Carabao Cup highlights and round-up: Gillingham stun Southampton as eight Championship teams exit in first round

Southampton, Hull, Millwall, Sunderland, Watford, Preston, West Brom and Huddersfield all knocked out of Carabao Cup; Saints lose 3-1 to League Two side Gillingham and Doncaster beat Hull; three Championship sides dumped out on penalties; newly-promoted Wrexham beat Wigan on spot-kicks

Tuesday 8 August 2023 22:53, UK

Gillingham provided the biggest shock of the Carabao Cup first round by knocking out last season's semi-finalists Southampton.

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Ashley Nadesan's goal and a Robbie McKenzie double saw the League Two side beat the team just relegated from the Premier League 3-1 at Priestfield.

Saints boss Russell Martin made 11 changes from the side that won at Sheffield Wednesday on Friday, but it backfired spectacularly despite a late consolation from substitute Carlos Alcaraz.

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Hull were also Championship casualties, beaten 2-1 by League Two Doncaster thanks to two goals from George Miller after Oscar Estupinan had given the Tigers the lead.

Millwall joined them through the exit door after two goals from Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and further strikes from Charlie Savage and Mamadi Camara gave troubled Reading a thumping 4-0 win at The Den.

The draw for the second round of the Carabao Cup will be live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event after the conclusion of Leicester City's trip to Burton Albion on Wednesday evening. It will also be streamed live on the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel. Twelve Premier League teams will enter the competition in the second round. The eight sides playing in Europe this season (Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Newcastle, Liverpool,