A Chelsea side featuring three teenagers making their debuts beat Brentford 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the League Cup semifinals, where the team will face London rival Tottenham.
An own goal 10 minutes from time by Pontus Jansson broke the deadlock at Brentford before a Jorginho penalty sealed the victory for Thomas Tuchel's COVID-hit side.
A weakened Liverpool came back from the brink to beat Leicester City on penalties after a 3-3 draw in a thriller at Anfield to set up a semifinal against Arsenal.