Fulham, Stoke lose in 2nd round of League Cup

By foxsports
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Fulham and Stoke were knocked out of the second round of the League Cup as 10 other Premier League teams advanced on Tuesday.

Fulham lost 1-0 at second-tier Sheffield Wednesday from forward Gary Madine's 50th-minute penalty, while third-tier club Swindon beat Stoke 4-3 after extra time following forward James Collins' 120th-minute winner for his hat trick.

Also, Aston Villa defeated Tranmere 3-0; Norwich edged out Scunthorpe 2-1; Wigan won 4-1 at Nottingham Forest; Queens Park Rangers beat Walsall 3-0 and Southampton won 4-1 at Stevenage.

Sunderland downed Morecambe 2-0; Swansea topped Barnsley 3-1; West Ham defeated Crewe Alexandra 2-0; Reading twice came from behind to beat Peterborough 3-2 and West Bromwich Albion won 4-2 at Yeovil.