Fulham can at least now concentrate more on its primary goal of Premier League survival.
In the second round of the English League Cup on Wednesday, fourth-tier Crawley defeated Fulham 2-0 despite fielding a lineup mostly made up of peripheral players.
After being promoted back to the Premier League, Fulham’s first team players have performed significantly better this year. They have drawn with Liverpool and Wolverhampton and then defeated Brentford on Sunday to start the season unblemished.
Tom Nichols’ goal for the Red Devils in the 16th minute gave them the advantage right away. Before pretending to have a leg injury and turning it into a twerking farce to the pleasure of the crowd, Nichols started to celebrate his goal.
James Balagizi’s goal for Crawley immediately after the restart ensured they made the most of the meagre 33% of possession they had during the game.
“We were relentless in our pressing and our application,” said Crawley manager Kevin Betsy, whose team has one point from five league games this season. “We stuck to the game plan extremely well. It worked. It was a fantastic night for everyone. ”
Leicester and Bournemouth needed to win penalty shootouts against lower-league opposition to avoid slipping to the same fate as Fulham in the round that sees Premier League teams enter the competition, except for those clubs in Europe.
After a scoreless first 90 minutes, Leicester’s goalkeeper Daniel Iversen stopped three penalty kicks to help his team defeat fourth-tier Stockport 3-1 in a shootout. Bournemouth defeated second-tier Norwich 5-3 in a penalty shootout. The score in that game was 2-2.
Aston Villa, Everton, Wolves, and Crystal Palace were among the other elite teams to advance.
The greatest winner was Villa, which defeated third-tier Bolton 4-1 thanks to goals from Danny Ings, Lucas Digne, and Leon Bailey in the second half.
Demarai Gray scored Everton’s goal in a 1-0 win at third-tier Fleetwood. Wolves beat second-tier Preston 2-1, and Palace won 2-0 at third-tier Oxford United.
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Carabao Cup elimination of Fulham by twerking fourth-tier club
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