Troy Parrott amongst Irish on target in Carabao Cup

ON TARGET: Preston North End's Troy Parrott (right) celebrates his goal with Ryan Ledson during the Carabao Cup, first round match at the John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. Pic: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

Troy Parrott opened his account for Preston North End as they advanced to the second round of the Carabao Cup with a comfortable 4-1 win over Huddersfield. Ryan Lowe's side took the lead inside six minutes when Lee Nicholls parried a powerful Ryan Ledson strike into the path of Parrott, who converted on the rebound.

Kieran Sadlier scored for Bolton as they swept aside Salford 5-1. The former Cork City player scored the third goal in a routine win over their fourth tier opponents. Jack Iredale fired over a left-wing cross which Sadlier smashed home after 61 minutes.