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While the likes of Plymouth, Charlton and Barnsley crashed out on Tuesday night with Wolves and Derby needing extra-time to overcome lower-league opposition, Coventry, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United joined Birmingham in the next round.

Mehdi Nafti fired Birmingham ahead 14 minutes in and further strikes from Sebastian Larsson, Cameron Jerome and debutant Quincy Owusu-Abeyie made it a comfortable night for the Championship side.

Robbie Simpson's double helped Coventry to a 3-1 win over League Two side Aldershot at the Ricoh Arena.

Clinton Morrison's opener on the half-hour mark suggested it would be a simple win for the Sky Blues, but after Marvin Morgan's 36th-minute equaliser, the home side had to rely on Simpson to score twice in the second half and send them through.

Robert Earnshaw scored twice as Nottingham Forest beat another League Two team, Morecambe, 4-0.

Chris Cohen's early free-kick meant Forest led just 1-0 at the break but Earnshaw (62 and 89) and Adam Newbold (81) ensured it was a comfortable win.

Sheffield United made hard work of a 3-1 win at home to League Two Port Vale as Lee Hendrie, Stephen Quinn and Danny Webber eventually made Ugo Ehiogu's own-goal - which levelled the scores - immaterial.