16/17 League Cup

[Royal Gooner]

The draw for the next season's version of the now untitled League Cup has been drawn. Though we now have to note that the soulless rebranding of The Football League has affected this cup. It is now supposedly the EFL Cup (yuck).

Nothing too exciting besides a few London derbies, Bristol v Cardiff, and Villa having to go to Luton.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36595209

[StLGooner]

That's horrible! I'm not even English and it will always just be the League Cup to me.

[Cripps]

WBA and Watford the casualties from the prem today.

Chelsea and Liverpool both through.

[Royal Gooner]

We have Nottingham Forest away.

[Zedie]

Hope we drop out of this, the Fact cup and CL at the earliest possible time and make a proper push for the league this year.

[mel4]

Hope we drop out of this, the Fact cup and CL at the earliest possible time and make a proper push for the league this year.

Lol. Without Top signings, and with Wenger's inability to be technical enough to win games? Pass me whatever you are taking!

[Cripps]

It'll happen whether we hope it or not tbh

[Angelito]

Hope we drop out of this, the Fact cup and CL at the earliest possible time and make a proper push for the league this year.

Huh? Too early and all, despite, the league looks gone. A five point swing isn't difficult because our "rivals" will drop points. Will we capitalize though? That's always been the problem.

We have a big enough squad for the League Cup. Our best shot are the cups again. FA Cup will prove to be difficult. Chelsea and United don't have CL football, so they won't take it as lightly as they would ideally.

Think we'll most likely field:

Ospina
Jenk/Deb - Chambers* - Holding - Gibbs
Elneny - Wilshere
Ox - Cazorla - Iwobi
Apkom

* New CB if we get one.

[Cripps]

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP - THIRD ROUND
Bournemouth v Preston 19:45
Brighton v Reading 19:45
Derby v Liverpool 19:45
Everton v Norwich 19:45
Leeds v Blackburn 19:45
Leicester v Chelsea 19:45
Newcastle v Wolves 19:45
Nottm Forest v Arsenal 19:45

Wednesday 21st September 2016

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP - THIRD ROUND
Fulham v Bristol City 19:45
Northampton v Man Utd 19:45
QPR v Sunderland 19:45
Southampton v Crystal Palace 19:45
Swansea v Man City 19:45
West Ham v Accrington 19:45
Stoke v Hull 20:00
Tottenham v Gillingham 20:00

[Schlandi]

Leicester: Zieler, Simpson, Morgan (c), Wasilewski, Chilwell, Gray, King, Drinkwater, Schlupp, Okazaki, Musa
Leicester: Hamer, Benalouane, Amartey, Kapustka, Mahrez, Vardy, Ulloa

Chelsea: Begovic, Azpilicueta, Cahill (c), David Luiz, Alonso, Moses, Fabregas, Matic, Pedro, Loftus-Cheek, Batshuayi
Chelsea: Courtois, Aina, Chalobah, Kante, Willian, Hazard, Diego Costa

[Cripps]

Kante to be booed or applauded?

[Santi]

not playing so neither

[Schlandi]

Derby County vs Liverpool

J. Mitchell, C. Christie, M. Olsson, R. Keogh, C. Baird, A. Pearce, B. Johnson, W. Hughes, J. Butterfield, D. Bent, A. Weimann.
Subs: C. Weale, F. Rawson, M. Lowe, T. Ince, N. Blackman, T. Elšnik, Abdoul Camara.

L. Karius, Alberto Moreno, J. Matip, R. Klavan, N. Clyne, Philippe Coutinho, M. Grujić, J. Henderson, Lucas Leiva, Roberto Firmino, D. Origi.
Subs: S. Mignolet, D. Lovren, J. Milner, O. Ejaria, E. Can, S. Mané, D. Ings.

[Cripps]

Leicester 1-0

Okazaki

[Gooner_ESR10]

Okazaki 1-0 Leicester. Take their confidence away for saturday lol