Carabao Cup roundup: Coventry crash out to League Two Northampton
11-Aug-2021 23:02:04 | The Guardian
- Cobblers’ Kion Etete sinks Championship Sky Blues on debut
- Blackpool thrash Middlesbrough 3-0, Forest beat Bradford 2-1
Kion Etete marked his Northampton debut with a second-half double as the League Two side came from behind to dump Coventry out of the Carabao Cup.
The Championship side started well and were ahead inside 13 minutes when Jordan Shipley’s cross found Jamie Allen and the midfielder teed up Tyler Walker to poke home, but Etete’s two goals secured a 2-1 first-round win for the Cobblers.
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