League Two side Crawley provided the biggest shock of the Carabao Cup second round on Tuesday as they knocked out Premier League side Fulham – a team ranked 73 places above them in the English football pyramid.
Kevin Betsy’s side sit second bottom of the English Football League following a single point from five games but deservedly progressed to round three thanks to goals from captain Tom Nichols and Liverpool loanee James Balagizi.
Marco Silva made 10 changes to the side that beat Brentford 3-2 last time out in the Premier League but not even the ?16m signing of Issa Diop on debut could deny former Fulham striker Betsy a scalp over his old club.
Walsall 0-1 Charlton
Charlton reached the Carabao Cup third round for only the second time in 14 seasons with a 1-0 win at League Two side Walsall.
The League One visitors made eight changes, but Diallang Jaiyesimi’s cool second-half finish proved enough to see off a spirited Saddlers side.
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