Juliette Ferrington
BBC Radio 5 live

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Mark Hughes has always treated the Cup competitions seriously.

He says in his programme notes 'The Carabao Cup is a competition we want to do well in and that will be reflected in the team that I select this evening. I've made absolutely no secret of the fact I would love to lead us to silverware and that's exactly what we're targeting as we set out for our work tonight.'

Eight changes for Stoke as they entertain League One side Rochdale tonight. Joe Allen captains the Potters.

Stoke: Grant, Zouma, Wollscheid, Martins Indi, Pieters, Allen, Adam, Tymon, Sobhi, Krkic, Crouch. Subs: Butland, Berahino, Choupo-Moting, Jese, Fletcher, Verlinden, Soutar.

Rochdale: Moore, Rafferty, Canavan, McGahey, Ntlhe, Cannon, Keane, Kitching, Inman, Done, Henderson. Subs: Brown, Williams, Davies, Collis, Adshead, Morley, Gillam.

Referee: Scott Duncan

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You'll do well to find a prettier ground in English football, but West Ham arrive in Gloucestershire with a form guide that is not so easy on the eye. The Hammers are looking for their first win of the season.

League Two Cheltenham, who are meeting West Ham for only the second time in their history, would feel higher than the Cleeve Hill in the background if they could pull off a shock result tonight.

Football isn't usually the order of the day in these parts, with racing, rugby and cricket enjoying significant popularity, but walking to the ground tonight, you could sense an anticipation of a big game.

There's 10 changes for Newcastle as they host Championship side Nottingham Forest, Chancel Mbemba is the only player to retain his place in the side from Sunday's defeat by Huddersfield.

Newcastle: Darlow, Sterry, Hanley, Mbemba, Jesus Gamez, Murphy, Saivet, Barlaser, Aarons, Diame, Mitrovic. Subs: Lazaar, Lascelles, Ritchie, Hayden, Manquillo, Joselu, Woodman.

Nottm Forest: Smith, Lichaj, Mancienne, Worrall, Fox, Osborn, Clough, Bouchalakis, Brereton, Cummings, Dowell. Subs: Traore, Murphy, McKay, Hobbs, Evtimov, Darikwa, Walker.

Referee: Darren England

Chris Wood has to make do with a place on the bench for Burnley.

Blackburn: Raya, Caddis, Ward, Mulgrew, Williams, Feeney, Smallwood, Whittingham, Chapman, Antonsson, Gladwin. Subs: Samuel, Graham, Leutwiler, Evans, Bennett, Conway, Doyle.

Burnley: Pope, Taylor, Long, Tarkowski, Bardsley, Brady, Cork, Westwood, Arfield, Walters, Barnes. Subs: Heaton, Lowton, Mee, Vokes, Wood, Defour, Gudmundsson.

Referee: Simon Hooper

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The EFL Cup has thrown up a tasty clash at Ewood Park as Blackburn host Lancashire rivals Burnley.

Chris Wood could make his debut for the Clarets following his £15m move from Leeds. Let's see if he's made the team...

Juliette Ferrington
BBC Radio 5 live

Fans gather around these gates on match days to greet the players who drive themselves to the game instead of arriving on a team coach.

Big smiles from Peter Crouch who would fancy his first start of the season.

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Jack Butland was also on hand but no thoughts on the England squad announcement as he focuses on the EFL Cup.

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Let's find out who is in for tonight's games then. First up, Cheltenham against West Ham.

Cheltenham are unchanged from the weekend but West Ham boss Slaven Bilic makes seven changes.

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BBC Radio 5 live

Who'd have thought? A warm Wednesday night at the Bet365! Darren Fletcher spoke to me last week about wanting do well in the two Cup competitions starting tonight at home to Rochdale.

Players have now arrived. Overheard Joe Allen tell a few fans that he was playing tonight.

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Here's tonight's line-up in full. All 19:45 BST kick-offs unless stated otherwise.

Blackburn v Burnley

Cheltenham v West Ham

Huddersfield v Rotherham

Newcastle v Nottingham

Southampton v Wolves

Stoke v Rochdale (20:00 BST)

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We'll have all the goals as they go in but you can also listen to full commentary on Cheltenham versus West Ham on BBC Radio 5 live.

Build up and general fooball chit chat is under way now on 5 live's Wednesday night club. Tune in.

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... and there's definitely the potential for an upset at the LCI Rail Stadium - Whaddon Road in old money - where League Two Cheltenham host a West Ham side that has not had the best of starts to the season.

The Hammers lost their opening two Premier League fixtures, conceding seven goals, and the last thing they could do with is a bad result tonight.

"We know they will play almost like a cup final," says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic.

"There is only one thing we have to do to stop that and it is to play the game like it is the last game of our lives."

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Oi. EFL Cup, I've a bone to pick with you.

Out of 19 ties held last night, we only really got one upset, Watford getting dumped out by Bristol City.

Fortunately there's plenty of candidates for a bit of giantkilling tonight...