#efl-cup

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City dominated possession in the early stages without truly threatening Lee Nicholls' goal, but the Huddersfield goalkeeper had to pick the ball out of his net in the 18th minute. Foden played a neat one-two with debutant Divine Mukasa on the edge of the area, then arrowed a left-footed strike into the bottom-right corner. City struggled to carve out clear-cut chances for the remainder of the first half.

"I'm just delighted to score and progress to the next round," Broadhead said. "I just can't wait to get proper match fit and get my sharpness back up and play in the Championship. "I'm getting used to playing with new players, different systems. "It's given me time to settle down a little bit, moving all my stuff and my family and everything like that. "But I'm just happy to be settled now and playing football."

We hope so. It looks like he's going to be out for a few weeks. We don't know yet, we're probably going to have to scan him next week again. He felt something at the beginning of the match, he tried to carry on, and at half-time, he was too sore, so let's see. He was gutted, obviously. Very disappointing to see because he was in such a good state. He looked like a real threat; he was getting some consistency, some flow into the team and he looked like a real threat, so it's a big miss for us.

Cole is probably the only one that we need to assess a little bit. The rest are okay, just recovering from last week. He already made a huge effort [against United] to try and play the game. He tried Saturday morning, he was not 100%, but he wanted to be there to help his team-mates in that kind of game.

I thought we were terrific. I thought it was an unbelievable performance. We have got six or seven first team players missing which would obviously help contribute a lot, tonight we made eight changes, we lose the keeper in the warm-up and lose Dan Kelly after 20 minutes, it's certainly been challenging.

My honest opinion is that you have to look at the jobs that Sean Dyche has done at Burnley, what he did at Everton. He stabilised the club, at least he is going to put structure in there. What Manchester United need right now is structure. That is something they do not have. That's a man that will come in and make the team a lot better than what we are all seeing at the moment.

Wolves scored twice inside the final eight minutes to earn their first win of the 2025/26 season and beat West Ham at home in the EFL Cup in one of two all-Premier League tie on the first night of the second round. Brentford claimed consecutive victories, following up their home defeat of Aston Villa in the top flight on Saturday by winning at Bournemouth. League Two side Cambridge United produced the greatest shock, winning 3-1 against Championship visitors Charlton Athletic.

Despite cruising their way to Premier League safety last season, the Midlands-based outfit collected just a single point from any of their final four top-flight appearances. Getting the new campaign underway with what was a nightmare 4-0 drumming at the hands of Manchester City, the former Botafogo boss has seen his squad suffer consecutive defeats from their first two Premier League showdowns.

Starting with the hosts, while Bournemouth might have got the 2025/26 campaign underway with an action-packed 4-2 defeat away at defending champions Liverpool on August 15th, Andoni Iraola's men should take plenty of positives from their bright start to proceedings. Putting a maiden Premier League victory on the board last weekend as they landed a 1-0 victory at home against Wolves, the former Rayo Vallecano boss has seen his squad gain plenty of plaudits from across England's elite.

Stockport County is a standout top-six contender with seven points from their first three League One appearances, showcasing impressive form and clinical finishing.

David Hughes criticized the EFL for scheduling an EFL Cup tie before the League season, saying it put players at risk, especially with no games the following week. He expressed concern over fairness towards his players, emphasizing their preparation and the possible injuries incurred due to the tight schedule. He highlighted the risk of injuries after a six-week training block designed to position the players for a successful start to the season. Hughes believed this scheduling was not in the players' best interest.