Andros Townsend fired Everton into the Carabao Cup third round after they overcame the straight red card shown to Moise Kean to claim a 2-1 victory over Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium.An Everton side featuring nine changes from the side that were held to a 2-2 draw at Leeds at the weekend looked to be up against it when Alex Iwobi’s goal was cancelled out by Tom Lees before...Full Story »

Cheltenham progressed to round three of the Carabao Cup for the first time in their history after beating Gillingham 5-4 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.Town, who scored all five penalties in the shootout, secured their passage thanks to goalkeeper Owen Evans saving Stuart O’Keefe’s spot-kick.Cheltenham defender Ben Tozer had almost gifted the hosts an opening goal after eight minu...Full Story »

Anthony Hartigan scored with virtually the last kick of the game as AFC Wimbledon reached the third round of the Carabao Cup by beating Northampton 1-0.The game looked destined to end goalless but Hartigan’s speculative long-range strike deep into stoppage-time deceived home goalkeeper Jonny Maxted and sent Dons through to round three for the first time in their history.Wimbledon had the g...Full Story »

Morgan Whittaker scored a second-half hat-trick as Swansea claimed a 4-1 home victory over Plymouth which saw them advance into the third round of the Carabao Cup.Three late goals from Whittaker – in the space of 12 minutes – put Russell Martin’s side through, while Daniel Williams also scored for the Swans before Rhys Shirley equalised for the League One side.The Swans opened ...Full Story »

Oldham could face another FA investigation after disgruntled fans disrupted their 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory against League One Accrington in the Carabao Cup.Supporters invaded the pitch after Saturday’s league defeat by Colchester, then tennis balls were launched onto the field in the fourth minute of this match, causing a minute-long delay.Oldham won the tie after goalkeeper Laurie Wa...Full Story »

Newport manager Michael Flynn will be absent again for the Carabao Cup clash with Southampton after testing positive for coronavirus.Flynn failed to make the trip to Tranmere on Saturday as assistant manager Wayne Hatswell engineered a 1-0 win in Sky Bet League Two.The Newport squad all underwent Covid-19 tests on Monday and reported a clean bill of health.Defender Mickey Demetriou remains sidel...Full Story »

West Brom are waiting to discover the extent of Matt Clarke’s hamstring injury ahead of the Carabao Cup visit of Arsenal. Brighton loanee Clarke pulled up chasing a loose ball shortly before half-time against Blackburn at the weekend. Defender Semi Ajayi replaced Clarke against Rovers and may deputise once again. Grady Diangana dropped to the bench at the weekend and could figure if b...Full Story »

Newcastle are still without goalkeepers Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow for the visit of Premier League rivals Burnley in the second round of the Carabao Cup.Dubravka (foot) and Darlow (coronavirus) are both likely to remain sidelined for a number of weeks yet, meaning Freddie Woodman could continue in goal.Midfielders Jonjo Shelvey (calf) and Isaac Hayden (knee) are both out.Manager Steve Bruce...Full Story »