That’s all for tonight’s blog. Thanks very much for your company and emails, apologies for the goals I missed. Night!
“Well,” says Mary Waltz, “Rangers’ invincible status crapped out fast.”
The last of the full-time scores
- Oldham 2-2 Tranmere (4-3 pens)
- Walsall 0-0 Doncaster (3-4 pens)
- Exeter 0-0 Wycombe (3-4 pens)
- Bolton 0-0 Barnsley (5-4 pens)
- Forest Green 2-2 Bristol City (6-5 pens)
Full time: Rangers 1-2 Malmo (agg: 2-4) A desperate night for Rangers, who go into the Europa League play-offs after losing to 10-man Malmo.
More full-time results
- Cambridge 0-0 Swindon (3-1 pens)
- Hull 1-1 Wigan (7-8 pens)
- Reading 0-3 Swansea
Full time: Derby 3-3 Salford (5-3 pens)
Derby have sneaked through on penalties! Ryan Allsop saved from Luke Burgess, the only man to miss a penalty, and Louie Watson calmly put Derby through to the second round. They had to come from 2-0 and then 3-2 down, with the debutant Ravel Morrison swishing a spectacular late equaliser.
More full times
- Charlton 0-1 AFC Wimbledon
- Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland
- Shrewsbury 2-2 Lincoln (4-2 pens)
Full time: Crawley 2-2 Gillingham (9-10 penalties)
Gillingham have won an epic penalty shootout to go through to the second round.
Yet more full times
- Ipswich 0-1 Newport
- Stoke 2-1 Fleetwood
- Peterborough 0-4 Plymouth
Full time: Derby 3-3 Salford
Penalties it is.
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More full times
- Mansfield 0-3 Preston
- Sheffield United 1-0 Carlisle (Rhian Brewster’s first goal for the club)
- Barrow 1-0 Scunthorpe
- Birmingham 1-0 Colchester
- Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cheltenham
- Rotherham 1-2 Accrington
- Millwall 2-1 Portsmouth
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Full time: Blackburn 1-2 Morecambe A glorious win for Morecambe, who have come from behind to beat their nearish neighbours at Ewood Park.
Rangers 1-2 Malmo (agg: 2-4) Rangers have 16 minutes to score two goals and take the tie to extra-time.
Full time: Crawley 2-2 Gillingham There’s no extra-time tonight, so this match - and a few others, no doubt - will go to penalties.
GOAL! Peterborough 0-4 Plymouth (Camara 84) I bet Sir Alex Ferguson is thrilled he travelled down to London Road for this game.
GOAL! Rotherham 1-2 Accrington (Bishop 86)
GOAL! Derby 3-3 Salford (Morrison 82)
Ravel Morrison equalises with a spectacular debut goal! A tame free-kick hit the wall and bounced back towards Morrison, who cut across a sweet first-time shot that went through the hands of the keeper and into the top corner.
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GOAL! Crawley 2-2 Gillingham (Davies 90+7) Oh my word. Crawley, who went behind in the fifth minute of injury time, have equalised in the seventh minute of added time!
GOAL! Blackburn 1-2 Morecambe (Phillips 84) Morecambe have come from behind to lead at Ewood Park! Adam Phillips rammed a penalty straight down the middle, and Morecambe are six-minutes away from a famous victory.
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GOAL! Stoke 2-0 Fleetwood (Souttar 77) And a thumping header from Harry Souttar has doubled Stoke’s lead at the bet365 Stadium.
GOAL! Crawley 1-2 Gillingham (Phillips 90+5) Daniel Phillips has won it for Gillingham!
GOAL! Mansfield 0-3 Preston Scott Sinclair’s second goal has sealed victory for Preston.
A big twist at Ibrox as 10-man Malmo score twice in five minutes! 😮
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) August 10, 2021
Two excellent finishes from Antonio Čolak have the Swedish side in a fantastic position up 4-2 on aggregate now 👀 pic.twitter.com/TXhyqjHFG2
Derby 2-3 Salford In the interest of balance, Derby’s penalty was also pretty iffy. I forgot to mention this at the time because I’m trying to watch 472 football matches simultaneously.
MORE BLOODY GOALS!
- Shrewsbury 2-2 Lincoln
- Birmingham 1-0 Colchester
- Rotherham 1-1 Accrington
- Mansfield 0-2 Preston
GOAL! Derby 2-3 Salford (Morris 74 pen)
Josh Morris gets his second goal, hammering the ball into the bottom-right corner, and Salford are back in front!
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PENALTY TO SALFORD! It’s a bad decision, as the foul was clearly outside the area, but Salford have a great chance to regain the lead.
