English League Cup
Chelsea vs Southampton preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Chelsea will look to book their place in the next round of the League Cup with a win over Southampton this week. The two sides will meet on the 26th of October at 19:45 pm BST. Chelsea are in red hot form right now and they are coming into this game on the back of a 7-0 win over Norwich City in the Premier League. Southampton were held to a 2-2 draw against Burnley in their last outing. Chelsea vs Southampton team news Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku are ruled out with injuries. Southampton will be without Jack Stephens and Mohamed Elyounoussi due to injuries. James Ward-Prowse is suspended and Armando Broja is ineligible to face his parent club. Chelsea possible starting lineup: Kepa; James, Chalobah, Sarr, Alonso; Loftus-Cheek, Kovacic, Saul; Ziyech, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi Southam...
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Football Accumulator Betting Tips: Wednesday’s 13/1 Team to win Acca
The likes of Tottenham, Manchester United and Chelsea are back in action in the third round of the EFL cup later today and we preview a five-fold team-to-win betting accumulator and detail how our readers can get a free £30 bet at Betfred. Brighton and Hove Albion to beat Swansea City Chelsea to beat Aston Villa Manchester United to beat West Ham Tottenham Hotspur to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers Millwall vs Leicester City Get our 13/1 ACCA with Betfred Brighton vs Swansea – Bet on Brighton to win at 4/11 The Premier League side are coming into this game on the back of five wins across their last six matches in all competitions and they will be full of confidence. Meanwhile, Swansea City are in mediocre form right now and they have failed to win their last four matches across all competitio...
Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Arsenal take on AFC Wimbledon in the third round of the EFL Cup and the Gunners will be looking to book their place in the next round of the competition with a win at home. The two sides meet on the 22nd of September at 19:45 pm BST in the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners managed to pick up a 6-0 win over West Brom in the earlier round of the competition and they will be confident of picking up another convincing win here. The Londoners are coming into this game on the back of two consecutive Premier League wins over Norwich City and Burnley and they have managed to keep clean sheets in both games. Meanwhile, AFC Wimbledon were beaten by Plymouth in League One last time out and they will be looking to bounce back here. Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon team news Granit Xhaka is still serving his three...
Manchester United vs West Ham preview, team news, betting tips & prediction
Manchester United take on West Ham United in the third round of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night. The two sides meet at Old Trafford on the 22nd of September at 19:45 pm BST. The Red Devils picked up a 2-1 win over the Hammers at the weekend and they will be hoping for a similar result here. Meanwhile, the Londoners will feel that they could have taken a point from the Premier League game against Manchester United a couple of days ago and they will fancy their chances of pulling off an upset here. Manchester United vs West Ham team news The home side will be without the services of Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo and Alex Telles due to injuries. Winston Reid is the only injury worry for West Ham here. Both teams are likely to rotate heavily keeping the weekend’s Premier League game in mind and ...
Liverpool Injury News: Thiago Alcantara sidelined with calf injury
Liverpool are set to be without the Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara for the midweek cup game against Norwich City and this weekends Premier League game against Brentford. .@Thiago6 will be sidelined for both of our matches this week as a result of the calf injury he sustained at the weekend. — Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 20, 2021 The 29-year-old central midfielder picked up a calf injury against Crystal Palace and he is set to be sidelined for a short period of time. The true extent of the damage is yet to be determined and the Liverpool assistant manager Pep Ljinders has confirmed that the club are awaiting the results of the scan. Pep Lijnders says Thiago will miss this week’s trips to both Norwich and Brentford #LFC“I can’t say now how long it will take but definitely ...
