Summary

  • 29 Carabao Cup matches on Saturday

  • West Ham come from behind to beat Portsmouth; Burnley beat League One Notts County on penalties

  • Millwall goalkeeper Lukas Jensen saves four QPR pens in shoot-out victory; Derby 1-2 Lincoln; Swansea 0-1 Birmingham

  • Norwich, Cardiff, Blackburn, Preston, Stoke, Watford all progress; Bolton knocked out by Sheffield Wednesday

  • 17:30 BST results: Cheltenham 1-3 Charlton, Colchester 0-2 Southampton & Rotherham 1-4 West Brom

  • Winners go into second-round draw on Monday

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  1. goal

    GOAL: Burton 1-0 Blackburnpublished at 15:14 BST 8 August

    Zac Scutt (14 mins)

    Blackburn trail League One to Burton Albion!

    Kyran Lofthouse takes a strike which is beaten out by Rovers keeper Balazs Toth but young striker Zac Scutt is in the right place at the right time to slot home.

  2. Postpublished at 15:14 BST 8 August

    Swansea 0-0 Birmingham

    Swansea are starting brightly in front of their home crowd.

    Cameron Burgess gets his head on the ball following a corner but it goes above the bar.

  3. 'Portsmouth are pressingpublished at 15:14 BST 8 August

    West Ham 0-0 Portsmouth

    Guy Whittingham
    Former Portsmouth manager on BBC Radio Solent

    It's been a good few minutes that Portsmouth have had. They've had a couple of corners.

    Defensively when West Ham have got it at the back - if they've gained possession then Portsmouth will press if they can and if not they'll drop off to a sort of mid-block.

    If it's there to press then Portsmouth are pressing, they're not being worried about the ability that these West Ham players. They're going to put them under pressure and it's good to see.

  4. Pompey fans making early noisepublished at 15:13 BST 8 August

    West Ham 0-0 Portsmouth

    Dan George
    BBC Sport at the London Stadium

    The London StadiumImage source, BBC Sport

    Here's the 9,000 plus Portsmouth fans who have made the trip to east London today.

    They do travel in good numbers typically but even this is impressive by their standards.

    After ten minutes we're yet to see much from either side.

  5. goal

    GOAL: QPR 0-1 Millwallpublished at 15:12 BST 8 August

    Luke Cundle (53 mins)

    It's completely against the run of play and it's a bit of a howler from debutant QPR goalkeeper Pierce Charles.

    Camiel Neghli sends in a cross from the left and Manchester City loanee Charles makes a hash of the catch and drops it on the goalline.

    Luke Cundle is there to tap in the easiest goal he will ever score.

    Charles hasn't had a save to make but it's Millwall who lead and they won't care one bit.

  6. GREAT SAVE!published at 15:12 BST 8 August

    QPR 0-0 Millwall

    QPR are really pushing for an opener. Debutant Boy Kemper flicks on a corner at the near post but it's well saved by Millwall goalkeeper Lukas Jensen, reacting well to keep out a close range effort.

  7. goal

    GOAL: Cardiff 0-1 Swindonpublished at 15:11 BST 8 August

    Gabriel Osho own goal (9 mins)

    Could we have a shock on the cards in the Welsh capital?

    Young Swindon forward Louis Millard fires the ball across the box and it is turned into his own net via an unfortunate deflection by Gabriel Osho.

    Ian Holloway's side lead!

  8. CLOSE!published at 15:11 BST 8 August

    Watford 0-0 Crawley

    Othmane Maamma's shot is tipped over the bar by Crawley's veteran keeper Vito Mannone after the defence is called into action.

    Watford have all the early pressure at Vicarage Road.

  9. Postpublished at 15:09 BST 8 August

    QPR 0-0 Millwall

    A rare chance at Loftus Road and QPR almost take the lead.

    It drops to Amadou Mbengue on the right and the angle is tight. He hits the target but Lukas Jensen saves well.

