Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Crystal Palace in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Brentford in the EFL cup. Liverpool are the reigning champions of the competition following an extra time victory over Chelsea at Wembley last term, Virgil van Dijk scoring the decisive goal to secure a record-extending tenth win of this domestic cup for the Reds.

Looking at the Newcastle team v Brentford. Eddie Howe and his players hoping to continue the levels of thier last two excellent St James’ Park performances against Liverpool and Leicester. As opposed to the match in between those two games,

What does an EFL Cup really mean to Mikel Arteta? The Arsenal manager is the latest to find himself in the bind that many an elite coach has faced over the past 20 years. This competition tends to draw them to extreme poles when it comes to construction of the starting XI.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes winning the League Cup can further fuel his side's push for the Premier League crown, as they prepare to host Crystal Palace in the quarter-finals on Wednesday.