Overview
- Fulham advanced to the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw at Wycombe and a 5-4 shootout win, with Benjamin Lecomte saving three penalties and Issa Diop converting the winner.
- Wycombe’s Michael Duff condemned a reported bottle-throwing incident that appeared to strike an assistant referee moments after the decisive kick.
- Liverpool host Crystal Palace at Anfield tonight (7:45 p.m. local) on a run of five defeats in six, including four straight league losses, seeking a reset in the competition they won last season.
- Alisson Becker, Jeremie Frimpong and Giovanni Leoni are ruled out, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexander Isak are doubts, Curtis Jones is uncertain, Hugo Ekitike returns from suspension, and reports indicate Arne Slot may hand goalkeeper Freddie Woodman a debut; Palace boss Oliver Glasner said Walter Benitez and Jaydee Canvo will start and Chris Richards misses out with a minor calf issue.
- Pundits have intensified scrutiny of Liverpool’s summer business and defending, with Rio Ferdinand questioning the sale of Luis Diaz, Dutch voices criticising James McConnell’s loan to Ajax, and Alan Pardew highlighting issues between Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate; the quarter-final draw is set for around 10:30 p.m. on Sky Sports after Newcastle vs Tottenham.