Manchester United secured their biggest win under Erik ten Hag as Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen all scored braces in a 7-0 victory over Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.On a night when some Premier League clubs opened their Champions League campaigns, the Red Devils’ attention was on League One opposition as they started their quest for a third trophy under the Dutch...Full Story »

Everton suffered another blow in their troubled start to the season as they were knocked out of the Carabao Cup on penalties by fellow Premier League strugglers Southampton following a 1-1 draw at Goodison Park.Sean Dyche’s Toffees went into the third-round tie looking for another boost from the cup, with two more defeats since their 3-0 round two win over Doncaster leaving them with no po...Full Story »

Liverpool marked their return to the Champions League with a convincing 3-1 victory over AC Milan as head coach Arne Slot produced a strong response to questions over his selection policy.Goals from centre-backs Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk overturned Christian Pulisic’s third-minute opener for the hosts and Dominik Szoboszlai’s first club goal since March secured the result m...Full Story »

Ryan Ledson scored the winning penalty as Preston won an incredible shoot-out 16-15 to dump Fulham out of the Carabao Cup.After the game finished 1-1 with Reiss Nelson cancelling out Ledson’s opener, both teams were ruthless from the spot with the first 16 spot-kicks all finding the net.Jorge Cuenca and Kaine Kesler-Hayden then both had shots saved before the scoring continued and players ...Full Story »

Brentford survived an early scare against League One Leyton Orient before Fabio Carvalho’s stunning first goal for the club helped them ease into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium.Thomas Frank made eight changes to the team that had been beaten by Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday and the gamble looked at risk of backfiring when defe...Full Story »

Eberechi Eze scored and assisted on his Loftus Road return with Crystal Palace as the Eagles beat QPR 2-1 in the third round of the Carabao Cup.Eze, who joined Palace from their Sky Bet Championship hosts for a reported £17million in 2020, was presented with a shirt before kick-off as he went on to sting his boyhood club in what proved an impressive individual display in west London.The at...Full Story »

Nick Haughton’s stoppage-time strike earned Fylde a 2-1 victory over Southend.George Moncur saw a chance fly just over the top corner for Southend before Haughton’s curling shot went wide.Fylde took the lead in the first minute of first-half added time when Jon Ustabasi nodded home, but the Shrimpers responded through Gus Scott-Morriss, who levelled in the 57th minute with a close-ra...Full Story »

Defender Jack Murray preserved Elgin City’s unbeaten start to the William Hill League Two campaign with the equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Spartans.Lyall Booth fired over the hosts with a 10th-minute attempt and Brian Cameron forced a save from Spartans keeper Blair Carswell before the break  at Borough Briggs.Danny Denholm had gone close for the visitors, and Blair Henderson shot just ...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Viktor Johansson was the hero as Stoke started life after Steven Schumacher with a 2-1 penalty shoot-out victory over Fleetwood in the Carabao Cup.The League Two visitors were bidding to reach the fourth round of the competition for the first time in their history.Charlie Adam’s side forced a shoot-out as Rhys Bennett cancelled out Michael Rose’s header in stoppage time at...Full Story »

Unai Emery dedicated Aston Villa’s debut Champions League win over Young Boys to former striker Gary Shaw.Villa’s return to the top table of European football was overshadowed by Monday’s death of Shaw, a golden boy of the club’s past success at this level when he helped them to European Cup glory in 1982.Emery wanted his current crop before the game to win it for Shaw an...Full Story »