Palace stun Anfield, Arsenal advance smoothly, City and Newcastle stay on courseEFL Cup Summary: A night of shocks as Liverpool collapse and Chelsea survive a thrillerThe EFL Cup (Carabao) fourth

Hey there! EFL Cup action ramps up on Wednesday as several Premier League heavy-hitters target a spot in the quarterfinals, while the U.S. women's national team wrap up their international break with a friendly against New Zealand.

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace will kick off at 3:45 p.m. ET/ 12:45 p.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 7:45 p.m. local time in Liverpool, England, at Anfield. The match will be available to watch in the U.S. and the UK.

The Eagles forward netted twice late in the first half after an otherwise quiet opening period on Merseyside, with Yeremy Pino rounding out the victory late on

Liverpool suffered their sixth loss in the last seven games across all competitions on Wednesday, when they were knocked out of the fourth round of the EFL Cup by Crystal Palace.

Expect squad rotation from the hosts, who have a number of injury concerns. William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli will miss out after they had to be taken off in their recent win over Crystal Palace, and Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz were already absent.

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Arne Slot will be forced to ring around the changes in his first bid to salvage Liverpool’s season in their Carabao Cup showdown with Crystal Palace. The Dutchman has already seen his Reds