Preston moved into the third round of the Carabao Cup after edging out League One side Morecambe in a 4-2 thriller at the Mazuma Stadium.The visitors took the lead after just seven minutes when a long ball found Emil Riis who produced a fine low finish to beat Jokull Andresson from just inside the area.Morecambe bit back with Ryan Cooney slashing an effort wide from a good position before Brad P...Full Story »

Sheffield United came from behind to beat Derby 2-1 and advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Substitute Billy Sharp scored the winner after Luke Freeman cancelled out Louie Sibley’s opener.Oli Burke looked to get on the end of a Daniel Jebbison through ball early on, but goalkeeper Ryan Allsop was alert to the danger, racing out of his area to make a vital clearance.Moments later,...Full Story »

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 »

Barrow boss Mark Cooper has no new injury concerns as the Sky Bet League Two side prepare to host Aston Villa in the second round of the Carabao Cup.Matty Platt remains on the sidelines with a back complaint.Meanwhile, Mike Jones (Achilles), Jamie Devitt (thigh) and Tom Beadling (knee) are also missing.Former Villa trainee Dimitri Sea scored the winner in the first-round victory over Scunthorpe ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury captain Ethan Ebanks-Landell is in contention to start their Carabao Cup tie against Rochdale.The 28-year-old defender was unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19 but may return after being an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at home to Plymouth.Khanya Leshabela came off the bench to make his debut at the weekend and is in contention to make his first start for t...Full Story »

Huddersfield are without striker Jordan Rhodes for the visit of Premier League Everton in the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday.The 31-year-old, who rejoined the club this summer, missed Saturday’s victory over Sheffield United with a back problem and boss Carlos Corberan has since revealed he could be out for up to three months.Right-back Pipa, who is yet to feature this season, also fa...Full Story »

Harrison McGahey could still be out for Oldham ahead of their Carabao Cup tie against Accrington.The defender is recovering from a calf injury and has missed the start of Oldham’s season so far.Harry Vaughan is in contention to feature after coming off the bench at half-time against Colchester at the weekend.The youngster assisted Dylan Bahamboula for Oldham’s only goal in that game....Full Story »

Winger Gwion Edwards could return for Wigan’s Carabao Cup tie against Bolton on Tuesday night at the DW Stadium.Edwards recently returned to training and was named as an unused substitute in his side’s 2-0 win over Charlton at the weekend.James McClean could also be in line to start after coming off the bench to score in stoppage-time on his debut.Goalkeeper Jamie Jones looks likely ...Full Story »

New signing Courtney Duffus could be in line to feature for Morecambe as they face Preston in the Carabao Cup.Duffus signed for the Shrimps from National League side Bromley and played 10 minutes in the weekend game against Gillingham after coming on as a substitute.The arrival of Duffus provides more options to help Morecambe’s injury-hit forward line.Strikers Jon Obika and Jonah Ayunga a...Full Story »

Blackpool could be without midfielder Grant Ward for their second-round clash with Sunderland in the Carabao Cup.Ward was taken off the field on a stretcher when the Seasiders played Bournemouth at the weekend and the club are waiting to hear about the severity of his Achilles injury.Manager Neil Critchley told the club website: “When somebody gets stretchered off, it doesn’t look go...Full Story »

Billy Sharp could start for Sheffield United as they prepare to welcome Derby to Bramall Lane on Tuesday in the Carabao Cup.The 35-year-old replaced Rhian Brewster in the 65th minute and scored the equaliser for the Blades in their 2-1 loss to Huddersfield at the weekend.Kacper Lopata may start in the centre of defence for the first time since United’s first-round win over Carlisle.Goalkee...Full Story »

Danny Ings scored a brilliant overhead kick to set up a deserved Aston Villa victory although Newcastle were unlucky to be on the wrong end of two VAR decisions in the 2-0 defeat.The £25million signing from Southampton, who scored on his Villa debut in the 3-2 defeat at Watford last Saturday, struck deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half after Tyrone Mings flicked on Matt Cas...Full Story »

The pretty brunette, who also works with Premier League Productions, was hosting an open day for Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge, when one supporter let his feelings known about Timo Werner during an interview. Olivia Buzaglo hosted an open training day for Chelsea supporters at Stamford Bridge Credit: Instagram / @oliviabuzaglo Gorgeous Buzaglo kept her calm when a fan heckled Timo Werner Cre...Full Story »

Robert Lewandowski scores twice for Bayern Munich in 3-1 German Super Cup win over Borussia Dortmund as club legend Gerd Muller celebrated ahead of kick-off; Marco Reus and Thomas Muller also on target Robert Lewandowski scored twice for Bayern Munich to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 in the German Super Cup and give coach Julian Nagelsmann his first win as manager. The Poland star, who scored a r...Full Story »

MANCHESTER UNITED outcast and Everton target Andreas Pereira reportedly has his sights set on a loan move to Flamengo. TNT Sports claims the versatile midfielder, 25, is desperate to play for Brazil at the World Cup next year. Man Utd misfit Andreas Pereira looks set to join Flamengo on loan And he is ready to return home in order to prove his worth to international boss Tite. Pereira has be...Full Story »

Odsonne Edouard scored the opener as Celtic continued their resurgence with a 3-2 Premier Sports Cup win over Hearts that was more comfortable than the score suggests.Edouard – back in the starting line-up as centre-forward after Ryan Christie missed out with a minor injury – finished off a slick attack in the 29th minute.Kyogo Furuhashi moved out to a wide left position to accommoda...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass claimed his team selection had nothing to do with their Premier Sports Cup exit.The Dons fell to a 2-1 second-round defeat by Raith Rovers after Glass made seven changes for the trip to Stark’s Park.With the likes of Christian Ramirez, Lewis Ferguson, Scott Brown and Ryan Hedges on the bench, Aberdeen dominated the first half and led through Jay Emmanuel-Thom...Full Story »

Hibernian bounced back from their European exit to reach the quarter-finals of the Premier Sports cup with a 2-0 victory over Kilmarnock.Kyle Magennis and Kevin Nisbet found the net in the second half against the Championship side as the Leith outfit showed no signs of fatigue from a demanding run of games.Kilmarnock had to soak up pressure for large spells of the game but did go close in the fi...Full Story »

A much-changed Aberdeen side crashed out of the Premier Sports Cup after a second-half collapse against Raith Rovers.Jay Emmanuel-Thomas gave the Dons an early lead and they utterly dominated possession in the first half.But on-loan Stoke striker Ethon Varian netted just after the restart and Raith took the initiative before Dario Zanatta struck in the 71st minute to earn a 2-1 second-round vict...Full Story »