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Liverpool and Manchester City Reach Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals

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Liverpool and Manchester City Reach Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals
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Liverpool and Manchester City both advanced to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals following penalty shootout victories over Chelsea and Brighton respectively.

  • Liverpool defeated Chelsea on penalties after normal time ended in a 1-1 draw.
  • Morgan Rogers scored a penalty for Chelsea in the 40th minute after a foul by Ryan Gravenberch on Moises Caicedo.
  • Cody Gakpo equalized for Liverpool with a penalty in the 43rd minute following a handball by Wesley Fofana.
  • Wesley Fofana missed his penalty in the shootout, securing Liverpool's fifth consecutive penalty shootout victory against Chelsea.
  • Liverpool will face Bournemouth in the quarter-finals.
  • Manchester City drew 2-2 with Brighton before winning the penalty shootout.
  • Malick Yalcouye opened the scoring for Brighton in the 30th minute before Mateo Kovacic equalized for Manchester City before half-time.
  • Georginio Rutter put Brighton back in the lead shortly after the restart, and Vitor Reis equalized for City with a flicked low free-kick.
  • Stand-in goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli saved penalties from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk in the shootout.
  • Manchester City will face Bradford City in the quarter-finals.