Midweek Soccer Results & Goal Scorers: Oct 28, 2026

Wednesday's headlines: Liverpool knocked Chelsea out of the Carabao Cup on penalties, and Samuel Mbangula scored a hat-trick as Bologna won 4-2 at Milan. Inter won 2-0 at Venezia to go top of Serie A, Genoa beat Juventus 2-0, and Napoli won 4-1 at Monza. In the DFB-Pokal, Bayern beat Magdeburg 6-1 and Leverkusen came from 2-0 down to beat Nürnberg 5-2. Celtic and Rangers both drew in Scotland. There was no Champions League this week.

Every score, scorer, minute and red card below was checked against two sources (ESPN and FotMob). Where the two list a goal a minute apart, we leave the minute out. Tables are as of Wednesday night US time. Tuesday's games are in our Oct 27 recap. Wednesday's MLS games get their own recap in the morning.

Carabao Cup results (fourth round)

Match	Score	Goal scorers
Man City v Brighton	2-2 (City win 4-3 on penalties)	Mateo Kovačić 40', Vitor Reis 72'; Malick Yalcouyé 30', Georginio Rutter 47'
Bournemouth v Aston Villa	3-0	Amine Adli 7', Lewis Cook 51', Álvaro Rodríguez 69'
Fulham v Crystal Palace	0-1	Eddie Nketiah 37'
Sunderland v Brentford	3-2	Chemsdine Talbi (1st half), Tymur Tutierov 29', Malick Fofana 39'; Callum Wilson 42', Igor Thiago 90+4'
Liverpool v Chelsea	1-1 (Liverpool win 6-5 on penalties)	Cody Gakpo 43' (pen); Morgan Rogers 40' (pen)

Key moments: The big one at Anfield was settled by two penalties three minutes apart before half-time and then a long shootout, which Liverpool won 6-5. City came from behind twice against Brighton, with Vitor Reis levelling in the 72nd minute, then edged the shootout 4-3. Sunderland were 3-0 up after 39 minutes against Brentford and held on after Igor Thiago's stoppage-time header made it 3-2. Bournemouth beat Aston Villa comfortably, and Eddie Nketiah's volley sent Crystal Palace through at Fulham.

Replays in the US: Every Carabao Cup game streams on Paramount+, the service to check for these games on demand.

Serie A results (Matchday 9)

Match	Score	Goal scorers
Milan v Bologna	2-4	Alphadjo Cissè 14', 27'; Samuel Mbangula 8', 62', 86', Davide Bartesaghi 60' (own goal)
Parma v Udinese	0-0	None
Venezia v Inter	0-2	Matías Moreno (own goal, late 2nd half), Redouane Halhal 82' (own goal)
Genoa v Juventus	2-0	Kingsley Ehizibue 12', Tommaso Baldanzi 28'
Monza v Napoli	1-4	Gustavo Varela 43'; Rasmus Højlund 10', Matteo Politano 48', Rafa Marín 62', Kevin De Bruyne 67'

Key moments: Mbangula put Bologna ahead early at San Siro, but Cissè scored twice to give Milan a 2-1 lead. After the break, Bartesaghi's own goal levelled it and Mbangula scored twice more to finish his hat-trick. Inter needed two Venezia own goals in four minutes late in the game to break through. Genoa scored twice in the first half hour against Juventus, and Napoli pulled away from Monza with three second-half goals, the last from De Bruyne.

Table impact: Inter go top on 25 points, level with Lazio. Roma are third on 21, Como fourth on 20 and Milan stay fifth on 18. Napoli and Juventus are both on 14, with Bologna 11th on 11 and Genoa 13th on 10. Venezia stay bottom on 3. Frosinone, Atalanta, Lecce and Fiorentina play their ninth game on Thursday. Full Serie A schedule and US channels.

Replays in the US: All 380 Serie A matches stream on Paramount+, so that's the service to check for these games on demand.

