ELF Cup- 1/16 finale -Announcement- Analyzed- Prediction included
Srećko Šijaković 
We will now pass through the ELF Cup (League Cup), also known as the Carabao Cup, 1/16 finals that are going to be played on Thursday and Wednesday. After finishing another Premier League gameweek, the Premier League clubs are in the draw for the EFL Cup.
Championship (EFL Cup) proportions:
In this season’s edition of the League Cup, 92 teams were in the draw. They already played round one and round two. Premier League sides that have already dropped out of the competition are: Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Leeds, Bournemouth, Sunderland, and West Ham United.
There is no extra time if the match ends in a draw; in such cases, additional time is not played, and the result is decided directly by a penalty shoot-out.
Barnsley – Brighton
Brighton doesn’t play well at the beginning of this season, missing Joao Pedro mostly. Their position in the table surely does not satisfy their ambitions, but they are starting to improve their performances, and that will be seen on the table very soon.
Their rival is Barnsley, which has shown improvements in the past two seasons. They are scoring a lot. But Brighton is defending very well, and they will not have many problems in the defensive line. If they do, they are gonna defend their goal well, and Brighton will beat Barnsley.
Brighton is a regular Premier League club and will beat Barnsley easily without any big problems or trouble.
Our conclusion: Brighton wins over Burnley
Burnly – Cardiff
Burnley is playing their football without much notice; they are playing like they can. It is not that bad, but to stay in the league, they have a very difficult run. They need to avoid relegation at all costs, so the EFL Cup is not very important for them and their record currently.
Their opponents, Cardiff, are not gonna make their trouble. In this game, there is a huge gap between Burnley and Cardiff. Burnley now has Premier League experience; on the other side, Cardiff is a very big disappointment, but expectations in the first place weren’t high.
Our conclusion: Burnley defeats Cardiff
Fulham – Cambridge United
This pair does not leave a very big question about its outcome. Fulham, with multiple years in the English Premier League, is a very good team that plays very good football without spending big money. They are a very good and reliable team. Last year, they were very successful in the cups, so that doesn’t leave much chance to the Cambridge side.
Our conclusion: Fulham wins over Cambridge
Lincoln – Chelsea
If Chelsea doesn’t underestimate Lincoln, they will win. We are forgetting that Chelsea has a very deep roster with new signings who haven’t played much so far. In this game, we can expect to see Garnacho, Andrey Santos, and Estevao. The bigger roster is gonna be a deciding moment in this match. If Chelsea slips down, drops, and loses this match, it will be a very disappointing result for them. The season in that case would be very bad for them already.
Our conclusion: Chelsea wins
Wigan – Wycombe
Wigan wasn’t good at all in the cups last season, but they have an opponent that suits them. So they will win: 2:1 maybe.
Our conclusion: Wigan wins
Wolves – Everton
They played at the end of August one against the other, and Everton won, so they will also win here. Everton is better with new signings, and Wolves are the worst in the league. They could easily have been relegated last year.
Our conclusion: Everton wins
Wrexham – Reading
Wrexham is a favorite in this match, but Reading has its chances. Wehemy plays better football and is expected here to claim a victory. They have to score at least twice to be capable of passing Reading and landing in the next Carabao Cup round.
Our conclusion: Wrexham wins
Liverpool – Southampton
Liverpool will win with stars – expensive acquisitions scoring goals. Maybe Florian Wirtz scores; this is an ideal opponent for the team to face. Most likely, Southampton won’t score, only maybe at the end, around 80 minutes or deeper, in the time when Liverpool has conceded many goals this season started.
Our conclusion: Liverpool wins
Wednesday games:
Huddersfield – Manchester City
Guardiola is damaging Manchester City more than ever this season with a series of bad decisions, but here they will pass Huddersfield Town easily. He will also have a chance to implement many young good players on the pitch, who will play well and dominate. City has a very good and deep team that doesn’t have a problem against this opponent.
Our conclusion: Manchester City wins
Newcastle – Bredfod City
Newcastle, the defending champions, starts with Bradford.
Newcastle has tasted what it means not to be an attractive destination for footballers, even though they have played some very great football in the last few years. They didn’t get anything they wanted in the market during the summer, so in the end, they had to overpay Woldemate with 80 million. They are in the Champions League, but there is no good situation in the club regarding what has been happening. Eddie Howe has had the biggest discouragement for his work possible. They will beat Bredford and advance into the next stage of the EFL Cup.
It shows how a transfer field can be very brutal and can deeply affect the participants.
Our conclusion: Newcastle wins
Tottenham – Doncaster
Tottenham is good enough here to pass further. Doncaster’s game suits them, and Tottenham will win. We will see some attractive football by the Spurs.
Our conclusion: Tottenham wins
Port Vale – Arsenal
It all depends on the level of seriousness from Arsenal in this game. They can beat them like they want.
Our conclusion: Arsenal wins
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