Leeds United beat Burnley on penalties after tense cup encounter of late dramas

Penalty shootouts do not have a monopoly on cup tie excitement. Leeds United needed one to dispose of Premier League Burnley but what went before in a hectic end to the initial 90 minutes was far more memorable than the lifeless extra time and arbitrary conclusion that followed.

For the record Stuart Dallas held his nerve to put Leeds through with the final spot-kick after the Burnley captain, James Tarkowski, had seen his effort saved by Andy Lonergan, but the tie only progressed that far thanks to two earlier penalties in a bewildering flurry of action at the end of normal time. Chris Wood was always likely to score against his former club when the Carabao Cup brought these sides together. What was less easy to predict was that his 88th-minute penalty would be relegated to a mere footnote in a night of late drama that brought four goals in the final 20 minutes.

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