Capital One Cup: Sunderland, Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea all triumph

Sunderland began life after Paolo Di Canio with a comfortable Capital One Cup victory over Peterborough as Tottenham thrashed Aston Villa and Manchester City romped to a 5-0 victory against Wigan.

There were also third round victories for Chelsea, Southampton, West Ham, Fulham, Hull City, Norwich Leicester and Burnley on a busy night of cup football.

Sunderland caretaker boss Kevin Ball oversaw a 2-0 victory at home to Peterborough thanks to goals from Emanuele Giaccherini and Valentin Roberge, with the recalled Lee Cattermole excellent in midfield.

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers salutes Notts County's effort in Capital One Cup

Brendan Rodgers has saluted the efforts of Notts County after Liverpool needed extra-time to see off the League One side in the Capital One Cup.

The Reds appeared to be cruising at the break through goals from Raheem Sterling and Daniel Sturridge, but a second-half comeback from the visitors took the game to extra-time where Sturridge and Jordan Henderson spared Rodgers' blushes to seal a 4-2 win.

Liverpool have now enjoyed victory in their opening three games of the season, but Rodgers was quick to praise his side's lower-league opponents after a remarkable game.

"It was a real interesting game because we were so in control in the first half and at the beginning of the second half," he told Sky Sports.

Laudrup: Swansea won't let up during run-in

The south Wales side face fixtures against the Premier League's top five teams before the end of the season and the Dane is eager for his side to continue impressing

Swansea boss Michael Laudrup has insisted his side remain keen to impress ahead of a testing run of fixtures in the Premier League.

Having already secured their first-ever major trophy with victory in the Capital One Cup the week before, the Swans effectively sealed their top-flight status by reachin the 40-point mark with a win over Newcastle on Saturday.

But, with games against the each of the Premier League's current top five teams approaching, Laudrup is eager for his players to continue pushing themselves.

"We are playing the top five teams between now and the end of the season and you always want to do well because maybe you want people to see you," the Dane told reporters.

"Everyone has their own ambitions. And besides that, you know you have to do well against the good teams or they will just outplay you.

"There is always a lot to play for. No doubt we will lose some games along the way, and I can accept a loss.

"I can’t say there won’t be games where we don’t play well before the end of the season but, if we do lose, it won’t be because we are relaxed or we feel we’re already there.

"What I cannot accept is a performance like the one we had at Liverpool."