English Carabao Cup

Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, Fourth Round

· Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties
Liverpool
  • 43': Cody Gakpo (P)
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties
Chelsea
  • 40': Morgan Rogers (P)

Liverpool beat Chelsea in shootout to reach Carabao Cup quarters

Liverpool saw off Chelsea in another Carabao Cup penalty shootout as former Reds midfielder Xabi Alonso suffered his third defeat as a manager at Anfield.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
  • 6': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 10': Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Liverpool).
  • 11': Lewis Koumas (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 18': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 18': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool).
  • 21': Handball by James McConnell (Liverpool).
  • 21': James McConnell (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
  • 25': Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Offside, Chelsea. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
  • 29': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
  • 32': Offside, Liverpool. Rio Ngumoha is caught offside.
  • 38': Penalty conceded by Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Penalty Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 40': Goal! Liverpool 0, Chelsea 1. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Trey Nyoni (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
  • 42': Penalty conceded by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 43': Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Penders (Chelsea).
  • 45': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Substitution, Chelsea. Levi Colwill replaces Maxence Lacroix because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  • 48': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 49': Handball by Lewis Koumas (Liverpool).
  • 50': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
  • 50': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 54': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 55': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
  • 56': Offside, Chelsea. Malo Gusto is caught offside.
  • 57': Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
  • 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Bradley Barcola replaces Lewis Koumas.
  • 59': Substitution, Liverpool. Florian Wirtz replaces James McConnell.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ronald Araujo (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Penders (Chelsea). Assisted by Joe Gomez with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 61': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Gomez.
  • 62': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
  • 62': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Penders (Chelsea).
  • 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Mike Penders.
  • 66': Foul by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
  • 66': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Emmanuel Emegha replaces Danny Welbeck.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Marco Palestra replaces Malo Gusto.
  • 68': Substitution, Chelsea. Valentín Barco replaces Moisés Caicedo.
  • 72': Substitution, Liverpool. Jérémy Jacquet replaces Virgil van Dijk.
  • 73': Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
  • 73': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  • 75': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
  • 76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Marco Palestra (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool). Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
  • 78': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Delay in match because of an injury Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cody Gakpo with a headed pass.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 81': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexis Mac Allister replaces Trey Nyoni.
  • 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Alexander Isak replaces Rio Ngumoha.
  • 82': Foul by Bradley Barcola (Liverpool).
  • 82': Marco Palestra (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Florian Wirtz (Liverpool).
  • 85': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Valentín Barco.
  • 88': Foul by Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool).
  • 88': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Chelsea).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
  • 91': Goal! Liverpool 1(1), Chelsea 1. Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Liverpool 1(1), Chelsea 1(1). Pedro Neto (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 93': Goal! Liverpool 1(2), Chelsea 1(1). Alexander Isak (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Liverpool 1(2), Chelsea 1(2). Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 94': Goal! Liverpool 1(3), Chelsea 1(2). Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Liverpool 1(3), Chelsea 1(3). Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Liverpool 1(4), Chelsea 1(3). Florian Wirtz (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 97': Penalty missed! Still Liverpool 1(4), Chelsea 1(3). Valentín Barco (Chelsea) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
  • 98': Penalty missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Liverpool) left footed shot is high and wide to the left.
  • 99': Goal! Liverpool 1(4), Chelsea 1(4). Jordan Henderson (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 100': Goal! Liverpool 1(5), Chelsea 1(4). Bradley Barcola (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 101': Goal! Liverpool 1(5), Chelsea 1(5). Levi Colwill (Chelsea) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 101': Penalty saved. Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Mike Penders (Chelsea).
  • 102': Penalty saved. Emmanuel Emegha (Chelsea) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Liverpool).
  • 103': Goal! Liverpool 1(6), Chelsea 1(5). Joe Gomez (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 104': Penalty missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot is too high.
  • 104': Penalty Shootout ends, Liverpool 1(6), Chelsea 1(5).
  • 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1(6), Chelsea 1(5).

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 7
3 Saves 3
48.3 Possession 51.7
11 SHOTS 10
4 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
334 Accurate Passes 347
422 Passes 441
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
12 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 56
14 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 12
32 Effective Clearances 15
32 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 60,214

Line-Ups

LIV Liverpool (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
4 Virgil van Dijk
33 Ronald Araujo
21 Kostas Tsimikas
2 Joe Gomez
53 James McConnell Yellow Card
42 Trey Nyoni
38 Ryan Gravenberch
18 Cody Gakpo
73 Rio Ngumoha
67 Lewis Koumas Yellow Card
Liverpool Substitutes:
Jérémy Jacquet, Florian Wirtz, Wataru Endo, Alisson Becker, Bradley Barcola, Luke Chambers, Alexander Isak, Alexis Mac Allister, Federico Chiesa.

CHE Chelsea (4-3-3)

No. Name
39 Mike Penders (GK)
3 Wesley Fofana
5 Maxence Lacroix
27 Malo Gusto
34 Josh Acheampong Yellow Card
45 Romeo Lavia Yellow Card
14 Jordan Henderson
25 Moisés Caicedo
18 Danny Welbeck
17 Morgan Rogers
7 Pedro Neto
Chelsea Substitutes:
Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Geovany Quenda, Valentín Barco, Marco Palestra, Levi Colwill, Olutayo Subuloye, Emmanuel Emegha, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, Estêvão.

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