Newcastle hunting first domestic trophy in over 60 years

Home knockout soccer is lastly again upon us because the League Cup spherical of 16 section commences. We preview the very best of the motion beneath.

Newcastle v Bournemouth – Tuesday 19:45

One among two all-Premier League clashes sees Bournemouth make the lengthy journey as much as high-flying Newcastle on Tuesday night time. It appears an age since when Newcastle recorded a gritty 1-0 win over Chelsea to strengthen their top-four aspirations of their most up-to-date recreation final month, and followers of the Magpies will likely be hoping Eddie Howe’s males can proceed that momentum into 2023.

The Toon Military haven’t seen their facet elevate a serious home trophy since 1955, however will look on this 12 months’s League Cup as a superb alternative to finish that run, given the quantity of massive sides which have already been knocked out. They’ll begin as 7/20 favourites in opposition to a Bournemouth crew who they’ve already drawn at St James’ Park this season – a 1-1 outcome again in September. Since then, the Magpies have gained each house recreation, conceding only one objective within the course of.

Bournemouth caught 4 objectives previous Everton within the earlier spherical of the League Cup, earlier than recording a 3-0 win over the identical opposition 4 days later. That outcome ended a run of 5 winless fixtures for Gary O’Neil’s facet, who stay simply three factors adrift of security within the league regardless of an admirable show on their return to the Premier League. The Cherries will start Tuesday’s encounter as 13/2 underdogs, with a draw priced at 17/5.

Making a variety within the goalscorer markets will likely be difficult, given the short turnaround from the World Cup, so having a punt on gamers that didn’t journey to Qatar could show a worthwhile technique. With that in thoughts, Chris Wooden (14/5) and Miguel Almiron (7/2) look respectable first goalscorer picks, with Eddie Howe presumably eager to offer his gamers some match health earlier than the resumption of the Premier League subsequent week.

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Manchester Metropolis v Liverpool – 20:00

Undoubtedly probably the most enticing tie of the spherical comes from the Etihad Stadium on Thursday as eight-time winners Manchester Metropolis welcome present holders Liverpool. Metropolis’s love affair with this competitors – after profitable 4 in a row – was ended by Jurgen Klopp’s Reds final summer season with a dramatic penalty shootout victory in opposition to Chelsea.

The Sky Blues entered the World Cup break on the again of a shock 2-1 loss at house to Brentford to concede a five-point result in Arsenal on the high of the Premier League, however Pep Guardiola will first must deal with a go to from their latest title rivals earlier than fascinated with a rescue mission for the division crown. They coasted to a 2-0 win over final 12 months’s finalists Chelsea within the earlier spherical, and can seemingly flex their squad depth once more to ease gamers again into rhythm on Thursday. They begin as 17/20 favourites to win the sport, and 1/2 to progress normally.

Liverpool loved a slight upturn in home type earlier than their squad parted methods for the World Cup, with two successive victories within the Premier League to go alongside their penalty shootout victory in opposition to Derby County within the final spherical of this competitors. After a few years of neglecting the home knockout trophies, Jurgen Klopp appears to have lastly discovered a profitable technique with these competitions, with final 12 months’s triumph backed up by an analogous win over Chelsea within the FA Cup last 4 months later.

Liverpool have been rocked by the information that Luis Diaz will miss one other 4 months of motion after aggravating his muscular harm, however the Colombian would have been unlikely to characteristic on this recreation anyway. The Reds will begin as 6/4 outsiders to progress from the tie, and may be backed at a bigger 5/2 value to win the sport in 90 minutes.

Once more, deciding on a possible goalscorer is virtually a lottery given the context of the sport, but it surely’s value noting that striker Erling Haaland didn’t journey for the World Cup and can seemingly want match health to be in good nick for Boxing Day. With that in thoughts, backing the Norwegian at 5/2 to internet the opening objective might be an affordable choose, while we additionally just like the look of Riyad Mahrez at 13/5 to attain anytime.

For Liverpool, each Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino didn’t journey to Qatar, and are 21/10 and 15/8 to search out the web any time respectively. Additionally hold a watch out on Fabio Carvalho, who can boldly be backed at 9/1 to attain the final objective on Thursday night time.

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