    And then the flag is up anyway for offside against Richard Kone, so it wouldn't have counted.

  10. CLOSE!published at 15:09 BST 8 August

    Sheff Wed 0-0 Bolton

    Thierry Gale, under pressure from a horde of Wednesday defenders, punts the ball into the middle of the box ready for new Bolton signing Luca Stephenson to take aim.

    It's a big chance for the 22-year-old to make his mark but he shoots just wide.

  11. goal

    GOAL: Norwich 2-0 MK Donspublished at 15:09 BST 8 August

    Anis Slimane (7 mins)

    This could be a long afternoon for MK Dons...

    Once more, Mo Toure is involved.

    This time he unselfishly sets up Anis Slimane, who is so cool here, chopping back inside to put the defender on his backside before calmly passing the ball into the corner.

  12. Taste of the local radio...published at 15:08 BST 8 August

    #bbcefl

    BBC Local Radio

    Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham commentating at London StadiumImage source, BBC Sport
    Image caption,

    Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham

    We will be bringing you a taste of the live commentary from some of the big games for this Saturday of EFL Cup action.

    We will have commentary from West Ham v Portsmouth, Colchester v Southampton, Leicester v Northampton and Rotherham v West Brom.

    Our commentary team Andrew Moon and Guy Whittingham are in place at The London Stadium.

  13. YELLOW CARDpublished at 15:07 BST 8 August

    Preston 0-0 Huddersfield

    It's the first card of the match as Huddersfield's Lynden Gooch goes into the referee's book.

    Sebastian Stockbridge awards Preston a free kick.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:07 BST 8 August

    EFL Cup first round

    Doing the 92 resumes again today for me. Ground 68 today at Stockport County. Just had a great chat with one of the stewards. Swapping life stories in the sunshine. After all the recent nonsense about corruption, let's not forget football brings a joyful sense of community. I love football!

    Daniel, Derby

    We love it too, Daniel!

  15. Postpublished at 15:05 BST 8 August

    QPR 0-0 Millwall

    We are also back under way for the second half at Loftus Road.

  16. Postpublished at 15:04 BST 8 August

    Leicester 0-0 Northampton

    It's an early chance for Northampton as their new striker Harvey Saunders steals the ball from Leicester's back line, but his effort is comfortably saved by Jakub Stolarczyk.

  17. goal

    GOAL: Derby 0-1 Lincolnpublished at 15:03 BST 8 August

    Ben House (3 mins)

    How about that?

    Lincoln City have just enjoyed their best season for six decades and now they're 1-0 up inside three minutes of the new campaign.

    Ben House meets a corner with his head and it finds the back of the net via a deflection off Matt Clarke.

  18. goal

    GOAL: Norwich 1-0 MK Donspublished at 15:03 BST 8 August

    Mo Toure (1 mins)

    What a start to the season for Norwich City!

    It's an absolutely gorgeous strike as well, just 45 seconds in, from Mo Toure.

    At a tight angle, he absolutely lashes one in high into the roof of the net.

    Toure, who swapped his squad number with injured Ali Ahmed in midweek, shows how he means to go about his business this season!

  19. Postpublished at 15:03 BST 8 August

    Burnley 0-0 Notts County

    Burnley are straight onto the attack at Turf Moor and win a corner inside 20 seconds.

    Hannibal Mejbri floats it to the near post but County can clear.

    The Clarets will want a big reaction in their first competitive game since relegation from the Premier League.

  20. 'It will be a tough game'published at 15:01 BST 8 August

    Leicester 0-0 Northampton

    Matt Piper
    Former Foxes winger on BBC Radio Leicester

    It is really important in the first game of the season to go and get a win.

    It means you get off to a good start, but I think it will be a tough game and Northampton have brought a fair few fans with them, and I think they will give a good show.

    Every team this season will want to beat this team in League One, so they need to get off to a good start here to show everyone.