Liverpool Beat Chelsea on Penalties to Reach Cup Quarter-finals

Liverpool advanced to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Wednesday, October 28. The match was decided by a shootout in which Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saved a penalty from Chelsea debutant Emmanuel Emegha. Reports differed on the final kick: one said Joe Gomez scored Liverpool’s decisive penalty before Wesley Fofana missed, while another described Fofana’s miss as the moment that sealed Chelsea’s elimination. Chelsea took the lead shortly before half-time when Morgan Rogers converted a penalty. Liverpool equalised through Cody Gakpo from the spot after Fofana was penalised for handball. The two goals came within minutes of each other, following penalties conceded by Ryan Gravenberch and Fofana. The teams remained level through the second half and extra time was not required. The shootout extended after Valentin Barco hit the post for Chelsea and Liverpool’s Kostas Tsimikas sent his attempt over the bar. Mamardashvili then denied Emegha, adding to the pressure on Chelsea’s remaining takers. The match accounts did not agree on whether Gomez’s conversion or Fofana’s subsequent miss should be identified...