[ad_1]
Republic of Ireland international Callum Robinson scored his first goal for West Brom since his permanent trade last week when the Baggies beat Harrogate 3-0 to reserve their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
The 25-year-old arrived from Sheffield United last week after spending the second half of last season on loan to the Hawthorns, and came off the bench to round the score after previous goals by Rekeem Harper and Hal Robson-Kanu against Sky. . Bet League Two visitors.
Dubliner Darren O’Shea was part of the starting eleven against a brave city team that fought well, but were ultimately beaten by three quality moments from their Premier League hosts.
Simon Weaver’s team got off to a vibrant start, determined to stop Albion, but the hosts put them in their place with two goals in four minutes.
The Baggies had shown little threat of attack before Harper, after 18 minutes, cut a poor punt to 30 yards. The midfielder walked away from George Thomson and Josh Falkingham before punching a low shot into the corner.
Joe Cracknell denied Kamil Grosicki before Robson-Kanu doubled the hosts’ lead with his first goal in the competition in 10 years, the captain picked up Cedric Kipre’s pass and gave him too much time to turn and throw a good effort towards the top corner. from 25 yards.
Robinson booked Albion’s progression with 13 minutes to go, taking advantage of Edwards’ excellent dart run.
Leeds crashed 9-8 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at home to Yorkshire rivals Hull, which earned them a trip to West Ham.
Former Cork City defender Sean McLoughlin was one of Hull’s players to convert from the spot for the visitors, on a night Jamie Shackleton saw his penalty save before Alfie Jones stepped in to send the League Tigers in. One.
Mallik Wilks had put Hull in the lead, but Ezgjan Alioski leveled at death to bring the tie on penalties.
Brentford knocked out another Premier League team in Southampton, recording a surprising 2-0 success at St Mary’s despite a mini coronavirus crisis.
Quick goals in the first half by Bees Christian Norgaard and Josh Dasilva’s pairing stunned a Saints team in full force.
The championship club’s plans for the second round tie were significantly disrupted by an anonymous player who tested positive for Covid-19.
With some team members forced into isolation, Bees boss Thomas Frank made six changes for the clash and was only able to name five of the seven allowed substitutes.
Those available responded in style as Norgaard headed home in the 40th minute and Dasilva soon placed a second at the end of a well-crafted play.
Everton will travel to Fleetwood after going through a comfortable 3-0 win over Salford League Two.
Michael Keane opened the scoring with an early header from Gylfi Sigurdsson’s corner.
In the 74th minute, Anthony Gordon’s low center was swept home by Sigurdsson from six yards, and Moise Kean’s late penalty closed the scoring.
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the only goal of the game to pass Fulham after a 1-0 win over Ipswich at Portman Road.
Appointed as substitute captain on his 26th birthday, the Serbian found the net with a powerful header in the first half that beat goalkeeper David Cornell.
Chris Martin scored his first Bristol City goal, Antoine Semenyo also hit the mark and Kasey Palmer scored twice in a 4-0 win over Northampton.
Fulham will host Sheffield Wednesday in the third round, while Bristol City will host Aston Villa.
Follow Shamrock Rovers v AC Milan (start at 7pm) via our live blog on RTÉ.ie / sport and the RTÉ news app, or watch live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player starting at 6.30pm
[ad_2]