FOREST ON FIRE TO SEAL SHOCK
NOTTINGHAM FOREST pulled off another shock as they beat Newcastle 3-1 to send them crashing out the Carabao Cup for the second straight year.
The Championship side broke the deadlock in 46 minutes when Daryl Murphy nodded home.
The Magpies snatched a leveller in the second of six minutes of injury time when Salomon Rondon thumped in.
But there was still time for Matty Cash to score a second for Forest before Gil Dias’s chip sealed it.
Everton had two-goal Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Gylfi Sigurdsson to thank as they saw off Rotherham 3-1.
Iceland international ROUND-UP Sigurdsson scored from close range in 28 minutes, with Calvert-Lewin heading in his first since February after the break.
Millers substitute Will Vaulks nodded in on the 86th-minute to give his side hope but CalvertLewin’s second moments later snuffed that out.
LAST NIGHT
Champions League Play-off 2nd leg – PAOK 1, Benfica 4 (agg 2-5); PSV 3, BATE 0 (agg 6-2); Red Bull Salzburg 2, Red Star Belgrade 2 (agg 2-2, Red Star win on away goals). Carabao Cup 2nd rnd – Everton 3, Rotherham 1; Millwall 3, Plymouth 2; Nottm Forest 3, Newcastle 1; Reading 0, Watford 2.
Lowland League – East Kilbride 2, Stirling Uni 0; East Stirling 2, Vale Of Leithen 3; Edusport Acc 2, Cumbernauld Colts 3. Highland League – Nairn 1, Rothes 1; Wick 2, Clach 2. Formartine
1, Forres 2; Inverurie Locos 2, Cove 3; Lossiemouth 0, Buckie 8; Turriff 2, Keith 2; Huntly 0, Brora 1; Fort William 1, Strathspey 1; Deveronvale 1, Fraserburgh 5. West League Cup semi-finals – Auchinleck Talbot 2, Kilwinning 1; Lesmahagow 3, Petershill 1. Aberdeenshire Cup 2nd rnd – Aberdeen 3, Banks O’ Dee 4 (aet 90 min 3-3). FOOTBALL TODAY (7.45, unless stated) Europa League Play Off Round
2nd leg – Ufa v Rangers (3.0), Celtic v Suduva (8.0), Astana v Apoel Nicosia (3.0), AEK Larnaca v Trencin (4.30), Copenhagen v Atalanta (5.30), RB Leipzig v Zorya (5.30), Cluj v Dudelange (6.0), Karabakh v Sheriff (6.00), Ludogorets v Torpedo Kutaisi (6.00), Maccabi Tel-Aviv v Sarpsborg (6.00), Molde v Zenit (6.00), Apollon Limassol v Basel (6.0), Midtjylland v Malmo (6.15), Besiktas v Partizan Belgrade (7.0), Shkendija Tetovo v Rosenborg (7.15), Brondby v Genk (7.30), Spartak Trnava v Olimpija Ljubljana (7.30), FCSB v Rapid Vienna (7.30), Burnley v Olympiacos, Bordeaux v Gent, Sevilla v Sigma Olomouc (8.45). Womens World Cup 2019 qual – Scotland v Switzerland (7.35).
ARGENTINE ace Eduardo Salvio bagged two penalties as Benfica qualified for the Champions League.
The Portuguese outfit progressed after battling back to win 4-1 at PAOK Salonika.
Jardel and midfielder Pizzi also netted in their 5-2 aggregate victory after falling behind in Greece to Aleksandar Prijovic’s early strike.
Red Star Belgrade reached the group stages for the first time in 27 seasons after coming from two behind to defeat Salzburg on away goals.
Ben Nabouhane scored twice for the Serbian champions to secure a 2-2 draw in Austria following a goalless first leg.
PSV Eindhoven eased through following a 3-0 success over BATE.