Danny Ward saved three penalties in a shoot-out to help Leicester avoid a Carabao Cup upset against Walsall at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.The Saddlers had won all six of their home matches this season and Premier League opposition did not phase them in the first period as they had the best chance through Charlie Lakin.Albert Adomah missed a great chance to put Walsall ahead on his 700th career a

Emiliano Buendia scored his first goal since March 2023 and Jhon Duran grabbed his fifth of the season as Aston Villa reached the fourth round of the Carabao Cup after a 2-1 win at Wycombe.Winger Buendia, who missed the whole of last season through injury, headed the opener before Duran tucked away a late penalty to see off League One Wanderers, who hit a late consolation through Richard Kone.Vill

Devante Rodney helped condemn former club Hartlepool to a third successive National League defeat as Rochdale left the north-east with a 3-0 victory.The home side were first to muster a meaningful attempt when Joe Grey’s shot was blocked before Nicky Featherstone sent the rebound just off target from 20 yards.Kairo Mitchell headed over from Tobi Adebayo-Rowling’s cross before Jake Burg

Chris Maguire struck 10 minutes from time as Eastleigh claimed a 2-2 draw at home to Woking in the Vanarama National League.Eastleigh took the lead in the 18th minute thanks to Tyrese Shade, who collected the ball from Lloyd Humphries before thumping an effort across Will Jaaskelainen and into the far corner.Woking, though, struck either side of half-time, drawing level when Lewis Walker tapped in

A Tristan Abrahams goal and a Shawn McCoulsky penalty saw Maidenhead beat fellow National League strugglers Ebbsfleet 2-1.Nathan Ferguson headed wide from Reece Smith’s early free-kick with the home side starting on the front foot, but goalkeeper Craig Ross had to be in the right place at the right time at the other end to deal with Dominic Poleon’s close-range shot.Maidenhead keeper M

Ben Radcliffe and Owen Oseni scored as Gateshead returned to winning ways with a 2-0 National League victory over Boston.Boston served early warning when Jacob Hazel fired into the side-netting and Tony Weston shot just wide, but Radcliffe smashed the hosts, who had lost their two previous games, into a 16th-minute lead as they responded to the early pressure.Oseni, who had earlier seen penalty ap

Josh Walker struck a late equaliser as Southend snatched a 1-1 draw at Wealdstone following a dramatic ending at Grosvenor Vale.The hosts were poised to end a five-match winless run when Callum McFarlane broke the deadlock by heading home in the first minute of added time.But Wealdstone were cruelly denied only a second Vanarama National League win of the season.Walker, a summer signing from Burto

Nicke Kabamba netted the only goal as National League leaders Barnet beat 10-man Aldershot.Kabamba was on target for the second successive game, nodding in Bailey Hobson’s cross at the back post in the 26th minute to earn the Bees a fourth successive win.Worse was to follow for Aldershot, who are without a win in five, when captain Aaron Jones was sent off for a challenge on Idris Kanu five

Blackpool continued their winning league start under new manager Steve Bruce with a 2-0 victory at his former club Huddersfield.The Seasiders scored with the only two clear-cut chances created by either side in the first half, with Kyle Joseph powering a header home after CJ Hamilton got the better of Herbie Kane to cross from the left.A sloppy pass from Ben Wiles gifted Dom Ballard the ball insid

Altrincham ended Dagenham’s three-game winning run with a 2-1 home victory.Alty were ahead inside the first minute when Lewis Banks’ cutback was fired home by Regan Linney.Dagenham equalised from the penalty spot five minutes before half-time when Josh Umerah was brought down by Ethan Ross and Dion Pereira slotted home his seventh goal of the season.Frank Vincent saw a deflected 30-yar