Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out, Man City survive scare
Liverpool beat Chelsea in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to reach the League Cup quarter-finals, while holders Manchester City survived a scare against Brighton on Wednesday.Fourth-tier Fleetwood reached the quarter-finals with a stunning penalty shoot-out victory over Premier League champions Arsenal on Tuesday.
Manchester City advanced to the League Cup semi-finals after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Brighton. The match's climax came at Anfield, where Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-1 on penalties. The result places Liverpool one win away from reaching the quarter-finals. Manchester City's journey to the semis began with a 2-2 draw against Brighton, which they won on penalties.
Brighton went ahead through Malick Yalcouye early in the second half, but Mateo Kovacic equalised for City before Yalcouye struck again to restore Brighton's lead. City's Vitor Rulli pulled one back, but Rulli denied Brighton's Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk to secure the win for City. Meanwhile, Liverpool secured their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Chelsea on penalties.
The match was decided after a 1-1 draw in normal time, with both goals scored from the penalty spot. City manager Enzo Maresca made nine changes to the side that lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham, while Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp made seven substitutions from the team that beat Brighton.
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- Liverpool beat Chelsea in League Cup shoot-out, Man City survive scare freemalaysiatoday.com
- Man City wins penalty shootout to advance in English League Cup winnipegfreepress.com
