Tranmere eased into the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 victory over League Two rivals Accrington at Prenton Park.The home side took the lead with their first attack when Harvey Saunders latched onto an Omari Patrick pass and slotted the ball under Michael Kelly from close range in the third minute.Rovers could have doubled their advantage 10 minutes later when Connor Wood delivered a...Full Story »

A first-half wonder strike by Brandon Khela handed 10-man Birmingham a narrow 1-0 Carabao Cup win at League One rivals Charlton.Both teams making many changes – the hosts making five, while the visitors made eight – did not prevent a lively opening to the tie.Charlton should have taken the lead after just 12 minutes, when Tyreece Campbell was upended in the area by Tyler Roberts, how...Full Story »

Bromley’s first Carabao Cup tie ended in a 2-1 south London derby defeat to AFC Wimbledon as Joe Pigott grabbed the winner at Hayes Lane.The Dons came from behind against the EFL newcomers, who they face again at the same venue in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.After Wimbledon started the brighter, Bromley struck first against the run of play after 19 minutes when Bes Topalloj’s exqu...Full Story »

Grimsby booked their spot in the Carabao Cup second round after beating fellow League Two side Bradford 9-8 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out.Grimsby striker Donovan Wilson and Bradford substitute Andy Cook netted in each half during a 1-1 draw in normal time at Blundell Park.George McEachran then scored the decisive penalty after Neill Byrne missed for Bradford.It was a hectic start to the first-...Full Story »

First-half Goals from Tyler Goodrham and Matt Phillips on his debut gave Championship new boys Oxford a 2-0 Carabao Cup win over League One Peterborough.Posh were hoping to gain a measure of revenge for their play-off semi-final defeat by Oxford in May, but failed to convert good early chances.Instead it was Oxford who took the lead in the 20th minute when Goodrham capitalised on a shocking erro...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley felt his side’s patience was rewarded as they finally overcame 10-man Burton 4-0 to progress to the second round of the Carabao Cup.Albion were reduced to 10 men when centre-back Ryan Sweeney was red carded for handling Ashley Fletcher’s shot on the line after just 11 minutes, with the striker missing the subsequent penalty.But the Tangerines struck in t...Full Story »

Crawley withstood a second-half Swindon fightback to clinch a 4-2 Carabao Cup victory.Swindon scored twice in the space of six minutes and also missed a penalty midway through the second half but a second from Jack Roles and another by Rafiq Khaleel gave the hosts victory.Crawley broke the deadlock after 34 minutes when Roles found Ade Adeyemo and his low shot squirmed under the body of goalkeep...Full Story »

Leyton Orient head coach Richie Wellens praised his side’s convincing display to brush aside Newport 4-1 and reach the Carabao Cup second round.Goals by Dan Agyei and Diallang Jaiyesimi gave Orient a half-time lead before Brandon Cooper and Charlie Kelman scored after the break to secure a comprehensive 4-1 win – with James Clarke giving Newport a consolation goal.“It was a pos...Full Story »

Debutant goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina was the hero as Barnsley reached the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 4-2 penalty shoot-out triumph away to Wigan.After a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes, summer signing Slonina saved spot-kicks from Josh Stones and Thelo Aasgaard to see the visitors progress in an all-League One encounter.Aasgaard had slotted home from 12 yards out just after the half-hour mark ...Full Story »

Championship side Stoke proved too strong for gutsy Carlisle as second-half goals from Freddie Anderson and Emre Tezgel secured a hard-earned 2-0 victory in the Carabao Cup.League Two Carlisle made an encouraging start in the first round tie at Brunton Park, with Archie Davies and Josh Vela both going close early on.The Potters replied with Lewis Koumas firing narrowly off target, before Niall E...Full Story »

Romain Esse’s fine finish gave Millwall a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth and fired the Lions into the Carabao Cup second round for the first time in three years.Millwall were embarrassed 4-0 by Reading last season and Cambridge the year before but the 19-year-old ended their woes.Pompey started strongly and could have led when Ryley Towler bundled an awkward free-kick just over the bar.But Mi...Full Story »

Norwich kept their nerve to reach the second round of the Carabao Cup with an thrilling 4-3 victory over plucky Stevenage.The visitors twice came back to level before the break at Carrow Road but the Championship side took control in the second half to seal a deserved success.After a low-key start between sides both showing seven changes from the weekend, the tie burst into life with two goals i...Full Story »

Goals by Dan Agyei, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Brandon Cooper and Charlie Kelman earned Leyton Orient a 4-1 victory over Newport in their first-round Carabao Cup clash.Orient scored after just 43 seconds when Agyei collected a pass from Jayden Sweeney before steering the ball past County’s debutant keeper Jacob Carney and into the net off the inside of the far post.There were nine added minutes t...Full Story »

Mark McGuinness and Rubin Colwill scored second-half goals to send Cardiff into the second round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers.McGuinness, the subject of interest from Luton, finally broke the deadlock at Cardiff City Stadium in the 68th minute when his header from Ollie Tanner’s corner just crossed the line before being cleared by Jake Garrett.Tanner’s introd...Full Story »

League Two Fleetwood celebrated a shock 2-1 Carabao Cup comeback victory at home to Championship West Brom on Tuesday night.The Baggies took an early lead through a cheeky Modou Faal finish, but the English third-tier side completed a fine turnaround in the first half thanks to impressive goals from both Ryan Graydon and Ronan Coughlan.The visitors had much more of the ball in the early stages a...Full Story »

Rangers’ Champions League aspirations ended for another season with a 2-0 defeat by Dynamo Kyiv at Hampden Park where they ended up with 10 men.Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their third qualifier in Poland last week, the match struggled to spark into life until the 51st minute when new signing Jefte, making his first start for the Light Blues, was sent off by referee Marco ...Full Story »

Let's start our Daily Laugh today. Zubimendi loves his club   Chelsea & Man Utd this transfer market   Liverpool fans seeing that Martin Zubimendi turned down the chance to join the club and will stay at Real Sociedad, per multiple reports   Club football is back in a big way   Can he continue That TREND at Manchester United?   No Pressure, Kids!  ...Full Story »

ARSENAL have unveiled their brand new 2024-25 third shirt - and fans absolutely love it. The new strip has combined base colours of blue and purple with navy on the sleeves, collar and shoulders. It also has the club's iconic cannon logo in place of Arsenal's standard crest. And the Adidas performance logo, which features on both the home kit and away kit this season, has been replaced by t...Full Story »

ALVARO MORATA announced he has split from his wife Alice Campello in a shock statement. The former Chelsea and Real Madrid striker has been with his stunning Wag for seven years and they have four children. Morata, 31, married Alice, 29, in her homeland of Italy back in 2017. Just two week ago, the couple posted several loved-up snaps together of them on holiday. And Alice came onto the pi...Full Story »

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has urged the Reds to be at the "front of the queue" for Anthony Gordon this summer. Reds icon urges club to sign Gordon Newcastle star heavily linked with Anfield switch Magpies facing PSR issues this summer WHAT HAPPENED?Carragher has urged the Reds to get to the front of the queue for Anthony Gordon, who has been linked with a move to Anfield through...Full Story »