Liverpool vs Leicester LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and penalty shootout tonight
Relive all the action from a thrilling EFL Cup quarter-final at Anfield
Second-choice goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher saved two penalties in the shoot-out which Liverpool won 5-4 against Leicester to send them into the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Substitute Diogo Jota struck the winning spot-kick - having come off the bench to score - but the real hero was Takumi Minamino who made it 3-3 with seconds remaining of six added minutes.
The visitors crumbled under the pressure exerted in the second half having twice cruised into a two-goal lead as Jamie Vardy scored his ninth and 10th goals in 14 appearances against the under-strength Reds.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain briefly made it 2-1 before a brilliant James Maddison strike restored the Foxes’ advantage.
However, the introduction of first-team reinforcements for the second half changed the dynamic as Jota and League Cup specialist Minamino, with his sixth in five appearances, forced a shoot-out. Relive all the action below:
Liverpool 1 - 3 Leicester
36 mins: Minamino snatches at a shot from just inside the box on the right but doesn’t connect well and boots it over the crossbar. Liverpool are still a threat to Leicester.
GOAL! Liverpool 1 - 3 Leicester (Maddison, 33’)⚽️
33 mins: What a beauty! James Maddison restores Leicester’s two goal lead with a brilliant strike from range. It’s Maddison at his best, near top corner leaving Kelleher absolutely no chance to stop it!
Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester
32 mins: Jarrod Bowen has equalised for West Ham against Tottenham, that game has kicked into life now as well.
Chance! Liverpool knock the ball back to Koumetio who is caught in possession by Vardy close to the halfway line. He and Daka fly up the pitch on the counter and Liverpool are left scrambling. Vardy takes it all the way into the box and gets off a shot that Kelleher stops with his body.
A shout out to Tyler Morton who sprinted back and did just enough to put Vardy off.
Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester
30 mins: Penalty shout from Liverpool as Firmino slides Minamino into the box but it’s a well timed challenge from Dewsbury-Hall to dispossess him. There’s a coming together and both players go down but the referee plays on and Leicester run the ball clear.
A reminder that there’s no VAR in the Carabao Cup until the semi-final stage.
Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester
28 mins: There are two other Carabao Cup quarter-finals taking place at the minute with Brentford hosting Chelsea and Tottenham taking on West Ham. Spurs have just taken the lead in their match with Steven Bergwijn finding the back of the net. Brentford vs Chelsea remains goalless.
Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester
27 mins: Vardy wins the ball high up the pitch and Leicester attack on the counter. Maddison drifts into the left side of the box and Vardy picks him out nicely. Daka provides an options in the middle of the box and Maddison’s pass deflects off Gomez and loops up for Kelleher to easily claim.
Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester
25 mins: Leicester send another long ball up to Daka but he gets leaned on by Gomez who heads the ball away for Liverpool. Daka goes to ground and wants a free kick but the referee is not interested at all.
After a shaky start Liverpool seem to have found their feet. They’re keeping the ball better and have cut out the mistakes.
Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester
22 mins: You can never rule Liverpool out of a game at Anfield especially this early in a match. The Reds take the front foot and win a corner that Tsimikas swings into the middle of the box. Soyuncu gets higher than anyone else and clears the danger for the Foxes.
GOAL! Liverpool 1 - 2 Leicester (Oxlade-Chamberlain, 19’)⚽️
19 mins: What a game! Liverpool are back in the tie. It’s lovely work from Kostas Tsimikas who dinks the ball around Pereira and flies down the left wing. He whips an early cross deep into the box and Williams wins the header knocking it down to Firmino. Firmino has his back to goal so can’t shoot and instead lays the ball off to Oxlade-Chamberlain. He takes a touch and then smokes a powerful, low shot into the bottom left hand corner!
Liverpool 0 - 2 Leicester
16 mins: Almost. Jordan Henderson does well to avoid a tackle on the right side of the pitch and poke the ball up to Takumi Minamino. He attempts to play in Tsimikas on the overlap but loses the ball to Youri Tielemans who pumps a long ball up the pitch for Daka to chase into the box. Kelleher comes flying off his line and heads the bal over the Leicester striker allowing his defenders to complete the clearance.
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