Summary

  • Chelsea come from 2-0 down to beat 10-man Foxes

  • Preston beat Bournemouth after extra time - Makienok hat-trick

  • Perez scores twice as Arsenal thrash Forest

  • Liverpool ease through at Derby

  • Naismith scores as Norwich beat Everton 2-0

  1. Listen inpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Derby v Liverpool (19:45 BST)

    BBC Radio 5 live

    If you listen in to Radio 5 live tonight you'll be treated to commentary of Derby v Liverpool. 5 live sport starts at 19:00 BST, with Mark Pougatch presenting and the action from the iPro Stadium starts at 19:45.

  2. Team newspublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Everton v Norwich (19:45 BST)

    Everton have started the season brilliantly. And they make six changes tonight, which include a full debut for on-loan West Ham striker Enner Valencia. 

  3. Let's all clap Kantepublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Leicester v Chelsea (19:45 BST)

    N'Golo KanteImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Brilliant for Leicester...

    Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri wants the fans to give N'Golo Kante a warm welcome when he returns with Chelsea tonight.

    Kante, who signed for the Blues in July for a reported £30m, was the only key player to leave the King Power following their title-winning season.

    "I will be very happy if our fans clap him at the beginning and afterwards," Ranieri said.

    "Kante was very important for us and I think he was even more important for us than at Chelsea because Chelsea have so many big players," Ranieri added.

    N'Golo KanteImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    ...brilliant for Chelsea?

  4. Bendtner startspublished at 18:51 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (19:45 BST)

    And we may get a chance to see that celebration - or not - as Nicklas Bendtner starts for Nottingham Forest.

    Arsenal name a mixture of youth and experience as Jeff Reine-Adelaide and Ainsley Maitland-Niles both start, as do Granit Xhaka and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Double-barrelled central. 

  5. I won't go crazypublished at 18:44 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (19:45 BST)

    Nicklas BendtnerImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    There'll be none of this tonight...

    Nottingham Forest forward Nicklas Bendtner will not "go crazy" if he scores against Arsenal despite his time at the club being a distant memory.

    The 28-year-old will play Arsenal in a competitive fixture for the first time when Forest face the Gunners in the EFL Cup third round.

    "Most people don't celebrate when they score and some go absolutely crazy and start chaos, which is fun," he said.

    "For me out of respect I will celebrate a little bit, but it won't be crazy."

  6. Cup is important for Klopppublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Derby v Liverpool (19:45 BST)

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the EFL Cup is "really important" to him, and the Reds' run to the final last year "helped them a lot".

    Media caption,

    League Cup 'really important ' to Klopp

    Do we expect a Liverpool win tonight?

  7. Postpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Belgium women 0-0 England women

    England womenImage source, Getty Images

    Away from the EFL Cup, England women are in action tonight.

    A draw in Leuven will be enough for England to secure top spot in their group, with Mark Sampson's side already booking their place at Euro 2017 and are unbeaten in their last six matches.

    Follow full live coverage of that game here. 

    Wales women are playing Austria, and Scotland face Iceland. 

  8. Tonight's actionpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    It's a busy one this evening as eight League Cup ties involving six Premier League sides take us through till closing time.

    Potential for extra time and penalties in all of these of course...

    Bournemouth v PNE (19:45 BST)

    Brighton v Reading (19:45 BST)

    Derby v Liverpool (19:45 BST)

    Everton v Norwich (19:45 BST)

    Leeds v Blackburn (19:45 BST)

    Leicester v Chelsea (19:45 BST)

    Newcastle v Wolves (19:45 BST)

    Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (19:45 BST)

  9. Postpublished at 18:35 British Summer Time 20 September 2016

    Manchester City won the League Cup last season, beating Liverpool on penalties in the final.

    But who will lift the first major English silverware of 2017? Tonight we move a step closer to finding out.

    It should be a busy night. All aboard!

    City win league cup 15/16Image source, Getty Images
  10. All about Bendtnerpublished at 18:30

    Nottingham Forest v Arsenal (19:45 BST)

    Nicklas BendtnerImage source, Getty Images

    It is 962 days since striker NIcklas Bendtner last played for Arsenal, and 994 since his 45th and final goal for the club.

    The Dane had a, er, colourful nine-year stay with the Gunners, which saw suspensions, fall-outs, nights out, brushes with the law - but no trophies.

    BendtnerImage source, Getty Images

    Tonight, Lord Bendtner himself could come up against his former club. For Nottingham Forest.

    Bendtner was a surprise signing for the Championship club this summer. He has yet to score.

    Is it written in the stars?

    BendtnerImage source, Getty Images