EFL Cup First Round

We had the first round of the EFL Cup or also known as the Carabao Cup, where thirty-three of our teams was in action. Out of the thirty-three, eighteen have made it through to the second round.

The highest result of the night went to MANSFIELD as they beat beat ACCRINGTON STANLEY 6-1. With their biggest score of the season to date, Mansfield are now on a total of 11 goals. Accrington picked up goal number three.

Meanwhile NOTTINGHAM FOREST are through after they drew 1-1 after full time and then won 10-9 on penalties against Bury. But penalties do not count in Golden Goals, so the single goal takes their goal tally up to 4 goals. BLACKBURN ROVERS picked up their highest score of the season so far as they win 5-1 away to Carlisle. Rovers are now on 7 goals. ROCHDALE are through as they win 2-0 away to Grimsby. That takes Rochdale’s goals up to 5. LEEDS UNITED won 2-1 at home to Bolton and they are now on a total of 9 goals. DERBY won 2-0 away to OLDHAM and they are now on 5 goals while Oldham picked up their first blank of the season. LINCOLN CITY are on 9 goals as they win 4-0 away to Port vale with their biggest win to date. EXETER drew 1-1 with IPSWICH after full time and then won 4-2 on penalties. Exeter are on 6 goals while Ipswich are now on 3. ROTHERHAM won 3-1 at home to Wigan and they are now on 5 goals. HULL drew 1-1 after full time with Sheffield United and then won 5-4 on penalties. Hull are now on 3 goals. BURTON ALBION won 2-1 away to SHREWSBURY and they are now on 4 goals while Shrewsbury picked up goal number 2. MK DONS beat CHARLTON 3-0 at home to take their goals tally up to 6 while Charlton picked up their first blank of the season. BRENTFORD won 4-2 away to SOUTHEND and they are now on 10 goals while Southend are on 5. WYCOMBE drew 1-1 with Northampton but then won 7-6 on penalties. That was Wycombe’s first goal of the season. ASTON VILLA won 1-0 away to Yeovil and that goal takes them up to 7 goals. WEST BROM won 1-0 at home to LUTON and they are now on 7 goals while Luton are out with their second blank score sheet.

BARNSLEY go out as they lost 3-1 away to Blackpool after going a goal up. Barnsley are now on a total of 7 goals. NOTTS COUNTY are also out as they drew 3-3 with Middlesbrough at full time but lost 4-3 on penalties. County are now on 5 goals. SCUNTHORPE lost 2-1 at home to Doncaster and they are on a total of 4 goals. COVENTRY picked up their second blank of the season as they lost 2-0 away to Oxford Utd. PORTSMOUTH lost 2-1 at home to AFC Wimbledon and they are now on 4 goals. PETERBOROUGH lost 2-0 away to Q.P.R and that is their first blank of the season. SWINDON lost 1-0 at home to Forest Green and that is also their first blank score sheet. BIRMINGHAM lost 2-0 away to Reading and that is their second consecutive blank score sheet.