Super Eagles duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were in super form Wednesday scoring two goals as Leicester made it through to round two with a dominant win over Burton at the Pirelli Stadium.
Kelechi Iheanacho’s nonchalant finish and Wilfred Ndidi’s thumping strike in the first half put the Championship team firmly in control and they never looked like surrendering their lead.
Burton struggled for most of the match and also suffered an injury to key forward Cole Stockton, who was forced off before half-time with what appeared to be a muscle strain. Elsewhere,Summer signing Jason Knight scored twice as Bristol City thrashed Oxford United 5-1 in an entertaining clash at Ashton Gate.
Oxford’s Billy Bodin cancelled out Harry Cornick’s opener, but Knight’s brace either side of the interval put the hosts in charge before Nahki Wells and Kal Naismith added further goals.
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Championship Cardiff surrendered a two-goal lead and needed a penalty shoot-out to secure victory against League Two Colchester.
Rubin Colwill and Kion Etete gave Cardiff a two-goal lead before John Akinde and Joe Taylor equalised for Colchester before half-time.
But in the shoot-out, Jak Alnwick saved Colchester’s first three attempts from Jayden Fevrier, Junior Tchamadeu and Tom Hopper to help the Bluebirds through.Transfer: Why Ndidi contacted Yobo, Emenike over Fenerbahce move
Ipswich also made it through as Jack Taylor and Sone Aluke ensured a 2-0 victory over League One side Bristol Rovers.
League Two side AFC Wimbledon produced another Carabao Cup shock by scoring two late goals to dump last season’s Championship play-off finalists Coventry out in the first round.