5 Tips for Wednesday’s League Cup Action - 21/12/22

Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clashes feature Charlton Athletic versus Brighton & Hove Albion as well as Manchester United against Burnley.

Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma will likely start for the Seagulls having returned from World Cup duty with Japan. The 25-year-old managed to score in Brighton’s 3-1 win over Arsenal in the last round.

Meanwhile, Anthony Martial is United’s only recognised striker following the termination of Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract. The 27-year-old has scored four goals in 292 minutes of first-team football this season and even bagged in the Red Devils' 4-2 win over Aston Villa in the previous round.

In Brighton’s recent 2-1 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa, they had 11 corners, while in United’s League Cup victory against the Villains, they accumulated six corners.

In terms of yellow cards, Charlton were shown four in their 3-1 FA Cup Second Round loss to Stockport County, while Burnley received one yellow card and one red card in their 3-1 win over Middlesbrough at the weekend.

Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest face off at Ewood Park on Wednesday in what should be a close contest.

Former Nottingham Forest man Ben Brereton Diaz will be keen to showcase his skills as the season heads towards the January transfer window. The 23-year-old is having a superb campaign, scoring ten times and creating three assists in 25 appearances, this includes a goal in Rovers’ last League Cup tie away at West Ham United.

Forest’s summer signing, Taiwo Awoniyi is still looking to find his feat at Premier League level, but, has managed to score three times in his first 13 matches for Forest, doing so against the likes of West Ham, Fulham and Liverpool.

Charlton and Brighton go head-to-head at the Valley on Wednesday with the Seagulls coming into this clash as firm favourites.

Belgium winger Leandro Trossard is expected to start having seen his side knocked out of the World Cup in the group stages. The 28-year-old was one of the stars of the Premier League prior to the tournament in Qatar, having scored seven goals and created three assists in 14 matches.

Manchester United and Burnley face off at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, with the Red Devils expected to advance to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, although there is no doubt that the Clarets will provide a stern test.

Martial is priced at 3/1 to have 3+ Shots on Target having managed to achieve three shots on target across his last two matches, doing so twice against Fulham while getting on the scoresheet in the United’s 4-2 win over Aston Villa.

The final tip also comes from United against Burnley with Martial and Jay Rodriguez the two players in focus.

Martial has a decent goalscoring record against the Clarets, having scored three times in five Premier League matches against them. On top of this, the 27-year-old has scored four goals and provided two assists in just 292 minutes of action during what has been an injury-hit 2022/23 campaign.

Meanwhile, Jay Rodriguez has an outstanding record at Old Trafford, having scored at the Theatre of Dreams for the likes of Southampton, West Brom and Burnley. Rodriguez scored an equaliser in the last meeting between these two sides at Turf Moor last February as the match resulted in a 1-1 draw.

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