Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Preston
Match Time & Date:
21/09/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-2
Cheltenham
Preston play host to Cheltenham at their Deepdale in the EFL Cup last 32. The Lilywhites played out a 1-1 draw with WBA at the weekend, with the team extending their unbeaten run to five games. Preston boss has a number of injury worries as all Barkhuizen, Brown, Evans, Olosunde, and Sinclair are likely to miss the match, but his men are still seen as favourites to advance to the EFL Cup last 16.
Fit-again attacker Connor Wickham is widely expected to return to the starting XI. The League One side, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Charlton Athletic and Oxford United. Cheltenham are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Preston, which is probably the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on draw. The two teams meet for the first time ever in the competition.
Highlighted Player (Scott Sinclair):
At the age of nine, Scott Sinclair joined Bristol Rovers youth school and seven years later he signed a deal with Chelsea. However, the winger played no more than five league games for Chelsea as he spent a big part of his career on loan at Plymouth, QPR, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, WBA and Aston Villa. He played for Swansea City between 2010 and 2012, scoring 28 goals in 82 league appearances for the Welsh outfit.
On 19 May, 2015 Sinclair signed a permanent deal with Aston Villa, but he failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign. He scored only two goals in 21 league appearances for the team and the Villans eventually dropped to the Championship.
The Aston Villa winger, who is capable of playing on both sides of the field, has 7 caps for England U21 and it has to be noted that he made 4 appearances for Great Britain, scoring one goal for Team GB. Scott Sinclair was born in Bath, England on 25 March, 1989.
Highlighted Team (Cheltenham):
Founded in 1887 by a local teacher Albert Close White, Cheltenham Town are an English club that compete in League Two. The Robins wear white jerseys with red stripes and white shorts when playing at home, while sky blue is the dominant colour of their away kit.
Cheltenham Town clinched the FA Trophy in 1998, with the team defeating Southport 1-0 in the title game. The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of 26,837 spectators, with John Eaton scoring the only goal of the match. The Robins have won Leamington Hospital Cup, Midland Floodlit Cup, Gloucestershire Senior Cup, Cheltenham League and Gloucestershire Senior Amateur North Challenge Cup as well.
The likes of Gloucester City and Hereford are seen as Cheltenham’s traditional rivals, while, in more recent years, Forest Green Rovers have been the club’s main rivals. A 12-0 win over Chippenham Rovers (November 2, 1935), with the team suffering their biggest defeat against Tydfil (1-10) on March 8, 1952.
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