Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Northampton Town result, stats and report

Barnsley scored three goals in a nine-minute first-half burst to establish control of this Carabao Cup tie, but the underlying statistics tell a more complicated story about what actually happened at Oakwell on Tuesday evening.

Crewe Alexandra edged out Accrington Stanley 2-1 in the Carabao Cup, winning the physical battle from start to finish and holding their nerve after Stanley pulled one back late on.

Leicester controlled this Carabao Cup first-round tie from the opening whistle, taking the lead through a sixteenth-minute header and never truly relinquishing their grip, even if the scoreline ultimately flattered their League One visitors.

Chesterfield secured a comfortable 2-0 home victory over Crewe Alexandra, a result that reflected the structural gap between two sides at very different ends of the League Two table. The Spireites were organised, purposeful, and ultimately too solid for a Crewe side that ended the season without answers.

Cardiff City dismantled Northampton Town 5-1 at home to underline their position as the standout side in League One this season, with their underlying numbers suggesting this result was entirely in keeping with how they have performed across the campaign.

Crewe Alexandra and Cambridge United played out a goalless draw at Gresty Road on the final day of the League Two season, a result that settled nothing and changed little, with both sides finishing their 46-game campaigns in the lower half of the table.

Leicester host a Northampton Town side in freefall in the first round of the Carabao Cup. Connor Maguire gives his verdict on what should happen, what probably will happen, and where the value lies.