Watford head coach Xisco Munoz bemoaned his side’s luck in an “incredible” Carabao Cup third-round tie which saw the Hornets knocked out by second-tier Stoke.Ashley Fletcher had equalised for the Premier League outfit after Nick Powell’s opener but Stoke would leave Vicarage Road victorious as Sam Clucas and Josh Tymon struck from distance to seal a 3-1 win for the Sky Be...Full Story »

Sean Maguire and Emil Riis struck late as Preston put the seal on a 4-1 win over Cheltenham in the Carabao Cup.It was the first ever meeting between the two teams and a first appearance in a Preston shirt for Connor Wickham but his debut lasted only seven minutes before he limped off the park, replaced by Maguire.Despite few early chances, Preston’s Riis always looked a threat. With his te...Full Story »

Fraser Forster was Southampton’s penalty hero as Saints edged past Sheffield United to reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.The big goalkeeper saved spot kicks from Rhian Brewster and Oli McBurnie as the Premier League club progressed 4-2 on penalties, following a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes at Bramall Lane.Enda Stevens marked his return from injury and first appearance of the season wi...Full Story »

Everton crashed out of the Carabao Cup after losing on penalties to Sky Bet Championship side QPR.After the 90 minutes ended 2-2, Rangers scored all their spot-kicks, prevailing 8-7 in the shoot-out.Defender Jimmy Dunne thumped in the winning penalty after Tom Davies’ kick had been saved by goalkeeper Seny Dieng.In an entertaining third-round tie, Charlie Austin netted twice for QPR in the...Full Story »

Sunderland deservedly progressed to round four of the Carabao Cup with a thoroughly deserved 2-0 victory at Wigan.The clash pitted the top two in League One against each other, but a total of 17 changes – eight to Sunderland, nine to Wigan – showed where it lay on the respective list of priorities.Right from the off, Sunderland were first to every ball, with Aiden O&rs...Full Story »

Liverpool progressed into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-0 victory at Norwich after Takumi Minamino hit a brace and Caoimhin Kelleher denied Christos Tzolis from the penalty spot in the first half at Carrow Road.The all-Premier League clash had the caveat of both clubs making wholesale changes, 18 in total, and one of those Minamino fired the Reds ahead inside four minutes.Jurgen Klopp&rs...Full Story »

Marcus Forss scored four goals as Brentford battered lowly Oldham 7-0 in a Carabao Cup mismatch.The 22-year-old from Finland filled his boots against the hapless Latics, who lie rock-bottom of the English Football League and played like it.Yoane Wissa also found the net twice, including a spectacular seventh, on a comfortable night for the Bees.These two sides were regular opponents in the third...Full Story »

Cole Palmer’s first senior goal for Manchester City put the final flourish on a comfortable 6-1 Carabao Cup win over Wycombe as key players shook off some rust and young debutants made their mark.Sky Bet League One side Wycombe snatched a shock 22nd-minute lead through Brandon Hanlan but that was a distant memory by the final whistle, with Riyad Mahrez scoring twice alongside strikes from ...Full Story »

Jay Rodriguez scored four second-half goals as Burnley beat Lancashire rivals Rochdale 4-1 to book their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.After Jake Beesley had given Rochdale a shock 1-0 lead, Rodriguez ran riot at Turf Moor as two headers sandwiched a right-footed finish before a lucky rebound put the Clarets out of sight in the 75th minute.Burnley secured their first home win in a...Full Story »

Dundee will assess Charlie Adam ahead of their Premier Sports Cup clash with St Johnstone but will take no risks with the midfielder’s fitness after he missed two games with a groin injury.Ryan Sweeney is another player Dundee will take no chances with after the defender came off with a head knock against Dundee United on Sunday.Striker Danny Mullen (ankle) remains on the sidelines for the...Full Story »

Arsenal will be without the suspended Granit Xhaka for their Carabao Cup third-round clash with AFC Wimbledon. The midfielder will serve the last of a three-game ban for his red card at Manchester City before the international break. Mohamed Elneny (hamstring) will be assessed ahead of the match but other than that Mikel Arteta has a fully-fit squad to select from and is likely to make chang...Full Story »

Shaun Hutchinson could be in line to feature for Millwall in their Carabao Cup clash against Leicester. The defender has resumed training after sustaining a thigh injury last month and manager Gary Rowett said he “should be back for Wednesday”. Danny McNamara, Benik Afobe and George Evans may also be in contention having also returned to training after injuries but winger Sheyi O...Full Story »

QPR midfielder Luke Amos could return to senior action in Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third-round clash with Premier League Everton.The 24-year-old has been out since October last year after suffering cruciate ligament damage, but played the full 90 minutes in a B team fixture against Brentford last week and will hope to be involved against the Toffees.Boss Mark Warburton has urged his tea...Full Story »

Brentford manager Thomas Frank will make changes in the Carabao Cup against Oldham on Tuesday.The Premier League new boys head into the third-round clash buoyed by Saturday’s impressive 2-0 win at Wolves.Shandon Baptiste is unavailable to face Latics through suspension and Bees boss Frank says they have no fresh injuries to contend with.The Dane will shuffle his pack on Tuesday but name a ...Full Story »

Xisco Munoz will rotate his Watford squad for the third-round Carabao Cup clash with Stoke.On-loan Turkey international Ozan Tufan will make his debut, while Xisco may also throw in a couple of the club’s under-23 players.Others will be rested, including Juraj Kucka, while Kiko Femenia misses out after being forced off against Norwich at the weekend, although he should return to training l...Full Story »

Preston will be without Josh Murphy for their Carabao Cup third-round clash with Cheltenham.The midfielder is cup tied after playing in the earlier rounds of the tournament for his parent club Cardiff.Defender Patrick Bauer could be a doubt having received stitches after breaking his nose during Saturday’s 1-1 draw with West Brom.Connor Wickham will be hoping for another opportunity after ...Full Story »

Todd Cantwell will miss Norwich’s Carabao Cup third round clash with Liverpool on Tuesday night due to personal reasons.Canaries boss Daniel Farke has seen his side lose all five of their Premier League games this season but they were 6-0 winners against Bournemouth in round two.He is likely to make a host of alterations with Christoph Zimmermann (ankle) and Przemyslaw Placheta (Covid) abs...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo has been scammed out of approximately 288,000 euros by an employee of a travel agency. The woman involved, who had been entrusted with come of Ronaldo's credit card details, carried out the crimes over a period of three years. The report released by newspaper 'Jornal de Noticias' states that the sum was defrauded through 200 trips that the Portuguese star never actually too...Full Story »

"There's something special at Trigoria this year," said Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini in what must have come as music to Jose Mourinho's ears on Thursday night, following the Giallorossi's 5-1 victory against CSKA Sofia to start their Europa Conference League campaign. Pellegrini has become something of a teacher's pet since Mourinho arrived, and the Portuguese previously heaped praise on t...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate believes the ugly aftermath of England's Euro 2020 final defeat showed the country at its worst but believes a brighter future can be moulded from the adversity. England players Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho were subjected to considerable racist abuse online after missing penalties in the shoot-out loss to Italy at Wembley in July. The occasion was also marre...Full Story »