DFB-Pokal results (second round)

Match	Score	Goal scorers
Dynamo Dresden v Schalke 04	2-0	Patrice Čović 53', Christoph Daferner 88'
Freiburg v VfL Wolfsburg	3-2	Igor Matanović 6', Keisuke Goto 75', 90+2'; Kento Shiogai 8', 43'
Paderborn v Stuttgart	0-1	Deniz Undav 90'
SSV Jeddeloh II v Hertha Berlin	0-2	Josip Brekalo 57', Julian Eitschberger 63'
Leverkusen v Nürnberg	5-2	Edmond Tapsoba 41', 49', Patrik Schick 70' (pen), Jonas Hofmann 78', Lucas Vázquez 89'; Rafael Lubach 13', Sigurd Haugen 30'
Bayern Munich v Magdeburg	6-1	Michael Olise 10', 2nd half (pen), Ismael Saibari 21', Alphonso Davies 70', Nathaniel Brown 73', David Santos Daiber 90+3'; Mateusz Żukowski 15'
Hannover 96 v Kaiserslautern	0-2	Miloš Luković 14', Ivan Prtajin 86'
Holstein Kiel v Hoffenheim	1-1 (Kiel win 4-3 on penalties)	Adrián Kaprálik 23'; Adam Hložek 11'

Red card: Paderborn's Laurin Curda was sent off in the 37th minute against Stuttgart.

Key moments: Paderborn held ten-man Stuttgart for nearly an hour before Undav scored in the 90th minute. Leverkusen were 2-0 down to second-tier Nürnberg after half an hour, and centre-back Edmond Tapsoba scored either side of half-time to start a comeback that ended 5-2. Keisuke Goto scored twice late, the winner in stoppage time, to send Freiburg past Wolfsburg after Kento Shiogai's double. Second-tier Holstein Kiel knocked out Hoffenheim on penalties, and Dynamo Dresden beat Schalke 2-0.

Replays in the US: ESPN's listings showed no US TV channel for the DFB-Pokal second round, and no US broadcaster was confirmed for these games.

Scottish Premiership results

Match	Score	Goal scorers
Aberdeen v Falkirk	0-1	Ben Krauhaus 73'
Celtic v Dundee United	2-2	Camilo Durán 19', Liam Scales 65'; Zachary Sapsford 28', Neil Farrugia 31'
Dundee v Kilmarnock	3-1	Joe Bevan 32', Ashley Hay 83', 90+4'; Joe Hugill 75' (pen)
St Johnstone v Motherwell	2-2	Taylor Steven 19', Josh Campbell 90+3'; Ibrahim Said 34', Tawanda Maswanhise 54'
St Mirren v Hibernian	1-1	Jason Kerr 83' (own goal); Marko Ivezić 78'
Hearts v Rangers	2-2	Cláudio Braga 48', Calvin Miller 57'; Kevin Kelsy 16', Olwethu Makhanya 89'

Key moments: Rangers led at Tynecastle through Kevin Kelsy, Hearts turned it around early in the second half, and Olwethu Makhanya rescued a point for Rangers in the 89th minute. Celtic went 2-1 down to Dundee United inside 31 minutes and needed Liam Scales to equalize. Ashley Hay scored twice late for Dundee, and Josh Campbell's stoppage-time goal earned St Johnstone a draw with Motherwell.

Table impact: Celtic stay top on 28 points, four ahead of Rangers (24), with Hearts third on 20 and Dundee fourth on 17. Hibernian and Kilmarnock are on 8 at the bottom.

Replays in the US: Scottish Premiership games stream on Paramount+.

What's next

Thursday has Everton v Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and Frosinone v Lecce and Fiorentina v Atalanta in Serie A, all on Paramount+. The Champions League returns on Nov 3 and 4. Every game and channel is on our this weekend page, the Serie A schedule and the Champions League schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Who won Liverpool v Chelsea in the Carabao Cup?

Liverpool went through on penalties. It finished 1-1, with Morgan Rogers scoring a 40th-minute penalty for Chelsea and Cody Gakpo answering with a penalty three minutes later. Liverpool won the shootout 6-5.

What was the score in Milan v Bologna?

Bologna won 4-2 at San Siro. Samuel Mbangula scored a hat-trick (8', 62', 86'), and Davide Bartesaghi scored an own goal. Alphadjo Cissè scored both Milan goals in the first half.

Did Man City beat Brighton?

Yes, on penalties. It was 2-2 after 90 minutes (Mateo Kovačić and Vitor Reis for City, Malick Yalcouyé and Georginio Rutter for Brighton), and City won the shootout 4-3.

Who is top of Serie A after Wednesday?

Inter are top on 25 points after winning 2-0 at Venezia, level on points with Lazio. Roma are third on 21 and Como fourth on 20.

Where can I watch replays of Wednesday's games in the US?

The Carabao Cup, Serie A and Scottish Premiership all stream on Paramount+, so that's the service to check for these games on demand. ESPN's listings showed no US TV channel for the DFB-Pokal games.

Sources

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