Match ends, Bristol City 4, Crystal Palace 1.
Roy Hodgson admitted his Crystal Palace team "capitulated" as Championship side Bristol City knocked a third Premier League club out of this season's Carabao Cup to reach the quarter-finals.
Palace, bottom of the table, had taken the lead at Ashton Gate through Bakary Sako's low finish following Ruben Loftus-Cheek's clever pass.
But two goals in five minutes before half-time turned the tie on its head, as an awful mistake by Patrick van Aanholt let in Matty Taylor to equalise before substitute Milan Djuric pounced after a long throw by Iceland defender Hordur Magnusson.
Defender Joe Bryan's unstoppable shot made it 3-1 before Callum O'Dowda completed Palace's misery from outside the area.
"We contrived to give away goals at important times, and in the end we are on the back of a heavy defeat," said Hodgson.
"For the first 45 minutes we had arguably the better of the game.
"I am very disappointed for the fans who came all this way, and I am disappointed by the way we capitulated."
City, seventh in English football's second tier, are three games away from the Wembley final on 25 February.
Lee Johnson's team had overcome top-flight sides Watford and Stoke City to reach this stage and they embarrassed Hodgson's Palace on their way to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1989.
Hodgson, who managed City between January and April 1982, made nine changes to the side that started last Saturday's 1-0 league defeat at Newcastle.
His fringe players were overrun despite taking the lead with their first away goal since 23 April.
"I took a risk - I take responsibility for that," said the former England manager.
"It was an opportunity for them to knock on the door of the first team and threaten the places of the team I have played in the last two games.
"I am bitterly disappointed that didn't work out because there were very few performances that made me think I was picking the wrong team."
This was Palace's fifth defeat in seven games since Hodgson replaced Frank de Boer on 12 September.
The Eagles have conceded 16 times in those seven games.
On a memorable night for the hosts, Bristol City took their tally to 14 goals in four ties in this season's League Cup despite making five changes of their own.
They will discover their quarter-final opponents when the draw is made on Thursday at 16:00 BST.
Line-ups
Bristol City
Formation 4-4-2
- 15Steele
- 2PisanoSubstituted forPatersonat 65'minutes
- 4Flint
- 5Wright
- 23Magnusson
- 11O'Dowda
- 21Pack
- 8Brownhill
- 3Bryan
- 9DiedhiouSubstituted forDjuricat 31'minutesSubstituted forBakinsonat 80'minutes
- 10Taylor
Substitutes
- 1Fielding
- 19Eliasson
- 20Paterson
- 22Djuric
- 25Kelly
- 26Vyner
- 30Bakinson
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Hennessey
- 24Fosu-Mensah
- 34Kelly
- 5Tomkins
- 3van AanholtSubstituted forLumekaat 83'minutes
- 42Puncheon
- 44Riedewald
- 14LeeSubstituted forLadapoat 57'minutes
- 8Loftus-Cheek
- 25KaikaiSubstituted forSouaréat 64'minutes
- 26Sako
Substitutes
- 19Ladapo
- 22Mutch
- 23Souaré
- 27Delaney
- 30Henry
- 32Lumeka
- 35Phillips
- Referee:
- Tim Robinson
- Attendance:
- 21,901
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home44%
- Away56%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away7
- Corners
- Home0
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away18
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Second Half ends, Bristol City 4, Crystal Palace 1.
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Attempt saved. Freddie Ladapo (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bakary Sako.
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Attempt missed. Pape Souaré (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Luke Steele.
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Freddie Ladapo (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Tyreeq Bakinson (Bristol City).
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
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Foul by Freddie Ladapo (Crystal Palace).
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Aden Flint (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Levi Lumeka replaces Patrick van Aanholt.
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Foul by Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace).
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Matty Taylor (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol City. Tyreeq Bakinson replaces Milan Djuric.
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Attempt missed. Freddie Ladapo (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jairo Riedewald.
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James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Milan Djuric (Bristol City).
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Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Bailey Wright.
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Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddie Ladapo.
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You think these players not being in the team would be thinking I will show the manager what I can do !! well they certainly have with this performance !!
I always try to stick up for my team, but not on this occasion !!
A lesson for the fly-by night, monstrous ego maniacs from abroad who run most of the EPL clubs and sack managers after several defeats and then appointment another foreign manager and start the pantomime all over again
Be loyal, stick to British.
CP now know they need to tighten up to be competitive in the Championship
Take the positives