Chelsea gained revenge for their weekend defeat to Manchester United as an equaliser four minutes into injury time and two goals in extra time earned them a 5-4 win at Stamford Bridge on another thrilling night in the Capital One Cup.
The third and fourth Chelsea goals were down to mistakes by young defender Scott Wootton, who gave away the penalty which Eden Hazard scored right at the end of normal time and then inadvertently played in Daniel Sturridge with a weak back header for another.
Ramires made it 5-3 before a Ryan Giggs penalty pulled United back to within one in another topsy-turvy match following Arsenal's remarkable 7-5 win at Reading on Tuesday night.
Sunday's Barclays Premier League game between the two teams was overshadowed by the accusations of "inappropriate language" against referee Mark Clattenburg, but this time the football took centre stage.
United took the lead in the 22nd minute following a defensive mix-up by Chelsea, Giggs taking advantage by scoring with a well-placed shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
David Luiz brought Chelsea level nine minutes level with a coolly-taken penalty after Alexander Buttner had chopped down Victor Moses.
But Javier Hernandez, who got the winner on Sunday, continued his fine record against the Blues with another smart finish two minutes before the break.
Again the hosts came back, this time Gary Cahill powering home a Juan Mata corner in the 52nd minute.
But they simply could not keep things watertight at the back and were cut apart by a superb combination between Anderson and Nani seven minutes later, the Portuguese dinking a beautiful finish past Petr Cech.
Chelsea were denied a strong penalty claim when the ball appeared to strike Wootton's arm, adding to their list grievances following the two red cards in the league game.
But they did get a penalty in the fourth minute of injury time as this time Wootton was punished for a push on Ramires and Hazard rolled his penalty low down the middle.
Worse was to come for Wootton seven minutes into extra time as his attempted header back was too short and Sturridge rounded Anders Lindegaard to score.
Ramires added another in the 116th minute, dancing around the Dane for number five.
The visitors were not done, Giggs slotting home from the spot after a foul on Hernandez, but there was not enough time to get an equaliser.
Chelsea reached the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 victory after extra-time against Manchester United.
Lee Mason was the man in charge.
Alexander Buttner and Daniel Sturridge were in action early on.
Ryan Giggs gave United the lead.
David Luiz equalised for Chelsea from the penalty spot.
These Chelsea fans were given a scare on Halloween when...
Javier Hernandez put United back in front.
Stamford the Lion was still enjoying his night.
Gary Cahill was also smiling as he pulled Chelsea level after the break.
The Red Devils moved back ahead when Nani struck.
Eden Hazard took the game to extra-time by scoring Chelsea's second penalty of the night in injury-time.
It got better for the Blues as Daniel Sturridge gave them a 4-3 advantage.
Ramires made it 5-3.
Chelsea celebrated and a Ryan Giggs goal couldn't stop them progressing with a 5-4 victory.
Chris Hughton said hello to Andre Villas-Boas before Norwich took on Tottenham.
There was plenty of effort but no goals before half-time.
Gareth Bale opened the scoring in the 66th minute to put Spurs 1-0 up.
Alexander Tettey's shot deflected in off Jan Vertonghen to make it 1-1.
Simeon Jackson was the hero for Norwich as his goal secured a 2-1 win.
Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen was in action against his former club Swansea.
It was Chico time as the defender headed Swansea in front.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers had plenty to think about...
And his woes increased when Nathan Dyer doubled Swansea's advantage.
Luis Suarez pulled a goal back for Liverpool...
But Swansea struck again to leave League Cup holders Liverpool exiting the competition after a 3-1 defeat.
All the best pictures from Wednesday night's action in the Capital One Cup.
Liverpool's defence of the League Cup ended as Brendan Rodgers' selection gamble backfired, as former club Swansea progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history with a 3-1 win at Anfield.
The Northern Irishman left the Welsh club in the summer to take over from Kenny Dalglish but it was the visitors who had the last laugh in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup at Anfield.
Chico Flores and Nathan Dyer put the Swans 2-0 up with 17 minutes to go and although substitute Luis Suarez quickly pulled one back De Guzman made it 3-1 in added time to loosen the eight-time winners' grip on the trophy.
Two late strikes and a penalty save from Mark Bunn ensured Norwich's passage through to the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory against Tottenham at Carrow Road.
Gareth Bale, who had torn Norwich apart here last season, seemed to have put Spurs on course for victory when he drove home a 20-yard shot in the second-half, but two goals in the last six minutes gave the Canaries an unlikely victory.
First substitute Alex Tettey's shot flew in off the out-stretched leg of Jan Vertonghen and then Simeon Jackson pounced on an error by Hugo Lloris to make it 2-1 with three minutes left.
The drama did not end there, however, as Kyle Walker was upended in the Norwich box by Marc Tierney a minute later.
