Fleetwood Town defeated Shrewsbury Town 4-0 in a Carabao Cup match at Highbury on Tuesday, with Ched Evans scoring both of the hosts' first-half goals. Will Boyle's own goal in the opening 10 minutes gave Fleetwood an early lead before Evans struck in the 34th minute to make it 2-0. The result sees Fleetwood maintain an unbeaten start to the campaign under manager Matt Lawlor, while Shrewsbury remain winless in League Two this season.
Will Boyle's misplaced pass back to Jay Lynch was intercepted, leading to the own goal that put Fleetwood ahead after just eight minutes. Shrewsbury struggled to recover, with Joe Gbode hitting the side netting and Josh Ruffels heading wide from Kevin Berkoe's delivery. Isaac Fletcher also shot straight at Lynch as Shrewsbury failed to test the goalkeeper meaningfully before Evans finished from Mark Helm's cross to double the advantage.
Jay Lynch made several saves from efforts by Joe Gbode and Isaac England after halftime to keep the deficit at two. Jay Turner-Cooke had a deflected strike that hit the roof of the net, showing Shrewsbury's occasional threat. However, Will Davies added a third with a 20-yard strike late on, and Evans completed his brace to seal the 4-0 victory. Ched Evans, aged 37, had scored four goals in as many games this season prior to the match.
Shrewsbury Town are League Two rivals of Fleetwood Town and currently sit 24th in the division with 0 points from two games, having conceded five goals and scored only one. Their recent form reads LL, leaving them six points behind leaders Barnet. The side will look to improve ahead of upcoming fixtures, which fans can track on our fixtures page.
Gavin Cowan is associated with Shrewsbury Town's charges in a coaching context, though his exact role was not detailed in the report supplied by PA Media and published by the BBC. The defeat highlights the gap in form between the two sides, with Fleetwood building momentum early in the season.
