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- 21′Liverpool, yellow card:Handball
- 40′Chelsea, penalty goal:0–1Penalty
- 43′Liverpool, penalty goal:1–1Penalty
- 45+1′Chelsea, substitution:off
- Half-time1 – 1
- 50′Chelsea, yellow card:Foul
- 59′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 59′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 68′Chelsea, substitution:off
- 68′Chelsea, substitution:off
- 68′Chelsea, substitution:off
- 72′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 73′Chelsea, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Liverpool, substitution:off
- 82′Liverpool, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 1
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Liverpool beat Chelsea on penalties after League Cup draw at Anfield
Liverpool advanced to the League Cup quarter-finals by winning a penalty shootout 6-5 against Chelsea at Anfield, after the Round of 16 tie finished 1-1 over the course of the match. Both goals came from the spot in the closing minutes of the first half, with neither side able to find a winner after the break.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Chelsea took the lead in the 40th minute when Morgan Rogers converted a penalty to make it 1-0 to the visitors. Liverpool answered within three minutes, Cody Gakpo scoring from the spot in the 43rd to level the game at 1-1, the score at which it stayed through the interval and the second half.
The statistics reflected a tight contest. Liverpool held 52 per cent of possession and won seven corners to five, while Chelsea had 11 shots to Liverpool's 10, with each side putting four on target. Each team collected two yellow cards and nobody was sent off, and the shootout was left to settle it, with Liverpool prevailing 6-5.
Liverpool, who had won their previous four games, next host Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday 1 November. Chelsea, beaten 2-0 by Tottenham in their last outing before this tie, return to league action at home to Manchester United on Saturday 31 October.
Morgan Rogers scored Chelsea's goal from the penalty spot in the 40th minute and was the top-rated performer on the pitch with 7.62, though he finished on the losing side in the shootout.
Chelsea had 11 shots to Liverpool's 10, and each side put four on target.
Liverpool and Chelsea drew 1–1 (half-time 1–1). Liverpool won the penalty shootout 6–5.
Liverpool met Chelsea in the League Cup (Round of 16). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 20:00 UTC at Anfield. Referee: Darren England.
Team pages: Liverpool · Chelsea · League Cup
Key moments
- 40' Goal (penalty): Morgan Rogers — 0–1 · Watch Morgan Rogers's goal video (40')
- 43' Goal (penalty): Cody Gakpo — 1–1 · Watch Cody Gakpo's goal video (43')
Starting line-ups
Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Liverpool 58%, the draw 23%, Chelsea 19%. It finished Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea.
Liverpool's stronger rating gives them a clear lead — We give Liverpool 58% mainly because they sit 96 points higher on our strength rating, 1887 to 1791, with the usual home advantage adding to it. The draw sits at 23%, starting from the usual 25% for a gap this size and lowered by 2.1 points because both sides' own recent games average 3.8 goals.
Why Liverpool at 58%?
Liverpool sit 96 points higher on our strength rating — 1887 to 1791. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge at home won 56.5% of 14,351 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 53–25–22.
Why only 58%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 58% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Chelsea at 19%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,464. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Liverpool scored +0.48 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,181 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.1% vs 42.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Chelsea scored +0.53 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Liverpool vs Chelsea final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea. Explore more on the Liverpool and Chelsea team pages or the League Cup page.