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⏪ Liverpool & City win on pens: Bournemouth, Sunderland, Palace through
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- ⏪ Liverpool & City win on pens: Bournemouth, Sunderland, Palace through
⏪ Liverpool & City win on pens: Bournemouth, Sunderland, Palace through
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2026-10-28T21:42:51Z
Fofana gave away a penalty in normal time and skies over here!!! Liverpool are through!
2026-10-28T21:41:58Z
Joe Gomez has never scored a goal for Liverpool but that is a stunning penalty.
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Pressure back on Chelsea.
2026-10-28T21:41:30Z
Emmanuel Emegha has the chance to win it on his debut but Mamardashvili makes a huge save. What a shootout!
2026-10-28T21:40:10Z
Ryan Gravenberch does!! A very poor penalty is easily saved by Penders.
2026-10-28T21:39:23Z
Stunning penalty from Levi Colwill.
Who will blink next?
2026-10-28T21:38:29Z
Top corner and top class from Barcola. 5-4.
2026-10-28T21:37:36Z
Jordan Henderson - of all people - scores! Chelsea are alive.
2026-10-28T21:37:08Z
Konstantinos Tsimikas won the FA Cup for Liverpool against Chelsea in a shootout four years ago but skies it here.... The drama.
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2026-10-28T21:36:01Z
Valentín Barco misses!
He stutters and sees his effort clip off the post.
Match point Liverpool.
2026-10-28T21:34:50Z
Florian Wirtz sends Penders the wrong way and it's 4-3.
2026-10-28T21:34:18Z
Romeo Lavia makes it 3-3. Cool as you like.
2026-10-28T21:33:08Z
Gakpo hammers in another great penalty. 3-2. Flawless shootout so far.
2026-10-28T21:32:47Z
Morgan Rogers does it again from the spot.
2026-10-28T21:31:36Z
Alexander Isak smashes high into the net and it's 2-1 to Liverpool.
2026-10-28T21:30:59Z
Alexis Mac Allister and Pedro Neto exchange fine spot kicks and we are at 1-1.
2026-10-28T21:28:59Z
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Mike Penders vs. Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Which keeper will come out on top?
2026-10-28T21:21:28Z
Into three minutes of added time.
Penalties loom.
2026-10-28T21:14:42Z
Big miss from Florian Wirtz draws groans from the home section.
He was six yards out and just had to put his foot through it.
2026-10-28T21:09:57Z
FULL TIME!
City are joined in tonight's fifth round draw by Bournemouth, Sunderland and Crystal Palace.
Will it be Liverpool and Chelsea next through? Penalties loom at Anfield.
2026-10-28T21:08:40Z
GOAL! BRENTFORD SCORE!
Igor Thiago makes it 3-2 but it looks to be too late for an epic comeback to be completed!
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2026-10-28T21:05:29Z
The captain Lewis Dunk steps up but Rulli makes another save.
City go through.
2026-10-28T21:04:53Z
Rayan Cherki slots home just as you would expect.
If Brighton miss their next kick, City are through.
2026-10-28T21:04:18Z
Rulli equals Steele, stopping Ayari's tame effort and we remain level!
2026-10-28T21:03:29Z
Mateo Kovačić misses!!!! It's a weak penalty and Jason Steele saves it with his legs.
2026-10-28T21:02:55Z
It's not Maxim de Cuyper who brilliantly puts it away into the bottom corner.
Rulli went the right way but could not get it.
2026-10-28T21:02:18Z
Who will be the first to miss?
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2026-10-28T21:02:00Z
Another great penalty - this time from Jérémy Doku - makes it 3-2 to City.
Flawless shootout so far.
2026-10-28T21:01:21Z
Matt O'Riley also goes the same side as his teammate, sending Gerónimo Rulli the wrong way.
2026-10-28T21:00:52Z
Enzo makes it 2-1, putting it into the exact same spot as Foden.
Top corner only for City so far.
2026-10-28T20:59:44Z
Brighton's main man Pascal Groß makes it 1-1 with an equally cool spot kick.
2026-10-28T20:59:08Z
Phil Foden makes no mistake with a fine first penalty. 1-0 City.
2026-10-28T20:58:21Z
Bournemouth and Sunderland are as good as through while Palace still have their slender lead at the Cottage. Into the final minutes in those games.
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Now for penalties at the Etihad!
2026-10-28T20:54:21Z
Enzo Fernández misses a huge chance to win it at the death for City and we have our shootout!
2026-10-28T20:50:43Z
Mats Wieffer almost steals it for Brighton but his effort comes off the bar.
Minutes away from penalties.
2026-10-28T20:49:41Z
Iraola makes changes, bringing on two of his £100m+ players, Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola.
Can they complete the comeback?
2026-10-28T20:42:29Z
GOAL! CHERRIES ARE THROUGH!
Álvaro Rodríguez makes it 3-0 and that will be that for Bournemouth.
Another 3-0 for Rose's men!?
2026-10-28T20:33:05Z
GOAL! CHERKI MAKES IT 2-2!
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Or was it Vitor Reis????
Foden is fouled just outside the box but it's Cherki who takes the free-kick.
He goes for power and it might just have nicked off the young defender.
What a time to get your first goal for the club!
2026-10-28T20:28:34Z
Marco Rose has really got a hold on Bournemouth with his side scoring 13 and conceding none since that 5-1 loss at Chelsea less than three weeks ago.
What a turnaround.
2026-10-28T20:27:52Z
GOAL! BOURNEMOUTH DOUBLE THEIR LEAD!
