The Chairgirls secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the League Cup after they defeated Eastleigh 4-3 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw.

A late equaliser from Katie Riddington, and two standout penalty stops from Chelsea Coles, is what made the difference as Wycombe progressed.

Despite the hosts controlling the majority of play, the visitors were handed a golden opportunity to go one up as they were awarded a penalty in the 25th minute but a confident Chelsea Coles perfectly read the spot kick and denied their attempt down the bottom left of the goal.

Looking to retaliate to Eastleigh’s closest chance, both Kine Andersen and Krystal Follett went close, as the former's shot went over the bar, whilst the latter's went wide.

Moments later, Follett found herself on the end of a cross with her header at goal flicking off the right post to maintain the even scoreline into half time.

Although the Blues displayed a dominating first 45, Eastleigh took the lead just seconds into the second period.

It looked like the Chairgirls were going to be eliminated, but Riddington's long-range effort from 35-yards with 10 minutes to go made the game level.

And they thought they won it in the dying embers, but Shannon Read's shot smashed the bar.

Wycombe led the penalty shootout with Riddington hitting the target once again. Coles was next to stand strong in goal, as she denied Eastleigh from levelling the penalty tally with their first kick. Read, Emma Kern, and Follett continued to slot it home for the Chairgirls, though Eastleigh denied one of the hosts spot kicks.

Wycombe stood at four scored and one miss, with Eastleigh having three scored and one miss, and finishing with the deciding penalty. It was the visitor’s goalie who stepped up to the spot, but her hit was sent high over the post, securing Wycombe’s win.

The dramatic win sees the Chairgirls advance to the quarter-finals of the League Cup, where they are set to take on Bournemouth Sports away from home on February 11.

But Wanderers will first take on their cup opponents in their next league fixture, as they host Bournemouth on February 4 at the 1878 Stadium.