Chelsea vs Southampton LIVE: Carabao Cup result, final score and penalty shootout reaction
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Chelsea needed penalties to advance in the Carabao Cup for a second consecutive round as they edged past Southampton with a 4-3 shoot-out victory at Stamford Bridge following a 1-1 draw.
Reece James again provided the decisive kick, just as he did against Aston Villa in the previous round, with Theo Walcott and Will Smallbone missing for the Saints.
Kai Havertz headed Chelsea into the lead seconds before half-time, guiding a header into the bottom corner from a corner.
But Southampton would force spot-kicks when Che Adams fired in on the rebound after Kyle Walker-Peters’ effort was saved by the legs of Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Across London, Calum Chambers scored his first goal in more than two years before Eddie Nketiah punished his former club to send Arsenal into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Leeds.
Chambers scored with his first touch of the night after coming off the bench to replace the injured Benjamin White 10 minutes into the second half.
And former Leeds loanee made sure of the Gunners’ place in the quarter-finals when he punished a mistake from Liam Cooper, whose defensive header never had the power to reach Illan Meslier.
Instead Nketiah skipped through, lifting the ball over the goalkeeper before watching his scuffed finish tuck just inside the post as Leeds defenders scrambled to get back.
The result means Arsenal have now won six of their last eight in all competitions, and are unbeaten since August.
It also went to penalties at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, where League One Sunderland dumped out QPR with a 3-1 shoot-out victory after a goalless draw.
Charlie Austin thought he had scored a late winner to send QPR into the last eight for the first time since 1988.
But a tight offside call went against the home side, and Austin’s misery continued when his spot-kick - the first of the shoot-out - was saved by Sunderland goalkeeper Lee Burge.
He was not the only culprit, though, with Ilias Chair and Yoann Barbet failing to find the target from the spot as QPR went out to League One opposition for a fourth year in a row.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
42 mins: Both teams have worked the ball into dangerous areas but other than Saul’s headed effort from a Chelsea corner there hasn’t been much else to write home about. Alonso whips a cross into the middle for the Blues but Lyanco is there to knock it behind for a corner.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
39 mins: Chelsea have looked a bit disjointed with the ball and Saints are pressing them well. Barkley flicks the ball over the top and it’s brought down well by Hudson-Odoi. He lays it off to Ziyech who shoots from range but has his effort blocked by Salisu just inside the box.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
36 mins: Hudson-Odoi is played down the right side of the box by Ziyech as Havertz and Barkley makes runs into the middle. Hudson-Odoi decides to cut the ball back to Ziyech instead of crossing it and he’s closed down quickly by Staurt Armstrong. Chelsea maintain possession and the ball comes over to Kovacic. He sends a through ball into the right side of the penalty area but the pass is too heavy and Hudson-Odoi gives up the chase.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
33 mins: Save! A bit of work for Kepa Arrizabalaga to do for Chelsea. Walker-Peters weaves in between Sarr and Alonso to bring the ball into the penalty area from the right. Sarr shoves Walker-Peters in the back and the Southampton man goes to ground looking for a penalty. Kevin Friend plays on as the ball rolls to Stuart Armstrong who fires a shot towards the far bottom corner and draws Arrizabalaga into a low save to his right.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
30 mins: Adam Armstrong passes the ball to Diallo just inside Chelsea’s half and he flicks a pass over to Adams making a run down the left wing. He brings the ball down and lays it off to Djenepo whose cross is sent behind for a corner.
The corner comes swinging into the penalty area and Adams wins the header, flicking it on to the back post. Adam Armstrong is there to meet the ball but he’s put under pressure from Alonso and sends his headed effort wide of the post.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
27 mins: Stuart Armstrong tries to slip Che Adams into the Chelsea box but Sarr and Chalobah combine to win the ball and work it up to Saul. He gives it to Alonso as the Blues fly forward and Alonso sends it wide to Havertz on the left wing. He drives into that side of the box, checks to the left and blasts one at goal forcing Forster into a sharp save at the near post.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
24 mins: Ibrahima Diallo is shown the first yellow card of the night for tugging the shirt of Kovacic as the Chelsea midfielder swept past him in the middle of the pitch.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
21 mins: Nathan Tella and Walker-Peters try to win the ball off Alonso on the Chelsea left wing but somehow the Blues’ captain manages to poke the ball free.
Southampton eventually turnover possession and Walker-Peters is sent forward on the overlap. He has men in the box but his cross is cleared by Trevor Chalobah.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
18 mins: Close! Havertz brings the ball down the left wing and is allowed to come inside and run along the front of the 18-yard box. The Southampton defenders drop off him and Havertz curls one towards the far bottom corner. He doesn’t wrap his foot full around the shot though and it flies just wide of the post.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Southampton
15 mins: It’s a good idea from Barkley who wins the ball in the centre circle and tries to flick it over the top of the Southampton defence. Havertz makes his run in behind to receive the pass and the move almost comes off if not for Mohammed Salisu’s intervention and headed clearance.
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