Key events
I’m now watching the Bolton v Mansfield shoot-out; it’s 4-4 after eight.
GOAL! Sheffield United 4-1 Wrexham (Ben Slimane 85)
Wrexham have tried their best but Sheffield United have had too much for them.
FULL TIME: Norwich 4-3 Stevenage
It got closer than it should’ve done, but the Canaries are through.
So the big story is Charlie Adam’s Fleetwood Town – of League Two – coming from behind to beat West Brom of the Champo. Great stuff.
FULL TIME SCORES
Oxford United 2-0 Peterborough
Leyton Orient 4-1 Newport
Watford 5-0 MK Dons
Burton 0-4 Blackpool
Cambridge 1-2 QPR
Cardiff 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Bristol City 0-1 Coventry
Bromley 1-2 AFC Wimbledon
Rotherham 2-1 Crewe
Derby 2-1 Chesterfield
Crawley 4-2 Swindon
Swansea 3-1 Gillingham
Northampton 0-2 Wycombe
Portsmouth 0-1 Millwall
Huddersfield 3-0 Morecambe
Preston 2-0 Sunderland
Charlton 0-1 Birmingham
Walsall 1-1 Exeter – penalties to follow
Lincoln 1-2 Harrogate Town 1-2
Tranmere 3-0 Accrington Stanley
Salford City 0-2 Doncaster Rovers
Fleetwood Town 2-1 West Brom
Shrewsbury 3-3 Notts County – penalties to follow
Barrow 3-2 Port Vale
Colchester 2-2 Reading – penalties to follow
GOAL! Swansea City 3-1 Gillingham (Abdulai 90+6)
I reckon this one is over.
GOALS!
Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Notts County (Shipley 84)
Lincoln City 1-2 Harrogate Town (Makama 85)
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Mansfield Town (Keillor-Dunn 83)
Rotherham 2-1 Crewe (Odoffin 86)
Crawley Town 4-2 Swindon (Roles 88, Khallel 89)
Swansea City 2-1 Gillingham (Hawkins 87)
Salford City 0-2 Doncaster (Molyneux 90+1)
Burton Albion 0-4 Blackpool (Evans 90+1)
Norwich City 4-3 Stevenage (Hills 88)
Walsall 1-1 Exeter City (Jellis 90+3)
Cardiff City 2-0 Bristol Rovers Colwill 90+1)
FULL TIME: Stockport County 1-6 Blackburn
Rovers look good – but can they hang on to Sammie Szmodics?
Rangers have conceded twice in two minutes, so now trail Kyiv 1-3 on aggregate with six minutes to go, down to 10. They’re going into the Europa League, failing a miracle.
GOAL! Sheffield United 3-1 Wrexham (Marsh 69)
The keeper saves Brewster’s effort – man that man needs a goal – but Marsh follows up.
At Bramall Lane, Sheffield Unied have a penalty, Brewster with it…
FULL TIME: Carlisle United 0-2 Stoke City
No shock at Brunton Park, Stoke moving through to round two.
GOAL! Burton Albion 0-3 Blackpool (Pennington 81)
Burton have played with 10 since the 11th minute, and it’s telling.
GOAL! Grimsby Town 1-1 Bradford City (Cook 76)
Penalties loom!
GOAL! Barrow 3-2 Port Vale (Jackson 76)
A topsy-turvy game at Holker Street and the home side now lead again!
GOALS!
Preston 2-0 Sunderland (Frokjaer-Jensen 70)
Colchester United 2-2 Reading (Wing 73)
Tranmere 3-0 Accrington Stanley (Patrick 71)
Barrow 2-2 Port Vale (Acquah 70)
Watford 5-0 MK Dons (Ince 74, hat-trick)
Stockport 1-6 Blackburn (Vale 88)
Burton 0-2 Blackpool (Penington 76)
GOAL! Sheffield United 2-1 Wrexham (Brunt own goal 57)
A square ball across the box from Brewster and Brunt extends a leg to knock home before the man behind him can finish.
GOALS!
Leyton Orient 4-1 Newport County (Kelman 74)
Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Notts County (Kayode 68, Shipley 71)
Derby County 2-1 Chesterfield
Burton Albion 0-1 Blackpool (Finnigan 69)
Swansea City 2-0 Gillingham (Cullen 70)
Barrow 1-2 Port Vale (Sang 66)
Bolton 1-0 Mansfield (Thomason 68)
Cardiff City 1-0 Bristol Rovers (McGuiness 68)
GOAL! Watford 4-0 MK Dons (Ince 67)
Another for Ince, the keeper diving over a shot he had business letting in.
GOAL! Bristol City 0-1 Coventry City (Simms 65)
Ninety seconds after coming on, Simms lifts a tasty finish over the diving keeper.
GOALS!
Crawley Town 2-2 Swindon (Smith 66)
Colchester United 2-1 Reading (Savage 65)
Carlisle United 0-2 Stoke City (Tezgel 79)
GOAL! Watford 3-0 MK Dons (Baah 64)
Baah gets away down the left and though he has options in the middle, he instead opens his body to punch a fine finish into the far corner.
GOAL! Bromley 1-2 AFC Wimbledon (Pigott 61)
The newbies led, but they’re in trouble now.
GOAL! Norwich 4-2 Stevenage (Hernandez)
Previously 18 months without a goal, Hernandez now has two in one night, and Norwich look sorted.
GOAL! Lincoln City 0-2 Harrogate Town (Daly 61)
The Sulphurites look good for round two, the League Two outfit leading their League One hosts.
