Brentford, Palace survive penalty shoot-outs to reach League Cup last 16 | Sports

LONDON, Sept 17, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Brentford and Crystal Palace survived League Cup penalty shoot-outs to reach the last 16 as giant-killers Grimsby extended their fairytale run on Tuesday. Keith Andrews' Brentford drew 1-1 with Aston Villa before winning 4-2 on penalties in west London, while Palace were held to a 1-1 draw by second tier Millwall prior to their 4-2 victory in the shoot-out. Harvey Elliott, signed on deadline day on loan from Liverpool, scored Villa's first goal of the season on his full debut thanks to an error from Bees goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson. But after Aaron Hickey scored a spectacular equaliser for Brentford, Valdimarsson made amends by saving from John McGinn and Matty Cash in the shoot-out. Mikkel...