Dan Agyei’s well-taken goal sent Leyton Orient into the third round of the Carabao Cup as the League One side upset Millwall of the Championship 1-0 at The Den.The O’s have given themselves a shot at being drawn against one of the Premier League’s big hitters in Wednesday night’s draw after comfortably holding off an anaemic Lions performance.Agyei sent the away end into ra

Sheffield Wednesday survived a scare against Grimsby to book their spot in the Carabao Cup third round with a comfortable 5-1 comeback win at Blundell Park.Cameron McJannet put Grimsby in front with a header to give the hosts a half-time lead but quick-fire goals from Ike Ugbo and Jamal Lowe turned the tide within the opening 10 minutes of the second half.A late brace from Callum Paterson extended

Brighton booked a place in the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 4-0 home victory over League one Crawley in the first competitive game between the sides since 1992.Scott Lindsey’s Red Devils put up a brave fight and gave a fine account of themselves against a much-changed Seagulls side.Goals from Simon Adingra and Jeremy Sarmiento put Brighton in charge, and they scored twice more in th

Watford marched into the third round of the Carabao Cup as manager Tom Cleverley triumphed 2-0 over his old Manchester United team-mate, Plymouth boss Wayne Rooney.A goal in each half from Hornets striker Mileta Rajovic was enough to see off Argyle, although substitute Ryan Hardie hit the post for Rooney’s men late on.Cleverley made seven changes from the team that beat Derby 2-1 at home on

Leicester secured a safe passage through to the third round of the Carabao Cup with a dominant 4-0 victory over Tranmere at the King Power Stadium.Leicester made eight changes from their defeat to Fulham at the weekend and took a while to get in their stride but it was Jordan Ayew – on his first start – that gave the Foxes a narrow half-time advantage.An imperious-looking Leicester pul

Ryan Graydon bagged a brace as League Two Fleetwood dumped Rotherham out of the EFL Cup with a fine comeback 2-1 victory.The Cod Army turned the tables on their League One opponents, who went ahead inside the first two minutes thanks to Jamie McCart’s opener at Highbury.He reacted quickest as Joe Powell’s delivery caused chaos in the hosts’ box as he fired into the roof of the ne

A second-half goal from Max Watters proved enough for Barnsley to beat South Yorkshire neighbours Sheffield United 1-0 and reach the third round of the Carabao Cup.Watters made the decisive breakthrough for the League One side in the 53rd minute at Oakwell, getting on the end of a move involving Barry Cotter and Phillips.Sai Sachdev made his first start in a young Blades line-up and there was a fu

Everton gave their fans something to smile about after a poor start to the season as Iliman Ndiaye marked his full debut with a fine solo effort in a comprehensive 3-0 Carabao Cup victory against Doncaster.Having seen a 3-0 home defeat to Brighton in their Premier League opener compounded in a lifeless 4-0 loss at Tottenham, the Toffees could ill-afford to come unstuck against League Two oppositio

Bolton fired themselves into the third round of the EFL Cup for the first time since 2017 with a 2-0 victory at Shrewsbury.Second-half goals from Jordi Osei-Tutu, his first for the club, and Dion Charles did the damage as the Trotters secured safe passage into the next stage.Shrews stopper Toby Savin produced a string of fine saves, but ultimately could not keep the visitors at bay.Kyle Dempsey wa

Milutin Osmajic pressed his claim for a Championship recall as he scored a hat-trick along with two assists as Preston claimed a 5-0 Carabao Cup victory away to Harrogate.The Montenegro international was one of six changes that new boss Paul Heckingbottom made to the starting XI he selected for Saturday’s 1-0 triumph over Luton.While on-loan Leeds midfielder Sam Greenwood got the ball rollin