Carabao Cup: Preston stun Everton at Goodison, Millwall keeper saves four penalties
In Carabao Cup second-round action, Championship side Preston North End pulled off a notable upset by defeating Premier League club Everton at Goodison Park. The result adds to Everton's early-season struggles and raises further questions about the Toffees' direction. In another dramatic fixture, Millwall advanced via a penalty shootout in which their goalkeeper saved four spot-kicks, an extraordinary individual performance. The article rounds up other Carabao Cup results from the evening's ties.
Read the full story at theguardian.comAn early-round cup upset featuring a Premier League side losing at home to lower-division opposition is a significant signal for both teams' seasons. For Everton, a Goodison defeat to Preston deepens any early-season crisis narrative and could increase pressure on the manager and squad. For Preston, it is a confidence-building scalp but limited predictive value for league form. Millwall's goalkeeping heroics are a one-off shootout event with negligible carryover to open play.
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