Burton Albion is a League Cup quarterfinalist for the first time.
Relegated from the Championship last season and a Conference team as recently as 2009, the Brewers built a lead and held on Tuesday to make the final eight of the EFL Cup.
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It was one of two matches played Tuesday, as Leicester City and Southampton was postponed following the tragic death of their owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and four others in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium last Saturday.
Bournemouth 2-1 Norwich City
Junior Stanislas gave the Cherries a first half lead, and the Canaries’ equalizer was answered by Steve Cook within two minutes when the defender restored Bournemouth’s advantage at the Vitality Stadium.
The Cherries avoided the fate of Cardiff City, depriving Norwich City a second Premier League upset of the tournament.
Burton Albion 3-2 Nottingham Forest
Saidy Janko and Scott Fraser helped the hosts build a 2-0 lead after a scoreless first half, and Jake Hesketh answered Lewis Grabban’s goal to restore to two-goal lead with eight minutes to play. Andrew Appiah scored in the first minute of stoppage time, but it wasn’t a prelude to an equalizer.
The two sides had a moment of silence for Srivaddhanaprabha before the match.
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— Burton Albion FC (@burtonalbionfc) October 30, 2018
Ladies and gentlemen.
BURTON ALBION ARE IN THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE @CARABAO_CUP!
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