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I'm not sure many in these parts are filled with too much pride at the moment but at least Palace have scored in this competition and won a game, will Roy Hodgson register his first win tonight? Well he's made 9 changes, Townsend and Schlupp the two remainers and it's fantastic to see Pape Souare back on the bench, it's just over a year since the awful car crash that left him with a broken thigh and jaw and there were real fears that he'd never play again. He will receive a wonderful reception this evening.

Huddersfield make nine changes, as Florent Hadergjonaj makes his competitive debut for the club.

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Roy Hodgson will be hoping to finally get up and running as Crystal Palace manager tonight.

The former England boss, who replaced Frank de Boer last week, oversaw a 1-0 loss to Southampton in his first game in charge at the weekend.

These two sides met on the opening day of the season, with Huddersfield winning 3-0 at Selhurst Park.

Palace, though, will be hoping Carabao Cup can kickstart their campaign after losing every Premier League game so far.

England have just kicked off against Russia in their Women's World Cup qualifier and you can watch that game on BBC Two as well as online along with live text commentary here.

You can also watch Northern Ireland v the Republic of Ireland on the BBC Red Button from 19:25 BST.

Despite boss Mauricio Pochettino's insistence that this is a competition they are not targeting, he has named a strong Tottenham side to face Barnsley.

He gives a debut to Argentine defender Juan Foyth, while striker Fernando Llorente also gets a first start.

Dele Alli, Son Heung-min, Mousa Dembele and Jan Vertonghen all start. Harry Kane is on the bench.

Spurs XI: Vorm, Trippier, Foyth, Vertonghen, Walker-Peters, Dembele, Winks, Sissoko, Alli, Son, Llorente.

Former Tottenham defender Zeki Fryers starts for Barnsley.

Barnsley XI: Davies, McCarthy, Macdonald, Lindsay, Fryers, Potts, Bird, Williams, Barnes, Hedges, Ugbo.

Bournemouth make nine changes for their third-round meeting with Brighton, who they beat 2-1 on Friday night.

Jordon Ibe starts after coming off the bench and providing two assists in the Cherries' Premier League victory.

Summer signings Jose Izquierdo, Ezequiel Schelotto and Tim Krul all start for Brighton as Chris Hughton makes 10 changes to the side that lost at Bournemouth.

Bournemouth: Boruc, Fraser, Francis, S.Cook, B. Smith, Ibe, L.Cook, Gosling, Stanislas, Mousset, Afobe.

Brighton: Krul, Rosenior, Huenemeier, Goldson, Bong; Schelotto, Hutchinson, Molumby, Skalak; Murphy; Izquierdo.

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Stake your claim.....

You could think those are the words of the Leicester manager, Craig Shakespeare, but they actually come from the Leicester Vice- Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha in his programme notes.

Leo Ulloa and Islam Slimani are starting tonight, but its Demarai Gray who the Leicester fans really want to see.

Gray, has played six times for Leicester this season, but only started once, which come in a 4-1 over Sheffield United, a match he scored in.

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Tonight represents a big chance for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to impress his new employers.

The midfielder has been restricted to 57 minutes in three substitute appearances for Liverpool since joining from Arsenal on transfer deadline day, with the Reds failing to win any of those games.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said: "He played all the games for Arsenal from the beginning and now he comes here and is on the bench so it looks, 'Oh, not the best decision', but it is long-term thing.

"We want to use him and to prepare him also. It is all good from this side at the moment."

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain makes his first start for Liverpool, with manager Jurgen Klopp saying it is "a fantastic opportunity" for the midfielder who signed from Arsenal on deadline day for £35m.

Goalkeeper Danny Ward and midfielder Marko Grujic are also included for last season's beaten semi-finalists, as well as playmaker Philippe Coutinho.

Summer signing Aleksandar Dragovic makes his first start for Leicester, but forward Jamie Vardy misses out after picking up a groin problem in the draw at Huddersfield.

Liverpool: Ward, Flanagan, Gomez, Klavan, Robertson, Henderson, Grujic, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Coutinho, Solanke.

Leicester: Hamer, Amartey, Dragovic, Morgan, Chilwell, Albrighton, Iborra, Ndidi, Gray, Slimani, Ulloa.

Mamadou Sakho makes his first start for Crystal Palace since joining the Eagles permanently.

