Johnnie Jackson labelled AFC Wimbledon’s penalty shootout triumph over Premier League Ipswich as the highlight of his managerial career.Former Wimbledon striker Ali Al-Hamadi gave the visitors the lead but Omar Bugiel hit back for the Dons five minutes before the break.Matty Stevens thought he had fired his side into the third round after heading into the top-left corner but Conor Chaplin ca

Gary O’Neil said there was no panic after Wolves’ thrashing by Chelsea as they bounced back by registering a first win of the season with a 2-0 victory over Burnley in the Carabao Cup.Goncalo Guedes scored twice either side of half-time, as Wolves dominated after being denied twice early on by Burnley goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky.O’Neil’s side were beaten 6-2 by Chelsea at Moli

Russell Martin was delighted to see his Southampton side win for the first time this season with two late goals and believes the 5-3 Carabao Cup success at Cardiff City Stadium will have been good for his younger players.Martin gave five players their first starts and was very happy to see his new £15m striker Mateus Fernandes hit the target. Another recent recruit, Cameron Archer, also scor

Thomas Frank refused to be drawn on the future of Ivan Toney after Brentford progressed into the Carabao Cup third round with a controversial 1-0 win at Colchester.With Toney again absent following more speculation over his future this week, Frank watched Keane Lewis-Potter put the visitors ahead in contentious fashion on the stroke of half-time.Sky Bet League Two club Colchester wanted a foul for

Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was left cursing a second controversial handball decision against his team in the space of four days after the 1-0 Carabao Cup defeat at West Ham.On Sunday the Cherries had a stoppage-time goal disallowed by VAR against Newcastle despite the ball appearing to go in off the shoulder of Dango Ouattara.So Iraola could not believe his luck when Jarrod Bowen’s 88th-

Sando Tonali made an impressive return from his 10-month betting ban on a night that ended with an awful Taiwo Awoniyi spot-kick as Newcastle knocked Nottingham Forest out of the Carabao Cup on penalties.The build-up to Wednesday’s second-round tie revolved around the 24-year-old midfielder making his first competitive appearance since serving a worldwide suspension for breaching gambling ru

Two goals in added time from James Bree and Cameron Archer earned Southampton their first win of the season as they secured a 5-3 triumph at Cardiff City Stadium.Bree’s 30-yard screamer was the fourth time the Premier League side had gone ahead and then Archer’s second added an extra bit of security at the end of a superb Carabao Cup second-round match.Three times Cardiff had hit back

Goalkeeper Owen Goodman was AFC Wimbledon’s hero as the League Two side dumped Premier League Ipswich out of the Carabao Cup on penalties following a 2-2 draw.Ali Al-Hamadi, who joined Ipswich from Wimbledon in January, scored the opener but Omar Bugiel equalised for the hosts just before half-time.Mathew Stevens gave the hosts a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute but Conor Chaplin capitalised on a

Hakon Valdimarsson was the hero for Brentford after his 82nd-minute penalty save earned them a controversial 1-0 win at Colchester in the Carabao Cup second round.With England striker Ivan Toney again absent following more speculation over his future this week, Thomas Frank watched Keane Lewis-Potter put the visitors ahead in contentious fashion on the stroke of half-time.Sky Bet League Two club C

Jarrod Bowen’s late, lucky strike put West Ham into the Carabao Cup third round after a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.A penalty shoot-out was looming at the London Stadium until England forward Bowen found the net two minutes from the end.A shot from substitute Mohammed Kudus hit the chest of Bowen and flew past Cherries keeper Neto to send the Hammers through.It ended a contest low on quality de