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Carabao Cup roundup: Stevenage and Bradford upset Championship sides

09-Aug-2022 22:22:37 | The Guardian

• Stevenage beat Reading 2-1 with Danny Rose goal
• Morecambe beat Stoke 5-3 on penalties

Stevenage produced one of the shocks of the Carabao Cup first round as they beat Championship side Reading 2-1 thanks to a late winner from Danny Rose.

Stevenage dominated a scrappy first half, going ahead early on when the 19-year-old loanee Saxon Earley scored from inside the home area. Reading levelled in the 63rd minute through Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan’s first goal for the club but Rose pounced one minute from time to send the Hertfordshire side through.