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Chelsea beat Liverpool 6-5 on penalties to reach League Cup quarterfinals

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Chelsea and Liverpool played to a 1-1 draw in normal time, setting up a dramatic penalty shootout that Liverpool won 6-5 to advance to the League Cup quarterfinals. Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso's Chelsea team faced his friend Andoni Iraola's current Liverpool side at Anfield on Wednesday; despite initial successes by both teams during the match and shootout, it was ultimately Liverpool who secured victory.
Written by AI on 2026-10-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, Chelsea and Liverpool faced each other in a crucial Carabao Cup match at Anfield. The game ended in a dramatic penalty shootout where Liverpool emerged victorious with a score of 6-5 against Chelsea to advance to the quarterfinals. Key players for Chelsea like Joao Pedro were ruled out due to injury, while Liverpool's new manager Andoni Iraola secured his team’s progression despite facing his former club and childhood friend Xabi Alonso's Chelsea side. The match saw both teams fielding predicted lineups based on current injuries and suspensions including suspended player Palmer from Chelsea.

Written for “English League Cup Penalties Matches” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.

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“Article A reports Liverpool winning a shootout against Chelsea, while Article B incorrectly claims Chelsea won the shootout against Liverpool.”
Al Jazeera
Hedges 1 of 39 claims Outlet record 60/100
“The articles describe different matches: one is a League Cup match between Liverpool and Chelsea, while the other is a Premier League match involving Arsenal at Liverpool.”
Evening Standard
Hedges 2 of 28 claims Outlet record 64/100
“Article A describes Liverpool beating Chelsea in a penalty shootout in the League Cup, while Article B mentions the victory over Chelsea but refers to an upcoming match against Arsenal in the Premier League.”
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“The articles describe opposite outcomes, with one stating Liverpool won and the other stating Chelsea won.”
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“Article A describes the draw for the quarter-finals, while Article B reports on a specific match result between Chelsea and Liverpool.”
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“Article A mentions Liverpool and Chelsea played in a penalty shootout but does not describe it, while Article B fully describes the shootout match between Chelsea and Liverpool.”
Evening Standard
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“Article A states Chelsea lost to Liverpool in a shootout, while Article B claims Chelsea won against Liverpool.”
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Arsenal Chelsea English League Cup League Cup Liverpool

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Liverpool ORG · 9× Chelsea ORG · 7× Alonso PERSON · 3× Iraola PERSON · 3× Arsenal ORG · 2× 4Carrick PERSON · 1× Andoni Iraola PERSON · 1× English NORP · 1× Manchester United ORG · 1× Xabi Alonso PERSON · 1×

Narrative

In their debut campaigns at Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot both reached the League Cup final, and Iraola is on course to follow in their footsteps with the 10-time winners of the competition.
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🔮 We were struggling at home in the league but now we go against Arsenal on Sunday,” said Iraola, who will face his former club Bournemouth in the last eight.

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

Liverpool beat Chelsea 6-5 in a dramatic penalty shootout to reach the English League Cup quarterfinals. asserted
Liverpool → beat → quarterfinals
In a clash between childhood friends Andoni Iraola and Xabi Alonso, it was the Liverpool manager who took the bragging rights in the last-16 tie at Anfield on Wednesday. asserted
who → take → Wednesday
- list 2 of 4Carrick stays on as Manchester United manager for crucial Chelsea match - list 3 of 4Club in crisis: What are Manchester United’s top five problems? asserted
problems → stay → crisis
- list 4 of 4Can Carrick survive Man United’s slump and Fernandes fallout? asserted
Carrick → survive → slump
A 1-1 draw in normal time set the stage for the shoot-out as Chelsea’s Morgan Rogers netted from the spot, only for Cody Gakpo to equalise with a penalty of his own just before half-time. asserted
Gakpo → set → time
Chelsea’s Valentin Barco hit the post in the shootout before Liverpool’s Kostas Tsimikas wasted a chance to win it when he blazed over. asserted
he → hit → it
Ryan Gravenberch was denied by Chelsea keeper Mike Penders, but Giorgi Mamardashvili saved Emmanuel Emegha’s kick to keep Liverpool alive. asserted
Mamardashvili → deny → Liverpool
After Joe Gomez scored for Liverpool, Blues defender Wesley Fofana miscued into the Kop as the hosts advanced. asserted
hosts → score → Kop
It was former Liverpool midfielder Alonso’s third defeat in his three visits to Anfield as a manager, following losses with Bayer Leverkusen in 2024 and Real Madrid in 2025. asserted
It → follow → 2025
In their debut campaigns at Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot both reached the League Cup final, and Iraola is on course to follow in their footsteps with the 10-time winners of the competition. asserted
Iraola → reach → competition
We were struggling at home in the league but now we go against Arsenal on Sunday,” said Iraola, who will face his former club Bournemouth in the last eight. asserted
who → struggle → eight
Alonso added: “Every time you reach the penalties, someone will feel it is harsh to go out of the competition. “ asserted
it → add → competition
We were showing a good level and this is what it takes to come to these stadiums. asserted
it → show → stadiums
Alonso made just four changes to the Chelsea side that lost 2-0 at home to Tottenham on Saturday, while Iraola made seven changes from Liverpool’s 2-0 win against Brighton on Sunday. asserted
Iraola → make → Sunday
Rogers put Chelsea in front with a 40th-minute penalty after Gravenberch clattered into Moises Caicedo. asserted
Gravenberch → put → Caicedo
But Liverpool were level three minutes later with a penalty of their own as Gakpo converted from the spot following Fofana’s handball. asserted
Gakpo → convert → handball
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