Burnley oust Chelsea, Spurs through

Premier League leaders Chelsea were knocked out of the League Cup by Championship (second division) side Burnley last night, beaten 5-4 on penalties after the fourth round tie ended 1-1 at Stamford Bridge after extra time.

Holders Tottenham Hotspur reached the quarter-finals with a 4-2 defeat of a below-strength Liverpool at White Hart Lane with two goals apiece for Roman Pavlyuchenko and Fraizer Campbell.

Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 away at fellow top flight side Sunderland.

Fit-again Didier Drogba gave Chelsea a first-half lead with his first goal since last season's Champions League semi-final in April but Ade Akinbiyi levelled after the break.

Burnley had Steven Caldwell sent off near the end of extra time but held their nerve to win on penalties when John Obi Mikel's penalty was saved.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez made 10 changes from the side that started in the Premier League against West Brom on Saturday, although he did start with Spain striker Fernando Torres for the first time in more than a month.

A dull first half burst into life in the seven minutes before the interval when Tottenham scored three times.

Pavlyuchenko opened the scoring after 38 minutes, firing past Liverpool's Brazilian second choice keeper Diego Cavalieri after a cut back by Campbell.

Campbell made it 2-0 when he capitalised on a mix-up between Cavalieri and Andrea Dossena. On the stroke of halftime Campbell struck again with an unopposed header from Aaron Lennon's cross.

Liverpool made a match of it in the second half with headed goals from Damien Plessis and Sami Hyypia either side of Pavlyu-chenko's second.