Carabao Cup highlights and round-up: Gillingham stun Southampton as eight Championship teams exit in first round | Football News

Gillingham offered the largest shock of the Carabao Cup first round by knocking out final season’s semi-finalists Southampton.

Ashley Nadesan’s aim and a Robbie McKenzie double noticed the League Two aspect beat the staff simply relegated from the Premier League 3-1 at Priestfield.

Saints boss Russell Martin made 11 modifications from the aspect that received at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday, but it surely backfired spectacularly regardless of a late comfort from substitute Carlos Alcaraz.

Hull had been additionally Championship casualties, crushed 2-1 by League Two Doncaster thanks to 2 objectives from George Miller after Oscar Estupinan had given the Tigers the lead.

Millwall joined them by way of the exit door after two objectives from Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and additional strikes from Charlie Savage and Mamadi Camara gave troubled Reading a thumping 4-0 win at The Den.

Three Championship sides had been dumped out on penalties by lower-division golf equipment. Sunderland misplaced the shootout 5-3 to Crewe after a 1-1 draw, Stevenage held their nerve to knock out Watford and Salford took the scalp of Preston.

Sheffield Wednesday wanted a Tyreeq Bakinson equaliser seven minutes into stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw with Stockport, with the Owls successful the penalty shootout 4-1.

Aiden Marsh left it even later, equalising for Barnsley in the 98th minute to earn a 2-2 draw with Tranmere, however League Two Rovers triumphed 7-6 on spot-kicks.

League Two Newport fought again from a aim all the way down to beat League One Charlton 3-1.

Newly-promoted Wrexham, taking part in their first League Cup tie since 2007, went by way of on penalties after a goalless draw at residence towards Wigan.

Peterborough received on spot-kicks after a 1-1 draw with Swindon, as did Rotherham, who drew 1-1 at residence to Morecambe.

Sutton had been additionally victorious from 12 yards after a 2-2 draw with Cambridge, and Bradford noticed off League Two rivals Accrington 4-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw.

Stoke beat West Brom 2-1 and Middlesbrough received the opposite all-Championship conflict at Huddersfield 3-2.

Joel Piroe struck twice in Swansea’s 3-0 residence win over Northampton to present new boss Michael Duff his first victory, and two objectives from Juninho Bacuna noticed Birmingham by way of with a 2-0 success at Cheltenham.

There had been additionally wins for Blackpool, Bolton, Plymouth, Port Vale, Portsmouth, Exeter, Mansfield, Lincoln, Wycombe and Harrogate.