Alan Pardew's cup heroics, external have made him a legend at Crystal Palace, but he will be aiming to dump his former club out of the Capital One Cup when Newcastle visit Selhurst Park on Wednesday.

Papiss Cisse's super-sub cameo on Saturday has given Pardew some respite but defeat here will turn the pressure up another notch on the beleaguered Magpies manager, whose side are bottom of the table.

Palace fans will know what their Newcastle counterparts are going through, having been a fixture in the relegation zone themselves for much of the first half of last season.

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Five changes for Manchester City from Sunday's 1-1 draw against Chelsea - but it is far from a weak team. Yaya Toure captains the side in the absence of Vincent Kompany, while Edin Dzeko starts up front. Midfielders Frank Lampard and Jesus Navas, defensive pair Bacary Sagna and Martin Demichelis, plus goalkeeper Willy Caballero, all start.

Man City XI: Caballero, Sagna, Demichelis, Mangala, Kolarov, Navas, Fernandinho, Lampard, Milner, Toure, Dzeko

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As the team news starts to come in for tonight's League Cup games, we could see some of the more forgotten men of the Premier League in action tonight.

As Petr Cech gets a start in goal for Chelsea, who are the best players not playing for their sides?

Should Juan Mata be a first-choice for Manchester United? Are you baffled why Charles N'Zogbia doesn't start for Villa? Do you want Kevin Mirallas in at Everton? Let me know.

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Fresh from a first league win this season, and what was a first victory at Tottenham since 1984, West Brom head coach Alan Irvine must have been a very happy man on Sunday night.

Those three points have lifted the pressure that was starting to form after the Baggies failed to even score a goal in their previous three league matches.

However, Irvine said afterwards "relief is not the overriding emotion - the overriding emotion is definitely delight for the players".

They take on a Hull side not quite as buoyant following a week in which they twice let leads slip to West Ham and then Newcastle.

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This weekend marked 10 years since Brian Clough's death - as commemorated by you fine readers of BBC Sport here.

There is more Cloughie chat tonight as well. His first game as Nottingham Forest manager was at White Hart Lane in 1975, and as a tribute to their greatest ever manager, Forest fans are travelling to Spurs tonight in replicas of his famous green jumpers.

The jumpers have been donated by Nottingham-based competition sponsors Capital One.

Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan: Come on you blue and white Wizarrrrrdddddddssssssss.

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It seems an awful long time ago now but Manchester City are the holders of the Capital One Cup, eventually beating Sunderland 3-1 in the final in March.

The game was illuminated by two brilliant goals in a minute from City midfielders Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri. Will either of them even play tonight as City start their defence against Championship high-fliers Sheffield Wednesday?

Petr Cech returns to the Chelsea side, while Kurt Zouma makes his debut in defence. Eden Hazard, who had presumably already booked the night off, is on the bench.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Filipe, Zouma, Ake, Oscar, Mikel, Schurrle, Salah, Remy, Cahill, Azpilicueta

Bolton XI: Lonergan, Herd, Mills, Dervite, Moxey, Pratley, Medo, Danns, Feeney, C Davies, Beckford

There are six League Cup ties on the card tonight as we learn the final rundown for the last 16. Pick the bones out of this lot (19:45 kick-off unless otherwise stated):

Burton v Brighton

Chelsea v Bolton

Manchester City v Sheffield Wednesday

Tottenham v Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace v Newcastle (20:00 BST)

West Brom v Hull (20:00 BST)

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Last night the League Cup served up a moment of real drama. Thirty of them to be precise.

There were times at Anfield when it looked like we may never see a winner between Liverpool and Middlesbrough, but eventually Boro winger Albert Adomah blazed his penalty into the Kop and the mammoth shootout was won.

Tonight the final seven Premier League sides standing are in action as holders Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, West Brom and Hull aim for a place in the last 16.

Routine wins inside the 90 minutes? Or shootout central again?