EFL Cup

Brighton vs Portsmouth: Seagulls to scrape through

Brighton vs Portsmouth: Seagulls to scrape through

Both of these south-coast teams have much more important matters to deal with than the EFL Cup this season and could be forgiven for not putting too much emphasis on Thursday night’s game. Brighton once again start the campaign aiming for Premier League survival while Portsmouth boss Kenny Jackett is under pressure to earn automatic promotion out of League One.

Everton vs Salford: Smooth progress for Toffees

Everton vs Salford: Smooth progress for Toffees

Everton will hope a smart summer in the transfer market sees them challenging for silverware this season and they begin their EFL Cup campaign with the visit of League Two side Salford. The Toffees enjoyed an impressive start to the new campaign at the weekend with a 1-0 victory at Tottenham and look to have recruited well under Carlo Ancelotti.

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