Sunderland survived a scare at home to League Two side Exeter as they made it to the third round of the Capital One Cup with a 6-3 win.
Jack Rodwell fired home the opener before Jermain Defoe added a second after flicking the ball into the air and going around the keeper.
Exeter hit back through Emmanuel Oyeleke though before David Wheeler rose high to head home an equaliser with 31 minutes gone.
Defoe restored Sunderland's lead after he did well to control and finish, but Tom McCready drilled home a third for the visitors two minutes before the break.
Sunderland went 4-3 up through a Rodwell header from a corner on 64 minutes before youngster Duncan Watmore added a fifth following a goalkeeping error.
Defoe then completed his hat trick in the 87th minute as Dick Advocaat's men claimed their first win of the season.
Aston Villa needed extra time to overcome Notts County 5-3 as Scott Sinclair netted a hat trick.
County's Genaro Snijders opened the scoring with a long-range strike before summer signing Adama Traore equalised on his home debut for Villa.
Jon Stead then restored the League Two side's lead with a well-taken penalty just before the break, but Jack Grealish set up Scott Sinclair to make it 2-2 shortly after the restart.
Former Villa forward Graham Burke then curled home to make it 3-2 to County, but Sinclair netted his second of the night as he converted a controversially awarded penalty.
That took the match into extra time, and Villa then went ahead when substitute Joe Cole set up Sinclair for his third goal of the game, and Joe Bennett sealed the win with a fine solo effort.
Stoke City progressed to the third round after beating brave League Two side Luton Town 8-7 on penalties at Kenilworth Road.
The teams finished locked level at 1-1 after extra-time.
Following 14 successful spot-kicks, home defender Scott Griffiths saw his effort hit the crossbar, while Stoke sub Geoff Cameron made no mistake.
He fired beyond Elliot Justham to earn a trip to Championship Fulham, once managed by Stoke boss Mark Hughes.
West Brom squeezed past Port Vale on penalties as Richard Duffy's spot-kick miss spared their blushes.
Wantaway striker Saido Berahino was again left out as the Baggies were pushed all the way by their League One visitors in the Capital One Cup.
Following a dire 0-0 draw after extra-time Duffy, blazed his spot-kick over to send the Albion through 5-3 on penalties.
Rickie Lambert had a second-half header cleared off the line and Salomon Rondon hit the crossbar in extra-time, but defeat was harsh on battling Vale.
Newcastle won their first game under Steve McClaren as Florian Thauvin inspired a 4-1 victory over Northampton.
The £13 million winger opened the scoring on his first start for the club and then provided the ammunition for Siem De Jong, Daryl Janmaat and Mike Williamson to add to the scoreline at St James' Park, with Marc Richards' 10th-minute penalty having briefly given the League Two side hope.
Watford were eliminated by Championship side Preston as former Manchester United defender Marnick Vermijl netted in a 1-0 win.
Swansea City saw off York City 3-0 thanks to goals from Nathan Dyer, Matt Grimes and Marvin Emnes.
Bournemouth also recorded a straightforward victory as they beat Hartlepool 4-0, with Junior Stanislas netting a brace.
Ricky van Wolfswinkel finally ended his long drought in front of goal as Norwich edged to a 2-1 win over Rotherham at New York Stadium.
The Dutch striker, who spent last season on loan at French side St Etienne, bagged his first Canaries goal since his debut over two years ago to make the game safe after Jonny Howson's classy 23rd-minute opener.
Youngster Joe Dodoo hit a stunning debut hat trick as Leicester maintained their flying start to the season with a 4-1 win at Bury.
The 20-year-old Academy product opened the scoring as the Foxes eased into a 2-0 half-time lead with Andrej Kramaric also on target in the second-round tie at Gigg Lane.
Glenn Murray's extra-time penalty sparked a Crystal Palace goal glut as Alan Pardew's men eventually overcame Shrewsbury Town 4-1.
QPR were embarrassed in the Capital One Cup yet again as Carlisle beat them 2-1 at Loftus Road.
Ross McCormack netted twice for Fulham and Moussa Dembele added another in the second half as they comfortably disposed of nine-man Sheffield United 3-0 at Craven Cottage.
Garath McCleary marked his return from injury in style by coming off the bench to fire Reading to a 2-1 comeback win over League Two Portsmouth at Fratton Park.
Walsall knocked out another Championship side when they came from behind to beat previously unbeaten Brighton 2-1 at the Banks's Stadium in the second round of the Capital Cup, with teenage defender Rico Henry grabbing the priceless winner.
Greg Luer showed his liking for the Capital One Cup with his second goal in this season's competition to help Hull progress with a 1-0 win over Rochdale at the KC Stadium.
Teenage striker Bright Enobakhare made a dream debut by scoring for Wolves in a 2-1 success against Barnet at Molineux.
Wes Thomas came up with two crucial first-half goals to pave the way for Birmingham's comfortable 2-0 home win over a battling Gillingham.
Sheffield Wednesday progressed to the third round following a 1-0 victory at home to Oxford United.
Ipswich scored three goals in extra-time to clinch a hard-fought 4-1 win over injury-hit Doncaster.
Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's hopes of a famous victory over one of his former clubs ended in heartbreak as Middlesbrough grabbed a 2-1 extra-time win at the Pirelli Stadium.
Josh Murphy marked his MK Dons debut with the winner as they overcame Championship rivals Cardiff 2-1 after extra time.
Charlton's young guns seized their moment in the spotlight to breeze to a 4-1 victory at Peterborough.
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