Overview

• Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1 at Anfield to advance to the EFL Cup round of 16 despite Giovanni Leoni’s debut ending early on a stretcher with a knee injury.
• Federico Chiesa set up both Liverpool goals, with Alexander Isak scoring his first for the club and Hugo Ekitike netting the winner before being sent off.
• Arne Slot described Ekitike’s dismissal as “useless” and “stupid” in his post-match comments.
• Wolverhampton knocked out Everton and Chelsea won 2-1 at Lincoln to join Liverpool in the next round.
• Real Madrid crushed Levante 4-1 to stay on a perfect 18 points in La Liga as Kylian Mbappé scored twice, while Villarreal won 2-1 at Sevilla and Benfica drew 1-1 with Rio Ave after a stoppage-time equalizer.