Carabao Cup: Man Utd crushes Barnsley 7-0; Preston wins epic shootout

Manchester United delivered their most emphatic victory under Erik ten Hag, defeating Barnsley 7-0 in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford, and Christian Eriksen each scored twice, with Antony adding a penalty to complete the dominant performance.

In a dramatic Carabao Cup clash, Championship side Preston overcame Premier League Fulham 16-15 in a thrilling penalty shootout. The match ended 1-1 after Reiss Nelson equalized Ryan Ledson’s opener. The shootout saw the first 16 penalties converted before Jorge Cuenca and Kaine Kesler-Hayden had their efforts saved. With the score tied at 15-15, Timothy Castagne missed, but Ledson scored the winning penalty.

Everton was eliminated after a 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Southampton. Abdoulaye Doucoure’s header gave Everton the lead, but Taylor Harwood-Bellis equalized for Southampton. The shootout saw Southampton’s Alex McCarthy save Ashley Young’s penalty, leading to Russell Martin’s team advancing.

Fabio Carvalho scored a stunning overhead kick to help Brentford secure a 3-1 win over Leyton Orient. Despite falling behind to Brandon Cooper’s early goal, Brentford rallied with Carvalho’s equalizer and further goals from Mikkel Damsgaard and Christian Norgaard. Leyton Orient also had captain Jack Simpson sent off.

Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze shone in their 2-1 victory over QPR at Loftus Road. Eze assisted Eddie Nketiah for his first Palace goal and later scored himself, overturning Sam Field’s equalizer.

Stoke, under interim management, reached the next round with a 2-1 penalty shootout win over Fleetwood. Rhys Bennett’s stoppage-time equalizer forced penalties, where goalkeeper Viktor Johansson’s saves helped Stoke advance after misses from Mipo Odubeko and Ryan Broom.

Sheffield Wednesday advanced to the fourth round for the first time since 2015, with Di’Shon Bernard’s goal securing a 1-0 win over Blackpool.