Liverpool and defending champions Manchester City progressed to the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup after winning penalty shootouts in their respective fourth-round matches on Wednesday.
At Anfield, Liverpool secured a 6-5 victory on penalties against Chelsea following a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Chelsea took the lead in the 40th minute through a penalty converted by Morgan Rogers, but Liverpool equalised three minutes later with a penalty by Cody Gakpo. Both penalties resulted from fouls, with Ryan Gravenberch conceding a penalty against Moises Caicedo and Wesley Fofana giving away another for a handball.
During the shootout, the score remained level at 3-3 after Florian Wirtz scored for Liverpool and Valentin Barco missed for Chelsea. Later, Konstantinos Tsimikas missed for Liverpool, while Jordan Henderson scored for Chelsea to make it 4-4. Bradley Barcola and Levi Colwill both scored, bringing the score to 5-5. With misses from Gravenberch and Emmanuel, Joe Gomez put Liverpool ahead, and Fofana’s missed penalty ended the contest in Liverpool’s favour. Liverpool will now face Bournemouth in the quarterfinals.
In Manchester City’s game against Brighton, the match ended 2-2 after regular time, with Mallick Yalcouye and Gerginio Rutter scoring for Brighton, and Mateo Kovacic and Vitor Reis netting for City. During the shootout, Phil Foden, Enzo Fernandez, and Jeremy Doku scored for Manchester City. After misses from Kovacic and Yasin Ayari for Brighton, Rayan Cherki scored to put City in front. Lewis Dunk then missed the decisive penalty, allowing Manchester City to advance and face Bradford in the quarterfinals.
The other quarterfinal matchups are Crystal Palace versus Sunderland and Fleetwood competing against either Everton or Newcastle United.