Dutchman Van Dijk rose to meet a corner in the 118th minute and nodded home in front of cheering Liverpool fans.
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All 10 penalties had been scored before it was down to the goalkeepers to take their turn and Kepa Arrizabalaga missed after Liverpool counterpart Caoimhin Kelleher had netted.
The domestic schedule is coming under huge pressure, with the impact of the Omicron variant of coronavirus sweeping through dressing rooms and forcing postponements throughout the country.
The Blues needed penalties to get past Southampton at Stamford Bridge after the game ended 1-1 in the 90 minutes.
Two second half goals from John Stones and Fernandinho gave Pep Guardiola’s side victory in the match.
The victory helped Spurs to set up a clash with Manchester United or Manchester City in April’s showpiece.
According to the Daily Telegraph, some of the proposals include scrapping the League Cup and Community Shield, plus 25 percent of the Premier League’s annual revenue going to EFL Clubs, with £250 million paid upfront to help them through the coronavirus crisis.
With the Premier League champions making several changes to the team that beat Arsenal in the league 3-1 on Monday and their opponents also rotating, it was always unlikely to be a high-class encounter.
Reports claimed Watford owner, Gino Pozzo, has been in touch with Troost-Ekong and a five-year deal is on the table waiting for the central defender’s signature.
English clubs compete for both the FA Cup and the League Cup every season, but the scheduling and format of the latter has come in for criticism
Liverpool’s regulars will return to the starting line-up for Tuesday’s FA Cup clash at Chelsea, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday.
The result lifted the Hammers one place to 17th on 27 points from 28 games, one more than 18th-placed Aston Villa who have a game in hand as they meet Manchester City in the League Cup final on Sunday
City enjoyed the vast majority of the chances but could not find a way past the inspired David de Gea and went behind to United’s first attempt on goal 10 minutes before half-time when Nemanja Matic fired home.
Villa’s Trezeguet scored a dramatic late winner to reach the final with a 3-2 aggregate win.
Paul Pogba’s return to Manchester United’s first team has been delayed after the French midfielder fell ill, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Tuesday.
The Football League (EFL) in England is investigating Liverpool to find out if the English Premier League club potentially fielded an ineligible player against MK Dons on Wednesday.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, showing nine changes from the one that lost at West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday, laboured against their League One opponents before taking the lead through Mason Greenwood in the 68th minute.
Chelsea have fined goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga one week’s wages following his refusal to be substituted in the League Cup final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley on Sunday.
Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri said on Sunday that the refusal of his goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to be substituted in Sunday’s League Cup final match was the result of a “big misunderstanding”.
Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, Chelsea won 2-1 on the night with N’Golo Kante and Eden Hazard both scoring in the first half to edge them in front