Clint Dempsey stepped up to take the spot-kick, but Bunn, making just his second start of the season, saved the American's shot to gives the Canaries' season another valuable shot in the arm.
The third and fourth Chelsea goals were down to mistakes by young defender Scott Wootton, who gave away the penalty which Eden Hazard scored right at the end of normal time and then inadvertently played in Daniel Sturridge with a weak back header for another.
Ramires made it 5-3 before a Ryan Giggs penalty pulled United back to within one in another topsy-turvy match following Arsenal's remarkable 7-5 win at Reading on Tuesday night.
Sunday's Barclays Premier League game between the two teams was overshadowed by the accusations of "inappropriate language" against referee Mark Clattenburg, but this time the football took centre stage.
United took the lead in the 22nd minute following a defensive mix-up by Chelsea, Giggs taking advantage by scoring with a well-placed shot into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.
David Luiz brought Chelsea level nine minutes level with a coolly-taken penalty after Alexander Buttner had chopped down Victor Moses.
But Javier Hernandez, who got the winner on Sunday, continued his fine record against the Blues with another smart finish two minutes before the break.
Again the hosts came back, this time Gary Cahill powering home a Juan Mata corner in the 52nd minute.
But they simply could not keep things watertight at the back and were cut apart by a superb combination between Anderson and Nani seven minutes later, the Portuguese dinking a beautiful finish past Petr Cech.
Chelsea were denied a strong penalty claim when the ball appeared to strike Wootton's arm, adding to their list grievances following the two red cards in the league game.
But they did get a penalty in the fourth minute of injury time as this time Wootton was punished for a push on Ramires and Hazard rolled his penalty low down the middle.
Worse was to come for Wootton seven minutes into extra time as his attempted header back was too short and Sturridge rounded Anders Lindegaard to score.
Ramires added another in the 116th minute, dancing around the Dane for number five.
The visitors were not done, Giggs slotting home from the spot after a foul on Hernandez, but there was not enough time to get an equaliser.
Chelsea reached the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup with a 5-4 victory after extra-time against Manchester United.
Lee Mason was the man in charge.
Alexander Buttner and Daniel Sturridge were in action early on.
Ryan Giggs gave United the lead.
David Luiz equalised for Chelsea from the penalty spot.
These Chelsea fans were given a scare on Halloween when...
Javier Hernandez put United back in front.
Stamford the Lion was still enjoying his night.
Gary Cahill was also smiling as he pulled Chelsea level after the break.
The Red Devils moved back ahead when Nani struck.
Eden Hazard took the game to extra-time by scoring Chelsea's second penalty of the night in injury-time.
It got better for the Blues as Daniel Sturridge gave them a 4-3 advantage.
Ramires made it 5-3.
Chelsea celebrated and a Ryan Giggs goal couldn't stop them progressing with a 5-4 victory.
Chris Hughton said hello to Andre Villas-Boas before Norwich took on Tottenham.
There was plenty of effort but no goals before half-time.
Gareth Bale opened the scoring in the 66th minute to put Spurs 1-0 up.
Alexander Tettey's shot deflected in off Jan Vertonghen to make it 1-1.
Simeon Jackson was the hero for Norwich as his goal secured a 2-1 win.
Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen was in action against his former club Swansea.
It was Chico time as the defender headed Swansea in front.
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers had plenty to think about...
And his woes increased when Nathan Dyer doubled Swansea's advantage.
Luis Suarez pulled a goal back for Liverpool...
But Swansea struck again to leave League Cup holders Liverpool exiting the competition after a 3-1 defeat.
All the best pictures from Wednesday night's action in the Capital One Cup.
Liverpool's defence of the League Cup ended as Brendan Rodgers' selection gamble backfired, as former club Swansea progressed to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history with a 3-1 win at Anfield.
The Northern Irishman left the Welsh club in the summer to take over from Kenny Dalglish but it was the visitors who had the last laugh in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup at Anfield.
Chico Flores and Nathan Dyer put the Swans 2-0 up with 17 minutes to go and although substitute Luis Suarez quickly pulled one back De Guzman made it 3-1 in added time to loosen the eight-time winners' grip on the trophy.
Two late strikes and a penalty save from Mark Bunn ensured Norwich's passage through to the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory against Tottenham at Carrow Road.
Gareth Bale, who had torn Norwich apart here last season, seemed to have put Spurs on course for victory when he drove home a 20-yard shot in the second-half, but two goals in the last six minutes gave the Canaries an unlikely victory.
First substitute Alex Tettey's shot flew in off the out-stretched leg of Jan Vertonghen and then Simeon Jackson pounced on an error by Hugo Lloris to make it 2-1 with three minutes left.
The drama did not end there, however, as Kyle Walker was upended in the Norwich box by Marc Tierney a minute later.
Clint Dempsey stepped up to take the spot-kick, but Bunn, making just his second start of the season, saved the American's shot to gives the Canaries' season another valuable shot in the arm.
