The Capital One Cup thread 2015/16

[Colly]

I'm cancelling my license fee until BBC employees start using real words.

[Baddar]

Was tempted by an Everton HT/FT bet earlier, 11/8 with Paddy. Glad I didn't bother.

[stokeriño]

£40m defending.

https://vine.co/v/ejjqmqrTnhT

[Lineker]

2-1.

Mirallas volley.

This game is mental! Everton claw it back to 2-all only for Barnsley to storm immediately down the other end to retake the lead!

[Kyle]

This is embarrassing.  

[Lineker]

3-3!

[Adam]

I do not have a good feeling about this season for Everton.

[Lineker]

Into extra time. 4-3 Everton now,

[stokeriño]

Lukaku makes it 5-3, game over.

[Kyle]

Phew. 

[stokeriño]

You coming to Walsall Stoker?

It's lovely this time of year...

Maybe...just to cross it off the list.

Alas, no Walsall trip for me...tickets sold out before it got down to my Loyalty Points level.

[Lineker]

Tottenham will be without Ryan Mason, Nabil Bentaleb, Mousa Dembele and Alex Pritchard for the north London derby against Arsenal in the Capital One Cup.

But first, the Second City derby tonight!

[Cymbols]

Hype! Can't wait for it, had to get a ticket just because of the occasion.

[Regia]

You are a braver man than me. Not that I could've got one anyway, 2800 was a ridiculous allocation.

Keep going back and forth between being confident we can beat Villa, to being terrified that we will get rolled over. I've not seen the squad Villa are putting out yet, but we are without Cotterill, which is worrying. Plus Toral is on the bench, which I'm less worried about, but I feel like he could've caused problems early on.

Edited September 22, 2015 by Regia

[Baddar]

Villa team 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPhnf0uWwAAfq-l.jpg

[Lineker]

There are eight games in the League Cup tonight - all of which could go to extra time and penalties. Could be a late one. 19:45 BST kick-offs unless stated:

Aston Villa v Birmingham City

Fulham v Stoke City

Hull City v Swansea City

Leicester City v West Ham United

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

Preston North End v Bournemouth

Sunderland v Manchester City

Reading v Everton - 20:00 BST

[Regia]

Villa team 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CPhnf0uWwAAfq-l.jpg

I've seen a lot of Villa fans angry at having Grealish on the bench, but they haven't put out a poor side.

Gray vs Bacuna should be a mismatch though.

[Lineker]

Aston Villa: Guzan, Richards, Clark, Lescott, Amavi, Bacuna, Westwood, Veretout, Agbonlahor, Gestede, Sinclair.
Subs: Richardson, Ayew, Hutton, Sanchez, Gil, Bunn, Grealish.

Birmingham: Kuszczak, Caddis, Morrison, Spector, Grounds, Kieftenbeld, Gleeson, Maghoma, Davis, Gray, Donaldson.
Subs: Legzdins, Robinson, Soloman-Otabor, Toral, Shinnie, Lowry, Brock-Madsen. 

[MDK]

Legzdins: Professional back up keeper

[Cheeky Hughes]

He's not bad, is KDB. 2-0 to City before the half hour mark.

Yedlin's looking good for Sunderland though.

 

4-0 now. Add an OG and Raheem "top of the league" Sterling to the goal tally. Some fans leaving already!

Edited September 22, 2015 by Cheeky Hughes