Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti is likely to make changes for the visit of League Two Salford in the second round of the Carabao Cup.Right-back Jonjoe Kenny is set for a run out, while the likes of Gylfi Sigurdsson, Theo Walcott, Bernard and Tom Davies could all be called upon having been substitutes for Sunday’s win at Tottenham.Youngster Jarrad Branthwaite could be drafted in as Ancelott...Full Story »

Hamburg's Toni Leistner entered the stands to pick a fight with Dynamo Dresden supporters after his side's 4-1 German Cup loss on Monday. More than 10,000 fans were in attendance and the Dresden-born, former Dynamo player was not happy with some of them, storming up the stairs and trying to throw a Dresden supporter to the ground after the final whistle. Stewards and other fans intervened, an...Full Story »

Burton are without midfielder John-Joe O’Toole for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup second-round tie against Premier League Aston Villa through suspension.O’Toole must serve a ban after his sending off in the final minute of Saturday’s defeat at Fleetwood in Sky Bet League One.New signing Charles Vernam is still sidelined with the knee injury sustained against Accrington in round on...Full Story »

Bradford boss Stuart McCall is likely to be without midfielder Connor Shanks for the Carabao Cup second-round clash against Lincoln.Shanks picked up an unspecified knock during the midweek EFL Trophy tie at Doncaster and was absent for the Bantams’ Sky Bet League Two goalless draw against Colchester at the weekend.Fellow midfielder Levi Sutton remains unavailable as he serves the third mat...Full Story »

Joey Barton has no new injury concerns ahead of Fleetwood’s second-round Carabao Cup clash with Port Vale.The squad remain without Joel Coleman after the goalkeeper sustained a hamstring injury.The 24-year-old faces three to five months on the sidelines and has so far been replaced by Alex Cairns.Canadian keeper Jayson Leutwiler was brought in as cover and could threaten Cairns for a place...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Neil Warnock is set to shuffle his pack for their Carabao Cup second-round clash against Barnsley.With the visit of the Tykes sandwiched between difficult Sky Bet Championship fixtures against Watford and Bournemouth, Warnock is likely to give several of his fringe players a chance to push their claims.Dael Fry could come into the backline having been an unused substitute i...Full Story »

Reading remain without striker Yakou Meite as they face Luton in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The Frenchman was shown a red card during the final fixture of last season and was subsequently handed a three-match suspension.Royals boss Veljko Paunovic has no new injury concerns ahead of the clash and aside from Meite has a full complement of players.The Serbian will be looking to maintain t...Full Story »

Newport could be without Matty Dolan for the visit of Cambridge in the Carabao Cup.Defender Dolan was forced off injured at half-time during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe.Summer signing David Longe-King is still sidelined by a groin injury suffered in training.Veteran forward Kevin Ellison is building up his fitness after joining the Exiles last week.Cambridge will check on the fitne...Full Story »

Leyton Orient host Plymouth in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night knowing a mouth-watering tie at home to Tottenham awaits the winner.The O’s began their Sky Bet League Two campaign with a 1-0 win over Oldham, meaning Ross Embleton’s side have been victorious in their three opening games of the season.Given the quick turnaround, Embleton may give a chance to some of...Full Story »

Midfielder Ryan Fraser will be handed his Newcastle debut on Tuesday evening when Sky Bet Championship side Blackburn head to St James’ Park in the Carabao Cup second round.Head coach Steve Bruce has confirmed that the former Bournemouth winger, who was an unused substitute for Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League win at West Ham, will start, as will defender Ciaran Clark, who has been out ...Full Story »

Northern Ireland Under-21s slipped to a 1-0 Euro qualifying defeat to Denmark in Ballymena.Andreas Olsen scored the only goal from the penalty spot in the second half to send Northern Ireland to a third defeat in Group H, which ends their hopes of reaching next year’s finals.Andy Crosby’s side drop to fifth in the table, while Denmark remain top having taken 19 points from seven matc...Full Story »

Proud Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth hailed his side’s strong statement of intent in their narrow Carabao Cup defeat at Brentford.He watched his newly-promoted outfit take last season’s play-off finalists to penalties after a 1-1 draw, only to lose 4-2 in the shoot-out despite playing most of the second half with 10 men after Dominic Gape’s sending off.But he said: “I&rsqu...Full Story »

Cardiff manager Neil Harris admitted he could have “no complaints” over his side’s shock 3-0 defeat to Northampton.The Bluebirds narrowly missed out on the Premier League only a few weeks ago but they were blown away by the League One newcomers.Harry Smith got the ball rolling with an early penalty before Matty Warburton and Ryan Watson secured Northampton’s place in the ...Full Story »

Aitor Karanka admitted his Birmingham team must change their mentality after declaring they went out thinking they were going to lose before their shock 1-0 defeat to Cambridge at St Andrew’s.Karanka has been appointed to usher in a new dawn at Blues with high hopes of a big improvement on last season’s 20th-placed finish in the SkyBet Championship.But they slumped to a 16th game wit...Full Story »

Grimsby manager Ian Holloway bemoaned the fact he was limited to just three substitutions during his side’s Carabao Cup defeat to Morecambe.The Shrimps booked their place in the second round after beating their hosts 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out, with John O’Sullivan striking the decisive spot-kick after James McKeown saw his effort saved.Adam Phillips had earlier given the visitors th...Full Story »

Hull boss Grant McCann was proud of his players after they dug deep to edge through to the second round of the Carabao Cup on penalties at Sunderland.The Black Cats had the better of the game and created numerous good chances but Hull survived long enough and the tie went to spot-kicks after a goalless draw.Will Grigg, who had a goal harshly ruled out in each half for a foul and an offside, miss...Full Story »

Aitor Karanka failed to inspire Birmingham as League Two side Cambridge produced a Carabao Cup shock with a 1-0 victory at St Andrew’s.Karanka has replaced fellow Spaniard Pep Clotet as head coach at Birmingham with high hopes of a big improvement.But the former Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough manager’s new side made it 16 games without a win after Cambridge debutant Robbie Cundy...Full Story »

Boss Harry Kewell saluted a ‘fantastic’ performance from his Oldham team as his first game in charge ended in a 3-0 Carabao Cup win against Carlisle.Debut goals from Ben Garrity, Bobby Grant and Conor McAleny handed Oldham a thoroughly deserved success at Boundary Park as they cruised into the next stage of the competition.Former Crawley and Notts County boss Kewell said: “That...Full Story »

Newport produced another big knock-out shock as they claimed a 2-0 win over Swansea to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup.Mike Flynn’s League Two Newport have beaten Leicester, Leeds and Middlesbrough, drawn with Tottenham, and faced Manchester City in the last two seasons.The Exiles repeated those heroics in an all-Welsh derby clash with Swansea thanks to two first-half goals...Full Story »

Goals from Macauley Bonne, Charlie Barker and Chuks Aneke saw crisis club Charlton progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-1 win at League One rivals Swindon.Bonne put Charlton in front with an impressive half-volley that Manchester United loanee Matej Kovar had no hope of stopping in the 36th minute.Substitute Jonny Smith made it 1-1 after 64 minutes, brilliantly bringing down ...Full Story »