Carabao Cup aka EFL Cup aka League Cup Thread 2018/19

[urban.spaceman]

Plenty of rule changes this season for the Cowabunga Cup:

- Extra-time will no longer be played in any round except for the final; games will instead go straight to penalties

- ABBA has been scrapped.

- Seeding has been removed for the first two rounds but round one is still regionalised into North and South.

- VAR is in use but only at Premier League grounds.

 

Second round draw is on Thursday.

 

This week's Carabina Cup ties:

Tonight:

Northern section

• Blackpool v Barnsley
• Carlisle United v Blackburn Rovers
• Crewe Alexandra v Fleetwood Town
• Grimsby Town v Rochdale
• Leeds United v Bolton Wanderers
• Macclesfield Town v Bradford City
• Mansfield Town v Accrington Stanley
• Middlesbrough v Notts County
• Nottingham Forest v Bury
• Oldham Athletic v Derby County
• Port Vale v Lincoln City
• Preston North End v Morecambe
• Rotherham United v Wigan Athletic
• Scunthorpe United v Doncaster Rovers
• Sheffield United v Hull City
• Shrewsbury Town v Burton Albion
• Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday - Thursday
• Tranmere Rovers v Walsall

Southern section

• Bristol City v Plymouth Argyle
• Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town
• Cambridge United v Newport County
• Cheltenham Town v Colchester United
• Exeter City v Ipswich Town
• Millwall v Gillingham
• Milton Keynes Dons v Charlton Athletic
• Norwich City v Stevenage
• Oxford United v Coventry City
• Portsmouth v AFC Wimbledon
• Queens Park Rangers v Peterborough United
• Reading v Birmingham City
• Southend United v Brentford
• Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers
• West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town
• Wycombe Wanderers v Northampton Town
• Yeovil Town v Aston Villa

 

[grobyfox1990]

So the second round draw isn't divided based on region? Anyone can draw anyone?

[Countryfox]

33 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said:

 

- ABBA has been scrapped.

 

 

 

Shame ...    the 2 lead singers were quite hot ...

[Nalis]

Not sure if its the reason or not but 90 mins then straight to penos will be good for travelling away fans.

[spacemunky]

At Boro today. 

 

Go Pies!

[StanSP]

bit unfair that only Premier League grounds get VAR. 

[Wymsey]

2 hours ago, StanSP said:

bit unfair that only Premier League grounds get VAR. 

The reason probably could be to cost issues in installing them etc for the League One and Two sides.

[PhillippaT]

3 hours ago, Countryfox said:

 

Shame ...    the 2 lead singers were quite hot ...

They're now backing singers for ZZ Top?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnf6D6mYI4&start_radio=1&list=RDXCnf6D6mYI4

[tylesta]

Forest of to a flying start

[UpTheLeagueFox]

I'm at Notts Forest tonight.

Their keeper came out flapping for a free kick and the Bury centre half glanced in.

11 changes for Forest from Saturday's game - not an inexperienced team of kids - Michael Dawson, Ben Watson, Sam Byram, Michael Hefele, Jack Robinson all starting

[UpTheLeagueFox]

Forest keeper who flapped for the Bury goal has now been sent off. Oh what a shame for them....

[spacemunky]

Notts are up on Boro!

 

Edit: Well, we were briefly 

Edited 14 August 2018 by spacemunky

[spacemunky]

Steady you legend!!!

 

2-1 Notts

 

Edit: 2-2 

Edited 14 August 2018 by spacemunky

[StanSP]

3-2 to Notts County! Hope they hold on!

[StanSP]

3-3 now

[spacemunky]

Aww crap!

 

[spacemunky]

Penos to decide it at the Riverside 

[StanSP]

some very cool and calm penalties being taken by Notts County. Scoring so nonchalantly  

[isaidno]

Unlucky Notts. Nice 4-0 for Lincoln. 

[spacemunky]

2 minutes ago, StanSP said:

some very cool and calm penalties being taken by Notts County. Scoring so nonchalantly  

Unfortunately came up a bit short.

 

Credit to the lads for making Boro work for it.

[spacemunky]

Just now, isaidno said:

Unlucky Notts. Nice 4-0 for Lincoln. 

Congrats on the win!

[Devonfox1884]

Plymouth or Exeter away would be nice.

[grobyfox1990]

5 minutes ago, spacemunky said:

Unfortunately came up a bit short.

 

Credit to the lads for making Boro work for it.

Massively unlucky

[ealingfox]

Absolutely fuming if you're Bury. Not having ET makes it a lot easier to shithouse your way through.

[MC Prussian]

Ten-man Wimbledon still lead West Ham 1-0, whilst the mighty Leeds are 2-0 down against Preston, who are also playing with a man less on the pitch.

Oh, and Cardiff are losing at home vs. Norwich.

Edited 28 August 2018 by MC Prussian