleksandar Kolarov whipped a fine 25yard freekick into the top corner of Kasper Schmeichel39s goal There was a setback for City moments later as Argentine rightback Pablo Zabaleta was forced to come off with a hamstring injury Leicester sit third in the Championship yet they offered minimal resistance and City increased their lead in the 41st minute Edin Dzeko celebrates after scoring Pic AFP It was a sweeping move as Jesus Navas teed up James Milner and the England winger39s cross picked out Dzeko who headed home emphatically from closerange Bosnian striker Dzeko struck again in the 53rd minute this time scuffing his shot past Schmeichel from another Milner cross Leicester replied in the 77th minute through Lloyd Dyer39s deflected shot but City who haven39t reached the League Cup final since 1976 were never in danger of blowing their lead On Wednesday the other two quarterfinals see Tottenham host West Ham in the north London club39s first match since the sacking of manager Andre VillasBoas on Monday while Manchester United travel to Stoke