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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManchester City players celebrate at the end of the English League Cup soccer match between Manchester City and Brighton and Hove Albion in Manchester, England, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Dave Thompson)<\/p>\n
In a match that finished a half-hour later, Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw that saw both goals also come from the penalty spot at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Wesley Fofana missed what proved to be the final kick of the shootout, smashing it well over the crossbar and into The Kop at Anfield as Liverpool celebrated another win on penalties over Chelsea \u2014 like in the FA Cup and League Cup finals in 2022.<\/p>\n
Arsenal wasn\u2019t so lucky in a shootout Tuesday, losing in stunning fashion to fourth-tier minnow Fleetwood Town in one of the biggest shocks in the competition\u2019s 66-year history.<\/p>\n
In other all-Premier League last-16 matchups on Wednesday, Bournemouth beat Aston Villa 3-0 for a fifth straight win in all competitions, Crystal Palace won 1-0 at Fulham, and Sunderland overcame Brentford 3-2.<\/p>\n
Draw for the quarterfinals<\/p>\n
Fleetwood Town vs. Everton or Newcastle<\/p>\n
Manchester City vs. Bradford City<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace vs. Sunderland<\/p>\n
Liverpool vs. Bournemouth<\/p>\n
Fleetwood gets another Premier League team at home<\/p>\n
Fleetwood\u2019s reward for beating the English champions was another home match in the last eight, against the winner of Thursday\u2019s final last-16 match between Everton and Newcastle.<\/p>\n
Third-tier Bradford City \u2014 the beaten finalist in 2013 \u2014 is the other lower-league team still in the competition and next is away to Man City, the winner of seven of the last 13 League Cup titles.<\/p>\n
Three of those titles are under scrutiny as they came in a nine-year period \u2014 2009-18 \u2014 when the club was found by an investigatory panel to have committed large-scale financial rule-breaking.<\/p>\n
Liverpool spoils Alonso\u2019s Anfield return<\/p>\n
Chelsea isn\u2019t in a European competition this season, placing extra emphasis on its runs in the domestic cups.<\/p>\n
Its League Cup hopes are now over as Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso\u2019s return to Anfield \u2014 he played for Liverpool from 2004-09 \u2014 turned sour.<\/p>\n
That despite his team taking the lead in the 40th minute through Morgan Rogers, who converted a penalty after Ryan Gravenberch fouled Moises Caicedo. Three minutes later, Cody Gakpo slotted home his own penalty after a handball from Fofana at a corner.<\/p>\n
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Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n
On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n