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Vieira’s wait for first win goes on as Palace suffer exit as Everton, Villa, Leeds advance in League Cup

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