Kevin Nolan
Former Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

You can get players to a certain level, but you can never replicate what goes on a football pitch.

This is the next step for Sandro Tonali.

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Swansea manager Luke Williams says they need to put behind them the disappointment of conceding a late equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw with rivals Cardiff City.

"We are disappointed with how things turned out on Sunday and we felt like we wasted a big opportunity," said Williams.

"We need to get over the disappointment quickly and be ready to produce a good performance at home.

"We have players who have not been with us for long, so more minutes is going to be welcome for them."

It's Scott Parker's Burnley who have taken control of the ball in the early stages.

Hannibal Mejbri has started well on his debut for the Clarets after making the switch from Man United.

Newcastle United

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Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe, speaking to Sky Sports: "We have tried to get the balance right - there is players that need this game.

"I like the team and it has a good feel about it, there is some really strong players in there and hopefully that shows in our performance today. It is a dangerous game for us."

On Sandro Tonali's return: "He has had a really tough time.

"He has had an isolated period training on his own. He has had a lot of time to think and he has handled himself brilliantly.

"He has been an unbelievable teammate. It is not about this one game, we are getting a player back who is a top level player and it is about managing these first few games back."

Straight in at the deep end.

5pm today - Colchester announce the signing of Aaron Donnelly on loan from Nottingham Forest for the rest of the season.

6.45pm - Aaron Donnelly is named in Colchester's starting XI to face Brentford.

He's wearing the number 25 so keep an eye out for him.

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Kieran McKenna's Ipswich are in search of their first win of the season after being promoted to the Premier League.

The Tractor Boys were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool and then soundly defeated 4-1 by champions Man City at the Etihad on Saturday.

New signings Dara O'Shea and Jack Clarke start for Ipswich tonight and McKenna hopes they will give them a boost.

"Dara will bring a lot of experience and leadership to our backline. He's really strong in his duels and with his pace," said McKenna.

"Jack has got some real quality in the final third. He carries the ball well and has goals and assists from the left-hand side. He gives us some different qualities that we don't have."

We're under way in the first of tonight's seven Carabao Cup second-round matches.

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Both clubs come into tonight's game in Swansea in fairly decent shape having picked up wins in the league on the weekend.

Luke Williams' side have two wins and a draw from their last three Championship games.

Wycombe recorded a strong 2-0 win over Rotherham in League One this weekend but have been hit with injuries.

The hosts are unbeaten in four of their last five meetings with Wycombe and will be hoping to add to that tonight.

Matt Bloomfield's side eased past Northampton Town in the first round, while Swansea defeated League Two's Gillingham.

Both teams are making their way out to the Molineux pitch where a less than half full stadium awaits.

Can Wolves bounce back from their 6-2 loss to Chelsea on Sunday or will Championship's Burnley force an upset?

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BBC Sport football news reporter on the Football Daily podcast

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On the possibility of Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale joining Wolves...

That one appears to be off for Wolves. It was described to me as a complicated and expensive deal - ultimately it will be too expensive for Wolves.

Gary O'Neil has gone on the record talking about the restrictions financially and what they can spend at Molineux.

Wolves are looking at Sam Johnstone. That one could come in roughly half the price of Ramsdale - a £10m deal from Crystal Palace.

At the minute with no-one through the door Wolves are not too comfortable.

Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast here.

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Championship side Cardiff City host Southampton in Wales tonight hoping to repeat the outcome of their last meeting.

When the two teams met in April, Southampton were still in the second tier and fell to a 2-1 defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Their start to the Premier League season has not been smooth with two narrow defeats to Newcastle and Nottingham Forest.

But Cardiff City are also in need of a win with two defeats and a draw in the Championship so far.

They beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the first round of this competition a few weeks ago though.

Since then, they have lost one of the goalscorers that day - Mark McGuinness - to Luton Town.

Cardiff City boss Erol Bulut makes 11 changes from Sunday's 1-1 draw with Swansea City.

He hands Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Adeteye Gbadehan and Michael Reindorfall their first competitive starts against Premier League Southampton tonight.

Rubin Colwill, who netted in the 2-0 win over Bristol Rovers in round one, also starts for the hosts.

As for the Saints, Russell Martin has also made wholesale changed in what is a very youthful side.

Nathan Wood and Ronnie Edwards feature in competitive matches for Southampton for the first time.

Charlie Taylor, Lesley Ugochuwku, Mateus Fernandes and Cameron Archer also start for the first time.

Cardiff XI: Alnwick, Kpakio, Coutas, Fagan-Walcott, Bagan, Gbadehan, Rinomhota, Colwill, Conte, Ashford, Reindorf.

Subs: Turner, Giles, Davies, Robertson, Mafico, Twose, Jefferies, Wigley, Nyakuhwa.

