October 29, 2026
Liverpool reached the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, after defeating its guest, Chelsea, 6-5 on penalties, after the end of normal time for the match that was held on Wednesday evening at Anfield, in a positive draw with one goal for one.
The two goals of the match were scored from two penalty kicks within three minutes, as the visitors took the lead through Morgan Rogers in the 40th minute, before the Dutchman Cody Jacobo was able to turn things around for the hosts in the 43rd minute, so the score would remain unchanged until the final whistle of regular time, and the two teams would go into penalty kicks.
In the decisive kicks, luck smiled at Liverpool thanks to the success of: Alexis McAllister, Alexander Isak, Cody Jacobo, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barkula, and Joe Gomez, while Kostas Tsimikas and Ryan Grafenberg missed their kicks.
As for Chelsea, Pedro Neto, Morgan Rogers, Romeo Lavia, Jordan Henderson, and Levi Colwell succeeded in scoring, while Valentin Barco, Emmanuel Emiga, and Fofana missed their kicks.
The penalty shootout witnessed a tense atmosphere, as former Liverpool player, Jordan Henderson, was met with loud boos from the Reds fans the moment he successfully executed his kick for Chelsea.
