Carabao Cup roundup: Stevenage and Bradford upset Championship sides

Stevenage produced one of the shocks of the Carabao Cup first round as they beat Championship side Reading 2-1 thanks to a late winner from Danny Rose.

Stevenage dominated a scrappy first half, going ahead early on when 19-year-old loanee Saxon Earley scored from inside the home area. Reading levelled in the 63rd minute through Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan’s first goal for the club but Rose pounced one minute from time to send the Hertfordshire side through.

Bradford were another League Two side who also knocked out Championship opposition in the shape of Hull, winning 2-1 at Valley Parade.

Andy Cook scored both goals for Mark Hughes’s men, who came from behind to record their first home win in the competition for eight years.

Shota Arveladze made seven changes to his Hull side but they still went in front on 24 minutes. Randell Williams set up Ozan Tufan for a fierce drive that Harry Lewis tipped on to the bar – but the ball rebounded off the Bradford keeper and into the net for an unfortunate own goal. But the home team turned the game on its head with two goals in a five-minute spell before half-time.

League One Morecambe also progressed via a surprise result, beating Championship side Stoke 5-3 on penalties after the game at the Mazuma Stadium finished 0-0 after 90 minutes.

The victory was all the more memorable for Morecambe side as they were forced to play the final 28 minutes of the game with 10 men after midfielder Jensen Weir was harshly sent off for two yellow cards in quick succession.

Shane McLoughlin sealed the shootout win with Dylan Connolly, Jonathan Obika, Caleb Watts and Donald Love all scoring. Morgan Fox was the Stoke player who failed to hit the target.

Swansea’s manager, Russell Martin, was fuming after his