Carabao Cup results & review: Man United need penalties to beat Rochdale after 16-year-old Luke Matheson stuns Old Trafford

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Wednesday's League Cup results

• Brighton and Hove Albion 1-3 Aston Villa
• Burton Albion 2-0 Bournemouth
• Chelsea 7-1 Grimsby Town
• MK Dons 0-2 Liverpool
• Oxford United 4-0 West Ham United
• Sheffield United 0-1 Sunderland
• Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Reading (Wolves win 4-2 on penalties)
• Manchester United 1-1 Rochdale (United win 5-3 on penalties)

Wednesday Review

Sergio Romero saved Manchester United from an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit but the way Rochdale pushed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to penalties raises serious questions.

Reeling from a rudderless performance in Sunday's Premier League loss at West Ham, a much-changed United side showed few signs of improvement in Wednesday's third-round clash against the side from 20 miles away.

Mason Greenwood fired United ahead in the second half, only for 16-year-old Luke Matheson to secure Brian Barry-Murphy's Rochdale a hard-fought 1-1 draw, a penalty shoot-out and send their 7,000 visiting fans wild.

Back-up goalkeeper Romero's save from Jimmy Keohane's attempt was the difference as Solskjaer's side emerged as 5-3 victors, but the outcome could not disguise a poor performance against the side 17th in League One.

United were toothless and underwhelming throughout, with World Cup winner Paul Pogba, back after an ankle injury, wasting the best chance of a one-sided first half.

But Rochdale played with confidence that belied their lowly standing and were a stunning Aaron Wan-Bissaka goal-line clearance away from scoring through Callum Camps.

The visitors were given a hero's reception at full-time given the way they pushed United all the way.

Karl Robinson masterminded another upset as Oxford reached the fourth round for the first time in 22 years following a 3-0 win over West Ham at the Kassam Stadium.

Second-half goals by Elliott Moore, Matty Taylor, Tariqe Fosu and Shandon Baptiste gave the U's a deserved victory.

Robinson, who led MK Dons to a 4-0 win over Manchester United in this competition five years ago, watched his current side put on a show, but it was a bitterly disappointing night for Manuel Pellegrini's men.

Last season's beaten semi-finalists Burton continued their love affair with the competition by winning 2-0 at home to the Premier League's fifth-placed team Bournemouth, who also made 10 changes.

Oliver Sarkic put them ahead in the 14th-minute and Nathan Broadhead's late goal secured victory over a team 52 places above them in a match affected by power failures which caused a 28-minute delay.

A much-changed Liverpool side eased past MK Dons and into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Jurgen Klopp altered his entire starting line-up for the trip to stadium:mk as Harvey Elliott became the youngest player to start a competitive match for the club.

The 16-year-old put in an accomplished display and twice hit the crossbar as James Milner profited from terrible goalkeeping from Stuart Moore to put the Reds in front before Ki-Jana Hoever wrapped up a comfortable 2-0 victory.

Elliott hit the crossbar twice - one in the first half from close range and then with a fine shot in stoppage time.

Frank Lampard got a first home win as Chelsea boss under his belt as his youthful side thumped League Two Grimsby 7-1 in the Carabao Cup.

Goals from Ross Barkley, Michy Batshuayi's brace, Pedro, Kurt Zouma, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi ensured an ultimately comfortable passage into round four.

But the bigger picture was Lampard handing debuts to four academy graduates as well as a first start for Billy Gilmour.

Gilmour was a stand-out performer in midfield and fellow rookies James and Marc Guehi also impressed, while there was a welcome return for England winger Hudson-Odoi, his first appearance since picking up an Achilles injury in April.

Aston Villa cruised into the fourth round, with substitute Jack Grealish sealing a comfortable 3-1 win over a young Brighton side.

First-half goals from Jota and Conor Hourihane saw Villa seize control of the all-Premier League clash at the Amex Stadium.

A header from 17-year-old defender Haydon Roberts gave the inexperienced hosts hope of forcing a penalty shoot-out, before Grealish slammed home a powerful half-volley to put the result beyond doubt.

Max Power's superb 25-yard strike saw Sunderland reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Premier League side Sheffield United.

The Sky Bet League One team, finalists in this competition as recently as 2014, led courtesy of Power's ninth-minute effort and it was them who came closest to scoring the game's second goal when Luke O'Nien's shot struck a post in the second half.

The opening seven minutes aside, the Blades offered very little and few could deny Sunderland their victory.

Wolves beat Reading 4-2 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 Carabao Cup draw that saw the home side have two players stretchered off and finish with 10 men.

Debutant Bruno Jordao put Wolves ahead but was carried off injured before half-time after a challenge with Charlie Adam.

Lucas Boye headed Reading level in the ninth minute of time added on after substitute Meritan Shabani - another Wolves debutant - had also left the field injured.

In the shootout, captain for the night Ruben Neves, Jesus Vallejo, Ryan Bennett and Ruben Vinagre kept their nerve to score for Wolves, while John Swift's effort was saved by John Ruddy and Boye ballooned over the bar.

Fourth Round Draw

• Everton v Watford
• Aston Villa v Wolves
• Manchester City v Southampton
• Burton v Leicester
• Crawley v Colchester
• Chelsea v Man United
• Oxford v Sunderland
• Liverpool v Arsenal

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