stoke city were liverpool's opponents in the fourth round. the match, held at stoke's home ground the britannia stadium saw stoke take the lead towards the end of the first-half when kenwyne jones scored. liverpool equalised in the 54th minute courtesy of a goal from suárez, and he scored the winner in the 84th minute to give liverpool a 2–1 victory and a place in the fifth round. liverpool were drawn against chelsea in the subsequent round. at stamford bridge, carroll missed a penalty in a goalless first half. despite this liverpool scored twice after the interval, courtesy of goals from maxi and martin kelly. they won the match 2–0 to reach the semi-finals.