Carabao Cup: Preston prevail in Goodison home game, Millwall keeper saves four penalties

Alex Neil felt Lukas Jensen deserved his moment of glory after the fit-again goalkeeper saved all four QPR penalties to take Millwall through to the second round of the Carabao Cup.

After a 1-1 draw, with a late Mark Sykes own goal bringing Rangers level after Luke Cundle’s opener, Millwall won 2-0 in a shootout which included six missed spot-kicks. Jensen, back after a long injury lay-off, kept out penalties from Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Kwame Poku.

The Millwall manager said: “To save four penalties is really, really rare. And to put in the context behind that, Lukas has been missing for 15 months – he had a bad injury and then came back and had a setback. I think he would have been dreaming about that moment for 15 months – making four penalty saves and being the reason we’re through to the next round. And I’m absolutely delighted for him because he’s a great professional and a good lad, so fair play to him.”

Lukas Jensen saves from Harvey Vale during Millwall’s shootout victory. Photograph: Andrew Fosker/Shutterstock

Burnley prevailed 4-3 in a shootout to book their place in the second round after the Championship club had been held to a 1-1 draw by League One Notts County at Turf Moor. Veteran defender Kyle Walker held his nerve with the winning kick after Clarets goalkeeper Max Weiss had saved from Emile Acquah and Jacob Bedeau.

Russell Martin celebrated his first competitive game in charge of Leicester with a 1-0 victory over Northampton thanks to Caleb Okoli’s first-half goal. The former Southampton and Rangers manager has been tasked with leading Leicester’s recovery following relegation to League One and overcame a spirited showing from League Two opponents at the King Power Stadium.

Andre Brooks scored on his debut as Norwich cruised to a 4-1 victory over visitors MK Dons. The Canaries made a blistering start at Carrow Road, pouncing on some sloppy defending to grab an early two-goal advantage. Mohamed Touré was put clean through by Kenny McLean after the Dons had made a hash of their first attempt to play out from the back and blasted home with just 40 seconds on the clock.

The hosts then made it 2-0 after seven minutes as Touré picked out Anis Ben Slimane who calmly found the corner. Norwich effectively settled the issue on 43 minutes when Brooks’ shot found the net via a deflection off Ben Chrisene, who was credited with the goal. The Dons pulled one back on 56 minutes through Ryan Wintle, but Brooks made it four just before the hour.

Tony Mowbray wants to see more cutting edge from his Blackburn side after his return to the club began with a comeback 2-1 win at League One Burton. Substitutes Andri Gudjohnsen and Jayden Fevrier netted late goals to secure victory after Zac Scutt’s opener. “We got there in the end.” Mowbray said. “We said at half-time that we should have scored four or five goals. Not could have. Should have.”

Jayden Fevrier celebrates scoring Blackburn’s second at Burton. Photograph: Andrew Kearns/CameraSport/Getty Images

Delano Burgzorg scored the winning penalty in the shootout after Jusef Erabi equalised in stoppage time for 10-man Preston to knock out Huddersfield. The game took place at Goodison Park, the former Everton men’s ground, due to Preston’s Deepdale pitch not being ready. Daniel Iversen saved two penalties, after a thrilling end to normal time that ended 1-1 when Erabi cancelled out Radinio Balker’s strike. Preston played 69 minutes without Lewis Gibson who was shown a red card.

Sheffield Wednesday’s manager, Henrik Pedersen, praised his team’s performance after they beat Championship side Bolton 1-0. Substitute Jamal Lowe scored in the 70th minute. Bolton had Xavier Simons sent off in the 56th minute when he received a red card after clashing with Harry Gray.

Pedersen said: “I saw a lot of steps in the right direction for our aggressive pressing, for our quick transition, more players higher up when we won the ball, more forward mindset. We keep on going, and they keep on working as a group. It means everything in this situation where we are.”

Players confront each other before Bolton’s Xavier Simons is shown a red card. Photograph: Lee Parker/CameraSport/Getty Images

Arkell Jude-Boyd scored the decisive spot-kick as Shrewsbury beat Salford 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Both goalkeepers starred in a remarkable shootout which saw nine penalties missed before Jude-Boyd fired into the top corner.

