Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest again to reach League Cup third round
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Leeds United’s James Justin celebrating their second goal with teammates in their 2-0 League Cup win over Nottingham Forest.
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- Leeds United defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 to reach the League Cup third round, with Dan James and James Justin scoring the goals.
- Brentford won 6-1 against Birmingham City, while Coventry City and Ipswich Town advanced comfortably against lower-tier teams.
- Hull City progressed after a penalty shootout win over Stoke City, and other notable results included Peterborough beating Watford youngsters 5-1 and West Ham winning 4-1 at Southampton.
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LONDON – Leeds United beat English Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest for the second time in four days on Aug 25, with a 2-0 win at the City Ground sending the visitors through to the third round of the League Cup.
The two had met in the league on Aug 22, with Leeds winning 1-0 away.
This time it was Daniel James who opened the scoring, a right-footed shot to the top left in the 50th minute, before a goalmouth scramble in the 75th minute ended in what was initially given as a Neco Williams own goal but later credited to James Justin.
Fellow top-flight side Brentford were the high scorers of the night, sweeping past second-tier Birmingham City 6-1 after being 3-1 up at the break.
First-half goals from Callum Wilson, Aaron Hickey and Nathan Collins – while Demarai Gray had equalised for the hosts – were followed by more from Mikkel Damsgaard, Igor Thiago and a second for Collins.
All three newly promoted Premier League sides – Coventry City, Ipswich Town and Hull City – were in action, with the first two going through comfortably with much-changed line-ups against lower-tier opponents.
Coventry beat League One side Plymouth Argyle 4-2, after going 2-0 up in the first five minutes with Taiwo Awoniyi scoring the first and providing the assist for the second.
They then conceded twice before again picking up the pace with a 67th-minute effort from substitute Ephron Mason-Clark and then Victor Torp from the penalty spot.
Ipswich won 3-1 at home to third-tier Leicester City, with Marcelino Nunez scoring in the 71st minute and grabbing another in stoppage time.
Hull, who made 11 changes to the side that stunned Manchester United 2-0 in their opening league fixture, won 5-4 on penalties after ending the 90 minutes 1-1 with Championship club Stoke City.
Third-tier Peterborough United beat second-tier Watford’s youngsters 5-1, while West Ham United won 4-1 at Southampton in a clash between second-tier sides with Premier League aspirations. REUTERS
