Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Plymouth
Match Time & Date:
29/08/2023
20:45
Prediction: 0-2
Crystal Palace
Home Park will be packed when Plymouth and Crystal Palace go head to head in the EFL Cup round 2. The Pilgrims aim to recover from back-to-back losses to Southampton and Birmingham City, but they will have a big fish to fry in Tuesday’s encounter. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team, but both Butcher and Pleguezuelo could sneak into the starting XI after the duo came off the bench at the weekend.
The Eagles, on the other hand, showed character in a London derby with Brentford, with the team coming from behind to share the spoils with the Bees. Crystal Palace are eager to kickstart their EFL Cup campaign in style and we predict that they will take advantage of the current situation in Plymouth’s dressing room. The likes of Matheus Franca, Will Hughes, Michael Olise, and Nathan Ferguson are sidelined with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Eberechi Eze):
Eberechi Eze is a talented football player who was born in Greenwich, England on June 29, 1998. Eze started his youth career at Millwall and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a one-year contract with the capital club.
Eze scored 4 goals in 42 appearances for the Hoops in the 2018/2019 Championship campaign, while providing 4 assists for his teammates.His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing as both right and left midfielder as well. Eze is a footballer of Nigerian descent, but he has yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in international matches.
Given his place of birth, the 173-cm tall midfielder was eligible to play for the England U20 team and he made his debut for the Three Lions on October 11, 2018 in a 2-1 victory over Italy. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Plymouth):
Nicknamed the Pilgrims, Plymouth are a professional football club that host their rivals at Home Park. The stadium, which can hold up to 18,600 people, was built in 1892 and opened the following year. Plymouth footballers wear dark green jerseys and white shorts when playing in front of home fans, while light green and white are the dominant colours of their away kit.
The Pilgrims made it to the FA Cup semi-finals in the 1983-84 season, with the team advancing to the Football League Cup semis on two occasions (1964-65, 1973-74). The Pilgrims recorded their biggest win against Millwall on January 16, 1932, with the team beating the Lions 8-1, and they repeated the success in 1994 as they rolled over Hartlepool United in the Second Division.
The club suffered their heaviest defeat against Stoke City (0-9) on December 17, 1960. Fellow Devon teams Exeter City and Torquay United are seen as the club’s fiercest rivals.
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