GOAL! Rangers 1-2 Malmo (agg: 2-4; Colak 57) Rangers are now in all sorts of bother. Ten-man Malmo have come from behind to lead 2-1 on the night and 4-2 on aggregate. The Croatian striker Antonio Colak has scored twice in five minutes, and the only positive for Rangers is that the away-goals rule has been abolished. That means they only need two goals to take the tie to extra-time.
GOAL! Derby 2-2 Salford (Kazim-Richards 71 pen)
Colin Kazim-Richards drills an excellent penalty into the bottom corner to bring Derby level.
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GOALS GALORE!
- Peterborough 0-3 Plymouth
- Oldham 2-2 Tranmere
- Mansfield 0-2 Preston
- Bristol Rovers 0-2 Cheltenham
- Port Vale 1-2 Sunderland
GOAL! Rangers 1-1 Malmo (agg: 2-3; Colak 52) Oof. Malmo might be down to 10 men but they’re ahead again in the tie. Antonio Colak has walloped past Allan McGregor, and Rangers are again on the brink of the Europa League.
Here’s the earlier red card, by the way.
An absolutely MASSIVE moment as Malmo go down to 10 men! 👀
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) August 10, 2021
A second yellow for Innocent as the ref finds him guilty, and it means Rangers will have a man advantage in the second half 🟥 pic.twitter.com/bSzpScayjC
GOAL! Shrewsbury 1-2 Lincoln (Udoh 69)
Dylan Bahamboula has pulled one back at Boundary Park: it’s Oldham 1-2 Tranmere.
Oldham, Boundary Park, the League Cup... I’m suddenly feeling warm and fuzzy. I cannot wait for this book.
“Gerald Sithole?” sniffs Mac Millings of the Gillingham goalscorer. “Bonke Innocent?? Dean Bouzanis??? This is supposed to be a family website. I expect better from the Guardian.”
Don’t cancel the messenger, Millings. It’s not my fault Stefan Kuntz has come out of retirement to play for Deportivo Banta.
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“Ipswich are down one-nil?” says Peter Oh. “Is there an Ed Sheeran album title that describes that goal difference?”
Erm, I don’t know. Is there?
GOAL! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Cheltenham (May 58)
Full time: Hartlepool 0-1 Crewe A fine win for Crewe, who were down to 10 men for most of the game.
Derby 1-2 Salford In the first eight minutes of the second half, Derby have had - and you’ll like this - 94 per cent of the possession.
More goals!
- Elliott Nevitt has put Tranmere 2-0 up at Oldham
- Keane Lewis-Potter has scored a cracking goal to equalise for Hull at home to Wigan
Full time: Cardiff 3-2 Sutton United A cracking match at the Cardiff City Stadium has come to an end. Marley Watkins, making his Cardiff debut, scored twice as they came from behind to win.
GOAL! Blackburn 1-1 Morecambe (Stockton 52) Cole Stockton larrups the ball into the roof of the net to bring Morecambe level at Ewood Park!
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GOALS! Shrewsbury 0-2 Lincoln (Bishop 52); Hull 0-1 Wigan (Humphrys 50)
GOAL! Shrewsbury 0-1 Lincoln (Hopper 49) Tom Hopper, no relation of the old Factory band, has put Lincoln ahead.
Cardiff 3-2 Sutton What a chance for Sutton to equalise! The Cardiff keeper Alex Smithies has flown from his line to make a fine save from Harry Beautyman.
GOAL! Cardiff 3-2 Sutton (Rowe 90) Sutton haven’t given up - Coby Rowe has scored after a helluva scramble in the Cardiff area.
Rangers 1-0 Malmo: Innocent sent off! Malmo are down to ten men at Ibrox. Bonke Innocent has been given a second yellow card, a harsh decision by all accounts, on the stroke of half-time.
GOAL! Crawley 1-1 Gillingham (Ashford 55) And Sam Ashford has equalised against Gillingham.
GOAL! Cardiff 3-1 Sutton (Murphy 84) Cardiff are heading through to the round of 50.
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Good goal? Goalkeeping error? Have your say!*
GOAL! Derby 1-2 Salford
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 10, 2021
The comeback is on! Isaac Hutchinson finds the bottom corner with a great finish just before half-time! 👌
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It’s half-time in most of tonight’s games. If you don’t want to know the scores, DON’T CLICK THIS SEDUCTIVE LITTLE LINK WHATEVER YOU DO.
GOAL! Stoke 1-0 Fleetwood (Surridge 45) Stoke’s new boy Sam Surridge has scored his second goal in as many games to put them ahead at the bet365 Stadium. It was a good finish, a smart close-range volley from Tom Ince’s cross.
Derby 1-2 Salford Louie Sibley, no relation, has smacked a rising drive against the post for Derby. In fact, replays shows it was a magnificent save from Tom King, who just managed to divert the ball onto the post.
