Main news from English football on 14th March

On the day when Liverpool scored four times inside 14 minutes in a 6-1 thrashing of Sparta Prague to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League, Mohammed Kudus scored two stunning goals as West Ham thrashed Freiburg 5-0 to progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Meanwhile, Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite and Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon received their first call-ups to the England squad on Thursday for friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.