After the tight schedules in December, there was another huge clash, a derby between Manchester United and Manchester City in the English League Cup. With almost no title hope in the domestic league, this tournament became a good opportunity for both teams to win a trophy. In the previous round,...
The midweek fixtures in this week were not continental competitions, instead, they were the English Football League Cup, also sponsored as the Carabao Cup. It was Oxford United to take on Manchester City at the Kassam Stadium. Oxford did not have the best start of the season, it the first...
On the opening day of the season, Manchester United put four past Chelsea, as they opened their campaign with a 4-0 win over their rivals. Since then much has changed, and Frank Lampard has Chelsea sitting in the Champions League places, whilst Manchester United sit seven points behind them. This was...
Liverpool vs Arsenal has always been a fun, explosive fixture between two of the most historic sides in England. That being said, the fixture has been slightly one-sided in recent years, especially at Anfield. Arsenal have not managed to grab a win at Anfield since 2012 when Brendan Rodgers and...
It has been seven years since Portsmouth and Southampton faced each other in the South Coast derby. During that period, both teams have played other rivals in Bournemouth and Brighton, but the atmosphere just didn’t feel the same. However, the draw for the EFL Cup’s third round has drawn these...
Along with the start of the new EFL season, we also witnessed the return of the EFL Cup with many big names hosted interesting ties on the day. One of the clashes that attracted the attention of fans was between Luton Town and Ipswich Town. Just last season, they were...
This Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg could arguably not have come at a worse time for both Chelsea and Spurs. Chelsea had just lost to another bitter London rival, Arsenal, the previous weekend, going down 2-0 at the Emirates. Blues boss Maurizio Sarri questioned the motivation of his players following the...
Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium hosted the reigning Carabao Cup holders Manchester City in the second leg of the semi-final. Holding a decisive 9-0 win from the first leg, City had arguably already booked their ticket to Wembley for the final. The second leg offered little to play for. With other...
With Burton making it to a major cup semi-final for the first time ever, it was more about the occasion than the game for Nigel Clough’s men. Pep Guardiola and his team looked to make sure that there weren’t any ‘cup shocks,’ which are part of the fabric of English...
Chelsea travelled the short distance to play Tottenham in the semi-final first leg of the EFL Cup on Tuesday evening. Both sides named pretty strong sides with the majority of their regular Premier League players starting the match. Chelsea lined up in their usual 4-3-3 formation, whilst Tottenham operated in...
