Burton Albion delight at ‘big draw’ as Championship side Wigan head south for Capital One Cup brawl
The round one clash is their first professional meeting and first clash since their 1972 FA Trophy game when Burton were beaten by Wigan.
The round one clash is their first professional meeting and first clash since their 1972 FA Trophy game when Burton were beaten by Wigan.
Johnson says his side took confidence from Saturday’s 2-2 opening draw away to Colchester as they prepare to face Middlesbrough in the Capital One Cup first round.
For the elite sides who already enjoy regular Champions League football the League Cup has increasingly become a competition in which to hand opportunities to youngsters, though not so for Manchester United this term.
Bury suffered defeat at home to Cheltenham in League Two on Saturday while neighbours Bolton also fell at the first hurdle, losing 3-0 to Watford in the Championship.
Preston will play Rochdale in an all League One clash at Spotland in the first round on Tuesday after the pair began their league campaigns with a draw and a defeat respectively.
City face the emboldened FA Cup winners at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, with the Premier League champions hoping a victory over the Gunners at the scene of their Capital One Cup triumph in February will give them the edge.
Manchester City’s Alvaro Negredo has been ruled out for up to three months after suffering the dreaded broken metatarsal injury during pre-season.
Moyes lasts 10 months following on from Sir Alex Ferguson’s 26-year reign which brought 38 trophies
Manchester City have shown a fresh perspective of their Capital One Cup success with a new ’fan cam’ video
Sunderland have won all of last five encounters 1-0 away from the Etihad Stadium
Ricky Hatton thinks Manchester United fans ‘should stop sulking’ about poor season under David Moyes.
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