Nathan Collins of Brentford FC (centre) is congratulated for the goal during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Birmingham City and Brentford at St Andrews @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham on August 25, 2026.
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Nathan Collins of Brentford FC (centre) is congratulated for the goal during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Birmingham City and Brentford at St Andrews @ Knighthead Park, Birmingham on August 25, 2026.
Callum Wilson scored just six minutes into his full debut and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins headed home twice as Brentford hammered Birmingham City 6-1 at St Andrew's.
Aaron Hickey, Mikkel Damsgaard and Igor Thiago were also on target for the Bees after Demarai Gray briefly cancelled out Wilson’s opener.
It continues a really good start to the campaign for Keith Andrews' men after they hammered Tottenham 3-0 in their Premier League opener last weekend.
Mason Melia - on loan from Spurs - started for Lincoln City in their 4-1 win at Blackpool.
Former Shamrock Rovers man Josh Honohan also started for the Imps, who had to be patient before killing off the contest.
The two teams had been evenly matched through goals from Tanto Olaofe and Leighton Clarkson, before a second yellow card for Zac Ashworth.
Within three minutes of being handed a man advantage, both Tom Bayliss and Rob Street found the back of the net, with Callum Elder later adding his name to the scoresheet as well.
Dan James of Leeds United scores to make it 0-1 during the Carabao Cup round 2 match between Nottingham Forest and Leeds United at the City Ground in Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dan James puts Leeds ahead at the City Ground
Leeds United secured a second win at Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest in three days to book a spot in the Carabao Cup third round.
Dan James' 50th-minute opener and a Neco Williams own goal earned a 2-0 victory for Daniel Farke’s side to back up Saturday’s 1-0 top-flight success.
Before the weekend, they had not won at the City Ground since 1972.
League One Peterborough stormed into round three by thumping Championship Watford 5-1 at Vicarage Road.
Hornets boss Alessio Dionisi paid a heavy price for making 11 changes as James Clarridge’s own goal, Harry Leonard’s double and strikes from Bolu Shofowoke and Harrison Jones clinched an emphatic upset.
Premier League new boys Coventry City survived a scare to beat League One Plymouth 4-2 at Home Park.
After going two up inside five minutes through Taiwo Awoniyi and Jack Rudoni, Frank Lampard’s men were pegged back by goals from Oliver Irow and Xavier Amaechi before Ephron Mason-Clark’s finish and a Victor Torp penalty sent them through.
Hull required penalties to beat second-tier Stoke City. The Tigers won 5-4 in the shootout after Kieran Dowell cancelled out Robert Bozenik’s goal in a 1-1 draw.
Teenager Josh Ayala scored twice on his full professional debut as West Ham came from behind to thrash Championship rivals Southampton 4-1.
Taty Castellanos and Jarrod Bowen sealed the Hammers’ victory at St Mary’s after 19-year-old Ayala’s double overturned Leo Scienza’s opener.
Marcelino Núñez of Ipswich Town celebrates with Leif Davis of Ipswich Town after scoring to make it 3-1 during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Ipswich Town and Leicester City at Portman Road on August 25, 2026 in Ipswich, England.
Marcelino Nunez celebrates his wonder goal
Marcelino Nunez scored a sensational goal from the halfway line as part of a brace to help Ipswich Town beat Leicester City 3-1.
Middlesbrough avenged last season’s exit at the hands of Doncaster with a 3-1 win thanks to goals from Kyle Joseph, Will Lankshear and Jeremy Sarmiento.
Norwich forward Ante Crnac marked his first appearance in 10 months following a serious knee injury by scoring the winner in a 2-1 victory at Brian Barry-Murphy's Cardiff City, for whom Jack Moylan and Callum Robinson featured.
Saheed Olagunju’s debut goal helped Wolves beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at Hillsborough, while Ched Evans scored twice as Fleetwood thrashed League Two rivals Shrewsbury 4-0.
Romelle Donovan’s first Sheffield United goal secured a 2-1 victory at fellow Championship side Blackburn Rovers.
Leyton Orient won 6-5 on penalties away to Walsall following a goalless draw.
Elsewhere, Jake Cooper earned Millwall a 1-0 success at Cambridge, League One Barnsley overcame fourth-tier Crewe 3-2 at Oakwell, and Reading eased to a 3-0 win at Stevenage.