Frenchman Patrick Vieira’s winless start as Crystal Palace manager extended to three games as they suffered a 1-0 loss at Watford in the League Cup second round on Tuesday.
Vieira replaced Roy Hodgson in the summer but the former Arsenal skipper has endured a miserable start in south London.
Palace lost 3-0 at Chelsea in their Premier League opener before managing a drab 0-0 draw by promoted Brentford on Saturday.
Vieira’s team, who, like his former club Arsenal, are yet to score a goal this season; had their fate sealed courtesy of a 86th minute goal from Ashley Fletcher.
It won’t get any easier for Vieira, who was sacked by French club Nice in 2020, as their next assignment is a visit to Premier League leaders West Ham on Saturday before facing Tottenham and Liverpool.
Huddersfield 1 – 2 Everton
Elsewhere in Tuesday’s League Cup action, Andros Townsend fired Everton into the third round as they overcame the red card shown to Moise Kean to beat Huddersfield 2-1 at the John Smith’s Stadium.
Alex Iwobi’s goal for Everton was cancelled out by Tom Lees before Kean was giving his marching orders after an off-the-ball incident with Sorba Thomas, but Townsend’s first Everton goal made sure there was no upset by the Championship side.
Barrow 0 – 6 Aston Villa
Cameron Archer scored a hat-trick on his first start for Aston Villa as Dean Smith’s much-changed side thrashed Barrow 6-0.
Archer, a 19-year-old youth academy graduate, was one of the 10 changes made by Smith, with Anwar El Ghazi netting twice and Frederic Guilbert also scoring.
Brentford, who reached the semi-finals last year, survived a scare as they beat fourth-tier Forest Green 3-1.
Jack Aitchison gave Forest Green a shock lead, but second-half goals from Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo and Marcus Forss put Brentford in the third round.
Tuesday’s League Cup results
Oldham Athletic 0 – 0 Accrington Stanley (Oldham Athletic win 5-4 on penalties)
Barrow 0 – 6 Aston Villa
Blackpool 2 – 3 Sunderland
Huddersfield Town 1 – 2 Everton
Leeds United 3 – 0 Crewe Alexandra
Morecambe 2 – 4 Preston North End
Sheffield United 2 – 1 Derby County
Shrewsbury Town 0 – 2 Rochdale
Stoke City 2 – 0 Doncaster Rovers
Wigan 0 – 0 Bolton (Wigan win 5-4 on penalties)
Nottingham Forest 0 – 4 Wolves
Norwich 6 – 0 Bournemouth
Swansea City 4 – 1 Plymouth Argyle
Birmingham City 0 – 2 Fulham
Brentford 3 – 1 Forest Green Rovers
Cardiff City 0 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Gillingham 1 – 1 Cheltenham Town (Cheltenham Town win 5-4 on penalties)
Millwall 3 – 1 Cambridge United
Northampton Town 0 – 1 AFC Wimbledon
Stevenage 2 – 2 Wycombe (Wycombe win 5-3 on penalties)
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