Eden Hazard missed the decisive penalty in the shoot-out as beleaguered Chelsea were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by 10-man Stoke.
The holders, who lost Diego Costa to injury in the first half, had come back from the brink to force extra-time, with Loic Remy's late equaliser cancelling out Jon Walters' fine 52nd-minute strike.
Stoke had Phil Bardsley sent off in second half injury-time but held on for the added 30 minutes to force penalties.
The first nine attempts were all scored but Jack Butland then pulled off a brilliant stop to deny Hazard and pile the pressure on Jose Mourinho and his struggling side.
The Premier League champions have now suffered four defeats in their last six games in all competitions and could be without Costa for their crunch clash against Liverpool this weekend after he was reportedly taken to hospital with a chest injury.
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