Thomas Frank admitted he may have tinkered too much after Brentford were almost on the end of a Carabao Cup shock.Last season’s giantkillers nearly got a taste of their own medicine before coming from behind to beat Forest Green 3-1.Brentford, who knocked out four top-flight sides on their way to the semi-finals last year, fell behind to an early goal from Rovers’ Jack Aitchison.Now ...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Slavisa Jokanovic was pleased to see his side come from behind to beat Derby 2-1 and advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.Derby took the lead when Kornell McDonald’s low cross found Louie Sibley who fired the ball low beyond Michael Verrips.The hosts equalised when Kyron Gordon’s cross was met by a header from Luke Freeman eight minutes after the bre...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth was thrilled with debutant Tjay De Barr after he sent Wycombe into the third round of the Carabao Cup.Gibraltar international De Barr enjoyed an extraordinary introduction to English football as he rescued the Chairboys with a stoppage-time equaliser to make it 2-2 at Stevenage before scoring the decisive penalty in a 5-3 shoot-out victory.Boss Ainsworth said: “What a debu...Full Story »

Graham Potter praised the work of Brighton’s academy after his youthful Seagulls side overcame Cardiff in the Carabao Cup.Jakub Moder and Andi Zeqiri scored their first Brighton goals as Potter’s side booked a place in the third round of the competition with an impressive 2-0 win in the Welsh capital.It was achieved after Potter sent out a side with an average age of 21 and every out...Full Story »

Preston boss Frankie McAvoy praised his side’s spirit as they overcame a battling Morecambe to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup.McAvoy had seen Emil Riis fire his side unto a 2-0 lead only to be pegged back to 2-2 with goals from Anthony O’Connor and Cole Stockton before a wonder strike from Ryan Ledson and a tap in from Sepp Van Den Berg sealed the win.McAvoy said: “It...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff is proud to see his side continue to rip up the club’s record books after they reached the third round of the Carabao Cup for the first time.Victory over fellow League One side Gillingham was earned with a 5-4 win on penalties following a 1-1 draw.Goalkeeper Owen Evans was the hero on the night, saving Stuart O’Keefe’s penalty in the shootout, and D...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Lee Johnson was thrilled to see Aiden O’Brien take the limelight after his hat-trick fired his side to a dramatic 3-2 win at Blackpool in the Carabao Cup.The 27-year-old Republic of Ireland international completed a first hat-trick since 2015 in stoppage time to send the Sky Bet League One Black Cats into the third round at the expense of their Championship opponents, earni...Full Story »

Marco Silva says he is trying to build a winning mentality throughout his entire Fulham squad after his much-changed side reached the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 win at Birmingham.Jay Stansfield’s 26th-minute goal on his full debut and one from his replacement Antonee Robinson in time added on gave the Cottagers a routine victory to secure their spot in tomorrow night’s...Full Story »

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa admitted Crewe made life difficult for his side before three late goals secured a 3-0 Carabao Cup win at a sold-out Elland Road.Kalvin Phillips finally broke Crewe’s stubborn resistance deep in the second half before Jack Harrison sealed Leeds’ passage to the third round with two more in the last five minutes.Bielsa’s side spurned a hatful of chances a...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was left to reflect on the ‘harsh reality’ of Bolton’s penalty shoot-out defeat at Wigan in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The two north-west neighbours – whose grounds are less than seven miles away from each other – produced a thrilling cup tie in front of almost 12,000 fans at the DW.The only thing it lacked was a goal, with Wigan making the m...Full Story »