After Arsenal's shocking League Cup exit on Tuesday, Wednesday night delivered a double dose of drama as Manchester City beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, while Liverpool edged Chelsea 6-5 following a 1-1 stalemate at Anfield.Brighton have spent more than two years making life uncomfortable for Manchester City, and Fabian Hurzeler's side came within inches of another statement victory, extending their unbeaten run against the Citizens inside 90 minutes to five matches.🚨 MANCHESTER CITY BEATS BRIGHTON IN THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT AND ADVANCES TO THE NEXT ROUND OF THE CARABAO CUP! 🏴🩵✨ GERONIMO RULLI HAS SAVED THE LAST PENALTY! 😮💨 https://t.co/KJzIwASX81— TheGoalsZone (@TheGoalsZone) October 28, 2026 Georginio Rutter was outstanding, setting up Malick Yalcouye for the opener after half an hour. Mateo Kovacic equalised before the break, but Rutter restored the Seagulls' lead shortly after half-time.The Frenchman continued to trouble City, while Geronimo Rulli produced a superb save to deny him a potential third goal. Mats Wieffer then struck the post in the 88th minute, before Yankuba Minteh curled a late effort agonisingly wide.A night for the ages! Fleetwood's fourth-tier fairytale leaves Arsenal in ruinsCity forced a shootout through a Rayan Cherki free-kick that deflected off Vitor Reis and into the net. Brighton looked poised to take control when Jason Steele saved Kovacic's penalty, but Yasin Ayari and captain Lewis Dunk both missed as City prevailed 4-3.The holders, nine-time winners of the competition, survived another scare and avoided a third defeat in three competitions in a fortnight. Brighton, meanwhile, were left to rue a string of missed opportunities.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Anfield witnessed equally tense scenes as Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a largely uneventful 1-1 draw.The game sprang to life late in the first half, with two penalties awarded within 270 seconds. Ryan Gravenberch brought down Moises Caicedo, allowing Morgan Rogers to put Chelsea ahead from the spot. Rogers has now been directly involved in 11 goals across his last nine League Cup appearances.The Reds responded through Cody Gakpo, who maintained his remarkable record of scoring in every one of his seven League Cup appearances at Anfield, taking his tally to eight goals.🚨🚨 LIVERPOOL HAVE KNOCKED OUT CHELSEA OF THE CARABAO CUP! 🏴✅ https://t.co/N1Km5RDKeU— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) October 28, 2026 The match then went to penalties, where Valentin Barco struck the frame of the goal after both sides had converted their first three attempts. Liverpool had the chance to win it, but Kostas Tsimikas missed and Jordan Henderson scored to extend the shootout.Mike Penders saved Ryan Gravenberch's effort in the seventh round, giving Chelsea another opportunity, but Giorgi Mamardashvili denied Emegha to keep Liverpool alive.Joe Gomez confidently converted in the eighth round, leaving Wesley Fofana needing to score to keep Chelsea in the contest. The French defender missed the target completely, sparking celebrations at Anfield. ##NAJAVA_MECA_10067437##EFL CUP – FOURTH ROUNDManchester City – Brighton 4-3 on penalties (2-2)/Kovacic 40, Reis 72 – Yalcouye 30, Rutter 47/Liverpool – Chelsea on penalties 6-5 (1-1)/Gakpo 43 pen – Rogers 40 pen/
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