Vivianne Miedema netted a debut goal and Jess Park scored twice as Manchester City brushed off Khadija Shaw’s unintended absence to thrash Paris FC 5-0 in their season-opening Champions League qualifier.City’s hopes of reaching the group stage for the first time in four seasons got off to a rocky start when it emerged that Shaw had not obtained the necessary visa to travel for the fi...Full Story »

Paul Heckingbottom says he felt more determined to win with every passing penalty as Preston edged out Fulham 16-15 on spot-kicks in a remarkable Carabao Cup clash at Deepdale.After a 1-1 draw in normal time, Timothy Castagne ballooned over and Ryan Ledson sent Steven Benda the wrong way to the delight of the North End faithful.Heckingbottom said: “As it wore on, eight-all, nine-all, it ma...Full Story »

Everton boss Sean Dyche acknowledged failing to make the most of chances had cost his side after they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by fellow Premier League strugglers Southampton at Goodison Park.The visitors went through to round four 6-5 on penalties after Alex McCarthy pushed Ashley Young’s spot-kick against the post.The shootout followed a 1-1 draw in which Abdoulaye Doucoure&rs...Full Story »

Stoke’s Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out win over League Two Fleetwood was caretaker boss Ryan Shawcross’ “best day in football”.The former Potters captain was thrust into the hotseat after Steven Schumacher was sacked on Monday.Michael Rose headed the Championship hosts in front before Rhys Bennett forced penalties with a late leveller.Viktor Johansson was the hero as he sa...Full Story »

Danny Rohl praised his Sheffield Wednesday side’s defensive organisation following their 1-0 win over League One side Blackpool.A first-half goal from defender Di’Shon Bernard booked Wednesday’s place in the Carabao Cup fourth round for the first time in nine years.Head coach Rohl, who changed his entire starting XI, said: “We dominated the game but we didn’t create...Full Story »

Erik ten Hag will not get carried away with his biggest win as Manchester United manager but was encouraged by “big guy” Marcus Rashford’s brace and the overall performance against Barnsley.Having bounced back from damaging Premier League losses to Brighton and Liverpool with a 3-0 win at Southampton on Saturday, attention switched to the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.United mad...Full Story »

Oliver Glasner lauded Eberechi Eze after he scored and assisted for Crystal Palace on his Loftus Road return in a 2-1 victory over QPR in the third round of the Carabao Cup.The England international, who joined Palace from QPR in 2020, was welcomed with a shirt before kick-off as he set-up Eddie Nketiah for his first goal for the club.Eze starred in the second half and his 64th minute strike, af...Full Story »

Thomas Frank has his sights set on winning the Carabao Cup after Brentford survived an early scare to beat League One Leyton Orient 3-1 in the third round at the Gtech Community Stadium.The Bees reached the semi-finals during their Premier League promotion campaign in 2020-21 but victory over Orient, earned in part thanks to a stunning overhead-kick equaliser from summer signing Fabio Carvalho, ...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies hailed two-goal Jay Stansfield after he helped the Blues come from behind to earn a 3-1 win over league leaders Wrexham.The pre-match build-up was centred on the clubs’ celebrity investors, with seven-time Super Bowl winner and Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady and Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney in the stands at St Andrew’s.Both teams were unbeaten com...Full Story »

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