Meanwhile, Pape Souare returns to first-team action for the first time since he was involved in a car crash last September. He is on the bench.

Huddersfield make nine changes from the weekend's draw with Leicester as midfielder Jonathan Hogg makes his first start of the season.

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Burnley boss Sean Dyche's reason for loving the League Cup is brilliant.

“When it was the Rumbelows Cup, you used to win a TV if you were man of the match," says the Burnley boss. I gave it to my mum and dad. It was worth more than my week’s wages.

“When you’re a player at Chesterfield, you’re probably not thinking that you’re going to win the league, so you enjoy the games, and you get a nice little Brucie bonus, if you’re man of the match, by winning a TV, which I did."

Left-back Charlie Taylor starts for Burnley against his former club Leeds. Chris Wood doesn't get to show United what he is missing from the start, though. He is on the bench, with Sam Vokes (who had a loan spell at Elland Road) and Ashley Barnes (who was linked with Leeds before joining Burnley) up front.

Leeds make nine changes from the 1-0 loss at Millwall at the weekend. These include handing a debut to forward Pawel Cibicki and a second debut to goalkeeper Andy Lonergan. They also give striker start for Jay-Roy Grot his first start.

Burnley: Pope, Bardsley, Tarkowski, Long, Taylor, Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Westwood, Arfield, Barnes, Vokes.

Leeds: Lonergan, Borthwick-Jackson, Berardi, Shaughnessy, Ayling, Vieira, Klich, Dallas, Roofe, Cibicki, Grot.

Mark Noble does indeed start for West Ham tonight.

Midfielder Sead Haksabanovic also makes his first start for the Hammers since joining in August.

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Captain Mark Noble could return from a knee injury for West Ham, who have a 100% home record this season - played one, won one.

In fact this is the first of three home games in a row for them and they're trying to build on more encouraging performances against Huddersfield and West Brom in their last two games.

But Slaven Bilic points out in his programme notes tonight that there is still a lot of room for improvement.

He said: "We can't say we've turned the season around but we have the confidence and the pattern back."

Bolton on the other hand need to rediscover the confidence and the pattern after four defeats in a row without scoring a goal.

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After looking in danger of getting the boot a little over a week ago the pressure has eased on Slaven Bilic after a win and a draw in West Ham's last two games.

"It's a big game for us and that is all we think about," Bilic said about tonight's game against Championship side Bolton. "We are very ambitious.

"If you have a look at the round that was being played a few weeks ago, most of the clubs are playing with good teams."

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So has Mauricio Pochettino got his priorities right? After all a cup win and the chance to play at Wembley is what every footballer dreams of, although Spurs players already have the latter well and truly ticked off.

“I think, what it means for a big team to win trophies, is to win the Premier League or Champions League," said Mauricio Pochettino.

“In my second season at Southampton, Wigan won FA Cup. Where is Wigan today, with all my respect? League One. That is the most important example.

"Of course, I would like to win trophies but first of all we'll fight for the Premier League or the Champions League.”

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain makes his first start for Liverpool tonight while Danny Ward, who spent last season on loan at Huddersfield, is in goal.

Full team news to follow.

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Tonight kicks off the first of two nights of Carabao Cup round three action with the 25 teams still in the competition joined by the seven Premier League sides who qualified for Uefa competitions.

Here's the line-up for this evening (19:45 BST KO unless otherwise stated)

Aston Villa v Middlesbrough

Bournemouth v Brighton

Brentford v Norwich

Bristol City v Stoke

Burnley v Leeds

Crystal Palace v Huddersfield

Leicester v Liverpool

West Ham v Bolton

Wolves v Bristol Rovers

Reading v Swansea (20:00 BST)

Tottenham v Barnsley (20:00 BST)

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Hello!

Apologies for using a meme as old as the moon there, but I felt it was the most apt way of describing Mauricio Pochettino's feelings about domestic cup competitions.

The Tottenham boss has made it clear where his priorities lie - the Premier League and the Champions League, suggesting a cup run does not provide long-term success and using Wigan as an example., external

Thankfully, not everyone will think the same way and there will be plenty of sides in action tonight dreaming of Carabao Cup success.

This is Wigan Athletic.

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Wigan won the FA Cup in 2013.

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Wigan now play in League One.

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Don't be like Wigan (according to Mauricio Pochettino).