Overview

• Huddersfield Town eliminated Championship Leicester on penalties after a 2-2 draw, with goalkeeper Lee Nicholls saving two spot kicks to seal their progress.
• Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley advanced via shootouts against Bolton and Fleetwood, respectively, as Pierce Charles and Murphy Cooper produced decisive saves.
• Jay Stansfield struck a deflected 87th-minute winner to give Birmingham City a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United and a home tie with Port Vale.
• Cheltenham Town secured a 2-0 win over Exeter City through first-half goals from James Wilson and Ryan Broom.
• The second round kicks off the week of August 25, pitting Huddersfield against Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday against Leeds and Manchester United at Grimsby, with clubs in European competition entering at the third-round stage.