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Nunez and Elliott on target as Liverpool win 2-1
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Jesus bags treble as Arsenal beat Palace 3-2
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Tonali ratings two times as Newcastle beat Brentford 3-1

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LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) -
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Holders Liverpool scheduled their berth in the League Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 victory over Southampton at a wet and windy St Mary's Stadium on Wednesday, thanks to goals from Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.

Gabriel Jesus bagged a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal came from behind to beat Crystal Palace 3-2, and Sandro Tonali scored twice to lead Newcastle to a 3-1 win over Brentford.

Nunez, who had been goaded by Saints fans earlier in the game for a wild miss out on, got on the scoresheet in the 24th minute, attacking after a mis-kick by centre back Jan Bednarek and a slip by keeper Alex McCarthy. Nunez put his finger to his lips in a gesture to the crowd after finishing past McCarthy.

Elliott doubled the Reds' lead eight minutes later when he unleashed a low, tough shot from Cody Gakpo's pass. Cameron Archer pulled one back for the home side in the 59th minute with a curling shot from simply inside package.

"We came into this video game understanding the circumstances that Southampton were going through and knew they were going to come out combating and we were prepared for it," Sky sports betting.

The video game was a tale of groups at opposite ends of the Premier League table, with Liverpool at the top and Southampton-- who sacked supervisor Russell Martin following Sunday's 5-0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur-- in last location with just one win.

"We need to protect the prize because the club won it last season, so we wish to compete in every league and this is one of them, so we more than happy that we reached the semi-final," stated Reds manager Arne Slot, who enjoyed the video game from the press box while serving a touchline ban.

Palace had Arsenal reeling in the fourth minute when Jean-Philippe Mateta nudged aside Gunners protector Jakub Kiwior to acquire a long ball and side-foot home.

But Arsenal completely dominated the 2nd half and Jesus equalised in the 54th minute when Martin Odegaard sent out a gorgeous through ball into the box and the Brazilian broke the ball over Dean Henderson.

'SUCH QUALITY'

Jesus, who had scored simply once this season before Wednesday, netted his 2nd in the 73rd minute when Bukayo Saka slipped the ball through for him to hammer home. He completed his hat-trick 8 minutes later on when he ran onto a ball from Odegaard behind Palace's back line before firing previous Henderson.

"So pleased for (Jesus). It's been a long period for him without objectives," Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta told reporters. "To score the three kinds of objectives and the lots of actions that he was involved in, it's a great thing for the team that we can count on a player with such quality."

Eddie Nketiah pulled one back for Palace late on when he jumped high to head home past David Raya.

At St James' Park, Tonali scored in the ninth minute when Nathan Collins' attempted clearance fell at his feet and he released a rocket from 20 backyards out-- his very first goal considering that his return in late-August from a 10-month restriction for breaching sports betting guidelines.

Tonali volleyed home Anthony Gordon's cross from near the penalty spot right before the break for his second objective, and Newcastle tripled their lead when Bruno Guimaraes sent a pass across the goal for Fabian Schar to tap home in the 69th.

"It was great to see Sandro score the 2 that he did," Newcastle employer Eddie Howe told the BBC. "Just an actually excellent sensation about the group at the minute. We are integrating in confidence all the time."

Yoane Wissa pulled one back for Brentford in injury time but the video game was well out of reach already.
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The last semi-final location is up for grabs on Thursday when Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester United.

(Reporting by Lori Ewing Editing by Toby Davis)
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