Burnley against Leeds ended up being the game of the night in the Carabao Cup – and it was a tale of two Twitter accounts.
It took 80 minutes for the game to really come alive – with Leeds’ Hadi Sacko taking first blood with a shot into the corner of Nick Pope’s net.
79' GGGGGOOOOAAAALLLLL!!! HAAADDDIIII SAAAACCKKKOOO!!! YOU BEAUTY!!! 0-1 pic.twitter.com/x6XKng1x45
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
Leeds’ celebrations didn’t last 10 minutes however, as Gaetano Berardi brought down Kevin Long in the area.
88' Penalty Burnley, Long's shirt is pulled by Berardi at the corner and he goes down 0-1
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
And who stepped up to take the penalty? None other than former Leeds player Chris Wood, who swapped from Elland Road to Turf Moor in the summer.
Unfazed by the occasion though, the New Zealander who was top scorer for Leeds last season buried his chance.
GOAAAAAALLL!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/PqqHHC9OdQ
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) September 19, 2017
The drama hadn’t even started yet.
It was announced there would be six added minutes for injury time – a fact which, from their tweets, you’d guess the home side were more happy about than the other.
90' Six added minutes… 1-1
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) September 19, 2017
90' There will be six minutes of added time, not sure where that has come from though? 1-1
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
In the 93rd minute though it was the visitors who got the opportunity to win it at the death – as James Tarkowski brought down Kemar Roofe in the area.
90' LEEDS PENALTY! 1-1
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
This time it was Spaniard Pablo Hernandez who kept a cool head – sending the Whites into the lead.
90' GGGGOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! PABLOOOOOO SCORES!!! 1-2 pic.twitter.com/4gK4zKZWml
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
And it still wasn’t over though – a free kick is awarded to Burnley outside the area in the 96th minute…
90' Burnley win a free-kick, just off central, 25 yards from goal 1-2
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
…and Robbie Brady showed off a piece of class.
90+6' GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/L6d7XlxsQl
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) September 19, 2017
90' Goal Burnley, Brady finds the top left corner 2-2
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
After the madness that was the final minutes of normal time, the game gradually rolled on to penalties after an extra 30 minutes.
Despite a smattering of chances in extra time the game was eventually decided on the fourth round of spot kicks.
Burnley Pen 4 | SAVVEEDDD! Lonergan saves James Tarkowski's spot kick! 3-3
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
With Burnley having missed one and Leeds with a record as yet unblemished, the competition’s new ABBA penalty system gave the visitors two shots at goals in a row – with the second a potential match winner.
Here’s how Burnley told the story of the final kicks of the game.
LEEDS: Alioski scores…
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) September 19, 2017
LEEDS: Dallas scores… Leeds go through to the next round.
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) September 19, 2017
And here’s how Leeds told it.
#LUFC Pen 4 | Alioski steps up for the fourth penalty, and… he scores!!! 3-4 pic.twitter.com/taBTCdEMre
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
#LUFC Pen 5 | Dallas steps up for the fifth penalty, and… he scores!!! Leeds are through on penalties!!! 3-5 pic.twitter.com/7jiQLce33q
— Leeds United (@LUFC) September 19, 2017
Get innnnnnn!!!!!
— Tomi Oladipo (@Tomi_Oladipo) September 19, 2017
— Ethan Norfolk (@EN_Bull) September 19, 2017
Ah the topsy-turvy joy of a cup game.
Leeds will join fellow victors Norwich City, Leicester City, Wolves, Bournemouth, Bristol City, Swansea, West Ham, Middlesbrough, Crystal Palace and Tottenham in the fourth-round draw tomorrow evening.
The draw will be preceded by five more third-round games, with Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal all in action.