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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties to reach Carabao Cup quarter-finals
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties at Anfield to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
The fourth-round match finished level after Morgan Rogers scored for Chelsea and Cody Gakpo equalised from the penalty spot for Liverpool.
Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Emmanuel Emegha’s penalty, and Joe Gomez scored before Wesley Fofana sent his kick over the bar.
It was Liverpool’s fifth straight shootout win over Chelsea, adding to a run of penalty defeats in several earlier cup and European matches.
The win sends Liverpool into the quarter-finals, keeping their bid for the cup alive.
They will face Bournemouth, the former club of Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola.
Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties after the teams drew 1-1 in normal time in the Carabao Cup fourth round at Anfield.
Morgan Rogers scored from the spot for Chelsea, and Cody Gakpo equalised with a penalty three minutes later.
The tie went straight to a shootout, where Liverpool secured their fifth consecutive penalty victory over Chelsea.
Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Emmanuel Emegha’s attempt, and Wesley Fofana sent the decisive penalty over the bar.
Liverpool advanced to a quarter-final against Bournemouth, the former club of manager Andoni Iraola.
- Who
- Liverpool and Chelsea.
- What
- Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
- When
- 28 October 2026.
- Where
- Anfield in Liverpool.
- Why
- The match was a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie; Liverpool advanced by winning the penalty shootout.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said he would celebrate if Chelsea scored against his former club Liverpool.
Chelsea took the lead through Morgan Rogers’s penalty in the 40th minute.
Cody Gakpo equalised from the penalty spot three minutes later.
The match remained 1-1 after normal time and went to a penalty shootout.
Liverpool won the shootout after Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Emmanuel Emegha’s attempt and Wesley Fofana missed.
- Normal-time score
- Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
- Chelsea scorer
- Morgan Rogers, penalty
- Liverpool scorer
- Cody Gakpo, penalty
- Decisive shootout miss
- Wesley Fofana sent his penalty over the bar
- Next round
- Liverpool will face Bournemouth in the quarter-finals
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For sure it is not the outcome we wanted or expected but once you go to penalties there has to be a sad side.
Of course, I will celebrate, for sure,
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