NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Newcastle United knocked top-tier rivals Nottingham Forest out of the League Cup 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw on Wednesday as Premier League Ipswich Town and Bournemouth also went out at the first hurdle.
Fourth-tier AFC Wimbledon emerged as second-round giant-killers, beating promoted Ipswich 4-2 on spot kicks after a lively 2-2 draw in front of a crowd of 7,900 in south-west London.
They were rewarded in the draw with a third-round home game against Newcastle.
Bournemouth were beaten 1-0 by West Ham United in an all-Premier League clash settled by an 88th-minute, deflected Jarrod Bowen goal at the London Stadium.
West Ham’s next opponents will be holders Liverpool at Anfield, with the draw pitting Premier League champions Manchester City at home against second-tier Watford while Arsenal host League One’s Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates.
Manchester United have a home game against League One Barnsley at Old Trafford, Tottenham Hotspur must travel to second-tier Coventry and losing 2024 finalists Chelsea host fourth-tier Barrow.
Newcastle had been playing for just 19 seconds at the City Ground when Alexander Isak had a shot pushed away and Joe Willock, who soon limped off with a thigh injury, turned it in for his first goal since February.
WINNING PENALTY
Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali played 62 minutes on his return from a 10-month ban for betting breaches, and could have scored early on, but Newcastle’s lead disappeared five minutes after the break when Jota Silva equalised with a half-volley.
Sean Longstaff then scored the winning penalty after Forest’s Ibrahim Sangare and Taiwo Awoniyi fluffed their efforts.
“Shoot-outs are always a lottery, our lads dealt with that pressure really well and full credit to the lads keeping their composure,” said manager Eddie Howe, who added that they had practised penalties the day before.
Ipswich Town were 2-1 down and heading for the exit in regular time when Conor Chaplin headed in an 86th-minute equaliser to force the shoot-out.
The Dons’ goalkeeper Owen Goodman then saved from Jack Taylor and Omari Hutchinson.
“The underdog story in football. It’s another amazing night and another chapter in that story,” Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson told the BBC.
“We always have to do it the hard way as a football club, but we find a way.”
There were goals galore at Championship side Cardiff City who came from behind three times against Southampton only to lose 5-3 to the Premier League visitors after stoppage-time strikes by James Bree and Cameron Archer.
Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brentford, with England striker Ivan Toney absent pending interest from other clubs, beat Burnley and Colchester United 2-0 and 1-0 respectively.
Goncalo Guedes scored either side of halftime to send Wolves through while Brentford goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson saved a Jack Payne penalty after Keane Lewis-Potter scored in the 45th.
The second round marked the start of the competition for those Premier League clubs not playing in Europe, with the rest joining in the third round and matches played in the weeks commencing Sept. 16 and 23.
