Kaide Gordon scores twice as Liverpool win epic 24-penalty shootout

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Kaide Gordon scored twice as Liverpool U21s exited the EFL Trophy, despite drawing 2-2 with Chesterfield before beating them 11-10 on penalties. Chesterfield 2-2 Liverpool U21s (10-11 on pens) EFL Trophy (3) , SMH Group Stadium November 11, 2025 Goals: Hobson 62′, Duffy 64′; Gordon 76′ 90+2′ After a strange game defined by individual errors in sideways rain, it was Liverpool who emerged the winners on penalties, but they were still knocked out at the group stage for the sixth time in seven years.

Half time: Chesterfield 0-0 Liverpool U21s After the break, Liverpool were made to pay for their missed opportunities as the rain caused havoc. The match then went to penalties and while Page’s team knew they could no longer progress, they still did the job under pressure to emerge 11-10 victors in the shootout, Gordon scoring twice more before John Fleck struck the underside of the bar to end the night.

In a strange quirk of the schedule, Liverpool U21s must now wait until January 9 for their next match, against Norwich in Premier League 2. Liverpool U21s: Mrozek; Ramsay (Kelly 85′), Williams, Lucky, Pinnington, Davidson; Laffey, Pilling, Onanuga (Pitt 71′), Bradshaw (Sonni-Lambie 71′), Gordon Subs not used: Hall, Miles, Spearing, Airoboma Next Match: Norwich U21s (A) – PL 2 – January 9, 7pm (GMT)