The way this season is going, the League/EFL/Carabao Cup needs to be the focus right now for Tottenham Hotspur. Especially with the next tie in the competition, a visit from Premier League and UEFA Champions League table topping Liverpool, looking like such a challenging one. Of course, the FA Cup starts this weekend, but with Spurs so dreadful in the league, and having … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Liverpool (League Cup)
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Liverpool Starting XI Prediction at Tottenham Hotspur (League Cup Semifinals)
Liverpool FC played Manchester United to a 2-2 draw yesterday, and that was your classic "tie that feels like a win for one side, a loss for the other." If you clicked here, then you probably follow the league and sport enough that you already who felt like winners, and who felt like losers. Now Liverpool will look to take their frustrations out on Tottenham Hotspur in the … [Read more...] about Liverpool Starting XI Prediction at Tottenham Hotspur (League Cup Semifinals)
Liverpool at Tottenham Team News: Szoboszlai, Forster, Dragusin, Gray
Liverpool have a pretty empty training room right now, with Joe Gomez (thigh) the only confirmed injury absentee. However, midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai missed the 2-2 draw with Manchester United today due to an unspecified virus. Hence he's a doubt for Wednesday's League Cup clash with Tottenham. On the other side, Spurs boss Ange Postecoglu has now added the likes of Fraser … [Read more...] about Liverpool at Tottenham Team News: Szoboszlai, Forster, Dragusin, Gray
Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction vs Arsenal FC
From one North London opponent to the other. Newcastle United looked good in dispatching Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 yesterday. Can they do the same to Arsenal FC, the other North London side, in midweek? The Magpies are riding a nice wave of momentum right now, having not lost in a month, and going unblemished in the six matches played over that span. What has been the key to … [Read more...] about Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction vs Arsenal FC
Newcastle United Team News at Arsenal: Sven Botman, Nick Pope
We have a couple of injury/fitness news updates for Newcastle United, ahead of their visit to Arsenal for the EFL Cup clash on Tuesday night. Sven Botman, who just returned from a very long layoff, due to a knee injury, has a new but very minor issue to contend with. Sven Botman started the 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, and played all the way into extra time until he had … [Read more...] about Newcastle United Team News at Arsenal: Sven Botman, Nick Pope
Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Newcastle United (EFL Cup Semifinals)
Arsenal FC have to feel pretty disappointed about their result at Falmer Stadium yesterday. They lacked the killer instinct to finish the game off and hence dropped two points that they easily should, or at least could, have had in their quest to catch Liverpool in the league title race. Now the attention shifts to the League Cup and a visit from a surging Newcastle United … [Read more...] about Arsenal FC Starting XI Prediction vs Newcastle United (EFL Cup Semifinals)
Arsenal Team News vs Newcastle: Kai Havertz, Ethan Nwaneri
Kai Havertz, it was believed, had recovered well enough from his unspecified illness to feature this weekend. However, the German midfielder/forward was not passed fit, and he did not make the squad for the score draw at Brighton & Hove Albion yesterday. Will Kai Havertz feature on Tuesday night in the League Cup semifinal against Newcastle? For now, I think we need to … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Newcastle: Kai Havertz, Ethan Nwaneri
Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction, Team News vs Brentford FC
Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope suffered a knee injury that will sideline him for a few weeks. Once again Pope must endure a season in which injury severely limits his participation. The same can be said for Callum Wilson. Or to quote former member of The Beatles George Harrison, back when he appeared on The Simpsons in the 1990s: "it's been done." … [Read more...] about Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction, Team News vs Brentford FC
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City (EFL Cup)
Tottenham Hotspur hosts Manchester City in what is obviously the headliner tie of the EFL Cup round of 16. Both of these clubs got a bye into the third round of the competition, with Spurs besting Coventry 2-1 and Man City beating Watford by the same score. A spot in the final eight of this tournament is on the line here, but I am not sure that either side would be totally … [Read more...] about Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Manchester City (EFL Cup)
Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction at AFC Wimbledon (EFL Cup)
Newcastle United are going to old London town, most specifically Plough Lane (a venue that also has a corporate name too), to take on AFC Wimbledon. This third round League Cup affair is going to mark a very stark contrast between one ultra-rich club in Newcastle, who have a giant state-of-the-art corporate money-fueled home stadium, and some League Two (fourth tier in the … [Read more...] about Newcastle United Starting XI Prediction at AFC Wimbledon (EFL Cup)