Dan James and Neco Williams own goal send Leeds United into Carabao Cup third round
Dan James’ 50th-minute opener and a Neco Williams own goal earned a 2-0 victory for Daniel Farke’s side to back up Saturday’s 1-0 top-flight success.
Leeds secured a second win at Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest in three days to book a spot in the Carabao Cup third round.
Dan James’ 50th-minute opener and a Neco Williams own goal earned a 2-0 victory for Daniel Farke’s side to back up Saturday’s 1-0 top-flight success.
Before the weekend, the West Yorkshire club had not won at the City Ground since 1972.
Callum Wilson scored just six minutes into his full debut and captain Nathan Collins headed home twice as Brentford hammered Birmingham 6-1 at St Andrew’s.
Aaron Hickey, Mikkel Damsgaard and Igor Thiago were also on target for the Bees after Demarai Gray briefly cancelled out Wilson’s opener.
League One Peterborough stormed into round three by thumping Championship Watford 5-1 at Vicarage Road.
Hornets boss Alessio Dionisi paid a heavy price for making 11 changes as James Clarridge’s own goal, Harry Leonard’s double and strikes from Bolu Shofowoke and Harrison Jones clinched an emphatic upset.
Premier League new boys Coventry survived a scare to beat League One Plymouth 4-2 at Home Park.
After going two up inside five minutes through Taiwo Awoniyi and Jack Rudoni, Frank Lampard’s men were pegged back by goals from Oliver Irow and Xavier Amaechi before Ephron Mason-Clark’s finish and a Victor Torp penalty sent them through.
Hull required penalties to beat second-tier Stoke. The Tigers won 5-4 in the shootout after Kieran Dowell cancelled out Robert Bozenik’s goal in a 1-1 draw.
Teenager Josh Ayala scored twice on his full professional debut as West Ham came from behind to thrash Championship rivals Southampton 4-1.
Taty Castellanos and Jarrod Bowen sealed the Hammers’ victory at St Mary’s after 19-year-old Ayala’s double overturned Leo Scienza’s opener.
Marcelino Nunez scored a sensational goal from the halfway line as part of a brace to help Ipswich beat Leicester 3-1.
Middlesbrough avenged last season’s exit at the hands of Doncaster with a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Kyle Joseph, Will Lankshear and Jeremy Sarmiento.
Norwich forward Ante Crnac marked his first appearance in 10 months following a serious knee injury by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at Cardiff.
Saheed Olagunju’s debut goal helped Wolves beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Hillsborough, while Ched Evans scored twice as Fleetwood thrashed League Two rivals Shrewsbury 4-0.
Romelle Donovan’s first Sheffield United goal secured a 2-1 victory at fellow Championship side Blackburn.
Leyton Orient won 6-5 on penalties away to Walsall following a goalless draw.
Elsewhere, Lincoln were 4-1 victors at Blackpool, Jake Cooper earned Millwall a 1-0 success at Cambridge, League One Barnsley overcame fourth-tier Crewe 3-2 at Oakwell, and Reading eased to a 3-0 win at Stevenage.