Cameron McGeehan struck the winner for Portsmouth with his third goal of the seasonHolders Portsmouth continued their defence of the EFL's Leasing.com Trophy as they beat League Two Scunthorpe United to reach the semi-finals. Fourth-tier clubs Exeter City and Salford City also reached the last four with home wins over Stevenage and Accrington Stanley respectively. Tuesday's quarter-final between Newport County and Leicester City Under-21s was postponed because of a frozen pitch. Salford's win saw them reach the last four in their first season as an English Football League club following their promotion from the National League last term. Elsewhere, Matt Jay struck a brace for Exeter as they won 3-0, with Nicky Ajose earlier opening the scoring.

Source: BBC January 21, 2020 22:29 UTC