In this article, we take a look at the home and away attendances from the Carabao Cup First Round which played out in midweek.
Gillingham pulled off a ‘cupset’, this time against Southampton with a comfortable 3-1 win as Ashley Nadesan broke the deadlock early in the first half and Robbie McKenzie’s double put Neil Harris’ side firmly in the driving seat. Carlos Alcaraz got one back for Championship side but it was only a consolation.
League Two outfit AFC Wimbledon produced a surprise late comeback to shock Championship outfit Coventry City, with the hosts coming from behind to knock the Sky Blues out of the competition at the first hurdle.
Facing a team ranked two divisions higher than themselves, Crewe Alexandra won on spot kicks against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday evening.
The Railwaymen went ahead on the stroke of half time through skipper Luke Offord, but that goal was cancelled out by Black Cats starlet Chris Rigg, who became the League Cup’s youngest-ever scorer when he levelled for the hosts in the second period.
In the shootout, Liverpool loanee Harvey Davies was between the sticks for Crewe. The teenager saved Pierre Ekwah’s penalty as the League Two team keep a 100% success rate from 12 yards to win 5-3 on penalties.
Newly appointed Doncaster boss Grant McCann enjoyed a return to the MKM Stadium for the first time since his exit from the Club to face his ex-employers Hull City in a Yorkshire derby.
When the Tigers scored inside three minutes courtesy of Oscar Estupinan, the visitors might have feared what was in store for the night, but striker George Miller was the saviour, at the double either side of the break for League Two team Doncaster in a 2-1 victory.
Miller notched his 50th senior career goal in the process as McCann’s men advanced to Round Two.
Just 38 minutes into Salford’s game at Preston, the Ammies had stormed into a 2-0 lead over the Lilywhites and had been looking good for a place in Round Two. Ben Woodburn and Duane Holmes were on target for Neil Wood’s men.
Preston however got themselves back in it to earn a 2-2 draw with Connor McLennan scoring both goals for North End which was how it finished after 90 minutes before the tie went straight to penalties at Deepdale.
Preston’s Ryan Ledson missed the first spot kick for the hosts and, after all four Salford takers converted, Mads Frokjaer blasted his spot-kick wide to give the League Two team a 4-2 victory in the shootout.
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Right, time to see who got the highest attendance in midweek…
1) Leeds United (0) 2-1 (1) Shrewsbury Town – 35,129
2) Ipswich Town (1) 2-0 (0) Bristol Rovers – 15,047
3) Sheffield Wednesday (0) 1-1 (4-1 p) (1) Stockport County – 10,886
4) Sunderland (0) 1-1 (3-5 p) (1) Crewe Alexandra – 10,763
5) Stoke City (1) 2-1 (0) West Bromwich Albion – 10,583
6) Plymouth Argyle (2) 2-0 (0) Leyton Orient – 10,324
7) Wrexham (0) 0-0 (4-2 p) (0) Wigan Athletic – 9,736
8) Bristol City (2) 5-1 (1) Oxford United – 9,661
9) Huddersfield Town (1) 2-3 (1) Middlesbrough – 8,057
10) Gillingham (1) 3-1 (0) Southampton – 7,775
11) Derby County (0) 0-2 (2) Blackpool – 7,033
12) Swansea City (1) 3-0 (0) Northampton Town – 6,923
13) Preston North End (1) 2-2 (2-4 p) (2) Salford City – 6,790
14) Hull City (1) 1-2 (1) Doncaster Rovers – 6,577
15) Notts County (0) 0-2 (1) Lincoln City – 6,468
16) Blackburn Rovers (2) 4-3 (2)Walsall – 6,173
17) Cardiff City (2) 2-2 (3-0 p) (2) Colchester United – 5,158
18) Bolton Wanderers (1) 1-0 (0) Barrow – 4,871
19) AFC Wimbledon (0) 2-1 (1) Coventry City – 4,781
20) Millwall (0) 0-4 (1) Reading – 4,738
21) Burton Albion (0) 0-2 (2) Leicester City – 4,631
22) Stevenage (1) 1-1 (4-3 p) (1) Watford – 4,495
23) Barnsley (1) 2-2 (6-7 p) (1) Tranmere Rovers – 4,343
24) Cheltenham Town (0) 0-2 (2) Birmingham City – 4,026
25) Exeter City (0) 2-1 (1) Crawley Town – 3,560
26) Peterborough United (1) 1-1 (4-1 p) (0) Swindon Town – 3,440
27) Mansfield Town (1) 2-0 (0) Grimsby Town – 3,123
28) Rotherham United (1) 1-1 (4-2 p) (1) Morecambe – 2,834
29) Port Vale (1) 3-2 (1) Fleetwood Town – 2,743
30) Newport County (0) 3-1 (1) Charlton Athletic – 2,600
31) Accrington Stanley (0) 1-1 (1-4 p) (1) Bradford City – 2,368
32) Harrogate Town (1) 1-0 (0) Carlisle United – 2,177
33) Forest Green Rovers (1) 1-3 (1) Portsmouth – 1,868
34) Sutton United (1) 2-2 (6-5 p) (1) Cambridge United – 1,761
Milton Keynes Dons (0) 0-2 (0) Wycombe Wanderers – TBC
This is who took the biggest following in midweek:
1) Middlesbrough fans at Huddersfield Town – 2,300
2,300 Middlesbrough fans at Huddersfield tonight. #boro pic.twitter.com/06GPAc5xrS
— Football Away Days (@AwayDays_) August 8, 2023
2) Stockport County fans at Sheffield Wednesday – 2,138
3) Birmingham City fans at Cheltenham Town – 1,945
4) Leicester City fans at Burton Albion – 1,940
5) Southampton fans at Gillingham – 1,775
6) Lincoln City fans at Notts County – 1,744
7) Watford fans at Stevenage – 1,373
8) West Bromwich Albion fans at Stoke City – 1,357
9) Bradford City fans at Accrington Stanley – 1,350
10) Shrewsbury Town fans at Leeds United – 1,225
11) Oxford United fans at Bristol City – 1,201
12) Coventry City fans at AFC Wimbledon – 1,189
13) Wigan Athletic fans at Wrexham – 1,044
14) Portsmouth fans at Forest Green Rovers – 1,037
15) Doncaster Rovers fans at Hull City – 915
16) Reading fans at Millwall – 900*
17) Charlton Athletic fans at Newport County – 617
18) Walsall fans at Blackburn Rovers – 579
19) Barrow fans at Bolton Wanderers – 576
20) Cambridge United fans at Sutton United – 525
21) Grimsby Town fans at Mansfield Town – 512
22) Wycombe Wanderers at Milton Keynes Dons – 500*
23) Carlisle United fans at Harrogate Town – 450
24) Tranmere Rovers fans at Barnsley – 439
25) Salford City fans at Preston North End – 413
26) Blackpool fans at Derby County – 400*
27) Swindon Town fans at Peterborough United – 366
28) Crewe Alexandra fans at Sunderland – 213
29) Leyton Orient fans at Plymouth Argyle – 147
30) Bristol Rovers fans at Ipswich Town – 123
31) Morecambe fans at Rotherham United – 111
32) Fleetwood Town fans at Port Vale – 92
33) Crawley Town fans at Exeter City – 84
Northampton Town fans at Swansea City – TBC
Colchester United fans at Cardiff City – TBC
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