Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Fulham
Match Time & Date:
23 September 2025
19:45
Prediction: 3-1
Cambridge United
David faces Goliath at Craven Cottage in what promises to be a David-vs-Goliath clash. The Cottagers have big ambitions for the 2025/2026 EFL Cup campaign and we predict that they will go all guns blazing at the League Two side. All Tom Cairney, Raul Jimenez and Emile Smith Rowe are widely expected to return to the starting XI, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The U’s, on the other hand, did well to beat Charlton Athletic at home in the previous round, but they will have a mountain to climb in London. As Fulham have turned their Craven Cottage into a real fortress, we predict that the visitors will return home with their hands empty. Shayne Lavery should be recalled to Cambridge United’s starting XI after scoring the winner as a substitute against Fleetwood Town. Anyhow, anything but a routine victory would be a major sensation.
Highlighted Player (Alex Iwobi):
Alex Iwobi is one of the most talented African footballers. The Nigerian football player was born in Lagos on May 3, 1996, but he moved to Arsenal at the age of 8. In 2015 he made his first-team debut for the Gunners, starting in a 3-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in the League Cup.
Speaking of his Premier League debut, Alex Iwobi played his first game for Arsenal in a 3-0 victory over Swansea City in October, 2015. The pacey winger played for England at youth level, but he eventually went on to play for Nigeria. Iwobi made his senior debut with the Super Eagles on October 8, 2015, coming as a substitute for Ahmed Musa in a 2-0 loss to DR Congo.
On October 7, 2017 the Arsenal footballer scored the winner for Nigeria against Zambia (1-0) which helped the Super Eagles book their place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. Speaking of his individual trophies, Alex Iwobi was named CAF Young Player of the Year 2016.
Highlighted Team (Cambridge United):
Cambridge United are an English football club that compete in League Two. The U’s play their home games at Abbey Stadium, the venue which was built back in 1923. Owned by Grosvenor Estates, Cambridge United’s home ground can hold up to 8,127 spectators.
The U’s wear amber and black jerseys and black shorts when playing in front of home fans, while white and blue are the dominant colours of their away kit. Cambridge United won the FA Trophy in 2014, with the team making it to the FA Cup quarter-finals two times (1989/90, 1990/91). In the 1968-69 season, the U’s clinched the Southern League Cup title.
Cambridge United recorded their biggest league win in March 2007 as they outclassed Weymouth 7-0, and they repeated the success against Forest Green (2009) and Morecambe (2016). Peterborough United are regarded as the club’s main rivals, but they maintain rivalries with Northampton Town, Colchester United, Luton Town, Stevenage, and Histon as well.
Newcastle 
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Tottenham 
Doncaster
Betis 
Nottingham Forest 
Crvena Zvezda
Celtic
Dinamo Zagreb 
Fenerbahce
Nice 
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