Summary

  • 29 matches in Carabao Cup first round on Tuesday

  • League Two Bromley beat Ipswich on pens

  • Wrexham win on pens after coming back from 3-1 down against Hull

  • League One Doncaster win 4-0 at Middlesbrough

  • Other upsets: Blackburn 1-2 Bradford, Plymouth 3-2 QPR, Portsmouth 1-2 Reading

  • Tranmere v Burton off due to power cut at Prenton Park

  • Final four matches on Wednesday including Birmingham v Sheff Utd

Live Reporting

Alex Hoad, Glenn Speller, Tom Rostance & Deepak Mahay

  1. Mason to mount a challenge?

    West Brom v Derby (19:45 BST)

    Ryan Mason and Pep GuardiolaGetty Images

    Ryan Mason may have only just took charge of his first game as a full-time manager but he has actually managed in the League Cup final.

    The 34-year-old Albion boss stepped in when Tottenham sacked Jose Mourinho days before the 2021 final and led Spurs out at Wembley - where they lost 1-0 to Manchester City.

    Wembley may not be in his sights just yet, but he'll be hoping to build on a 1-0 win over Blackburn at the weekend, while John Eustace's Derby are looking to bounce back form defeat at Stoke.

  2. Water under the bridge as Coventry and Luton look to progress

    Coventry v Luton (19:45 BST)

    Frank Lampard lifts the League Cup in 2007Getty Images

    A lot of water has passed under the bridge since these two met in their best-known face-off, in fact Luton have gone past Coventry twice.

    Beating the Sky Blues in the 2023 Championship play-off final saw the Hatters head to the Premier League - 27 months later they travel to the CBS Arena as a League One side under Matt Bloomfield

    Coventry have also changed managers since that day at Wembley although the angst and anger over the departure of the much-loved Mark Robins swiftly evaporated when Frank Lampard (a two-time winner of this trophy with Chelsea) took them from strugglers to play-off qualifiers.

    Luton have started the season with two wins from two while Coventry opened their Championship account with a goalless draw against Hull City.

    Tonight is just the fourth EFL Cup meeting between the sides - all three of the previous ties have been at Kenilworth Road with Luton holding a 2-1 advantage.

  3. Boro aim to keep Rovers at bay

    Middlesbrough v Doncaster (19:30 BST)

    Rob Edwards spoke to Matty Nixon ahead of Boro's league cup game against Doncaster.

    One of the more intriguing ties of the round sees Middlesbrough welcome League One Doncaster Rovers to The Riverside.

    2004 winners Boro began life under new boss Rob Edwards with a 1-0 win over Swansea on Saturday while Grant McCann's newly-promoted Rovers came from behind at Mansfield to snatch a late winner and make it two wins from two in the third tier.

    After claiming the League Two title after a dramatic run-in last season, McCann has admitted Rovers are "shooting for the stars" but it is now 20 years since their best ever run in this competition, reaching the last eight, beating Man City and Aston Villa on the way before going out to Arsenal on penalties.

    Doncaster have lost 11 of their 13 away games against Middlesbrough, failing to score in any of their last eight visits. Their last goal scored there was on Christmas Day in 1956, netted by Tommy Cavanagh, however the only previous encounter in a major knockout competition saw Rovers romp to a 4-1 win at Ayresome Park in the FA Cup in 1952.

    Edwards will be keen to avoid a similar fate at all costs in his first match under the lights on Teeside.

  4. A busy night of first round action

    #bbcfootball

    We have 30 first round ties to keep our eyes on in the EFL Cup tonight - what's your tip for an upset? There are plenty to choose from!

    EFL Cup first round:

    Accrington Stanley v Peterborough United

    Barrow v Preston (19:30 BST)

    Blackburn Rovers v Bradford City

    Blackpool v Port Vale

    Bristol City v MK Dons

    Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

    Bromley v Ipswich Town (20:00)

    Cardiff City v Swindon Town

    Charlton Athletic v Stevenage

    Chesterfield v Mansfield Town

    Coventry City v Luton Town

    Gillingham v AFC Wimbledon

    Grimsby Town v Shrewsbury Town

    Harrogate Town v Lincoln City

    Leyton Orient v Wycombe Wanderers

    Middlesbrough v Doncaster Rovers (19:30 BST)

    Newport County v Millwall (19:30 BST)

    Northampton Town v Southampton

    Oxford United v Colchester United

    Plymouth Argyle v QPR

    Portsmouth v Reading

    Salford City v Rotherham United

    Stockport County v Crewe Alexandra (19:30 BST)

    Stoke City v Walsall

    Swansea City v Crawley Town (19:00 BST)

    Tranmere Rovers v Burton Albion

    Watford v Norwich City

    West Bromwich Albion v Derby County

    Wigan Athletic v Notts County

    Wrexham v Hull City

  5. Good evening

    #bbcfootball

    Newcastle celebrate winning the EFL Cup last seasonRex Features

    It feels like the cleaners have only just finished clearing up the ticker-tape from the Newcastle streets and Geordie tears of joy may have just about dried after last season's success but here we are.

    The road to the first Wembley final starts in earnest tonight following a couple of preliminary round ties in the EFL Cup.

    Where will the surprises and upsets come this evening and can we get an EFL side into the final come 22 March?

    We have a long journey ahead of us so start the car and we'll get going...