Reading are playing Swansea tonight, which brings us neatly onto the news that Scott Sinclair has put Preston ahead at Mansfield just before half-time.
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GOAL! Derby 1-2 Salford (Hutchinson 43)
Derby are back in the game. Isaac Hutchinson drags a precise shot on the turn into the net from the edge of the area; it’s his first goal for the club.
Here’s the second one!
GOAL! Derby 0-2 Salford
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 10, 2021
The Rams concede a second just six minutes after the first, as Josh Morris curls in this stunner from 25 yards out! 👇
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GOAL! Oldham 0-1 Tranmere (Foley 40)
Goals goals goals
- Luton have equalised for the second time at Stevenage
- Bristol City have equalised at Forest Green
- Sunderland are ahead at Port Vale
- Accrington are ahead at Rotherham
Confirmed: Ibrox did go berserk
Listen to that bloody glorious noise.
Ibrox ERUPTS! 😱
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) August 10, 2021
Alfredo Morelos puts Rangers in front on the night and levels the tie up at 2-2 on aggregate 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9G5vXmDSHC
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GOAL! Peterborough 0-2 Plymouth (Hardie 33) Ryan Hardie has bagged his second, slamming a losoe ball into the net from six yards. Plymouth are giving Peterborough a bit of a doing.
GOAL! Rangers 1-0 Malmo (agg: 2-2; Morelos 20) Alfredo Morelos has given Rangers a deserved lead on the night, heading home from Ryan Kent’s wicked cross. The tie is level on aggregate, and I’d imagine Ibrox is going berserk.
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GOAL! Reading 0-1 Swansea (Latibeaudiere 16) Joel Latibeaudiere has put Swansea ahead at the Madejski with a firm far-post header from a left-wing corner.
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“Optimism is overrated,” chirps Mary Waltz. “I have rooted for Everton for years. I had accepted my fate with mid-table finishes and the occasional upset again one of the big boys. but last year I swallowed the Kool-aid. Carlo was the saviour and after the brilliant fast start I envisioned a Champions League finish. Which only made the slide down the table more painful. Bin optimism. I have returned to setting my sights on mid table. Toffee with burnt fingers.”
The goals are starting to fly in: Millwall have come from behind to lead Portsmouth, ten-man Crewe are ahead at Hartlepool and Paul Osew has put AFC Wimbledon 1-0 up at Charlton.
GOALS! Peterborough 0-1 Plymouth (Hardie 23); Stevenage 2-1 Luton (Coker 26)
GOAL! Sheff Utd 1-0 Carlisle (Brewster 24) Rhian Brewster, who has had such a miserable time at Bramall Lane, has finally scored his first goal for the club. It was a pretty simple finish, rolled into the net after Billy Sharp’s shot was saved.
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GOAL! Cardiff 2-1 Sutton (Watkins 50) This is a great story - the Wales international Marley Watkins, who only signed a short-term contract at Crrdiff earlier today, has scored his second to put Cardiff ahead against Sutton.
GOAL! Blackburn 1-0 Morecambe (Dolan 22) Tyrhys Dolan slams a far-post header into the net and celebrates with a double somersault.
GOAL! Millwall 1-1 Portsmouth (Malone 21) Scott Malone follows up to equalise for Millwall.
GOAL! Derby 0-1 Salford (Turnbull, 8)
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 10, 2021
Wayne Rooney's men trail at Pride Park!
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Back to that Harrogate forfeiture. Under Carabao Cup rules, they had to rearrange the fixture against Rochdale, which was postponed because of a Covid outbreak, before the next round. As they were unable to do so, Rochdale go through.
GOAL! Derby 0-2 Salford (Morris 14)
Josh Morris makes it two for Salford! He moseyed infield from the right, on his left foot, and shaped a long-range curler that bounced over the right hand of the diving Ryan Allsop. He probably should have saved it, but he didn’t and Derby are in all sorts.
Harrogate have forfeited their tie against Rochdale The EFL have confirmed that Rochdale are through the round of 50. But enough of that, because...
GOAL! Forest Green 1-0 Bristol City (Matt 11) Another Championship team are behind - a smart first-time finish from Jamille Matt has put Forest Green ahead against Bristol City. Matt finish, blahdeblahdeblah.
There’s also a huge game at Ibrox tonight, though I’ve no idea whether we’re allowed to talk about it. Let’s call it the Scottish game: Rangers v Malmo for a place in the Champions League play-offs. Malmo lead 2-1 from last week’s first leg, and don’t forget the away-goals rule is with the dodos.
