Stevenage produced one of many shocks of the Carabao Cup first spherical as they beat Championship aspect Studying 2-1 because of a late winner from Danny Rose.
Stevenage dominated a scrappy first half, going forward early on when 19-year-old loanee Saxon Earley scored from inside the house space. Studying levelled within the 63rd minute by means of Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan’s first objective for the membership however Rose pounced one minute from time to ship the Hertfordshire aspect by means of.
Bradford have been one other League Two aspect who additionally knocked out Championship opposition within the form of Hull, profitable 2-1 at Valley Parade.
Andy Cook dinner scored each targets for Mark Hughes’s males, who got here from behind to file their first residence win within the competitors for eight years.
Shota Arveladze made seven adjustments to his Hull aspect however they nonetheless went in entrance on 24 minutes. Randell Williams arrange Ozan Tufan for a fierce drive that Harry Lewis tipped on to the bar – however the ball rebounded off the Bradford keeper and into the online for an unlucky personal objective. However the residence workforce turned the sport on its head with two targets in a five-minute spell earlier than half-time.
League One Morecambe additionally progressed by way of a shock outcome, beating Championship aspect Stoke 5-3 on penalties after the sport on the Mazuma Stadium completed 0-0 after 90 minutes.
The victory was all of the extra memorable for Morecambe aspect as they have been pressured to play the ultimate 28 minutes of the sport with 10 males after midfielder Jensen Weir was harshly despatched off for 2 yellow playing cards in fast succession.
Shane McLoughlin sealed the shootout win with Dylan Connolly, Jonathan Obika, Caleb Watts and Donald Love all scoring. Morgan Fox was the Stoke participant who didn’t hit the goal.
Swansea’s supervisor, Russell Martin, was fuming after his Championship aspect squandered a two-goal lead at half-time and misplaced 5-3 on penalties towards League One aspect Oxford on the Kassam Stadium.
Jay Fulton and Liam Cullen put the Swans two up in 25 minutes they usually had different good alternatives earlier than an error from keeper Steven Benda on 72 minutes gave Oxford hope. His informal clearance was charged down by Alex Gorrin, the ball ricocheting into the objective.
Then, substitute Cameron Brannagan fired residence a stoppage-time equaliser from a free-kick that deflected off the wall.
It was Brannagan who smashed residence Oxford’s profitable spot-kick after debutant goalkeeper Eddie McGinty made up for his personal error earlier within the match – dealing with outdoors his field which led to Swansea’s opener – by saving Matty Sorinola’s penalty within the shoot-out.
Martin stated: “It was sink or swim time for a number of the gamers and sadly a number of of them sank. I’m actually indignant and pissed off. We should always have been out of sight. I’m indignant, and the boys must be indignant.
One other League One workforce, Portsmouth, produced a medical second-half show to supply a shock win at Championship aspect Cardiff Metropolis and progress to the second spherical. Regardless of virtually whole management of possession, Cardiff created few probabilities in a goalless first half. Joe Piggott then seized on a Curtis Nelson mistake to fireplace Pompey in entrance.
Nelson then fouled Michael Morrison at a nook to concede a penalty, which Ronan Curtis transformed emphatically earlier than Colby Bishop headed in a 3rd. To make issues worse for Cardiff, debutant Vontae Campbell was proven a purple card within the ninetieth minute and the house aspect have been booed off by their followers on the remaining whistle.
League One Charlton claimed a Championship scalp by beating QPR at The Valley and the Addicks’ supervisor, Ben Garner, had reward for Aaron Henry after their 5-3 penalty shootout victory.
The 18-year previous academy midfielder equalised late on to ship the tie to penalties, cancelling out an excellent strike from Tyler Roberts with 10 minutes remaining.
Addicks goalkeeper Joe Wollacott made the essential save towards Stefan Johansen – the primary spot-kick of the evening – to ship Charlton by means of. Garner stated: “To see younger Aaron put that strike in was a terrific second, and to then comply with that up and win on penalties was a terrific evening.
“He’s a terrific technician and even his composure to take a penalty. For a younger participant he’s very mature and down to earth. We have to preserve growing him.”
Tranmere, second from backside of League Two, had one thing to cheer them up as they beat high-flying Accrington – sixth in League One – in an epic penalty shootout. Rovers ultimately prevailed 12-11 on the Wham Stadium having made it 2-2 within the third minute of stoppage time by means of Ryan Astley.
Rovers have been 2-0 down after 39 minutes however pulled one again by means of Josh Hawkes after 62 minutes earlier than Astley pressured the shootout.
