Two ice-cool finishes by Chelsea's Eidur Gudjohnsen condemned Leeds United to a 2-0 defeat in a stormy English League Cup fourth-round match at Elland Road tonight.
The Icelander pounced after 59 and 80 minutes to clinch a quarter-final place for Chelsea against a Leeds side that looked shot-shy as they wait to complete the signing of Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler tomorrow.
Aston Villa, like Leeds unbeaten in the premier league at home this season, suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday, currently in the bottom six of division one.
Leeds looked badly, fired a Frank Lampard knock-down past England goalkeeper Nigel Martyn.
The Icelander drilled in Chelsea's second -- his seventh goal of the season -- from a pass by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with 10 minutes left to settle a bad-tempered match.
Leeds's misery was intensified by injuries to Stephen McPhail, Dominic Matteo and Eirik Bakke, while Le Saux was also carried off after a clash with Leeds's Alan Smith.
Substitute Efan Ekoku beat Villa defender Alpay Ozalan and drove Wednesday into a shock lead at Villa Park five minutes before halftime, and the visitors withstood a second-half barrage to seal a superb victory.
In the night's other game, goals by Nils-Eric Johansson and Damien Johnson gave premier league Blackburn Rovers a 2-0 home success over Manchester City.
The first division side had Christian Negouai sent off after 26 minutes.
Newcastle United, Arsenal, Bolton Wanderers and Watford claimed their places in the last eight yesterday.
Fulham entertain London rivals Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow in the final fourth-round tie. -Reuters