An unlucky own goal from Ollie Norburn and a late strike from Robert Bozenik gave Stoke a 2-0 win over Oldham, while Birmingham booked their place in round two with a narrow 1-0 win at Championship rivals Swansea. August Priske’s goal a minute before the break proved decisive at the Swansea.com Stadium, with the big Danish striker steering the ball into the far corner after Carlos Vincente had sent a cross back across goal following a long free-kick into the box.

Fleetwood’s manager, Matt Lawlor, described the only goal in his side’s victory over Chesterfield as “Ched Evans in a nutshell”. New captain Evans struck 14 minutes in to seal the Cod Army’s place in the second round. Lawlor said: “He was brilliant. He sets standards at 37, while also challenging the young lads. We can use him as a reference point. That’s how you prepare for a game of football, whatever he does, replicate it.”

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Reading beat League One new boys Bromley on penalties as they sunk five flawless spot-kicks to go through to the second round after a 1-1 draw. Goalkeeper Joel Pereira proved the match winner, saving Ethon Archer’s spot-kick to claim a 5-4 victory.

Derby crashed out after a 2-1 home defeat to Championship new boys Lincoln, who deserved their victory in the sunshine at Pride Park and could have won by a bigger margin. It took the Championship newcomers less than three minutes to go ahead when Ben House steered in a corner via a deflection off Matt Clarke. Lincoln were playing with confidence and a superb pass from Freddie Draper released Dom Jefferies to fire into the bottom right corner in the 23rd minute. Derby offered little until first-half stoppage time when Sam Szmodics struck from 25 yards.

Lincoln’s Ben House, centre, celebrates scoring their opener against Derby. Photograph: Chris Vaughan/Getty Images

The new Watford head coach, Alessio Dionisi, admitted he was relieved after his first game in charge needed a dramatic 99th-minute winner to sink League Two Crawley 1-0 at Vicarage Road. Dionisi, the Hornets’ 15th full-time appointment in seven years, watched his side squander a string of chances until Marc Bola’s 25-yard rocket.

The Italian said: “In the first half we played good, in the second only so-so. It is true we had a lot of shots and I agree it is better to win 1-0, but after 90 minutes it was 0-0 and to win football matches you have to score.”

Cambridge mounted a speedy comeback to beat Barnet 2-1. The visitors went ahead soon after half-time, but the Us hit back through Ben Knight and Isaac Heath to lead only eight minutes later. Leyton Orient struck late to seal a 2-0 win over Oxford at Brisbane Road, with both goals coming from crosses by Charlie Wellens, the son of manager Richie, who only came on after 84 minutes. AFC Wimbledon scored a late equaliser before beating League Two Newport County 5-4 on penalties.

Luca Moore’s late header earned Crewe a 2-1 victory over Accrington. The tie appeared destined to end in spot-kicks, but there was late drama five minutes from the end of normal time when Moore pounced just as John Doolan’s side seemed to be gathering momentum. Doncaster advanced into the second round with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Stockport after the game had finished 1-1 over 90 minutes. Rovers’ keeper Tommy Simkin proved the hero, keeping out efforts from Ben Osborn and Eoghan O’Connell.

Barnsley beat Wigan on penalties after the tie had finished 1-1 in normal time. The first 10 spot-kicks were scored before Jon Mellish’s effort was saved by the knee of Rogan Ravenhill and Josh Earl scored to make it 6-5. Jack Moylan scored the winner on his Cardiff debut as the Championship new boys squeezed into the second round with a 3-2 win over League Two Swindon. Moylan – who joined Cardiff in midweek from Lincoln – curled in the winner in the 77th minute.

League One Luton cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over League Two Gillingham. Goals from Nahki Wells, Benny Benagr and Gideon Kodua made sure Jack Wilshere’s side impressed at the Priestfield Stadium. Blackpool secured progression with a 3-1 victory over Grimsby at Blundell Park, while League One Bradford eased their way into the second round with a 2-0 win over Rochdale.

Harry Leonard ensured Bristol Rovers’ Carabao Cup hoodoo continued as his penalty secured Peterborough a 1-0 win at the Memorial Stadium. Leonard’s first-half spot-kick for the League One outfit meant Rovers have exited the competition at the first hurdle for seven consecutive seasons.