Liverpool and Manchester City advance in Carabao Cup

Liverpool and Manchester City have secured their places in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup after penalty shoot-out victories on Wednesday. Both clubs needed spot-kicks to get past their opponents, Chelsea and Brighton, after normal time ended level.

Liverpool edge past Chelsea

At Anfield, Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, Nagarik News and Setopati reported. Both goals came from the penalty spot in the first half. Chelsea went ahead in the 40th minute through Morgan Rogers after Ryan Gravenberch fouled Moises Caicedo, according to The Rising Nepal. Liverpool were level three minutes later when Cody Gakpo converted a penalty awarded for a handball by Wesley Fofana.

There were no more goals, and the shoot-out swung both ways. Chelsea's Valentin Barco hit the post, and Liverpool's Kostas Tsimikas then sent a chance to win it over the bar. Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders saved from Gravenberch before Giorgi Mamardashvili kept Liverpool alive by stopping Emmanuel Emegha's kick. After Joe Gomez scored, Fofana missed and the hosts went through, The Rising Nepal reported. According to Setopati, it was the fifth time in a row that Liverpool have beaten Chelsea in a shoot-out. The Rising Nepal noted that it was Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso's third defeat in three visits to Anfield as a manager, after losses with Bayer Leverkusen in 2024 and Real Madrid in 2025.

Manchester City survive Brighton scare

Holders Manchester City also reached the last eight after a 2-2 draw with Brighton at the Etihad Stadium, winning the shoot-out 4-3, according to Nagarik News. The Rising Nepal reported that City manager Enzo Maresca made nine changes after Saturday's league defeat at Aston Villa, resting players including Erling Haaland, Ruben Dias and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Brighton led twice, through Malick Yalcouye after 30 minutes and Georginio Rutter two minutes after half-time. Mateo Kovacic equalised with a curling shot from 25 yards, and Vitor Reis deflected in a Rayan Cherki free-kick in the 72nd minute to level again.

In the shoot-out, Kovacic's kick was saved by Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele, but City's Geronimo Rulli saved from Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk to take his side through.

Quarter-final matchups

In the quarter-finals, Liverpool will face Bournemouth and Manchester City will play third-tier Bradford City, Nagarik News reported. Crystal Palace will meet Sunderland. Everton, who beat Newcastle United 3-1 on Thursday according to Kendrabindu, will play Fleetwood Town in December. In Wednesday's other ties, Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 3-0, Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Fulham and Sunderland beat Brentford 3-2, according to Nagarik News.