Grimsby Town fielded Clarke Oduor in their EFL Cup win over Manchester United despite his registration being submitted one minute after the 12:00pm deadline. Oduor entered the match in the 73rd minute and later missed a penalty in the 12-11 shoot-out victory after Grimsby squandered a 2-0 lead. The EFL reviewed the case and concluded the club breached competition rules. Grimsby self-reported the error the day after the fixture. The EFL fined the club £20,000, with £10,000 suspended until the end of the 2025/26 season. The club will remain in the competition.
The EFL Board, acting as the Management Committee of the Carabao Cup, has today fined Grimsby Town Football Club £20,000 - of which £10,000 will be suspended until the end of Season 2025/26 - for having breached the rules of the competition. "The breach relates to the club fielding an ineligible player against Manchester United in a Round Two tie on 27 August 2025. Grimsby Town progressed to Round Three following a 12-11 penalty shoot-out win at Blundell Park.
Manchester United won't get a reprieve in the EFL Cup despite Grimsby Town fielding an ineligible player in their dramatic penalty shoot-out win over the Premier League giants last week. The EFL have instead fined Grimsby after it emerged Clarke Odour, who came on in the 73rd minute of the game at Blundell Park, had been registered to play after the deadline. Odour signed a season-long loan from Bradford the day before but his registration was submitted a minute past the midday cut-off point.
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