Millwall goalkeeper Lukas Jensen produced a stunning individual display to send his side through to the second round of the Carabao Cup, saving all four penalties taken by QPR in a dramatic shootout victory. The match had finished 1-1 after Luke Cundle's opener was cancelled out by a late Mark Sykes own goal, before Jensen's heroics settled a shootout that featured six missed spot-kicks in total. He denied Ilias Chair, Harvey Vale, Koki Saito and Kwame Poku as Millwall won 2-0 on penalties.
The performance carried extra significance given Jensen's recent absence through injury. Manager Alex Neil was full of praise afterwards. "To save four penalties is really, really rare. And to put in the context behind that, Lukas has been missing for 15 months – he had a bad injury and then came back and had a setback," Neil said. "I think he would have been dreaming about that moment for 15 months – making four penalty saves and being the reason we're through to the next round. And I'm absolutely delighted for him because he's a great professional and a good lad, so fair play to him."
Elsewhere, Championship side Burnley needed penalties to see off League One opposition Notts County following a 1-1 stalemate at Turf Moor, eventually winning 4-3 in the shootout. Veteran defender Kyle Walker stepped up to convert the decisive kick after goalkeeper Max Weiss had earlier saved efforts from Emile Acquah and Jacob Bedeau.
Russell Martin began his tenure as Leicester manager with a win, as his side beat Northampton 1-0 courtesy of a first-half strike from Caleb Okoli, despite a battling display from the League Two visitors. At Carrow Road, Norwich were ruthless in a 4-1 rout of MK Dons, with debutant Andre Brooks among the scorers as the Canaries raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening seven minutes through Mohamed Touré and Anis Ben Slimane.
Tony Mowbray's second spell in charge of Blackburn began with a 2-1 comeback win at League One Burton, with substitutes Andri Gudjohnsen and Jayden Fevrier scoring late to overturn Zac Scutt's opener. Mowbray was left wanting more from his side going forward, saying: "We got there in the end. We said at half-time that we should have scored four or five goals. Not could have. Should have."
A remarkable game between Preston and Huddersfield, played at Goodison Park due to Deepdale's pitch being unready, went to penalties after Jusef Erabi's stoppage-time equaliser cancelled out Radinio Balker's goal for 10-man Preston. Delano Burgzorg netted the winning spot-kick after goalkeeper Daniel Iversen saved twice in the shootout.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen was pleased with his side's 1-0 win over Championship opponents Bolton, who had Xavier Simons sent off. Substitute Jamal Lowe scored the only goal. "I saw a lot of steps in the right direction for our aggressive pressing, for our quick transition, more players higher up when we won the ball, more forward mindset," Pedersen said.
Watford's new head coach Alessio Dionisi needed a 99th-minute Marc Bola strike to beat League Two Crawley 1-0, admitting his side should have wrapped up the game earlier. "In the first half we played good, in the second only so-so," Dionisi said. "It is true we had a lot of shots and I agree it is better to win 1-0, but after 90 minutes it was 0-0 and to win football matches you have to score."
Among the other results, Birmingham edged past Championship rivals Swansea 1-0, Cardiff beat Swindon 3-2 through debutant Jack Moylan's late winner, and Derby suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Championship newcomers Lincoln. Bristol Rovers extended their miserable Carabao Cup record with a seventh straight first-round exit, losing 1-0 to Peterborough.
Based on reporting from Guardian Football.