Southampton XI: Lumley, Bree, Wood, Edwards, Taylor, Ugochukwu, Fernandes, Dibling, Edozie, Archer, Amo-Ameyaw.

Subs: McCarthy, Manning, Larios, Bella-Kotchap, Moore, Akachukwu, O'Brien-Whitmarsh, Lallana, Robinson.

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Southampton boss Russell Martin said in his media conference this week that "every game is as big as the play-off final" after their slow start to the Premier League season and hopes they can show that tonight.

"It is an opportunity for players to play in our way, to be the team we want to be against good opponents," said Martin.

"Any opportunity you have to play you can’t take for granted. I want to win. I want to beat Cardiff."

New signing Lesley Ugochukwu starts for Southampton and Martin says he wants him to be "the king in the middle of the pitch".

"He needs to dominate it is as much as he can as that area of the pitch is a big responsibility for us," added Martin.

"I'm sure there will be brilliant bits and some we need to work on and learn from - but it will be great for him to feel that and be on the pitch."

BBC Radio 5 Live

You can listen to BBC Radio 5 Live as they bring you live coverage of the EFL Cup.

There will be live match commentary from the City Ground as Nottingham Forest host Newcastle United.

Tune in from 19:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 Live or click the listen live link at the top of this page.

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Sandro Tonali is in the Newcastle side for tonight's game after completing a 10-month ban for breaching betting rules.

The 24-year-old Italian was banned by the Italian Football Federation in October last year, and was given a two-month suspended ban by the Football Association for contravening betting rules following his move to the Premier League.

"He's fit. He just hasn't had the match time, the 11 v 11, which players will tell you is the most important thing within the game," said Newcastle boss Eddie Howe.

"He's done everything else. He's worked incredibly hard with the sports science team to be on top of his fitness and to make sure he's fitter than he was when he was banned."

Nottingham Forest hand out four debuts from the start - Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel, teenage German right-back Eric da Silva Moreira, Aston Villa loanee Alex Moreno and Paraguay forward Ramon Sosa.

Nottingham Forest XI: Miguel, Moreira, Omobamidele, Boly, Moreno, Abbott, Dominguez, Sosa, Anderson, Jota, Awoniyi.

The big news for Newcastle as we've already said is Sandro Tonali making his first appearance since October last year. It's a strong Toon team with Nick Pope, Alexander Isak etc starting.

Newcastle XI: Pope, Trippier, Krafth, Burn, Hall, Joelinton, Tonali, Willock, Almiron, Barnes, Isak

Swansea City boss Luke Williams makes eight changes from the side who dominated Sunday’s south Wales derby against Cardiff but were ultimately held to a 1-1 draw.

Only goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux, captain Matt Grimes and winger Ji-Sung Eom retain their starting spots.

Williams hands debuts to recent signings Nelson Abbey and Florian Bianchini.

Wycombe Wanderers boss Matt Bloomfield makes six changes to the side that beat Rotherham United 2-0 at the weekend.

Swansea XI: Vigouroux, Pedersen, Fulton, Grimes, Vipotnik, Eom, Bianchini, Tjoe-A-On, Naughton, Abbey, Abdulai

Subs: Broome, Cabango, Darling, Allen, Tymon, Franco, Cullen, Cooper, Ronald

Wycombe XI: Ravizzoli, Scowen, Hartridge, Butcher, Bakinson, Low, Kodua, Sadlier, Kone, Scura, Pattenden

Subs: Shala, Harvey, McCleary, Humphreys, McCarthy, Udoh, Bartolo, Ward, Dotse

West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui, who celebrates his 58th birthday today, makes eight changes from the side that won 2-0 at Crystal Palace.

But it's still a strong Hammers side full of experience. Summer signings Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Fullkrug all start, as does defender Jean-Clair Todibo, who is on loan from Nice.

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Cresswell, Kilman, Todibo, Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Alvarez, Ward-Prowse, Summerville, Bowen, Fullkrug.

Subs: Foderingham, Coufal, Mavropanos, Emerson, Rodriguez, Paqueta, Guilherme, Kudus, Antonio.

Canadian forward Daniel Jebbison makes his first Bournemouth start following his summer move from Sheffield United and he is one of seven changes made from the side that began the 1-1 home draw with Newcastle.

Summer signings Luis Sinisterra and Dean Huijsen are also among the starting 11.

Bournemouth XI: Neto, Smith, Senesi, Hill, Huijsen, Scott, Christie, Tavernier, Dango, Sinisterra, Jebbison.

Subs: Travers, Dennis, Kerkez, Cook, Evanilson, Kluivert, Semenyo, Zabarnyi, Araujo.

Sandro Tonali starts for Newcastle on his return from a 10-month ban for breaching betting rules. It's his first competitive game for 308 days.

Full team news to follow.