Jose Mourinho - FILE
CLONDON (AP)
BRYAN HUGHES CONVERTED the final penalty and Charlton knocked defending champion Chelsea out of the English League Cup 5-4 in the shootout tiebreaker yesterday after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
It was Chelsea's first loss of the season after nine wins and a draw in the Premier League and two victories and a draw in the Champions League.
The loss comes a day after Crystal Palace upset Liverpool 2-1 and leaves the tournament without either of last season's finalists.
Chelsea captain John Terry headed the Blues in front in the 41st only for Darren Bent to capitalise on a poor back header by German defender Robert Huth to equalise for Charlton four minutes later.
After a goalless extra time, Stephan Andersen saved Huth's penalty try on Chelsea's second attempt, setting up Hughes for his clincher.
"I thought we were unlucky," Mourinho said. "I want to give my congratulations to them because they won. But we were the best team. We had chances to win the match in normal and extra time. But they defended everything and fought a lot.
"When you go to penalties, anything can happen. But I have no complaints about my players. It is not one of those days when you go to the dressing and want to kill half-a-dozen. I have no complaints because we took the game seriously."
Manchester United, Newcastle, Bolton and Middlesbrough also made it to the last 16. United beat League Three Barnet 4-1, Newcastle won 1-0 at League Two Grimsby, Bolton edged West Ham 1-0 and Middlesbrough won 1-0 at Everton.
FURIOUS
United was handed a man advantage at Old Trafford when Barnet goalkeeper Ross Flitney was sent off for catching the ball outside his area 90 seconds into the game, and quickly took advantage. Despite fielding a team of reserves, including United States international goalkeeper Tim Howard, United took a 2-0 lead by the 23rd minute on goals by Liam Miller and a Kieran Richardson free kick.
Giuseppe Rossi added a third in the 51st and, after Dean Sinclair replied for Barnet 16 minutes from the end, Sylvain Ebanks-Blake completed the scoring for the Reds.
Alan Shearer scored Newcastle's winner in the 80th at Grimsby, which upset Tottenham in the previous round. But the former England captain was furious that no action was taken by the referee after Grimsby defender Justin Whittle appeared to catch him in the face with his elbow.
"It would have been easy for me to go out there and stick one on him because that is what I wanted to do," said Shearer, who needed stitches in a gash above his top lip.
"He has done me, it was blatant. The referee was five yards away and he did nothing."
Mexican striker Jared Borgetti's 63rd-minute winner led Bolton over West Ham and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink paced Middlesbrough over Everton.
That result compounded the troubles of David Moyes' Everton, which finished fourth in the Premier League last season but have been eliminated from three competitions this season - the Champions League, UEFA Cup and League Cup - as well as lying last in the Premier League.
Jermaine Pennant put Birmingham ahead at St. Andrews only for defender Martin Taylor to deflect a shot from Norwich striker Dean Ashton into his own net for an equaliser four minutes before halftime.
Birmingham's Finnish striker Mikael Forssell missed a penalty but Czech midfielder Jiri Jarosik, on loan from Chelsea, scored the winner with a powerful 30-metre strike four minutes from the end.
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