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Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d'Or on Monday as he held off Lamine Yamal to claim the most coveted individual prize in football.
Liverpool and Chelsea were victorious in their third-round Carabao Cup ties, beating Southampton and Lincoln City, respectively.
But the games weren't short of drama, as Arne Slot's side saved themselves late on at Anfield again, whilst the Blues had to come from 1-0 down to League One opposition to avoid a shock.
8 minutes agoBy Jack Johnson
Chelsea have avoided a major cupset at Lincoln!
They're quick turnaround at the start of the second half gets the job done for the reigning world champions.
Lincoln will certainly be pleased with the effort tonight though.
Elsewhere, Wolves and Fulham have booked their place in the fourth round, along with Brighton who thrashed Barnsley.
Wrexham and Wycombe will be the hat too.
But Premier League Burnley have lost at home to League One Cardiff in the biggest shock of the evening.
Lincoln 1-2 ChelseaBurnley 1-2 CardiffFulham 1-0 CambridgeBarnsley 0-6 BrightonWolves 2-0 EvertonWrexham 2-0 ReadingWigan 0-2 WycombeCopied
11 minutes agoBy Jack Johnson
LIVERPOOL HAVE SCORED LATE ON AGAIN!
It goes from joy to despair for Ekitike, with Liverpool in the lead but now down to ten men for the final stages...
He will miss the Reds' Premier League clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday, as his celebration causes a big blow for his side.
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16 minutes agoBy Jack Johnson
This doesn't look good at all for Giovanni Leoni...
The Liverpool centre-back landed awkwardly and instantly looked in a lot of pain, staying in the same position and grimacing.
As the medical team looked at him, Leoni just stayed still and appeared to be looking down at his knee.
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46 minutes agoBy Jack Johnson
Alejandro Garnacho made his first start for Chelsea tonight, but it's been brought to an end earlier than he'd have wanted.
He's substituted after 59 minutes at League One Lincoln.
We have a potential shock on our hands!
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Today, 20:27By Jack Johnson
Diego Gomez is having one hell of a night for Brighton.
He's scored a hat-trick in 33 minutes against Barnsley, with the Seagulls cruising into a 3-0 lead at Oakwell.
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Today, 19:51By Jack Johnson
Wow, Lincoln City almost lead against Chelsea!
Chelsea are in action against League One Lincoln City, with Wrexham, Fulham, Wolves, Everton and Burnley also playing.
Here are the line-ups at the LNER Stadium:
Chelsea XI: Jörgensen, Hato, Chalobah, Fofana, Gusto, Santos, Fernández, Garnacho, Buonanotte, Gittens, George.Lincoln XI: Jeacock, Bradley, Montsma, Hamer, Towler, Darikwa, House, Varfolomieiev, McGrandles, Street, Draper.
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Today, 19:01By Jack Cunningham
As to be expected, Arne Slot has massively rotated his team for this Carabao Cup game.
Alexander Isak starts for Liverpool, and he will be looking for his first goal as a Reds player.
There are also full debut for Giovanni Leoni as Slot makes 11 changes.
Liverpool: Marmadashvili, Frimpong, Leoni, Gomez, Robertson, Jones, Endo, Ngumoha, Nyoni, Chiesa, Isak
Subs: Woodman, Kerkez, Bradley, Ekitike, Williams, Gordon, Morrison, Danns, Pilling
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Today, 18:27By Jack Johnson
Ex-Newcastle and Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul has retired.
Krule has made the decision to hang up his gloves after leaving Luton Town at the end of last season.
The Dutchman made 222 Premier League appearances throughout his career, keeping 52 clean sheets in that time.