Futbol Players Club (8/28/24)

(1 Pick)

EFL Cup

1) 3:00pm EST: (3 Units) Newcastle United ML +120.

Nottingham Forest hosts Newcastle United in their first match of the EFL Cup. Both sides have a win and a draw in their first two matches in the Premier League, drawing Bournemouth 1-1 and beating Southampton 1-0. Newcastle received a red card in the 23rd minute against Southampton and still found a way to win. Nottingham only had 36% possession against Southampton, but outshot them 12 to 2 in the win. In their matches against Bournemouth Newcastle was more impressive, being away from home and dominating the possession with 61%. In this match, Newcastle is dealing with a few injuries, a match ban, and big-time signing Tonali returning from a year-long ban, meaning they might be forced to use a better squad than usual in the 2nd round of the EFL Cup. This does not bode well for a weaker Nottingham side, so expect the road team to take this one.