Bent sends Cup holders into semis

WATFORD, England: League Cup holders Tottenham showed no signs of wanting to relinquish their trophy as Darren Bent came off the bench to secure a 2-1 win over Watford in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Harry Redknapp's side trailed to Tamas Priskin's early goal for the struggling Championship club at Vicarage Road.

But Roman Pavlyuchenko equalized from the penalty spot just before half-time and Bent snatched the winner when his near-post effort caught out Watford keeper Scott Loach with 14 minutes to play.