Opi Edwards’ hamstring problem is likely to keep him out of Forest Green’s Carabao Cup tie against his former club Bristol City.Fellow defender Baily Cargill and forward Josh March are also unlikely to be fit to face the Sky Bet Championship side but manager Rob Edwards is hopeful some of that injured trio could be ready by the weekend.Sadou Diallo, a summer arrival from Accrington, ...Full Story »

Bolton are without defender Declan John for the visit of Barnsley in the first round of the Carabao Cup.The 26-year-old suffered a knock in the closing stages of Saturday’s 3-3 draw with MK Dons in Sky Bet League One.Summer signing Will Aimson is not yet ready to feature due to a groin injury.Manager Ian Evatt has indicated that Kieran Lee and Ricardo Santos are likely to come into his sta...Full Story »

Charlton manager Nigel Adkins could turn to both experience and youth for Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first round tie against League One rivals AFC Wimbledon.Twenty-year-old Charles Clayden was handed a senior debut as a late substitute in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday, while fellow youngsters Nathan Harness, Ayodeji Elerewe, Hady Ghandour and Josh Davison were unused ...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jonathan Mitchell is expected to make his Hartlepool debut against Crewe in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.Mitchell joined his hometown club on a permanent deal on Friday following his release by Derby earlier this summer.Fellow new signings, Matty Daly and Tyler Burey, are also pushing for their first starts after coming off the bench to good effect at the weekend.Pools marked their retu...Full Story »

Summer signing Sam Surridge could make his full debut when Stoke host Fleetwood in the first round of the Carabao Cup.Surridge scored the winning goal after coming off the bench in Saturday’s opening league win over Reading.Defender Josh Tymon is set to miss out after suffering a concussion in the game at the weekend.Forward Tyrese Campbell remains on the sidelines as he continues his reco...Full Story »

Ollie Rathbone could make his first start for Rotherham in the Carabao Cup first-round tie against Accrington on Tuesday night.The midfielder, a recent signing from Rochdale, came off the bench in the Millers’ 2-0 victory over Plymouth on Saturday.Rotherham will have former Accrington loan players Dan Barlaser, Michael Ihiekwe and Michael Smith in their squad for the game.Shane Ferguson, J...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor plans to make changes for the Carabao Cup visit of Sky Bet League One Wycombe.Taylor admitted his players were “out on their feet” after Saturday’s goalless draw against Bradford and, with four first-teamers already out injured, he will not be taking any risks against higher-placed opposition.Josh Coley (groin), Sam Stubbs (knee), Alex Hartridge (fitn...Full Story »

Barrow will assess Matt Platt ahead of their Carabao Cup first-round tie against Scunthorpe.The defender was forced off at half-time of the Bluebirds’ opening game of the season against Stevenage after the recurrence of a back injury.New striker signing Offrande Zanzala is nearing a return following a hamstring problem but Tuesday’s match is likely to come too soon.Tom Beadling (knee...Full Story »

Cambridge head coach Mark Bonner has no fresh injury problems ahead of Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup first-round clash with League Two Swindon.The U’s emerged from their 1-1 League One draw with Oxford on Saturday with a clean bill of health and Bonner intends to hand chances to those members of his squad who played lesser roles at the weekend.Midfielder Adam May and striker Sam Smith ...Full Story »

Ipswich centre-back Toto Nsiala is unlikely to feature in the Carabao Cup clash with Newport after being forced off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury at the weekend.That means either Janoi Donacien, who replaced him on Saturday, or Corrie Ndaba are likely to start.Former West Brom winger Kyle Edwards joined on Monday but is not eligible to play as he was not signed in time, while defen...Full Story »