The Carabao Cup fourth-round fixtures produced several closely contested matches, with penalty shootouts deciding outcomes in two ties. Bournemouth secured a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa, with goals from Adli, Cook, and Rodriguez. Crystal Palace edged past Fulham 1-0, thanks to Nketiah’s strike in the 37th minute, in front of a crowd of 22,420.

Liverpool and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw, with each side converting a penalty—Gakpo for Liverpool in the 43rd minute and Rogers for Chelsea in the 40th. Liverpool ultimately prevailed 6-5 in the penalty shootout. Manchester City and Brighton also ended level at 2-2, with Kovacic and Vitor Reis scoring for City, and Yalcouye and Rutter finding the net for Brighton. City advanced after winning the shootout 4-3 in front of 49,107 spectators.

Sunderland and Brentford contested a high-scoring encounter that finished 3-2 in Sunderland’s favor. Goals were scored by Talbi, Wilson, and Tutierov for Sunderland, while Thiago and Fofana scored for Brentford, with Thiago’s goal coming in the 90th minute.

In the Women’s Champions League, Arsenal secured a 3-0 home win against Benfica. Russo scored a hat-trick, including a penalty, with goals at the 39th, 66th, and 79th minutes. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid played to a 2-2 draw, while Chelsea defeated Roma 2-0 with Carpenter and Buchanan scoring in the 51st and 89th minutes respectively.

Olympique Lyonnais delivered a commanding 6-0 victory over Inter Milan, asserting their dominance early in the tournament. Servette also defeated Leuven 5-1 in a high-scoring match, with Servette scoring three goals early to build momentum.

These results set the stage for the next rounds in both domestic and continental competitions as clubs look to advance on multiple fronts.