GOAL! Stockport County 1-5 Blackburn (Gueye 72)
Stockport woke Blackburn up, a downward header enough to restore their four-goal lead
“Any rivalry between Derby County and Chesterfield?” wonders Tim Smith. “Same county, close proximity, although I doubt they’ve played each other much in the past. Probably a bigger deal to Chesterfield than the home club although I have no idea.”
Not as far as I know – Derby’s rivals are Leicester and Forest.
GOAL! Crawley Town 2-1 Swindon Town (Oforborh 60)
The Swindon lot refuse to go away.
GOAL! Cambridge United 1-2 QPR (Digby 57)
A livener at the Abbey, Walsh trying to play out and passing straight to Digby, who takes his time to compose before slotting into the net.
GOAL! Stockport County 1-4 Blackburn Rovers (Buckley 67)
Blackburn have taken their foot off the gas and when a Stockport corner comes in, it hits Buckley at the back post and goes in.
GOALS!
Rotherham United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra (Nombe 55)
Leyton Orient 3-1 Newport County (Clarke 61)
Crawley Town 2-0 Swindon Town (Roles 56)
Colchester United 2-0 Reading (Payne 55)
GOAL! Norwich City 3-2 Stevenage (Sainz 48)
Stevenage must now come from behind a third time, Sainz collecting a loose ball inside the box with his teammates shouting for a penalty, whipping a fine finish into the far side-netting.
TWO RED CARDS!
Gillingham, 1-0 down against Swansea, have had Williams dismissed, while Jefte of Rangers has also gone – unfairly, say Kris Boyd and Merse.
GOAL! Wigan Athletic 1-1 Barnsley (Pines 48)
It’s Don Pines, it’s Don Pines.
GOAL! Rotherham United 0-1 Crewe Alexandra (Holicek 50)
And there’s more.
GOAL! Lincoln City 0-1 Harrogate Town (Folarin 49)
Harrogate lost at the weekend, but they’re ahead tonight.
Half-time: Sheffield United 1-1 Wrexham
The home side are better, but Wrexham look capable in attack.
GOAL! Leyton Orient 3-0 Newport County (Cooper 51)
The Os look set for round two.
We’re back under way in our 7.45 kick-offs.
I missed it, but as per JR, James McClean did indeed get booked for a first-half reducer. His Wrexham side, though, are struggling a bit … but as I type, a long hoof sees Reven get in front of the defender, the keeper doesn’t come … and he shoots just wide.
Back to the EFL Cup, just a reminder that there’s no extra time until the second leg of the semis; all-square tonight and it’s penalties; I assume we’ll get a few.
Oh and it’s Rangers (1) 0-0 (1) Dynamo Kyiv at half-time. Meanwhile, on SSN, Merse and Tiger tim are talking about Matthijs de Ligt, announced as a nw Man United player, like they’ve been watcj]hing him play for Bayern.
GOAL! Carlisle United 0-1 Stoke City (Anderson 48)
The Championship side take the lead at the start of the second half.
Half-time in the 7.45 kick-offs
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Barrow 1-1 Port Vale
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Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Mansfield Town
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Bristol City 0-0 Coventry City
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Bromley 1-1 AFC Wimbledon
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Burton Albion 0-0 Blackpool
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Cambridge United 0-2 Queens Park Rangers
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Cardiff City 0-0 Bristol Rovers
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Charlton Athletic 0-1 Birmingham City
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Colchester United 1-0 Reading
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Crawley Town 1-0 Swindon Town
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Derby County 1-1 Chesterfield
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Fleetwood Town 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
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Grimsby Town 1-0 Bradford City
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Huddersfield Town 3-0 Morecambe
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Lincoln City 0-0 Harrogate Town
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Northampton Town 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers
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Norwich City 2-2 Stevenage
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Oxford United 2-0 Peterborough United
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Portsmouth 0-1 Millwall
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Preston North End 1-0 Sunderland
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Rotherham United 0-0 Crewe Alexandra
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Salford City 0-1 Doncaster Rovers
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Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Notts County
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Swansea City 1-0 Gillingham
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Tranmere Rovers 2-0 Accrington Stanley
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Walsall 0-1 Exeter City
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Watford 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons
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Wigan Athletic 1-0 Barnsley
GOAL! Sheffield United 1-1 Wrexham (Trusty)
A header from a corner that the defender on the line thinks he’s blocked, but the ball was fully over. Blades, by the way, have lost Seriki to injury.
GOAL! Norwich City 2-2 Stevenage (Appere 45+1)
A decent, flat corner that no defender manages to attack, and I’m not sure anyone else gets a touch.
GOAL! Northampton Town 0-2 Wycombe Wanderers (Mbete 45+1)
Another match that looks did.
GOAL! Watford 2-0 MK Dons (Ince)
Cleverley’s men continue the good vibes after their weekend win at Millwall. It’s a really good ball out to Andrews down the right and his cross allows Ince to tap into the net.
GOAL! Tranmere 2-0 Accrington Stanley (Williams 45)
Another tie that’s almost over.
GOAL! Sheffield United 0-1 Wrexham (Boyle 29)
Now then! Blades have dominated, but a knock-back from a corner allows Boyle to turn home on the volley from close range.
GOAL! Huddersfield Town 3-0 Morecambe (Ward 43)
Yup, Huddersfield are going through, failing a miracle.
GOAL! Oxford United 2-0 Peterborough (Phillips 41)
A good run down the right, a cross that every defender somehow misses, and Phillips knocks into the net.
GOAL! Walsall 0-1 Exeter City (Alli 40)
The League One side lead the League Two side.