Doncaster eased into the second round of the Carabao Cup thanks to a 2-0 win at Salford.Billy Sharp’s early strike and a stoppage-time effort from Luke Molyneux secured the win at the Peninsula Stadium.A total of 19 changes – nine for the hosts and 10 for Grant McCann’s side – combined probably said it all about where this competition sits in the list of priorities for th...Full Story »

Watford finally smashed their League Cup hoodoo as Tom Ince hammered a hat-trick in a 5-0 romp against MK Dons at Vicarage Road.The Hornets had been knocked out of the competition by lower division teams in each of the previous four seasons – including a 2-0 win for the Dons two years ago.But there were no banana skins this time as skipper Mattie Pollock and midfielder Ince gave the Hertfo...Full Story »

QPR won a superb Carabao Cup tie 2-1 at Cambridge to record their first win in the competition for three years.The Championship side went ahead in the 13th minute through Michael Frey, who drove a low shot past Jack Stevens from outside the box.Cambridge almost equalised when 19-year-old Dan Barton, making the first start of his professional career, saw a 25-yard effort bounce off the outside of...Full Story »

Goals from Ryan Ledson and Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gave Preston a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Sunderland in their first match since the shock departure of manager Ryan Lowe.Ledson opened the scoring via a deflection in the 37th minute and his Danish team-mate sealed the victory with an excellent 70th-minute solo strike.The Black Cats had made 11 changes from their win against Cardiff but should ha...Full Story »

Norwich kept their nerve to reach the second round of the Carabao Cup with an thrilling 4-3 victory over plucky Stevenage.The visitors twice came back to level before the break at Carrow Road but the Championship side took control in the second half to seal a deserved success.After a low-key start between sides both showing seven changes from the weekend, the tie burst into life with two goals i...Full Story »

Goals by Dan Agyei, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Brandon Cooper and Charlie Kelman earned Leyton Orient a 4-1 victory over Newport in their first-round Carabao Cup clash.Orient scored after just 43 seconds when Agyei collected a pass from Jayden Sweeney before steering the ball past County’s debutant keeper Jacob Carney and into the net off the inside of the far post.There were nine added minutes t...Full Story »

Rotherham had to produce a rallying performance to see off Crewe 2-1 in their Carabao Cup first-round tie.Steve Evans’ Millers had fallen behind in the second half to a Matus Holicek goal but Sam Nombe equalised and substitute Hakeem Odoffin won it for the hosts in the 86th minute.Rotherham missed a host of first half chances with Jonson Clarke-Harris close on two occasions to netting for ...Full Story »

Mark McGuinness and Rubin Colwill scored second-half goals to send Cardiff into the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers.McGuinness, the subject of interest from Luton, finally broke the deadlock at Cardiff City Stadium in the 68th minute when his header from Ollie Tanner’s corner just crossed the line before being cleared by Jake Garrett.Tanner’s introd...Full Story »

League Two Fleetwood celebrated a shock 2-1 Carabao Cup comeback victory at home to Championship West Brom on Tuesday night.The Baggies took an early lead through a cheeky Modou Faal finish, but the English third-tier side completed a fine turnaround in the first half thanks to impressive goals from both Ryan Graydon and Ronan Coughlan.The visitors had much more of the ball in the early stages a...Full Story »

League Two Harrogate produced an EFL Cup first-round upset as they won 2-1 at League One Lincoln.Second-half goals from Sam Folarin and James Daly were enough for ex-Imp Simon Weaver’s men, with substitute Jovon Makama grabbing a late penalty for Lincoln.An uninspired first half saw both teams cancel each other out, although Daly fired a shot narrowly over while he then created a great cha...Full Story »