Funso Ojo came off the bench to fire Port Vale into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup for the first time since 2007 as they secured a 2-1 victory over Football League basement boys Sutton.Matt Gray’s side had never won a match in the competition before this season, but their hopes of progressing were dashed by Ojo’s late 25-yard stunner at Vale Park.Substitute Hisham Kasimu cancell...Full Story »

Substitute Alex Lowry struck two minutes into injury time to send Hearts into the Viaplay Cup semi-finals with a 2-1 win away to Kilmarnock.Steven Naismith’s men had forged in front through Jorge Grant’s first-half strike only to be pegged back by Brad Lyons’ equaliser.With extra time looming, Lowry – who had been on the pitch for less than two minutes – took a pass...Full Story »

Crisis club Southend earned themselves a point as they drew 1-1 at Aldershot.Little has been going right on and off the pitch for the Shrimpers, and it looked as if Tuesday would follow suit when the Shots took the lead.Lorent Tolaj scored the goal, a 30-yarder on the stroke of half-time which sent his side in ahead.But United levelled in the 74th minute when Harry Cardwell pounced on a rebound.Full Story »

Harry Ottaway’s 59th-minute header earned Dorking a 1-0 National League win over Ebbsfleet at the Kuflink Stadium.Ottaway met a neat flick from Jason Prior to grab the decisive goal and extend the home side’s poor current run to five games without a win.Ebbsfleet enjoyed the better of the opening period and both Ousseynou Cisse and Toby Edser went close to putting their side ahead.Th...Full Story »

Burnley put their Premier League troubles to one side as they breezed into the last 16 of the Carabao Cup with a 4-0 demolition of Sky Bet League Two strugglers Salford.Winless in their first five games back in the top flight, Vincent Kompany’s side are enjoying better fortunes in this competition and followed up last month’s victory at Nottingham Forest with a one-sided win over Sal...Full Story »

Luton crashed out of the Carabao Cup as they were beaten 1-0 by League One Exeter at St James Park.Demetri Mitchell scored the only goal of an absorbing game with seven minutes remaining before he was later sent off after picking up a second yellow card.Luton made 10 changes to the team that picked up their first point of the Premier League season with a 1-1 draw against Wolves at the weekend, w...Full Story »

Chris Conn-Clarke hit the only goal of the game as Altrincham won their Vanarama National League trip to Maidenhead.The home side are struggling having won just twice all season and slipped to a 1-0 loss as Conn-Clarke hit a stunning second-half winner.Eddy Jones missed a good early chance for the visitors before Lewis Banks forced a fine save out of Maidenhead goalkeeper Craig Ross.Conn-Clarke ...Full Story »

A second-string Ipswich side put another feather in the cap of manager Kieran McKenna after they fought back from two goals down to stun Wolves in the Carabao Cup third round with a 3-2 win at Portman Road.McKenna, who has developed a reputation as one of the brightest coaches in England after he masterminded the Tractors Boys’ promotion to the Sky Bet Championship last season, watched his...Full Story »

Owen Evans grabbed a late equaliser for AFC Fylde as they fought back to earn a 2-2 draw against Boreham Wood in the National League.Angelo Balanta’s double in the 24th and 72nd minutes looked set to help the visitors respond to Saturday’s home defeat to Aldershot.Fylde, who broke a four-game losing streak by winning at Southend at the weekend, grabbed a 17th-minute lead through Dann...Full Story »

Middlesbrough secured safe passage to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory over Bradford at the University of Bradford Stadium.Boro were keen to keep the momentum up from their first league victory, against Southampton at the weekend, and made all of the running in a first half capped by Emmanuel Latte Lath’s strike midway through.The away side play two divisions higher t...Full Story »