‘Really happy for him’: Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal star after West Brom display
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was pleased with Aaron Ramsdale’s debut in goal against West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday night. The Gunners’ new signing was preferred ahead of Bernd Leno for the Carabao Cup second round tie, and he was kept busy at the Hawthorns. The Baggies were far from full strength with six debutants from the academy, but Ramsdale was called upon to make four key saves. One of those was with his left foot after a big deflection. He was made to earn his clean sheet, and Arteta was pleased with his showing. He told Arsenal.com: “I’m really happy with him. He hasn’t trained a lot with us, but you can see the qualities he has.” “He’s a really young goalkeeper – he’s done a lot already in the league, and you can see the presence and the personality he has when he plays.” Rams...
‘Looked sharp’, ‘Happy’: Some Arsenal fans pleased for €25m-rated star after West Brom win
A selection of Arsenal fans were pleased for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as he grabbed a hat-trick in the 6-0 win over West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday. The Gunners made the trip to the Hawthorns for the Carabao Cup second round tie, and they were clear favourites when the matchday squads were put up. Baggies boss Valerien Ismael handed surprise debuts to six academy players. It was expected that the Gunners would win comfortably on the night. They still needed to produce a strong performance after back-to-back league defeats, and Aubameyang stood out with a hat-trick alongside an assist. He scored his first two goals with simple tap-ins while assisting Nicolas Pepe before the break. His bicycle kick ended up into a nice pass for the Ivorian. Shortly after the hour mark, Aubameyang appeared...
Man Utd, Liverpool and co. find out their fixtures for the Carabao Cup third round
The draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup has been completed. The second round brought about a number of big results. Aston Villa, Norwich City, and Arsenal all hit their opponents for six, while Southampton comfortably defeated Newport County 8-0. Top flight sides Newcastle United and Crystal Palace were eliminated early. Seven more teams enter the competition at this stage, with all clubs participating in Europe being given a bye to the third round. Manchester City get in on the act as they look to win their fifth Carabao Cup in a row, while Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Leicester City, West Ham United, and Tottenham Hotspur also join. Man City have won the competition four years on the trot The Cityzens begin the defence of their crown with a visit from League One side Wy...
‘Work ethic is phenomenal’: Mikel Arteta praises Arsenal star ahead of West Brom clash
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was full of praise for Martin Odegaard ahead of the Carabao Cup second round tie at West Bromwich Albion. The Gunners have started their new season with successive defeats, and they will be keen to register their first win against the Baggies on Wednesday. Ahead of the game, Arteta was posed with plenty of questions on Arsenal TV. One of them was on Odegaard, who was recently re-signed on a permanent deal. The Spaniard was full of praise for the former Real Madrid man and said that the playmaker makes the rest of the players around him better. He went on to laud his ‘phenomenal’ work ethic and emphasised that the 22-year-old fits into the club’s plans with his exceptional qualities. He said: “I think he makes the rest of the players around him better.” “His wor...
Arteta to make six changes | Predicted Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1) vs West Bromwich Albion
Arsenal make the trip to Midlands for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup second round tie against West Bromwich Albion. The Gunners have had a dismal beginning to the new season with back-to-back defeats in the Premier League. They will be keen to make amends with a victory against the Baggies, who are flying high in the Championship. The club have received a boost with six players returning to training. Martin Odegaard has been granted a work permit. Formation: 4-2-3-1 Predicted Line-up: Bernd Leno’s position has been questioned recently, but came up with a top performance against Chelsea last weekend that included a superb reflex save. Mikel Arteta has generally opted for the second-choice goalkeeper for the League Cup games. Aaron Ramsdale could be in line to make his debut tomorrow. There could b...
Former United and Liverpool legends back petition to save their clubs
The call by former Premier League stars for better regulation in English football will be music to the ears of fans across the country. Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards are amongst the ex-players who are urging the UK government to appoint an independent regulator. They are calling on fans to sign a petition which will force the government to debate the matter if more than 100,000 signatures are collected. The petition is already well on its way to hitting the target as people across football throw their weight behind the idea. The recent European Super League proposal highlighted the disdain with which some elements of football view the current picture. Many people within the sport believe that the appointment of a regulatory body would help to represent the interests of t...
