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Sheffield United Fancied to Get the Better of Sunderland in EFL Cup

Sheffield United host Sunderland in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night, with the Premier League team looking to remain in this competition at the expense of their League One opponents. This is far from the most important competition in the calendar for United, but with a fair sized squad and players waiting for opportunities who were promoted with them last season from the Championship, they have plenty of options when it comes to who they play here.

Sheffield Wednesday Have Edge in Local Derby

Sheffield Wednesday have made a good start to life in the Championship this season, with three victories and two defeats from their first five games. Although beaten away at Preston at the weekend, this has been a good spell for The Owls. Attention must now change focus though for a short while to the EFL Cup, where they face League One club Rotherham, who are also a local rival, being just a short drive away.

Aston Villa Fringe Players Fancied to Shine at Crewe

The EFL Cup can often be a very tricky competition for punters to get right due to the amount of changes the teams competing make to their starting eleven’s. When Aston Villa travel to Crewe on Tuesday night they are expected to change much of their starting eleven from the team that beat Everton on Friday night, but that doesn’t look like it will be a problem for them.

Villa were promoted from the Championship last season through the playoffs and have spent a lot of money this summer in an attempt to stay there.

Tottenham Have Team Chemistry to Win in Pre-Season

Tottenham to Gain North London Derby Compensation in EFL Cup

North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham go head to head once again at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, with the winner moving forward to the EFL Cup semi finals, leaving them just one step away from the final. These two met in the league recently, with Arsenal coming out on top of that one, and there was a lot to like about how The Gunners played that day, they completely dominated Tottenham and prevented them from playing.

Croatia favourites to beat Iceland and lead the table with maximum points.

Boro Set for EFL Cup Semi Final Berth

Middlesbrough and Burton Albion are the only two non-Premier League clubs remaining in the EFL Cup and they face each other at the quarter final stage. Both will fancy their chances of making it through to the next round, and they know that should they do that, only a two-legged semi final against Premier League opposition will remain before a place in the final at Wembley.

Middlesbrough come into this game as favourites and it is no surprise when you see that they are currently holding onto one of the Championship playoff spots.

Lampard’s Derby a Great Bet Away at Old Trafford

The EFL Cup often struggles to get both players and fans excited but there are many reasons why Derby County will be up for the cup on Tuesday night when they travel to Manchester United. The main reason is the clash between the two managers, Frank Lampard has a chance to go up against his old boss and good friend Jose Mourinho, he would love to get oHne over on him I am sure.

I always think that the biggest teams are vulnerable in this competition,

AFC Wimbledon to Cause Cup Upset against West Ham

The Carabao Cup doesn’t have the same excitement surrounding it as the FA Cup, but there is still the chance that we will see big shocks and on Tuesday night, it could be the turn of AFC Wimbledon. The Dons take on their Premier League opponents at exactly the right time, and this one looks primed to be an upset.

It has to be said that AFC Wimbledon are not playing too well themselves at the moment in League One,