Pre-season optimism, redefined
“Crumbs!” chirps Charles Antaki. “How’s football started? I don’t think I’m ready for it yet. Can we not have a bit more lingering, rumour-ridden, arrivals announcement-heavy, analysis-light, ante-room-to-the-action prevarication and delayed gratification? Because when it starts, Arsenal are out to lose their first three games and end up on match day three at the bottom of the league. So no rush.”
GOAL! Derby 0-1 Salford (Turnbull 8)
Salford City have taken the lead at Pride Park! A corner from the right was flicked on at the near post and headed in with appreciable glee by the unmarked Jordan Turnbull.
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GOAL! Ipswich 0-1 Newport (Abraham 4) Tammy Abraham’s brother Timmy has given Newport the lead at Portman Road with a deft close-range volley.
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GOAL! Stevenage 1-1 Luton (Jerome 5) Can people please stop scoring goals? Cameron Jerome has headed Luton level from Henri Lansbury’s free-kick.
GOAL! Stevenage 1-0 Luton (List 2) Elliott List has given Stevenage an early lead against Championship side Luton, running onto a long ball and going round the keeper to score.
GOAL! Millwall 0-1 Portsmouth (Hackett-Fairchild 4) Right, there’s no way I’m going to be able to keep up with every goal. But this is worth mentioning, a ferocious 20-yard strike from Reeco Hackett-Fairchild at the Den.
Cardiff 1-1 Sutton Marley Watkins, who only signed a short-term contract this afternoon, has equalised for Cardiff. It was, sad to say, a bit of a howler from the Sutton keeper Dean Bouzanis.
Derby v Salford is under way
And here are the teams I forgot to give you an hour ago. Yep, that is the Ravel Morrison.
Here's tonight's team as @morrisonravel comes straight into the starting line-up! 📋#DCFC pic.twitter.com/IPQcS1b99b
— Derby County (@dcfcofficial) August 10, 2021
STARTING XI 📋
— Salford City FC (@SalfordCityFC) August 10, 2021
Here is the side for tonight's Carabao Cup game at Derby!
♦️ 4 changes
♦️ Ash Eastham back © #WeAreSalford 🦁🔴 pic.twitter.com/ipYCMtlhcI
Crawley 0-1 Gillingham Gerald Sithole, who is tantalisingly close to a delightful bit of nominative determinism, has given Gillingham an early lead at Crawley.
Birmingham v Colchester
Fifteen-year-old Jobe Bellingham, yes relation, is on the bench for Birmingham tonight.
Happiest I’ve ever been! Enjoy every second of the experience, dreams come true.💙 pic.twitter.com/sviKnkgdrZ
— Jude Bellingham (@BellinghamJude) August 10, 2021
Cardiff 0-1 Sutton The first goal of the night has been scored by Donovan Wilson for EFL Cup debutants Sutton. A shock could be on. All together now: ‘And Golley... and Rains... and a goal!’
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Pre-match reading
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In other news
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A couple of teams are already through to the second round, having played their first round games before the league season started. Bournemouth hammered MK Dons 5-0, and Huddersfield beat Sheffield Wednesday on penalties after a 0-0 draw. There are also a handful of games to be played tomorrow, and Harrogate v Rochdale - which was postponed because of Covid case at Harrogate - will either be rescheduled, forfeited or simulated on Football Manager 2022.
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Preamble
Hello, good evening and welcome to live coverage of the first round of the Carabao Cup. There are 54 EFL clubs in action tonight, all hoping to advance to the round of 50 (don’t ask) and keep alive their dream of becoming the team that loses to the team that loses to the team that loses to Manchester City in the final on 27 February 2022.
The tie of the night (ie, the one on TV in England) is Derby County v Salford City. We’ll have updates from that game and... something from the others. I’ll level with you, I haven’t worked out how we’re going to cover 27 games simultaneously. Before I do that, While I do that, here’s a full list of tonight’s games, all 7.45pm kick-offs unless stated. Do with it what you will:
- Cardiff v Sutton United (7pm)
- Hartlepools v Crewe (7pm)
- Crawley v Gillingham (7.30pm)
- Barrow v Scunthorpe
- Birmingham v Colchester
- Blackburn v Morecambe
- Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham
- Cambridge v Swindon
- Charlton v AFC Wimbledon
- Derby v Salford
- Exeter v Wycombe
- Forest Green v Bristol City
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Harrogate v Rochdale (postponed) - Hull v Wigan
- Ipswich v Newport
- Mansfield v Preston
- Millwall v Portsmouth
- Oldham v Tranmere
- Peterborough v Plymouth
- Port Vale v Sunderland
- Rotherham v Accrington Stanley
- Sheffield United v Carlisle
- Shrewsbury Town v Lincoln
- Stevenage v Luton
- Stoke v Fleetwood
- Walsall v Doncaster
- Bolton v Barnsley (8pm)
- Reading v Swansea (8pm)
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