Spot of luck! Liverpool avoid embarrassing defeat as marathon shootout ends 14-13 after Adomah's crucial miss for plucky Boro
LIVERPOOL 2-2 MIDDLESBROUGH (AET, 14-13 ON PENALTIES) - DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Liverpool reached the last 16 of the Capital One Cup after one of the most extraordinary nights in this competition's history, beating Middlesbrough 14-13 on penalties. Shootouts are part of Liverpool's history - they have won two European Cups and an FA Cup from 12 yards - but this was quite remarkable, as 30 penalties were taken after the match finished 2-2 at the end of extra time.
Arsenal 1-2 Southampton: Dusan Tadic and Nathaniel Clyne bring Saints back from behind to send Gunners out of Capital One Cup
- Alexis Sanchez puts Gunners 1-0 up with superb free-kick after 14 minutes
- Dusan Tadic levels from the spot six minutes later after Tomas Rosicky fouls debutant Sadio Mane
- Nathaniel Clyne makes it 2-1 to Southamptonwith a swerving strike from outside the box in the 40th minute
- Abou Diaby makes his first start for Arsenal since March 2013 in Capital One Cup tie
- David Ospina handed his Arsenal debut in goal
- Southampton pick a strong side and dominate the midfield battle against the Gunners
Sanchez is fast becoming a firm favourite among the Arsenal fans, and has scored in his last three games at the Emirates Stadium
Match Facts : Arsenal: Ospina 4; Bellerin 5 (Akpom 86), Chambers 6.5, Hayden 5, Coquelin 5; Rosicky 5, Diaby 5.5 (Cazorla 67); Campbell 5.5 (Oxlade-Chamberlain 71), Wilshere 5, Podolski 4; Sanchez 6.
Subs: Gibbs, Mertesacker, Martinez, Ajayi.
Booked: Rosicky, Wilshere
Manager - Arsene Wenger: 5
Southampton: Forster 6; Clyne 8, Fonte 7, Gardos 7.5, Targett 7 (Bertrand 85); Wanyama 6.5, Schneiderlin 9; Mane 7.5 (Long 72), Davis 7, Tadic 7.5; Pelle 7.
Subs: Davis, Cork, Mayuka, Reed, McCarthy.
Booked: Wanyama, Pelle, Tagett, Forster
Manager - Ronaldo Koeman: 8.
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