Liverpool survive League Cup scare, Newcastle out

Liverpool survived an almighty scare in the League Cup by edging fourth-tier Carlisle United on penalties on Wednesday, while Sheffield Wednesday dumped Newcastle United out of the tournament. Carlisle, the lowest-ranked team in the competition, took Liverpool to penalties at Anfield after the game finished 1-1 following extra time, Derek Asamoah having cancelled out Danny Ings' 23rd-minute opener. Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho both saw penalties saved by Mark Gillespie, but reserve goalkee