Premier League sides Newcastle, Everton and Fulham strolled into the League Cup third round with convincing wins over lower league opponents on Wednesday.
Premier League sides Newcastle, Everton and Fulham strolled into the League Cup third round with convincing wins over lower league opponents on Wednesday.
Newcastle, fresh from their 6-0 demolition of Aston Villa on Sunday, eased to a 3-2 win over Accrington Stanley, while Everton defeated Huddersfield 5-1 to claim their first victory of the season. Mark Hughes' Fulham romped to a 6-0 win against League Two Port Vale.
Newcastle boss Chris Hughton rested the entire team that beat Villa and named a young side captained by Shola Ameobi.
Ryan Taylor hammered Hughton's side into the lead in the 36th minute with an unstoppable 30-yard drive.
Newcastle's stand-ins lost some of their momentum after taking the lead and Ray Putterill levelled for the hosts with a superb strike from just outside the penalty area on the stroke of half-time.
Perked up by Hughton's half-time team-talk, Newcastle regained the advantage three minutes after the break as Ameobi drove home following a long throw which unhinged the Accrington defence.
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