Crewe and Swindon shared the spoils as a poor-quality game at the Mornflake Stadium ended goalless.
A Dan Crowley double plus goals from Alassana Jatta and Jodi Jones gave Notts County a dominant 4-1 League Two victory at home to Grimsby.
In the latest Behind the Whistle, former referee Chris Foy looks at key decisions from the latest action in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two.
In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest EFL action.
The South Asians in Football Team of the Season will be showcased at Wembley Stadium next month at the 2024 Asian Football Awards.
It was an action-packed evening of Carabao Cup football, as over 100 goals were scored across the 32 fixtures!
Watch highlights from all of Tuesday night's Carabao Cup first-round matches...
Bromley started life in the EFL with a 2-0 win at Harrogate on the opening weekend of the new Sky Bet League Two season.
Doncaster got their League Two campaign off to a blistering start as they thumped Accrington 4-1 at the Eco-Power Stadium.
Captain Ben Garrity scored twice as Port Vale opened their League Two campaign with an impressive 2-0 away win against Salford.
Tranmere and Notts County played out a largely uneventful goalless draw at Prenton Park.
Taylor Allen's fine strike gave Walsall a deserved 1-0 opening-day win over Derek Adams' new-look Morecambe in League Two.
AFC Wimbledon turned round a calamitous first 10 minutes - in which they went two goals behind - to defeat Colchester 4-2.
Theo Vassell marked his debut with the only goal as Barrow beat last season's League Two play-off finalists Crewe 1-0 at Holker Street.
Joel Colwill's last-gasp winner earned Cheltenham a thrilling 3-2 victory over Newport.
Bradford enjoyed a flying start to the new season as two early goals helped them sink MK Dons 2-1 at Stadium MK.
Mark Helm's first-half goal gave Fleetwood a winning start to the season against Grimsby.
Jack Nolan scored a magnificent goal on his debut to help Gillingham defeat Carlisle 4-1 at Priestfield.
Chesterfield had to settle for a point on their return to the EFL as Swindon came from behind to earn a point in a 1-1 draw.
The new EFL season started with Championship victories for Blackburn and Sheffield United, while Mansfield won in L1 and Chesterfield and Swindon drew in L2.
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