Roundup of all the action across the third round of the 2024-25 Carabao Cup.
With the seven clubs involved in European competitions now having entered at this stage, there proved to be goals galore amidst late drama and contrastable penalty shootouts.
Premier League vs EFL
Late goals from Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson spared Tottenham’s blushes with a dramatic 2-1 comeback at Coventry, after Brandon Thomas-Asante had put the Sky Blues in front.
Comeback goals from Fabio Carvalho, Mikkel Damsgaard and Christian Norgaard saw Brentford beat Leyton Orient 3-1, after Brandon Cooper had put Orient into a 11th minute lead at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Penalty misses from Jorge Cuenca and Timothy Castagne saw last season’s semi-finalists, Fulham exit the competition at Preston with a 16-15 loss on penalties, having initially seen Reiss Nelson cancel out Ryan Ledson in a 1-1 draw.
Eberechi Eze struck a 64th minute winner as Crystal Palace beat his former club – QPR 2-1 in West London, with Eddie Nketiah’s initial strike cancelled out by Sam Field’s equaliser.
Emiliano Buendia’s goal plus Jhon Duran’s penalty saw Aston Villa avoid a cupset with a 2-1 win at Wycombe, as Richard Kone struck late in injury-time for the Chairboys’ consolatory goal.
Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen each struck twice as Manchester United thrashed Barnsley 7-0 at Old Trafford, with Antony also on the scoresheet with a 35th minute penalty.
Christoph Nkunku’s hat-trick plus a goal from Pedro Neto and Paul Farman’s own-goal saw Chelsea thrash Barrow 5-0 at Stamford Bridge.
First-half goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes saw Manchester City seal a 2-1 win over Watford, despite Tom Ince’s late consolatory goal for the Hornets.
Ethan Nwaneri’s brace plus goals from Declan Rice, Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz saw Arsenal thrash Bolton 5-1 in North London, despite Aaron Collins scoring for the Trotters on the counter-attack.
Converted penalties from Ricardo Pereira, Conor Coady and Oliver Skipp saw Leicester beat Walsall 3-0 on penalties, following a goalless draw at the Bescot Stadium.
Fabian Schar’s penalty saw Newcastle scrape past AFC Wimbledon at home, after the tie was reversed and postponed a week due to flooding at the Dons’ home ground.
Premier League vs Premier League
Liverpool opened their title defence in style with a 5-1 comeback win over West Ham, with Diogo Jota and Cody Gakpo both scoring twice, and Mohamed Salah also on the scoresheet after Jarrell Quansah’s own-goal put the Hammers ahead.
Goals from Carlos Baleba, Simon Adringa and Ferdi Kadioglu saw Brighton beat Wolves 3-2 at the AMEX Stadium, despite Goncalo Guedes and Tommy Doyle’s goals for the Old Gold either side of Kadioglu’s effort.
Ashley Young’s saved penalty condemned Everton to a 6-5 loss on penalties at home to Southampton, after Abdoulaye Doucoure had fired the Toffees in front only for the Saints’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis to net a headed equaliser.
EFL vs EFL
Stoke beat Fleetwood Town 2-1 on penalties through strikes from Emre Tezgel and Sol Sidibe, after Michael Rose’s header for the Potters was cancelled out by the visitors’ Rhys Bennett.
Dion Bernard’s 34th minute strike saw Sheffield Wednesday clinch a 1-0 win away at Blackpool.
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