Liverpool eliminated Chelsea on penalties, while Manchester City survived a shootout against Brighton as Wednesday, 28th October, 2026’s Carabao Cup fourth-round fixtures produced five dramatic encounters.
Bournemouth defeated Aston Villa 3–0, Crystal Palace edged Fulham 1–0, and Sunderland beat Brentford 3–2 to complete the night’s confirmed results.
Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea (Liverpool win 6–5 on penalties)
Liverpool secured their place in the quarter-finals after defeating Chelsea in a tense penalty shootout at Anfield.
Chelsea took the lead in the 40th minute when Morgan Rogers converted a penalty. Liverpool responded three minutes later, with Cody Gakpo equalising from the spot.
Neither side found a winner in normal time, sending the tie to penalties.
Liverpool eventually prevailed 6–5 to eliminate Chelsea and continue their pursuit of the Carabao Cup.
Manchester City 2–2 Brighton (City win 4–3 on penalties)
Manchester City advanced after surviving a stern challenge from Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.
Malick Yalcouyé gave Brighton the lead in the 30th minute before Mateo Kovačić equalised for City in the 40th minute.
Georginio Rutter restored Brighton’s advantage two minutes after the interval, but Vitor Reis levelled the contest in the 72nd minute.
City won the subsequent penalty shootout 4–3 to book their place in the quarter-finals.
Bournemouth 3–0 Aston Villa
Bournemouth delivered a commanding performance to defeat Aston Villa 3–0 at the Vitality Stadium.
Amine Adli opened the scoring in the seventh minute, Lewis Cook doubled the advantage in the 51st minute, and Álvaro Rodríguez completed the victory in the 69th minute.
The result sent Bournemouth into the quarter-finals with a convincing win over Unai Emery’s side.
Fulham 0–1 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace eliminated Fulham with a narrow victory at Craven Cottage.
Eddie Nketiah scored the decisive goal in the 37th minute, giving Palace the advantage in the London derby.
Palace defended their lead to secure qualification despite Fulham’s efforts to find an equaliser.
Sunderland 3–2 Brentford
Sunderland held on to defeat Brentford 3–2 at the Stadium of Light after building a three-goal lead.
Chemsdine Talbi opened the scoring in the 26th minute before Timur Tutyerov added a second three minutes later. Malick Fofana made it 3–0 in the 39th minute.
Brentford responded through Callum Wilson just before half-time, while Igor Thiago scored in stoppage time to set up a tense finish.
Sunderland resisted the late pressure to secure their place in the next round.
Quarter-Final
Liverpool, Manchester City, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Sunderland advanced from Wednesday’s fixtures.
They join Fleetwood Town and Bradford City, who secured qualification on Tuesday. Fleetwood eliminated Arsenal 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, while Bradford defeated Peterborough United 2–0.
Everton are scheduled to face Newcastle United on Thursday, October 29, in the final fourth-round tie.
The quarter-final draw is expected after the remaining match, with the last-eight fixtures scheduled for December.
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