Lewis Cook puts a cross into the box and it appears to go all the way through and into Marco Bizot's goal. Poor from the Villa keeper.
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As stands, the Cherries are going through and set for a fifth win in a row.
2026-10-28T20:21:35Z
Half time at Anfield while our other four games are all into the second half.
Brighton are 30 minutes away from another fine cup win in Manchester.
2026-10-28T20:14:48Z
GOAL! LIVERPOOL LEVEL!
Little over two minutes after Rogers scores from the spot, Cody Gakpo does the same in similarly cool fashion.
An unforgivable handball from Wesley Fofana gave him the chance.
What an end to the half.
2026-10-28T20:13:40Z
PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL!
Remarkable!
2026-10-28T20:13:08Z
GOAL! BRIGHTON LEAD AGAIN!
Just 90 seconds of the second half gone and the Seagulls have their lead back!
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A lovely cutback from Jaouen Hadjam allows Georginio Rutter to take his time to pick his spot.
2026-10-28T20:11:46Z
GOAL! CHELSEA LEAD!
And now we have goals everywhere! And from nowhere!
Ryan Gravenberch makes a rash challenge on Caicedo in the box and Morgan Rogers makes no mistake from the spot.
2026-10-28T20:03:42Z
Half time everywhere bar Anfield.
It's the only game without a goal - will we see one before the break?
2026-10-28T19:59:04Z
GOAL! BRENTFORD FIGHTBACK?
Former Newcastle man Callum Wilson gives the Bees hope with an instant reply, scuffing a volley off the turf and into the net.
What a game!
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2026-10-28T19:57:40Z
GOAL! SUNDERLAND MAKE IT THREE!
Who saw this coming when the lineups were announced???
Malick Fofana surely ends the tie after heading in from Jocelin Ta Bi's cross.
11 changes, no problem! Huge questions for Keith Andrews to answer.
2026-10-28T19:56:18Z
GOAL! PALACE LEAD!
Palace have already won at Craven Cottage this season and lead again here through Eddie Nketiah.
It's a lovely finish and totally against the run of play. Big goal for both club and player.
2026-10-28T19:54:18Z
A wayward effort from Moisés Caicedo gives us the first shot of the match in the 22nd minute.
A thriller.
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2026-10-28T19:53:20Z
Chelsea have not really got going despite having much of their current best XI out there.
2026-10-28T19:52:48Z
Very few openings at Anfield but early yellows for two Liverpool youngsters.
Lewis Koumas and James McConnell are both in the book. They'll need to be careful.
2026-10-28T19:47:24Z
GOALS! SUNDERLAND 2-0!
The Black Cats strike twice in no time!
Chemsdine Talbi gets the first, tapping it over the line after Brentford stand-in Hakon Valdimarsson makes a mess of a routine save.
Tymur Tutierov smashes in from close range shortly after in a huge three minutes for Régis Le Bris.
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2026-10-28T19:43:45Z
GOAL! CITY LEVEL!
And it's come from the unlikely source of Mateo Kovačić.
A neat dummy from Floyd Samba and a layoff from Phil Foden tees up the Croatian to fire in off the post.
His first goal in 18 months for the club.
2026-10-28T19:39:18Z
While Henderson and Alonso are the obvious ones to look out for here, Rio Ngumoha did move to Anfield from Chelsea.
How the Blues must rue letting him leave.
2026-10-28T19:34:04Z
GOAL! BRIGHTON LEAD!
They'd just started to pick it up and now the Seagulls are in front at the Etihad.
Malick Yalcouyé breaks the deadlock, hooking the ball home inside the box after Georginio Rutter picks him out.
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How will the holders respond? Proper cup tie now.
2026-10-28T19:31:40Z
79th meeting between the two clubs in the 21st century - the most of any two English sides. A staggering number.
There's also been three League Cup finals in that time. 2-1 to Liverpool there.
2026-10-28T19:30:58Z
KICK OFF!
Liverpool and Chelsea get underway as Xabi Alonso looks for his first win on the ground as an opposing manager at the third attempt.
Jordan Henderson's reception should be interesting too...
2026-10-28T19:28:16Z
It's been very even at the Etihad so far with Brighton playing with full confidence.
2026-10-28T19:24:33Z
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GOAL!
First goal of the night comes at the Vitality and it's the hosts who've taken the lead after just seven minutes.
Armine Adli gets it, firing in from close range after the ball comes his way in the box.
The Cherries' stunning form continues.
2026-10-28T19:17:40Z
KICK OFF!
Games underway at the Vitality, Craven Cottage and the Stadium of Light.
2026-10-28T19:08:04Z
Rayan Cherki has the game's first effort, running from midfield before firing straight at Jason Steele.
2026-10-28T19:07:27Z
Brighton - despite making seven changes - have started well here.
They've not won on their previous 16 visits to the Etihad. Could that run end tonight?
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2026-10-28T19:01:16Z
KICK OFF!
And we're off.
2026-10-28T19:00:12Z
We're moments away from kick off at the Etihad Stadium where both Enzo Maresca and Fabian Hurzeler have made a whole host of changes.
It is the first of two clashes between the clubs in the space of four days with a league clash on this same ground coming on Saturday.
2026-10-28T18:57:54Z
Remarkably, each game is an all-Premier League tie with Manchester City-Brighton and Liverpool-Chelsea the pick of the ties on paper.
2026-10-28T18:57:01Z
Hello and welcome to our coverage of tonight's five EFL Cup fourth round ties.
