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Carabao Cup round-up: Salford shock Leeds on penalties

Salford players celebrate their win
Salford players celebrate their win

League Two Salford produced the shock of the Carabao Cup second round with a 9-8 penalty shoot-out victory over Championship side Leeds.

Ossama Ashley's twice-taken spot-kick - after Karl Darlow saved his initial effort but was penalised for coming off his line - put the Ammies into the third round for the first time.

Salford had been within 14 minutes of progressing in regulation time courtesy of a 36th-minute goal from 34-year-old striker Matt Smith, who spent just over a season at Elland Road from 2013.

But after Pascal Struijk equalised Salford had to withstand intense pressure in order to take the game to a shoot-out and were indebted to goalkeeper Alex Cairns.

But when Jamie Shackleton's effort from the spot cannoned back off the crossbar Ashley held his nerve to spark a good-natured pitch invasion.

Tottenham lost on penalties to against fellow top-flight side Fulham after boss Ange Postecoglou made nine changes for the short trip across London.

Richarlison's first goal in eight games levelled things up after Micky van der Ven's own goal had put Fulham, who made six changes of their own, ahead.

Davinson Sanchez was the only player to miss as Kenny Tete's spot-kick saw the Cottagers prevail 5-3.

CPalace boss Hodgson

Three goals in less than five second-half minutes saved Crystal Palace from an exit after they came from behind to beat Championship Plymouth 4-2.

Trailing to goals from Ben Waine and Luke Cundle, manager Roy Hodgson - who made made seven changes from their 1-1 draw with Brentford on Saturday - sent on Eberechi Eze, Jordan Ayew and Jeffrey Schlupp and all three substitutes played a part in turning things around.

Ayew and Eze provided assists for Odsonne Edouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta, with Schlupp setting up the latter for his second before Mateta completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute.

Fellow Premier League side Bournemouth beat Swansea 3-2 as Ryan Christie's added-time goal gave new manager Andoni Iraola his first victory.

Matt Grimes gave the Championship side the lead with a ninth-minute penalty but goals from David Brooks and Hamed Traore turned things around in the second half. Jamie Paterson's equaliser briefly stunned their top-flight visitors before Christie won it late on.

Ireland defender Matt Doherty scored twice in six minutes in Wolves' comfortable 5-0 win over Blackpool and Luton held on to beat Gillingham 3-2 in their first game at Kenilworth Road this season despite Tom Nichols' 88th-minute goal.

Sutton recorded their first win in 90 minutes in the competition as Ireland's five-times-capped Aiden O'Brien's solitary goal was enough to beat Wycombe, their second successive victory over a League One side.

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