Carabao Cup: Preston stun Everton at Goodison, Millwall keeper saves four penalties
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Preston North End eliminated Everton in a Carabao Cup upset at Goodison Park, while Millwall's goalkeeper saved four penalties in a dramatic shootout.
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Attributed to original sourceTen-man North End beat Huddersfield on penalties
Lukas Jensen the shootout hero for Millwall at QPR
Delano Burgzorg scored the winning penalty in the shootout after Jusef Erabi equalised in stoppage time for 10-man Preston to knock Huddersfield out of the Carabao Cup. The game took place at Goodison Park, the former Everton men’s ground, due to Preston’s Deepdale pitch not being ready.
Daniel Iversen saved two penalties, after a thrilling end to normal time that ended 1-1 when Erabi cancelled out Radinio Balker’s strike. Preston played 69 minutes without Lewis Gibson who was shown a red card.
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What happened
In Carabao Cup second-round action, Championship side Preston North End pulled off a notable upset by defeating Premier League club Everton at Goodison Park. The result adds to Everton's early-season struggles and raises further questions about the Toffees' direction. In another dramatic fixture, Millwall advanced via a penalty shootout in which their goalkeeper saved four spot-kicks, an extraordinary individual performance. The article rounds up other Carabao Cup results from the evening's ties.
Chance analysis
An early-round cup upset featuring a Premier League side losing at home to lower-division opposition is a significant signal for both teams' seasons. For Everton, a Goodison defeat to Preston deepens any early-season crisis narrative and could increase pressure on the manager and squad. For Preston, it is a confidence-building scalp but limited predictive value for league form. Millwall's goalkeeping heroics are a one-off shootout event with negligible carryover to open play.
Everton's confidence and momentum take a hit with a home cup loss to lower-division Preston; Preston's morale gets a boost; Millwall's goalkeeper gains hero status.
Cup upset at Goodison may signal Everton fragility; do not over-index on single knockout results for league predictions but note morale implications.