Gakpo stars as Liverpool reach Carabao Cup quarterfinals

Updated: Oct 30, 2024, 05:34 pm

Liverpool advanced to the quarterfinals in their Carabao Cup title defence with a 3-2 win over Brighton that was sparked by a double from Cody Gakpo on Wednesday.

The Netherlands international scored in the 46th and 63rd minutes at Amex Stadium, while Luis Díaz added a third in the 85th after Brighton had pulled a goal back through Simon Adingra.

Liverpool held on after Tariq Lamptey scored Brighton's second goal in the 90th.

Liverpool have won the League Cup a record 10 times, most recently last season with a victory over Chelsea in the final.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.