Dan Agyei’s well-taken goal sent Leyton Orient into the third round of the Carabao Cup as the League One side upset Millwall of the Championship 1-0 at The Den.The O’s have given themselves a shot at being drawn against one of the Premier League’s big hitters in Wednesday night’s draw after comfortably holding off an anaemic Lions performance.Agyei sent the away end into ...Full Story »

Managerless Blackpool produced a stirring comeback to shock Championship Blackburn 2-1 in the Carabao Cup.Rovers went ahead in the 21st minute when Arnor Sigurdsson was brought down by Oliver Casey. Makhtar Gueye stepped up to expertly slot home the penalty.It felt as though it would be a routine win at that stage and Sigurdsson fired over from close range shortly afterwards, though Elliot Emble...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta struck twice at Selhurst Park to inspire Crystal Palace to a 4-0 Carabao Cup second-round victory over Norwich.Daichi Kamada opened the scoring inside the first two minutes in south London for his first competitive goal in an Eagles shirt and added an assist when Mateta made it two after the break.It was a beauty of a bicycle kick from the Paris Olympic silver medallist, who...Full Story »

QPR beat Championship rivals Luton 4-1 on penalties to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup following a tough encounter at Loftus Road.After the game ended level at 1-1 after 90 minutes, Kenneth Paal stepped up to score the winning penalty as Rangers won the shootout, converting all their spot-kicks.Summer signing Hevertton Santos, making his full debut for QPR, put them ahead after 11 minut...Full Story »

Jay Stansfield refused to celebrate his goal on his return to Birmingham as Fulham cruised to a 2-0 Carabao Cup second-round win.Stansfield, 21, who was Birmingham’s multiple player of the year and 13-goal top scorer last season, netted after 14 minutes after Raul Jimenez’s 10th-minute penalty gave Fulham the lead.Birmingham – who are set to sign QPR striker Lyndon Dykes for ar...Full Story »

Brandon Thomas-Asante scored his first goal for Coventry as they beat Oxford 1-0 to book their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup.The summer signing from West Brom saw his deflected effort loop over helpless goalkeeper Matt Ingram to secure the Sky Blues’ place in the third round for the first time in 12 years.Mark Robins’ side had claimed a 3-2 win over the U’s just 1...Full Story »

League Two Walsall pulled off a Carabao Cup upset over League One high-flyers Huddersfield Town, coming from two goals down to win 3-2 against 10 men.Josh Koroma put the visitors ahead with a low shot to the bottom corner from just outside the box on 16 minutes.Huddersfield centre-back Matty Pearson received his marching orders three minutes before the break for a last-man foul on Jack Earing ju...Full Story »

Milutin Osmajic pressed his claim for a Championship recall as he scored a hat-trick along with two assists as Preston claimed a 5-0 Carabao Cup victory away to Harrogate.The Montenegro international was one of six changes that new boss Paul Heckingbottom made to the starting XI he selected for Saturday’s 1-0 triumph over Luton.While on-loan Leeds midfielder Sam Greenwood got the ball roll...Full Story »

Bolton fired themselves into the third round of the EFL Cup for the first time since 2017 with a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury.Second-half goals from Jordi Osei-Tutu, his first for the club, and Dion Charles did the damage as the Trotters secured safe passage into the next stage.Shrews stopper Toby Savin produced a string of fine saves, but ultimately could not keep the visitors at bay.Kyle Dempsey ...Full Story »

Everton gave their fans something to smile about after a poor start to the season as Iliman Ndiaye marked his full debut with a fine solo effort in a comprehensive 3-0 Carabao Cup victory against Doncaster.Having seen a 3-0 home defeat to Brighton in their Premier League opener compounded in a lifeless 4-0 loss at Tottenham, the Toffees could ill-afford to come unstuck against League Two opposit...Full Story »