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Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix suffered an evening to forget armory Reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals on penalties.
liverpool manager Arne Slott and tottenham boss Thomas Frank There were differing opinions on the tackle that broke Alexander Isaac’s leg.
American television host and author martha stewart Swansea joined Snoop Dogg and Luka Modric as minority owners, while Senegal were one of the teams to enjoy a winning start at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Arsenal in semi-finals after shootout
Arsenal booked their place in the last four of the Carabao Cup thanks to a marathon 8-7 victory over Crystal Palace in a sudden-death penalty shootout.
Eagles centre-back Maxence Lacroix scored an own goal to give the Gunners the lead in the 80th minute at the Emirates Stadium.
The French then missed the decisive penalty, which was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga after Marc Guhy equalized in the fifth minute of extra time, forcing a spot-kick.
Premier League leaders Arsenal face Chelsea in the semi-finals in a two-legged London derby.
Slot calls Van de Ven tackle ‘reckless’
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has criticized Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven for a “reckless” tackle that has ruled Alexander Isak out for a few months with a fractured fibula.
Reds striker Isak was injured when he scored the first goal of Saturday’s 2-1 top-flight win at North London when his shooting leg was caught by slipping Spurs defender Van de Ven.
Slott said: “It was, to me, a reckless challenge. If you make a tackle like that 10 times, 10 times there is a serious chance that the player will suffer serious injury.”
Spurs boss Thomas Frank defended his player, saying: “Reckless challenge? I don’t think you see anything like that in Mikey. He’s very fair and I know both players have sorted it out, so it’s a good sign.”
Stewart joins Snoop as co-owner of Swans
American TV host and author Martha Stewart became a minority owner of Championship club Swansea.
The lifestyle and homebuilding expert, who is 84, joins close friend Snoop Dogg and Croatia and AC Milan midfielder Luka Modric as Swan’s share owners.
She featured in Friday’s 2-1 win over Welsh rivals Wrexham.
Majority owners Brett Cravatt and Jason Cohen said: “We are very excited to welcome Martha on board, and we know that experiencing the Friday night game in person has heightened her own excitement and anticipation to be a part of Swansea City.”
Jackson helps Senegal defeat Botswana
Nicholas Jackson scored twice as Senegal recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Botswana in their opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Bayern Munich forward Jackson, on loan from Chelsea, scored either side of half-time before substitute Cherif Ndiaye completed the scoring.
Democratic Republic of Congo beat Benin 1-0 in the other match of Group D thanks to a goal from Theo Bongonda.
In Group C, goals from Semi Ajayi and Ademola Lookman helped Nigeria beat Tanzania 2-1, while Elias Achouri’s double helped Tunisia earn a 3-1 win against Uganda.
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Holders Ivory Coast begin their Africa Cup of Nations defense against Mozambique, while Cameroon take on Gabon in the other Group F match.
In Group E, Algeria will face Sudan after Burkina Faso plays Equatorial Guinea.