Liverpool survive epic penalty shoot-out to beat Boro 14-13

Spot-kick marathon equals English record as Albert Adomah miss sends Reds through

Liverpool's Raheem Sterling during the English League Cup third round football match between Liverpool and Middlesbrough
(Image credit: PAL ELLIS,PAUL ELLIS/AFP/Getty)

Liverpool 2 Middlesbrough 2 [Liverpool win 14-13 on penalties]. The third round of the League Cup came to a remarkable climax at Anfield as Liverpool beat Middlesbrough 14-13 on penalties. It was an incredible end to the tie, one that took 30 minutes to complete and featured 30 spotkicks in total to equal the English record 14-13 scoreline, set three years ago when Dagenham beat Leyton Orient in the Football League Trophy.

"Our players showed great resilience to keep going," reflected relieved Brendan Rodgers. "And at the end, when it was needed they showed wonderful composure, with some of our young players stepping up to take the penalties."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.