The second round of the Carabao Cup will see a battle between two teams playing in the Premier League as Nottingham and Newcastle clash in a battle that kicks off at 10pm local time.
To summarize, the lineups could be almost anything here, but there is so much more depth and class in Newcastle that I will have a small bet on them personally, to win the bigger handicap.
Nottingham's main focus in the Premier League
Last season, Nottingham maintained their place in the Premier League despite losing points, but a dark cloud still hangs over the team's financial situation. The absolute goal of this season is to keep a place in the main league, and at least so far the season has started promisingly, the team played a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, and took a 1-0 victory away from the championship winners Southampton. Nottingham have not been able to strengthen their squad heading into the new season and this could prove to be a problem as the season progresses. They still lack quality players.
The first two matches of the season have given us hope for a good season, but now in the Carabao Cup, the opposition will be considerably tougher when Newcastle come up against them. Nottingham's main focus is on the Premier League, and this can also be reflected in the line-up selections for tonight's game. At the offensive end, the team has interesting choices to make, whether Chris Wood or Taiwo Awoniyi, who has had big injury concerns especially last season, will play in the attack.
Newcastle want to win something this season
Newcastle are an interesting team to watch. The biggest hype of the Saudi-owned team is behind us, but it is undeniably still a high-quality team. This season, the team is not expected to have the success of the last few seasons, after all Newcastle has played in the previous two seasons in the final of the this Cup and last season also in the Champions League. It is difficult to repeat the success seen in a top-level series, but Eddie Howe still feels the pressure on his shoulders to win and the team invests a considerable amount in the cup competitions this season as well.
In the Premier League, Newcastle has started moderately. Funnily enough, they have met the same opponents than Nottingham, with rather similar results! Newcastle narrowly defeated Southampton 1-0 at home, and in the second round the result was a 1-1 draw away to Bournemouth. The defensive end has been once again clinical, but the midfield and attacking end have been rather weak so far, the team does have potential for a lot more! The return of Sandro Tonali to the lineup due to a long, ten-month ban for betting violations adds to the interest. In the case of Newcastle, the material is extensive and of high quality, and little recycling has not yet lowered the level dramatically.
The xG-data so far from the Premier League games would favour Nottingham, but as the lineups will probably be lot different today I give them 0 value.
Newcastle closer to the next place
The teams have faced each other diligently on the Premier League side, and the wins from the previous two seasons are 3-1 for Newcastle. In cup competitions, the probability of surprises increases, but Newcastle's bottomless bank and undeniably better quality material points to the Newcastle direction, but in case you are betting I would suggest to keep the stakes low, as always in cup at least until you finally know the lineups and motivation in full.
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卡拉宝杯的第二轮比赛将在英超联赛的两支球队之间展开，诺丁汉和纽卡斯尔将在当地时间晚上10点开始战斗。
总而言之，这里的阵容几乎可以是任何东西，但纽卡斯尔有更多的深度和层次，我个人会在他们身上打个小赌，赢得更大的障碍。
诺丁汉在英超联赛的主要焦点
上个赛季，诺丁汉虽然丢了分，但仍然保住了英超的位置，但球队的财政状况仍然阴云密布。本赛季的绝对目标是保持在主要联赛中的位置，至少到目前为止，本赛季开始很有希望，球队1-1战平伯恩茅斯，并以1-0战胜冠军得主南安普顿。诺丁汉在新赛季还没能加强他们的阵容，随着赛季的进行，这可能会成为一个问题。他们仍然缺乏高质量的球员。
本赛季的前两场比赛给了我们一个好赛季的希望，但现在在卡拉宝杯上，纽卡斯尔的对手将会相当强硬。诺丁汉的主要焦点是英超联赛，这也反映在今晚比赛的阵容选择上。在进攻端，球队有很多有趣的选择，无论是克里斯·伍德还是上个赛季饱受伤病困扰的泰沃·阿沃尼伊，都将在进攻端发挥作用。
纽卡斯尔本赛季想要赢得一些东西
纽卡斯尔是一支有趣的球队。沙特拥有的球队最大的炒作已经过去了，但不可否认的是，它仍然是一支高质量的球队。本赛季，球队预计不会有过去几个赛季的成功，毕竟纽卡斯尔在前两个赛季都在这个杯的决赛中出场，上赛季也在冠军联赛中出场。在顶级系列赛中取得成功是很难重复的，但是埃迪·豪仍然感到肩上的压力，球队在本赛季的杯赛中也投入了相当多的资金。
在英超联赛中，纽卡斯尔开局不错。有趣的是，他们遇到的对手和诺丁汉一样，结果却非常相似!纽卡斯尔主场1-0险胜南安普顿，第二轮客场1-1战平伯恩茅斯。防守端再一次表现得很冷静，但是中场和进攻端到目前为止都很弱，球队还有很大的潜力!桑德罗·托纳利因赌博违规而被禁赛10个月，他的回归增加了人们的兴趣。在纽卡斯尔的例子中，材料是广泛和高质量的，很少的回收还没有显著降低水平。
目前英超联赛的xg数据对诺丁汉有利，但由于今天的阵容可能会有很大的不同，所以我给他们0值。
纽卡斯尔离下一个地方更近
这两支球队在英超赛场上一直努力对抗，纽卡斯尔在前两个赛季的战绩是3胜1负。在杯赛中，意外出现的可能性会增加，但纽卡斯尔的无限储备和无可否认的更好质量的材料指向了纽卡斯尔的方向，但如果你打赌，我建议保持低赌注，至少在你最终完全了解阵容和动力之前。
