Jay Stansfield refused to celebrate his goal on his return to Birmingham as Fulham cruised to a 2-0 Carabao Cup second-round win.Stansfield, 21, who was Birmingham’s multiple player of the year and 13-goal top scorer last season, netted after 14 minutes after Raul Jimenez’s 10th-minute penalty gave Fulham the lead.Birmingham – who are set to sign QPR striker Lyndon Dykes for arou

QPR beat Championship rivals Luton 4-1 on penalties to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup following a tough encounter at Loftus Road.After the game ended level at 1-1 after 90 minutes, Kenneth Paal stepped up to score the winning penalty as Rangers won the shootout, converting all their spot-kicks.Summer signing Hevertton Santos, making his full debut for QPR, put them ahead after 11 minutes

Jean-Philippe Mateta struck twice at Selhurst Park to inspire Crystal Palace to a 4-0 Carabao Cup second-round victory over Norwich.Daichi Kamada opened the scoring inside the first two minutes in south London for his first competitive goal in an Eagles shirt and added an assist when Mateta made it two after the break.It was a beauty of a bicycle kick from the Paris Olympic silver medallist, who b

Managerless Blackpool produced a stirring comeback to shock Championship Blackburn 2-1 in the Carabao Cup.Rovers went ahead in the 21st minute when Arnor Sigurdsson was brought down by Oliver Casey. Makhtar Gueye stepped up to expertly slot home the penalty.It felt as though it would be a routine win at that stage and Sigurdsson fired over from close range shortly afterwards, though Elliot Embleto

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