It's about that time when both sets of managers dig around in their pocket for that scrap of paper with the penalty takers on.

Unless, of course, they've gone all high-tech and put them down on a tablet.

"I'll email them to you ref. Have you got Bluetooth?"

Jordon Ibe is almost a Kop hero. He cuts inside, 18 yards out and takes aim. Over the bar.

It's tense now.

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Marco van Ginkel is a lively one. He brings a save out of Simon Mignolet with a shot, after latching on to Peter Crouch's downward header.

Peter Crouch... it feels like it's meant to be, but he can't get the ball out of his feet from eight yards out. More good defending by Mamadou Sakho.

Chris Waddle
BBC Radio 5 live at Anfield

"Liverpool's Jordon Ibe is three gears above everybody - he needs to settle down. At the moment players are thinking to themselves 'don't make a mistake'."

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Anfield

The Kop let out a huge roar at the start of that second period of extra time to lift Liverpool's players through these last 15 minutes.

Stoke's fans are still in fine voice and they know one goal will leave Liverpool with a moutainous task.

Liverpool are attacking the Kop and there has been plenty of drama at that end over the years - will we get more tonight?

Stoke are retreating here. Liverpool now look more likely to score.

I know which keeper I'm backing in the shootout, mind.

Liverpool bring on Jordon Ibe for Jon Flanagan. A very positive move by Jurgen Klopp. I feel sorry for Stoke's tired full-backs.

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Chris Waddle
BBC Radio 5 live at Anfield

"It's finely balanced. Stoke had a great chance but Liverpool are dominating possession."

Splitting these two is proving more difficult than cracking a pineapple with your bare hands.

So, so close. Marco van Ginkel sees glory when presented with a chance from six yards out, but his low shot rebounds off the near post. Anfield was almost silenced.

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Jurgen Klopp is very animated on the touchline. He's desperate to reach Wembley.

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There's a few people saying it's unfair that Stoke have an extra 30 minutes to score an away goal.

Playing Devil's Advocate, does that balance things up with Liverpool having the advantage of playing at home in the second leg?

Chris Waddle
BBC Radio 5 live at Anfield

"I think Adam's calf's gone. He would have taken one of the penalties in a shootout."

Charlie Adam is off. He's replaced by Marco van Ginkel.

Stoke have lost a decent penalty taker there. If Jon Flanagan wipes out Bojan next, we know what he's up to.

I'm only joking, of course.

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Stoke threaten. Charlie Adam plays a diagonal ball from deep, it's kept in play by Xherdan Shaqiri in the direction of Peter Crouch but Liverpool recover.

Adam is now receiving treatment after being clattered by Jon Flanagan's late challenge.

Leeds snatched a 84th minute equaliser at Brentford thanks to Mustapha Carayol's curling effort into the bottom corner. The match finished 1-1.

The other Championship game between Nottingham Forest and QPR finished goalless.

For all the results and reports from Tuesday's Championship, League One and League Two fixtures go to our results page.

Both sides have one sub left, if they've got a supreme penalty taker on the bench. Or even a spot-kick goalkeeping expert.

Stoke are at Crystal Palace in the FA Cup on Saturday, while Liverpool host West Ham.

Both the Eagles and the Hammers will be pleased to see their next opponents stretching themselves in midweek.

Excellent from Liverpool. Emre Can plays a lovely pass forward, Christian Benteke holds it up and lays it into the path of Roberto Firmino whose low shot stings the palms of Jack Butland.

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