Liverpool took advantage of a late red card for Swansea City to prevail 2-1 at Anfield and reach the Capital One Cup quarter-finals. Marvin ...
Liverpool took advantage of a late red card for Swansea City to prevail 2-1 at Anfield and reach the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.
Marvin Emnes fired the visitors in front on Merseyside, before Mario Balotelli stepped off the bench to haul the hosts back into the tie. The real drama was saved for stoppage-time, though, with Federico Fernandez sent off for Swansea and Dejan Lovren benefitting from some sloppy defending to nod home a dramatic
A late own goal earned Chelsea a narrow 2-1 win over a determined Sky Bet League Two side Shrewsbury Town in the Capital One Cup fourth round.
The hosts were first to everything in the first half, and the gulf between the pair looked non-existent as the Shrews more than held their own.
Micky Mellon’s men restricted their illustrious guests to half chances and long range shots, with Shrews’ stopper Jayson Leutwiler untroubled.
However, immediately after the interval, the Premier League leaders showed their class, with an incisive move leading to the opener for Didier Drogba.
The hosts toiled in awful conditions, but for all their endeavour, the Shropshire side could not find a way through a resolute Chelsea rearguard.
Other results to follow
