2023-08-30 22:06:05
It was a largely overhauled Chelsea team that hosted the modest Wimbledon club, playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Among the holders, only four players appeared in the starting 11 lined up last Friday by Pochettino in the Championship against Luton (3-0 victory), including Conor Gallagher, 23 and evening captain.
The Blues quickly conceded the opener from the penalty spot (0-1, 19th), before finally overturning the match thanks to Noni Madueke (1-1, 45th + 1) and Enzo Fernandez (2-1, 72nd). Recruited by Chelsea in January against 121 M€, Fernandez, world champion 2022 in Qatar with Argentina, scored his first goal in official competition in his new colors.
Burnley disgusts Nottingham, Sheffield takes the door
In the clash of the evening between two Premier League teams, Vincent Kompany’s Burnley got the better of Nottingham Forest thanks to a goal from summer rookie Zeki Amdouni in the 90th minute. The Clarets advance to the third round, just like Everton who defeated Doncaster (2-1), League Two bottom. For his first match with the Toffees, Beto, recruited from Udinese for €25m, scored the equalizer.
The surprise of the evening came in Yorkshire, where Sheffield United, promoted this season to the Premier League, was surprised by Lincoln City, residents of League One (3rd English division), after a penalty session ( 0-0, 2-3 on tabs). Finally, in the final meeting of this second round of the League Cup, Blackburn (D2) crushed Harrogate (D4) 8-0, with seven different scorers.
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