Home and Away Attendances from the Carabao Cup Second Round

In this article, we take a look at the home and away attendances from the Carabao Cup Second Round which played out in midweek.

While Goal of the Round might be up for some debate, you can certainly say the best celebration undoubtedly goes to Wolves striker Raul Jimenez.

The Mexican international revisited his pre-season goal celebration in Wolves’ 2-1 victory over Preston North End which saw the West Midlands outfit book a place into the third round, see the draw HERE.

Jimenez, who started the game, opened the scoring inside eight minutes to give the hosts the lead and, shortly after put the ball comfortably into the net, before going behind the goal, picked up and place on his face an eyepatch and held a pirate’s hook to mark his first strike of the season.

Tuesday evening also saw upsets, a boost to Crawley Town as attentions turned from struggling in League Two to going on a run in the Carabao Cup. Despite sitting second-bottom in the standings, the Red Devils overcame Premier League opposition Fulham 2-0 on home soil to progress.

The hosts struck either side of the break, with goals from skipper Tom Nichols in the first period before Liverpool loanee James Balagizi doubled Crawley’s tally after the restart, to stun the Cottagers in what was hailed as a “fantastic night” at Broadfield Stadium.

It was in September 2018 when Crystal Palace last won in this competition – when the South Londoners beat West Bromwich Albion to make it through to Round Four – prior to Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Oxford United.

However, the Premier League side broke their duck, winning 2-0 against the U’s with two late goals, to sail through to the third round this season.

Odsonne Edouard opened the scoring in the second half and Luka Milivojevic made sure that Palace advanced, slotting home in the 90th minute from the penalty spot.

In a first-ever meeting between Cambridge United and Southampton, it was the Saints who came out on top, easing pressure with a 3-0 win at the Abbey Stadium.

Striker Che Adams made it four goals in three appearances across all competitions, notching a brace on the night, but it was 17-year-old Dominic Ballard who stole the headlines for Southampton. The youngster scored on his debut in the final minutes of the game to cap off his professional bow.

The Hillsborough faithful had quite the night watching Sheffield Wednesday cruised to a 3-0 win over Rochdale on Tuesday evening.

Jaden Brown, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Dennis Adeniran all made the score-sheet for the South Yorkshire side, each one attempting to better the other as they hit long-range efforts.

But the Owls trio arguably competition from elsewhere, with Wolves’ Adama Traore summoning a spectacular strike in their victory over the Lilywhites; Nottingham Forest’s Ryan Yates producing a fine finish as Steve Cooper’s men sank Grimsby Town, and Louie Sibley on target for Derby County against West Brom.

Right, time to see who got the highest attendance in midweek…

1) Leeds United (2) 3-1 (1) Barnsley – 35,472

THE OTHERS:
2) Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) 2-1 (0) Preston North End – 21,946
3) Norwich City (1) 2-2 (3-5p) (1) AFC Bournemouth – 20,647
4) Bolton Wanderers (1) 1-4 (1) Aston Villa – 20,064
5) Tranmere Rovers (1) 1-2 (1) Newcastle United – 10,961
6) Derby County (1) 1-0 (0) West Bromwich Albion – 10,638
7) Stockport County (0) 0-0 (1-3p) (0) Leicester City – 10,301
8) Oxford United (0) 0-2 (0) Crystal Palace – 9,564
9) Sheffield Wednesday (3) 3-0 (0) Rochdale – 9,045
10) Watford (0) 0-2 (1) Milton Keynes Dons – 8,891
11) Grimsby Town (0) 0-3 (2) Nottingham Forest – 8,418
12) Bradford City (1) 1-2 (2) Blackburn Rovers – 7,821
13) Cambridge United (0) 0-3 (1) Southampton – 6,733
14) Crawley Town (1) 2-0 (0) Fulham – 5,577
15) Colchester United (0) 0-2 (1) Brentford – 5,516
16) Fleetwood Town (0) 0-1 (1) Everton – 4,267
17) Newport County (1) 3-2 (2) Portsmouth – 3,866
18) Shrewsbury Town (0) 0-1 (0) Burnley – 3,819
19) Forest Green Rovers (0) 0-3 (2) Brighton & Hove Albion – 3,812
20) Rotherham United (0) 0-1 (0) Morecambe – 3,808
21) Wycombe Wanderers (0) 1-3 (1) Bristol City – 3,116
22) Barrow (1) 2-2 (1-3p) (1) Lincoln City – 3,011
23) Walsall (0) 0-1 (0) Charlton Athletic – 2,954
24) Stevenage (0) 1-0 (0) Peterborough United – 2,292
25) Gillingham (0) 0-0 (6-5p) (0) Exeter City – 2,127

This is who took the biggest following in midweek:

1) Aston Villa fans at Bolton Wanderers – 5,179

THE OTHERS:
2) Barnsley fans at Leeds United – 2,695
3) Newcastle United fans at Tranmere Rovers – 2,200*
4) West Bromwich Albion fans at Derby County – 2,138
5) Milton Keynes Dons fans at Watford – 1,600*
6) Blackburn Rovers fans at Bradford City – 1,505
7) Southampton fans at Cambridge United – 1,451
8) Preston North End fans at Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1,406
9) Crystal Palace fans at Oxford United – 1,352
10) Fulham fans at Crawley Town – 1,338
11) Nottingham Forest fans at Grimsby Town – 1,205
12) Everton fans at Fleetwood Town – 1,128
13) Brighton & Hove Albion fans at Forest Green Rovers – 1,200
14) Leicester City fans at Stockport County – 1,128
15) Bristol City fans at Wycombe Wanderers – 1,040
16) Portsmouth fans at Newport County – 911
17) Brentford fans at Colchester United – 816
18) Burnley fans at Shrewsbury Town – 727
19) Rochdale fans at Sheffield Wednesday – TBC (700*)
20) Peterborough United fans at Stevenage – 542
21) Charlton Athletic fans at Walsall – 367
22) Exeter City fans at Gillingham – 257
23) Morecambe fans at Rotherham United – 172
24) Lincoln City fans at Barrow – 135
AFC Bournemouth fans at Norwich City – TBC