Bristol stuns Crystal Palace as Liverpool advances
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Premier League side Crystal Palace was knocked out of the League Cup by third tier side Bristol City on Tuesday as Fulham, Liverpool and Sunderland recovered to avoid being embarrassed by lowly opposition.
Palace, which has lost both of its games back in the topflight, was beaten 2-1 in Bristol.
Sunderland avoided a similar upset by fighting back from 2-0 down at home to another League One side, MK Dons, to win 4-2.
Jozy Altidore started the comeback by scoring his first goal for the club before Connor Wickham netted twice. Adam Johnson drilled in the fourth.
Liverpool was up 2-0 against Notts County, but the League One side scored twice to force the game into extra time when the hosts re-asserted their authority to win 4-2.
Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge with two and Jordan Henderson did the damage for Liverpool
Also, Hull defeated Leyton Orient 1-0, West Ham stopped Cheltenham 2-1, Norwich stuffed Bury 6-3, West Bromwich Albion eased past Newport 3-0, and Southampton handled Barnsely 5-1.
Martin Jol’s Fulham edged past fourth tier side Burton in a penalty shootout after a dramatic 2-2 draw.
Fulham keeper David Stockdale played the hero, saving the crucial spot-kick from Phil Edwards.
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