EFL Cup

Plus, Man City to host Chelsea in third round while Man Utd welcome Aston Villa to Old Trafford.

He picked a team with the aim of proving that Leeds have the strength in depth to challenge for success on multiple fronts. A confrontation between the home side’s Cody Drameh and Barnsley’s former Leeds trainee Liam Kitching led to a free-for-all that ended with both players in the book. Sinisterra, signed for £21 million from Feyenoord last month, marked his first start with a beautifully taken opening goal, and played a part in the two that Klich added. This year’s League Cup and FA Cup must be a priority enabling a new regime to create a greater wedge with the misery of their recent past, when the domestic cups seemed to be wantonly tossed aside to focus on staying in the Premier League. There must still have been a tinge of trepidation in the away stands when Howe made ten changes to the side which went toe-to-toe with the champions last weekend. For the moment, Howe can ride the crest of a wave of optimism as his club embraces the fresh possibilities. None typified that more than Trippier, who sprinkled his class within thirty seconds of being introduced for the stricken Emil Krafth, his corner feeding Lascelles for a timely Newcastle equaliser on 40 minutes. But it was a far-from-straightforward night for Jesse Marsch’s side, with their League One opponents bringing plenty of bite to a Yorkshire derby that at times threatened to boil over. Evidently a late developer, he celebrated his memorable moment as Tranmere’s right back Josh Dacres-Cogley exposed Newcastle’s high defensive line and picked out the centre-forward. Tranmere deserve credit for engaging Newcastle in a prolonged scrap for victory at Prenton Park. What we did well was to dig in and find a way to win.” Manchester City fans will always look fondly upon the 2011 FA Cup as the initial tentative step towards the promised land, precipitating their current domination.