The newly promoted Premier League side Leicester progressed to the third round of the Carabao Cup with comfort as they beat fourth-tier Tranmere 4-0 thanks to goals from Jordan Ayew, Stephy Mavididi, Wilfred Ndidi and Harry Winks. Meanwhile, a Raúl Jiménez penalty and Jay Stansfield’s goal against his former club inside the opening 14 minutes enabled Fulham to secure a 2-0 win at Birmingham.
The biggest shock of the night came at Barrow, where the League Two side defeated the Championship team Derby 3-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw. The goalkeeper Paul Farman saved Craig Forsyth’s spot-kick to send the club into the third round for the first time in 56 years.
Jake Beesley and the substitute Hayden Coulson struck inside five second-half minutes to cancel out Makhtar Gueye’s early penalty as League One Blackpool came from behind to end Championship Blackburn’s unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 win at Ewood Park.
Goals from Emre Tezgel, Ryan Mmaee, the Liverpool loanee Lewis Koumas and a double from the substitute Million Manhoef enabled Stoke to rout last season’s semi-finalists Middlesbrough 5-0 at the Riverside Stadium, and the Potters were not the only Championship side to hit five.
Milutin Osmajic scored a hat-trick and Sam Greenwood got a double in Preston’s 5-0 victory at League Two Harrogate, while Sheffield Wednesday trailed to Cameron McJannet’s opener at Grimsby before Ike Ugbo, Jamal Lowe, Callum Paterson twice and Pol Valentín steered them to a 5-1 victory.
Wednesday’s city rivals Sheffield United did not fare nearly as well as Barnsley’s Max Watters fired the League One side to a 1-0 win, while Brandon Thomas-Asante was Coventry’s hero as they defeat Oxford United by the same score.
League One’s pacesetters Huddersfield endured a night to forget at League Two Walsall when, having led 2-0 despite having Matthew Pearson sent off three minutes before the break, they succumbed 3-2 to Nathan Lowe’s double and a Michal Helik own goal.
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Watford had Mileta Rajovic’s double to thank for a 2-0 win against their Championship counterparts Plymouth, while QPR held their nerve to defeat Luton 4-1 on penalties after Hevertton Santos and Zack Nelson had traded goals in a 1-1 draw.
Ryan Graydon struck twice to help League Two Fleetwood fight back and dump Rotherham out of the competition, 2-1. Dan Agyei’s well-taken goal secured a 1-0 upset for Leyton Orient against Millwall, and Jordi Osei-Tutu and Dion Charles sealed a 2-0 win for Bolton at Shrewsbury.