West Ham assistant manager Billy McKinlay was pleased his much-changed side were able to come through a tough test at Lincoln in the Carabao Cup.The Premier League Hammers, who made 10 changes from their defeat at Liverpool on Sunday, were pushed hard by the League One Imps but battled to a 1-0 win.Only Tomas Soucek remained in the starting XI from the Anfield game and that proved vital as he sc...Full Story »

Aberdeen booked a trip to Hampden for the League Cup semi-final at Ross County’s expense after a 2-1 win in Dingwall.Graeme Shinnie’s thunderbolt in the eighth minute set the tone for the match, which was not helped as a contest by Jack Baldwin’s red card six minutes later.A first competitive goal for Ester Sokler seemed to have wrapped up the win, but Kyle Turner’s late ...Full Story »

Tomas Soucek’s second-half goal ensured West Ham overcame a tough test in the Carabao Cup third round at Lincoln with a 1-0 victory.This was nothing other than ‘job done’ for the Hammers as Soucek’s 70th-minute strike from a corner booked their place in the next round.Boss David Moyes made a host of changes to his side but Soucek was one of his Premier League starters who...Full Story »

Fulham advanced into the Carabao Cup fourth round after they fought hard to beat Norwich 2-1 at Craven Cottage.Goals from Carlos Vinicius and Alex Iwobi were enough for Marco Silva’s men who responded well after the weekend’s lacklustre 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.Fulham found success early on down the left flank through Willian and Fode Ballo-Toure, who created a 10th-minute chance...Full Story »

Everton continued their mini revival after a deserved 2-1 Carabao Cup win at Aston Villa.James Garner’s first Toffees goal and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s strike fired the visitors into the fourth round.Boubacar Kamara’s late strike gave the scoreline a flattering look after Everton bossed much of the game against their disappointing hosts.Villa routed the Toffees 4-0 in the Premie...Full Story »

Dominic Solanke came off the bench to send Bournemouth into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after beating Championship side Stoke 2-0 at the Vitality Stadium.Striker Solanke netted six minutes after coming on at half-time before Joe Rothwell’s free-kick burst through a crowded penalty area to settle the tie.It sent the Cherries into the fourth round for the sixth time in 10 seasons, ha...Full Story »

Reiss Nelson scored his first goal of the season and Aaron Ramsdale kept a clean sheet on his return as Arsenal beat Brentford 1-0 in the Carabao Cup.Nelson’s first-half goal, after some dreadful Brentford defending, was enough to send the Gunners through to the fourth round.Ramsdale was handed a recall after being dropped in favour of David Raya, who joined from Brentford this summer.Raya...Full Story »

Dominik Szoboszlai’s superb strike helped Liverpool into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as they came from behind to beat Championship Leicester 3-1.The hosts were stunned when Kasey McAteer fired the Foxes in front in only the third minute.But sustained pressure from Jurgen Klopp’s side eventually told as Cody Gakpo levelled before Szoboszlai came off the bench to put them in fr...Full Story »

Martin Boyle’s late double settled a thriller against St Mirren and sent Hibs into the Viaplay Cup semi-finals following a 4-2 victory.The visitors had gone in at half-time ahead thanks to Scott Tanser’s fine effort.Goals from Elie Youan and Dylan Vente then gave Hibs the advantage, only for Keanu Baccus to level things at 2-2.With 10 minutes left to play, Boyle smashed home what pro...Full Story »

Andrew Moran scored two and set up two as Blackburn overpowered Cardiff 5-2 in the Carabao Cup third round.Jake Garrett’s composed finish set Rovers on their way in the 13th minute before Callum Robinson marked his first start of the season with a thunderous equaliser.The 19-year-old Brighton loanee Moran’s first assist came in the 36th minute when his cutback was turned home by Arno...Full Story »