RICHARD Lee was the hero as Brentford dumped Premier League Everton out of the Carling Cup after a nail-biting penalty shoot-out.

The Bees keeper kept out Jermaine Beckford's penalty and saw Phil Jagielka's spot-kick come back off the post as they held their nerve to win it 4-3.

The game had ended all square after extra-time after Gary Alexander had cancelled out Seamus Coleman's early opener.

The Bees got off to the worst possible starts when the Toffees took the lead inside six minutes.

Craig Woodman gave the ball away in Everton's half, and from the breakaway, Coleman side-footed the ball past Lee to put the Merseyside men in front.

The Bees keeper kept his side in the game with a double save from Yakubu, while Marouane Fellani saw an effort come back off the post as the visitors threatened to run riot.

But Brentford got back into the game five minutes before the break when the dangerous Myles Weston broke upfield before crossing for Alexander to head the hosts level.

Andy Scott's side wasted a golden chance to take the lead 15 minutes into the second-half when Weston was sent sprawling by Coleman.

But Jan Mucha dived down low to his left to keep out Charlie MacDonald 's penalty.

Scott threw on Sam Saunders and Nicky Forster as the Bees pushed for a winner, but it was Everton who came close late on.

First, Lee denied Yakubu from point-blank range, then Weston cleared Sylvain Distin's header off the line.

The Bees had Lee to thank for taking the game into extra-time with a fine double save from Coleman in the dying seconds of normal time.

Everton created the only real chances in the added 30, with the impressive Karleigh Osborne heading Phil Jagieka's effort off his own line, and a full-stretch Lee denying Mikel Arteta.

But Weston, Forster, MAcDonald and Mickey Spillane converted their kicks to send the Bees into the fourth round.

BEES: Lee, Spillane, Osborne, Balkestein, Wood,am, Adams (Saunders 68), O'Connor (Bean 96), Diagouraga, Weston, MacDonald, Alexander (Forster 71).

Subs (not used): Royce, Legge, Wood, Cort.

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