Roundup of a dramatic fourth round in the 2026-27 Carabao Cup.
League Two’s Fleetwood Town stunned Arsenal 5-3 on penalties after Conor Haughey netted the winning penalty following Bruno Guimaraes’ miss, in the wake of their 1-1 draw at Highbury in which Viktor Gyokeres cancelled out Aaron Loupalo-Bi’s opening goal before Max Dowman’s red card.
Yasin Ayari and Lewis Dunk’s saved penalties saw Manchester City defeat Brighton 4-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium, in which Brighton led twice through goals from Malick Yalcouye and Georginio Rutter but were twice pegged back by Mateo Kovacic and Vitor Reis.
Penalty misses from Valentin Barco, Emmanuel Emegha and Wesley Fofana saw Chelsea lose 6-5 on penalties to Liverpool at Anfield, after Morgan Rogers initially put them in front from the spot before Cody Gakpo rescued the Reds a 1-1 draw from the spot prior to the shootout.
Goals from Chemsdine Talbi, Tymur Tutierov and Malick Fofana in the space of 13 first-half minutes saw Sunderland stun Brentford 3-2 at the Stadium of Light, as Callum Wilson and Igor Thiago netted consolatory goals for the Bees.
Amine Adil, Lewis Cook and Alvaro Rodriguez fired Bournemouth past Aston Villa in a clinical 3-0 victory at Vitality Stadium.
James Garner, Hayden Hackney and Thierno Barry found the net as Everton ruthlessly dispatched Newcastle in a 3-1 win at Hill Dickinson Stadium, despite Dan Burn’s late consolatory header for the Magpies.
Eddie Nketiah’s 37th-minute finish saw Crystal Palace snatch a 1-0 win at London rivals, Fulham.
Macaulay Gillesphey and Adam Phillips fired Bradford past Peterborough to a 2-0 win at Valley Parade in a clash between the League One rivals.
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